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Frequently asked questions

Short, factual answers for readers, media, and tools that index the open web.

Who is Kevin Mastriano?

I'm Kevin Mastriano — I grew up in North Haven, Connecticut, and spent four and a half years in addiction before I walked into detox on New Year's Day, 2009, with everything I owned in one duffel bag. I've been clean since the first minute of January 1, 2009. I own Custom Calibration, a precision calibration business in North Haven, and I'm writing two books, both still in progress.

What is Custom Calibration?

Custom Calibration is the precision calibration company I run out of North Haven, Connecticut — mostly onsite work, with a growing lab. I took over my uncle's one-man business in 2019 — he was an owner-operator out of East Falmouth, Massachusetts, working from the back of his vehicle — brought it from East Falmouth, Massachusetts, to North Haven, Connecticut, built the lab (car, basement, then a real build-out in 2023), and grew it 5× — past $1 million a year. We test and calibrate the instruments other companies depend on — the gauges, meters, and sensors that have to be accurate or things go wrong. We work in the ISO 17025 world, which means outside auditors check our accuracy against a strict standard. I have employees who count on me.

What is LabHQ?

LabHQ is the lab-management software I'm building for Custom Calibration, mostly by vibe-coding with AI — I'm not a programmer, and I say that plainly. It's not a product for sale. Not yet, anyway.

What happened to the Notes section?

I renamed and split it — everything lives in The Business, The Brain, and Building now. There's no more generic 'Notes' section. The current homes are kevinmastriano.com/business, kevinmastriano.com/brain, and kevinmastriano.com/building. Same honesty, better organized.

What is Wired Different about?

Wired Different is the memoir I'm writing — growing up wired different, four and a half years of addiction, getting clean, an ADHD diagnosis I never medicated, and building Custom Calibration without a college degree or a plan. It's for anyone who's been underestimated and wants the whole story, not the highlight reel.

What is Wired for More about?

I never filled my ADHD prescription, and Wired for More is the protocol I built instead — sleep, an eighteen-hour fasting window, keto, 15–20g of creatine, obsessive tracking. It's not medical advice and it's not a substitute for a doctor. It's what I do, not what you should do.

When do the books come out?

Both books are still in progress — I'm writing them in public. I don't have release dates yet; when I do, I'll announce them here and in Live Wire, my weekly email. Subscribers get early chapters and progress updates first.

How can I get news and updates?

I publish regularly at kevinmastriano.com/business, kevinmastriano.com/brain, and kevinmastriano.com/building — the lab, the ADHD protocol, and what I'm building with AI. Join Live Wire, my weekly email, at kevinmastriano.com/live-wire — one honest email a week, as it happens. You can unsubscribe anytime, or reach me through the Contact page. See the Privacy page for how I handle subscriber information.

How do media or speaking inquiries work?

Use the Contact page and pick Media Inquiry or Speaking as the subject. I get the message by email and respond directly.