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What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

What Got You There is a weekly podcast that focuses on the journey behind some of the world’s most successful people, uncovering the mindsets, strategy, routines that helped them get there. Guests include billionaire entrepreneurs, olympic gold medalists, Wall Street titans and other high performers across vastly different disciplines!

It's hosted by Sean DeLaney who for the last 15 years has been working at the intersection of elite performance, entrepreneurship and personal development. As an executive life coach, former professional athlete, entrepreneur, investor and podcast host Sean has been helping people discover their untapped potential and live their best life.

He has been an advisor to INC. fastest growing companies, has interviewed billionaire business titans and personally coached CEO’s and executives.

Find out more at www.whatgotyouthere.com

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#362 Tom Morris - A Philosopher's Guide to True Success from 2023-12-10T05:01

Tom Morris is one of the world's top public philosophers and pioneering business thinkers who focuses on ideas that have stood the test of ti...

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#360 Sanjay Ayer - Portfolio Manager at WCM, Decoding the Psychology Behind Successful Investing and Self Discovery! from 2023-11-12T05:01

Today's episode is with Sanjay Ayer, Portfolio Manager at WCM Investment Management! This is an in-depth exploration of the intersections between investing, ...

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#359 Dr. Michael Gervais: Breaking the Invisible Barriers to Mastery&Fear of Other People's Opinion from 2023-11-05T04:01

Prepare to elevate your performance with Dr. Michael Gervais, a revered high-performance psychologist who has become the go-to expert for top achievers in various fields seeking to surpass the b...

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#358 Brian Johnson: Founder&CEO of Heroic, A Guide to Activating our Heroic Potential&Living with Arete from 2023-10-29T04:01

Brian Johnson is the Founder & CEO of HEROIC, a social training platform that Dr. Phil Stutz, subject of the Netflix documentary Listen

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#357 Brad Thor- Writing Bestselling Thrillers&Avoiding Deathbed Regrets from 2023-09-24T04:01

BRAD THOR is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three thrillers, including Listen

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#356 Karl Martin- Unlocking Leadership Potential&Developing Positive Habits from 2023-09-10T04:01

In today's episode, we welcome Karl Martin, a seasoned professional with 30 years of leadership experience across various industries. Karl caught my attention in a previous interview where he de...

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My new book! Masterpiece in Progress: A Daily Guide to a Life Well Crafted from 2023-09-08T04:01

I've got something really special to share with you —my new book, Masterpiece in Progress: A Daily Guide to a Life Well Crafted, i...

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#355 William Green- Unveiling the Path to Becoming Richer, Wiser and Happier from 2023-08-13T04:01

William Green is the author of Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life! Over the last quarter of a century, he has interviewed many of the wor...

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#354 Mike Maples Jr.- Unlocking the Secrets to Successful Startup Investing: A Conversation with the Co-founder of Floodgate from 2023-08-06T04:01

“My whole business isn’t about how often I lose but it’s about the magnitude of the rightness when I win” 

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The Distillation of Bernard Arnault: Inside The Mastermind of LVMH from 2023-07-30T04:01

Read Bernard's entire Distillation HERE 

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#352 John Huber- Founder of Saber Capital Management on The Pursuit of Continuous Improvement from 2023-06-25T04:01

John Huber is the Managing Partner of Saber Capital Management, LLC. Saber manages separate accounts as well as a partnership modeled after the original Buffett Partnership fee struct...

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#351 Jim DeCicco Co-Founder of Super Coffee : How to Push Your Limits, Overcome Adversity,&Build a Great Brand from 2023-06-18T04:01

Jim DeCicco is the Co Founder, Executive Chairman and Chief Brand Officer of Super Coffee!

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#349 George Mumford- Mindfulness Performance Expert Who Unlocked Michael Jordan&Kobe Bryant! from 2023-06-04T04:01

George Mumford is a world-renowned psychologist and mindfulness performance expert who has helped superstars such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant transform their careers, of...

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Special Episode: 36 Life Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner to Celebrate my 36th Birthday! from 2023-05-23T04:01

Hey guys it's my 36th Birthday & to celebrate I wanted to share 36 Life...

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#347 Derek Sivers- Creating a Life You Love, Useful Beliefs&Why Mastery is the Ultimate Status from 2023-05-21T04:01

Derek Sivers is a beautiful, thinker, writer, philosopher, entrepreneur and someone who truly has optimized his life for creating and learning.  He is the author of multiple great books ...

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#346 Paul Millerd -Stepping Into The Unknown&Reimagining Your Life! from 2023-05-14T04:01

The stories we depend on to navigate life are broken and today's guest, Paul Millerd is going to help us imagine a new one! 

Paul Millerd thought he was on his way. From small-town Conn...

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#344 Kevin Kelly- Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Sooner, Limitless Creativity, Working with AI&Technology from 2023-04-30T04:01

Kevin Kelly is the co founder of Wired magazine, famed technologist, and author! Kevin and I cover a lot of ground and explore topics like AI and the impact it will have on the world ...

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#342 Ozan Varol- Igniting your Inner Genius to Escape Conformity and Unleash Creativity from 2023-04-16T04:01

Ozan Varol (originally on episode 205) is a former rocket scientist, lawyer, professor, and bestselling author who...

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#341 Sean Foley- Golf’s Top Coach on Unlocking Human Performance from 2023-04-09T04:01

Sean Foley is regarded as one of if not the greatest golf ...

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#296 Chris Hauth- Olympian, Ironman Champion&Coach Helping Athletes Reach Their Potential from 2022-04-17T04:01

Chris Hauth is a 2x Olympic swimmer, an Ironman Age Group World Champion and an Ultra-Endurance Coach who works with world champions but also coaches people who are looking to challen...

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#295- Sean's Lessons Learned From Interviewing World- Class Performers from 2022-04-10T04:01:21

This is a recording from a talk Sean gave on what he's learned after 5 years and over 3,000 hours spent interviewing world-class performers! 

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#294 Nick Maggiulli- Lessons from The Wit and Wisdom of Nick Maggiulli on Finance, Decision making, and Writing from 2022-04-03T04:01:11

Nick Maggiulli, the creator of Of Dollars And Data ,the Chief Operating Officer at Listen

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#292 David Novak- Former CEO of Yum! Brands on Taking Charge of You from 2022-03-20T04:01:52

David Novak is Founder and CEO of David Novak Leadership, the parent organization to five nonprofits dedicated to developing leaders at every stage of life, from ages 5 to 65. David i...

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#291 Gino Wickman- Taking The Entrepreneurial Leap&Getting Traction in Your Business from 2022-03-13T06:01:33

Gino Wickman, the bestselling author of Traction, shares his real-world experience to help you decide, once and for all, if entrepreneurship is right for you—because success ...

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#290 Dr. Dan Dworkis- Wiring Your Brain for Performance Under Pressure from 2022-03-06T05:01:59

Dan Dworkis, MD PhD is an attending emergency physician and professor at USC’s Keck School of Medicine / Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, and the founder of The Emergency Mind P...

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The Distillation of Tony Robbins from 2022-03-01T05:01

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#288 Keith Ferrazzi - Transforming Organizations Through Radical Adaptability&Collaboration from 2022-02-27T05:01:18

 Keith Ferrazzi is a bestselling author, award-winning speaker, investor, philanthropist, and executive team coach who hel...

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#287 Dan Millman - There Are No Ordinary Moments: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life from 2022-02-20T05:01:28

Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor. After an intensive, twenty-year spiritual quest, Dan’s teaching found its form a...

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#286 David Ulrich - The 7 Stages of Creativity&Path to Self Knowledge from 2022-02-13T05:01:02

David Ulrich is a photographer, author and teacher who's spent the last 40 years studying the creative process. David's teaching of crea...

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#285 Zoe Chance- Mastering Influence&Persuasion from 2022-02-06T05:01:55

Zoe Chance is a Harvard-trained behavioral scientist who draws on groundbreaking research in behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology. On this ...

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#284 Sebastian Mallaby - The Mindsets of Venture Capitals All-Time Greats from 2022-01-30T05:01:42

Sebastian Mallaby has gained better access to venture capital partnerships in Silicon Valley than any previous writer. Notoriously secretive venture firms, including the famously succ...

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#282 Ryan Hawk - The Pursuit of Excellence from 2022-01-23T05:01

Ryan Hawk has interviewed hundreds of the most productive achievers in the world on his podcast, Listen

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#281 Frank Slootman- Snowflake CEO on Leading for Hypergrowth&How to Amp It Up! from 2022-01-16T05:01

Frank Slootman is a billionaire businessman, individual investor, technology executive, and the chairman and CEO of Snowflake a cloud-based data storage company since 2019.

Frank has over...

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#280 Apolo Anton Ohno- Unleashing the Mindset to Win Olympic Gold from 2022-01-09T05:01

Apolo Anton Ohno is America’s most decorated Winter Olympian of all time, Author, Speaker on a life mission to help you become your best in health, work, and life.

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#279 Meghan Sullivan - Creating a Good Life with Philosophy from 2022-01-02T05:01

Meghan Sullivan is the Wilsey Family College Chair in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, director of the God and the Good Life Program, and director of the Notre Dame Institute for Adva...

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The Distillation of Bob Iger from 2022-01-01T05:01

Robert A. Iger is Executive Chairman of The Walt Disney Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He assumed the role of Executive Chairman in February 2020...

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#277 Dr. Sylvia Earle- Time Magazine's First Hero for the Planet, Oceanographer&Explorer! from 2021-12-26T05:01

Dr. Sylvia Earle, one  of the world’s top experts on ocean science and conservation, shares her inspiring wisdom...

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Best of 2021! from 2021-12-19T05:01

Thank you to all the listeners for making 2021 the best year yet for the What Got You There Podcast! This episode combines some of the highlight mome...

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#275 Diane Macedo - Emmy Award Winning News Anchor&Author of The Sleep Fix from 2021-12-12T05:01

Diane Macedo is an Emmy Award-winning ABC News correspondent—and author of Listen

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#272 Mike Sarraille- A Navy SEAL’s Guide to Adaptability, Leadership and Emotional Control from 2021-11-21T05:01

Mike Sarraille is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer and a former enlisted Recon Marine and Scout-Sniper. Mike is the foun...

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#271 James Heskett- Turning Company Culture into a Competitive Advantage from 2021-11-14T05:01

James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest ...

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#270 Jack Schwager- Lessons Learned From 30 Years Studying Stock Market Wizards from 2021-11-07T04:01

Jack Schwager is a the author of the Market Wizards series which distills down the strategies and mindsets of the world's best investors. On this episode ...

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#268 Antonio Damasio - Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology&Philosophy on Making Minds Conscious from 2021-10-24T04:01

Antonio Damasio is one of world’s leading neuroscientists, Professor of Psychology, Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Brain and Creativit...

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#267 Liz Wiseman- A Leader’s Guide to Taking Action, Adapting&Multiplying Your Impact from 2021-10-17T04:01

Today Sean is joined by Liz Wiseman was first on episode #...

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#266- Toto Wolff Distilled - CEO, Team Principal&co-owner of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team from 2021-10-10T04:01

Toto Wolff is the CEO, Team Principal and co-owner of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team. With Toto as Team Princi...

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#265 Chris Sparks - Poker is a Sandbox for Understanding Human Behavior from 2021-10-03T04:01

Chris Sparks is a professional poker player and peak performance expert who coaches executives on high performance and decision maki...

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#264 Kevin Kelly- The Winding Path of a Curious Mind from 2021-09-26T04:01

Kevin Kelly is the person Tim Ferriss called The Real Most Interesting Man in the World and on this episode we’re going to dive deep into the curious ...

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#263 Kenny Werner: The Path of Effortless Mastery from 2021-09-19T04:01

Kenny Werner has been a world-class pianist and composer for over forty years. In 1996 he wrote his landmark book, Listen

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#262 Dr. Lia DiBello -CEO&Cognitive Scientist Accelerating Expertise&High Performance for Business from 2021-09-12T04:01

Dr. Lia DiBello is the CEO, President, and Director of Research of WTRI (Workplace Technol...

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#261 Gary Klein- Deconstructing How Experts Make Decisions from 2021-09-05T04:01

Gary Klein is a research psychologist famous for pioneering in the field of Listen

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#260 Dr. Michael Gervais- Winning Olympic Gold&Cultivating Human Flourishing from 2021-08-29T04:01

Dr. Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist working in the trenches of high-stakes environments with some of the best i...

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#259 Dorie Clark - How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short Term World from 2021-08-22T04:01

Today's guest is Dorie Clark who is an expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives. Dorie Clark has been named one of th...

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#258 Nick Kokonas- Embracing Risk, Mastery in Multiple Domains&Intellectual Curiosity from 2021-08-15T04:01

Sean thinks todays guest is one of the most interesting people in the world and if you’re going to listen to one episode of What Got You There this could be it. Todays guest is Nick K...

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#257 Jim Dethmer- Developing Self Awareness&Mastering Conscious Leadership from 2021-08-08T04:01

Jim Dethmer is a coach, speaker, author, and founding partner at The Conscious Leadership Group...

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#256 William Digby - Former Green Beret Commando turned Investor&Entrepreneur from 2021-08-01T04:01

William Digby is a former Green Beret Commando with the Australian Army Special Forces and now a growth capital investor and entrepren...

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#255 Matteo Franceschetti- Building The World’s Leading Sleep Enhancement Company from 2021-07-25T04:01

Matteo Franceschetti is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, the world's leading sle...

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#254 Guy Spier- Compounding Good Will&Capital from 2021-07-18T04:01

Today Sean sits down with legendary Value Investor Guy Spier. Listen

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#253 Grant Williams - Following Your Curiosities, The Value of Listening,&Sharing Timeless Wisdom from 2021-07-11T04:01

This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep: Get $150 off your new mattress by going to eig...

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#253 Chris Fussell *Repost- Former Navy SEAL on Building Teams, Developing Your Growth Mindset&Conquering the Unknown from 2021-07-04T04:01

Chris Fussell spent 15 years on U.S. Navy SEAL Teams and is a Partner at the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute.

He is the author of Listen

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#252 Dr. Ron Friedman - Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success from 2021-06-27T04:01

For generations, we’ve been taught there are two ways to succeed—either from talent or practice. But on today’s episode Listen

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#250 Dr. Robert Ballard- Discovering the Titanic, Deep Sea Exploration&Overcoming Challenges from 2021-06-13T04:01

Dr. Robert Ballard is among the most accomplished and well known of the world's deep-sea explorers.Listen

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#249 James Kerr - Creating a Culture for Leadership&High Performance from 2021-06-06T04:01

James Kerr specializes in leadership and high performance. He is the author of ‘ Listen

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#248 Dr. Barbara Oakley - Unveiling the Science Based Tools to Learn Like a Pro from 2021-05-30T04:01

Dr. Barbara Oakley is going to help you learn like a pro! In this conversation Dr. Oakley will uncover the science based tools to become bette...

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#247 Jason Karp - CEO of HumanCo on Investing, Decision Making, and Healthier Living from 2021-05-23T04:01

Jason Karp is the Founder and CEO of HumanCo, a private holding company that incubates and inve...

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#245 Hubert Joly- Skyrocketing Best Buy’s Success and Unleashing Human Magic from 2021-05-09T04:01

Hubert Joly is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy and is no...

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#244 Robert Cialdini - Mastering the Seven Principles of Influence and Persuasion from 2021-05-02T04:01

Today’s guest is Dr. Robert Cialdini, who’s foundational book Influence is one of the m...

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#242 Scott O'Neil- CEO of Philadelphia 76ers&New Jersey Devils on Being Where Your Feet Are from 2021-04-18T04:01

Scott O'Neil is the CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment which oversees the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Devils, and the Prudential Center.Listen

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#241 Marc Murphy- Becoming a Master Chef, Overcoming Dyslexia, and Team Building Philosophies! from 2021-04-11T04:01

Marc Murphy is a celebrity Chef, restaurant owner and cookbook author. In addition to that he has regular roles on Food Networks biggest sho...

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#240 Matthew Berry- Trailblazing Fantasy Football, Standing Out and Chasing Happiness from 2021-04-04T04:01

Matthew Berry is ESPN’s “Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst”, a writer, author and change maker in the world of sports. On this episode Ma...

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#239 Joanna Rees- Managing Partner at West Talks Venture Investing, Entrepreneurship and Building Powerful Brands! from 2021-03-28T06:01

Joanna Rees is an investor, entrepreneur, advisor, educator and mentor with deep expertise in helping companies and organizations define thei...

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#238 Scott Norton- Entrepreneurship Lessons Learned Being CEO & Co Founder of Sir Kensington's from 2021-03-21T05:01

Scott Norton was the co founder and CEO of Sir Kensington’s condiment maker which sold to Unilever back in 2017. 

Scott le...

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#237 Neil deGrasse Tyson- Curiosity, Creating Connection, and Cosmic Queries! from 2021-03-14T06:01

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at New York’s American Museum of Natural History.

He is the author of more than a doz...

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#236 Richard Koch- Using the 80/20 Principle & Achieving Unreasonable Success from 2021-03-07T06:01

Richard Koch is an entrepreneur, investor and author of over 20 books including The 80/20 Principle which has become a business classic...

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#235 Rich Diviney- Navy SEAL Commander on the 25 Attributes of Optimal Performance from 2021-02-28T06:01

Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL commander. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he completed more than thirteen overseas deploym...

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#233 Dr. Ceri Evans- Lean How to Perform Under Pressure from 2021-02-14T06:01

This episode is all about learning how to perform under pressure because let’s face it, no one has an exemption from pressure. 

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#232 Colin Bryar- Amazon's former Vice President on Leadership Principles & Working with Jeff Bezos from 2021-02-07T06:01

Colin Bryar joined Amazon in 1998  and spent the next 12 years as part of Amazon's senior leadership team as Amazon grew from a US domestic...

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#230 Jon Oringer- Billionaire Founder of Shutterstock on Learning from Failure, Starting and Growing a Business, Investing in the Future from 2021-01-24T06:01

Jon Oringer is the billionaire Founder and Executive Chairman of Shutterstock, the publicly traded stock media and editing tools provider.

In addition to that Jon is...

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#229 Steven Kotler- Achieving Peak Performance & Taking on The Impossible from 2021-01-17T06:01

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, executive director of the Listen

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#228 Erin Meyer- Lessons Learned from Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention from 2021-01-10T06:01

Erin Meyer is the author of the New York Times bestseller No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention that she cowrote with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.

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#227 Randall Stutman- Creating Admired Leaders of the World's Top Performers from 2021-01-03T06:01

Dr. Randall Stutman is a leadership scientist dedicated to exploring the behaviors and routines of extraordinary leaders. Labe...

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Top 10 Takeaways of 2020! from 2020-12-27T06:01

As 2020 comes to a close, I can’t help but reflect on the incredible episodes from the past year and all that I’ve learned from each conversation. To wrap up this ye...

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#225 Geoffrey West - Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies from 2020-12-20T06:01

Geoffrey West is a physicist turned complexity theorist. He is currently a Distinguished Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, where he served as President from 2005 to 2009.

West has been...

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#224 Rory Sutherland- Vice Chairman of Ad Agency Ogilvy & Mather on the Science of Conjuring up New Ideas from 2020-12-13T06:01

Rory Sutherland is Vice Chairman of one of the world’s most respected advertising agencies Ogilvy & Mather.

He is the author of Listen

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#222 Bill Tierney- 7 Time National Champion Lacrosse Coach from 2020-11-29T06:01

Bill Tierney is the head men’s lacrosse coach at the University of Denver and one of collegiate lacrosse's legendary coaches. In 2015 Tierney was named USILA Division I National Coach...

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#221 Dr. Jim Loehr- Pioneering Elite Performance Psychology for Sports, Business and Life! from 2020-11-22T06:01

Dr. Jim Loehr is the Bestselling author, world-renowned performance psychologist, and Co-Founder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Ins...

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#220 Robert Greene- Mastering The Laws of Human Nature from 2020-11-15T06:01

Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Laws of Human Nature, The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mas...

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#219 Ed Sim- Courage, Conviction and Venture Capital with Boldstart Ventures Founder from 2020-11-08T06:01

Ed Sim is the founder of Boldstart Ventures, a first check investor for bold founders reinventing the enterprise!

Ed loves to work with engineering driven founders w...

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#218 Seth Godin- The Consistent Patterns of Success from 2020-11-01T05:01

Seth Godin Is the bestselling author of LinchpinTribes,<...

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#217 David Dunning- Psychologist behind The Dunning-Kruger Effect, Psychology Underlying Human Misbelief and Decision Making! from 2020-10-25T05:01

David Dunning is the social psychologist best known for his study into why people have problems recognizing the...

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#216 James Carse -Author of “Finite and Infinite Games” on The Art of Thinking, Reading, and Teaching *REPOST from 2020-10-18T06:01

James Carse is the author of Finite and Infinite Games and was a Professor and Director at NYU for 30 years. James recently passed away so we wanted to repost his episode which was orig...

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#215 Annie Duke- Frameworks for Making Better Decisions from 2020-10-11T06:01

Author. Speaker. Decision Strategist. Annie Duke is one of the world leaders in the decision-making space. As a former professional poker pla...

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#214 Craig Wright- The Hidden Habits of Genius—Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness from 2020-10-04T06:01

Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale University's popular “Genius Course,” explores what we can learn from brilliant minds that have changed the world. Einstein. Beethoven. Picasso...

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#212 Blas Moros- Founder of The Latticework on Lifelong Learning, Mental Models & a Multidisciplinary Approach to Life from 2020-09-20T06:01

Blas Moros is writer, thinker, entrepreneur and so much more. He’s the man behind Sean’s favorite website The ...

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#211 Josh Kaufman- Author of The Personal MBA discusses entrepreneurship, skill acquisition, and his multidisciplinary approach to mastery! from 2020-09-13T06:01

Josh Kaufman is the bestselling author of books on business, entrepreneurship, skill acquisition, productivity, creativity, applied psychology, and practical wisdom. His unique, multi...

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#210 Morgan Housel- The Psychology of Money from 2020-09-06T06:01

Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal.

He is a two-time winner of the Best in Bu...

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#209 Yen Liow - Managing Partner of Aravt Global- Lessons Learned on the Path to Excellence from 2020-08-30T06:01

Yen Liow is the Managing Partner at Aravt Global LLC, which is a fundamental global equity investment firm based out of New York.

Yen previously was a Principal of Z...

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#208 Tom Peters- Author of In Search of Excellence & Management Guru from 2020-08-23T06:01

Tom Peters is co-author of In Search of Excellence--the book that changed the way the world does business, and often tagged as the best...

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#207 Vanessa Van Edwards: Learn to Master Your People Skills, Captivate Audiences & Decode Human Behavior from 2020-08-16T06:01

Vanessa Van Edwards is a national bestselling author and founder of Science of People. Vanessa is renowned for teaching science-backed people skills to audiences around the world.

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#206 Safi Bahcall- Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries from 2020-08-09T06:01

Safi Bahcall is one of the few 2nd time guests on What Got You There which should tell you how much Sean respects him!

Safi was first featured on Listen

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#205 Ozan Varol- Former Rocket Scientist on Learning Strategies, Decision Making and Managing Chaos from 2020-08-02T06:01

Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor and author of the new book Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and...

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#204 François Rochon- President & Portfolio Manager of Giverny Capital from 2020-07-26T06:01

François Rochon, is the president and portfolio manager of Giverny Capital. François founded Giverny on his investment philosophy of owning outstanding companies for the long term and...

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#203 Michael Mauboussin- Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing from 2020-07-19T06:01

Michael Mauboussin is the author of The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing,...

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#202 Evy Poumpouras - Former Special Agent on Protecting the President, Living Fearlessly and Reading People from 2020-07-12T06:01

A Special Agent for the United States Secret Service for over 12 years, Evy Poumpouras was on the Presidential Protective Division for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle O...

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#201 David Cote- Former CEO & Chairman of Honeywell on Life Lessons, Investing in the Long Term, and Leadership! from 2020-07-05T06:01

David Cote was formerly Chairman and CEO of industrial giant Honeywell and is currently Executive Chairman of Vertiv Holdings Co.

During 16 years as CEO and/or Chair...

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#200 Chris Fussell- Former Navy SEAL & Partner at the McChrystal Leadership Institute on Building Teams, Developing Your Growth Mindset and Conquering the Unknown from 2020-06-28T06:01

On What Got You There’s milestone 200th episode Sean talks with Chris Fussell who spent 15 years on U.S. Navy SEAL Teams and is a Partner at the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute....

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#199 Maria Konnikova- What Professional Poker Taught Me About Decision Making, Learning and Mastering Myself from 2020-06-21T06:01

Maria Konnikova is a Harvard and Columbia educated psychologist, author and, in recent years, professional poker player.

Over the last year Maria stepped away fr...

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#198 Dr. Marcus Elliott- The Future of Athletes and Elite Performance from 2020-06-14T06:01

Dr. Marcus Elliott is a Harvard trained physician specializing in performance enhancement and the development of elite athletes.

As Founder and Director of P3, he is...

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#197 David Taylor- Developing the Mindset of a World Champion Wrestler from 2020-06-07T06:01

David Taylor, widely known as The Magic Man, is one of the most decorated American wrestlers of all time. David is a World Champion, US Champion, 2 X NCAA ChampionListen

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#196 Andrew Roberts- Leadership Lessons from Those Who Made History from 2020-05-31T06:01

Andrew Roberts is a Bestselling author, historian and journalist. He is a visiting professor at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and also has positions at the Hoo...

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#195 Daniel Gross- Pioneering The Future of Startups, Frameworks for Entrepreneurs and Challenging Yourself! from 2020-05-24T06:01

Daniel Gross is the founder of Pioneer, a fully remote accelerator that backs brilliant founders from all over the world. P...

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#194 Matt Ridley- How Innovation Works and Why it Flourishes in Freedom from 2020-05-17T06:01

Matt Ridley is the bestselling author of books such as The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything, and his new book How Innovation Works and Why It Flourishes in Freedom!

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#193 Berit Brogaard - The Superhuman Mind from 2020-05-10T06:01

Berit (Brit) Brogaard is a Professor of Philosophy and the Director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research at the University of Miami. Her educational background includes a med...

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#192 Stephen M. R. Covey- New York Times Bestselling Author on 7 Habits of Highly Effective People & The Speed of Trust! from 2020-05-03T06:01

Stephen M. R. Covey is a New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The SPEED of Trust—The One Thing That Changes Everything.

He is the former ...

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#191 Chef Daniel Boulud-A Michelin Star Chef on Pursuing Your Dreams, Developing Your Skills and the Lessons Learned from Mentors! from 2020-04-26T06:01

Over the past 30 years few people if any have as impressive of a resume in the culinary world as world renowned Chef Daniel Boulud.

A native of Lyon, France Chef Bou...

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#190 Joel Peterson- Chairman of JetBlue Airways on The Art of Launching New Ventures and Inspiring Others! from 2020-04-19T06:01

Joel Peterson is the chairman of JetBlue Airways and the founding partner of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake Ci...

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#189- Solo Episode- What I'm doing to Stay in Control During Covid-19 from 2020-04-12T06:01

On this episode Sean is the one being interviewed by his wife Kelsey and he discusses his thoughts and frameworks during these difficult times.

Sean dives deep on the following topics dur...

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#188 Scott Barry Kaufman- Realizing Your Full Potential and Living Your Most Creative, Fulfilled, and Connected Life from 2020-04-05T06:01

Scott Barry Kaufman is a humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential. He has taught courses on intelligence, creativity, and well-being at Columbia University, NYU...

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#187 Dr. Michael Gervais- The Secrets of High-Performance from 2020-03-29T06:01

Dr. Michael Gervais is a high performance psychologist working in the trenches of high-stakes environments with some of the best in the world, training the mindset skills and practice...

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#186 Sergey Young - Founder of the $100 million Longevity Vision Fund on Health, Increasing Human Lifespan and the Future of Technology from 2020-03-22T05:01

Sergey Young is a longevity investor and visionary. His mission is to help one billion people extend their healthy lifespans by making longevity affordable and accessible for everyone...

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#185 Ann Druyan - Exploring "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" with Peabody and Emmy-award winning writer, producer and director from 2020-03-15T05:01

Ann Druyan is a Peabody and Emmy-award winning writer, producer and director specializing in the communication of science. Druyan served for ten years as the elected Secretary of the ...

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#184 Jeremy Gutsche- CEO of Trend Hunter on Create The Future: Tactics for Disruptive Thinking and Innovation from 2020-03-08T06:01

Jeremy Gutsche is the CEO of Trend Hunter, a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning innovation expert, and “one of the most sought-a...

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#183 Jim Cantrell- Founding Member of SpaceX, Moon Express, Vector Space, StratSpace and Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering on Entrepreneurship, Building Teams and Racing! from 2020-03-01T06:01

When we think of Renaissance men or polymaths todays guest certainly fits that mold. Jim Cantrell was on the founding team at  Elon Musks’ S...

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#182 James Carse Author of "Finite and Infinite Games” on The Art of Thinking, Reading, and Teaching from 2020-02-23T06:01

James Carse is the author of Finite and Infinite Games and was a Professor and Director at NYU for 30 years. In his book he discusses the two types of games- “One could be called fini...

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#181 Adnan Durrani - CEO of Saffron Road Foods and President of Condor Ventures, Inc. on Brand Building, Trend Spotting and Changing the way the World Does Business from 2020-02-16T06:01

Adnan Durrani is Chief Executive Officer of American Halal/Saffron Road Foods and President of Condor Ventures, Inc., a firm devoted to strategic investing in natural food companies. ...

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#180 Tom Golisano -Self-Made Billionaire Founder of Paychex on Entrepreneurship from 2020-02-09T06:01

Tom Golisano is the self made billionaire who started the payroll processing company Paychex. With just $3,000 and a credit card to start Tom grew Paychex to a $28 billion company wit...

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#179 W. Brian Arthur- The Pioneer of Complexity Economics on How Technology Evolves from 2020-02-02T06:01

W. Brian Arthur is an economist and complexity thinker. He is best known for his work on network effects locking markets in to the domination of a single player. He is also one of the pioneers o...

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#178 Ryan Hawk- Helping High Performers Develop Into Great Managers from 2020-01-26T06:01

Ryan Hawk is a keynote speaker, author, advisor, and the host of The Learning Leader Show, which Forbes called “the most dynamic leadership podcast out there”. Featu...

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#177 Stephanie Mehta: Editor-in-chief at Fast Company on Ambition, Bold Thinking, Culture, Creativity & More! from 2020-01-19T06:01

Stephanie Mehta is editor-in-chief of Fast Company. Her career so far has  taken her from the Wall Street Journal to Fortune, Bloomberg and...

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#176 Keith Rabois- Spotting Undiscovered Talent, Discovering Your Comparative Advantage and Cultivating Greatness. from 2020-01-12T06:01

Keith Rabois is a Silicon Valley legend known for discovering and cultivating talent that has gone on to create companies such as YouTube, Lyft, Airbnb, Quora and many more.

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#175 Kamal Ravikant- Loving Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It, Taming the Mind, and Following Fears from 2020-01-05T06:01

Kamal Ravikant has trekked to one of the highest base camps in the Himalayas, meditated with Tibetan monks in the Dalai Lama's monastery, earned his US Army Infantry patch, worked wit...

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#174 Nir Eyal - Best-selling Author on Consumer Psychology, Business, Behavior and the Brain! from 2019-12-29T06:01

Nir Eyal is the bestselling author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" and "Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.”. After coming to America ...

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#173 Gregory Zuckerman- Author “The Man Who Solved the Market, and how James Simons became one of the most successful investors in history.” from 2019-12-22T06:01

Gregory Zuckerman is a Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal, a 20-year veteran of the paper and a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb award — the highest honor in business journalism. 

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#172 Solo Episode- How I'm Preparing for the Start of 2020 from 2019-12-20T06:01

Everyone wants to BLAST OFF in the New Year and on this episode Sean goes into the strategies and frameworks he’s using to ensure 2020 is his best year yet!Listen

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#171 Ramit Sethi- How to Live a Rich Life- REPOST from 2019-12-15T06:01

Ramit Sethi is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of iwillteachyoutoberich.com. Over 1,000,000 people have read his material to learn how to use psychology and syst...

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#170 Kara Goldin- CEO & Founder of Hint on Disruption, Lifelong Learning, and Curiosity! from 2019-12-08T06:01

Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of San Francisco–based Hint®, a healthy lifestyle brand that produces the leading unsweetened flavored water and a scented sunscreen spray that’s ox...

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#169 Solo Episode- Become an Idea Generating Machine! from 2019-12-01T06:01

On this quick hit solo episode Sean goes into his strategies for unlocking your ideas and becoming an idea generating machine!

Get the Latest from Sean right here – ...

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#168 Brian Rist - Executive Chairman & Founder of Storm Smart Industries Shares Lessons on Entrepreneurship, Building Great Culture & Developing a Growth Mindset from 2019-11-24T06:01

Brian Rist is the President & founder of Storm Smart Industries which he founded in 1996. Brian was able to spot an opportunity and has pioneered the innovative technology that Storm ...

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#167 Solo Episode: Finding Your Competitive Advantage from 2019-11-22T06:01

Today Sean is bringing you a quick hit solo episode on uncovering your competitive advantage, how to discover what your unique abilities are, how to leverage them to distinguish yours...

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#166 Scott Young- Ultralearning: Master hard skills, outsmart the competition and accelerate your career from 2019-11-17T06:01

Scott Young is the author of the new book Ultralearning: Master hard skills, outsmart the competition and accelerate your career.  If you w...

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#165 Jerry Colonna- The CEO Whisperer Gives Sean a Reboot! from 2019-11-10T06:01

Most of us have gotten pretty far by moving fast, doing more, and striving for the next achievement. But when you’re called upon to lead, it’s time to look in the mirror, face your ha...

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#164 Scott Adams- The Dilbert Comic Creator from 2019-11-03T05:01

Scott Adams is the creator of Dilbert, one of the most popular comic strips of all time. In addition to creating Dilbert Scott has been a Bestselling author and successful en...

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#163 Matt Walden- Singer/ Songwriter on Navigating the Music Industry, Dealing with Self Doubt and Becoming an Entrepreneur from 2019-10-27T05:01

Matt Walden is a singer songwriter who discusses his unconventional journey which began with him posting original and cover songs on YouTube and Vine. Since then he’s had millions of ...

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#162 From Shark Tank Failure to Making Kitu Super Coffee a $100 Million Dollar Brand with the DeCicco Brothers! from 2019-10-20T06:01

In just three years, the DeCicco brothers have taken Kitu Super Coffee from a college dorm room to being the #1 selling bottled coffee in the U.S. and...

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#161 Dr. Tara Swart - How to Optimize for Peak Brain Performance from 2019-10-13T06:01

Dr Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, leadership coach, award-winning author and a medical doctor. She works with leaders all over the world to help them achieve mental resilience and pe...

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#160 Daniel Farkas the CEO of DROPS- Meta learning, mental models and building a great company from 2019-10-09T06:01

Daniel Farkas is co-founder and CEO of Drops, where he helps people all around the world learn languages in a new, enj...

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#159 Solo episode- One of my key Mental Models "Gaps in Judgement" from 2019-10-06T06:01

On this solo episode Sean discusses one of his key mental models, “Gaps in Judgement”.

“Gaps in judgement…. We all have them. But how do we become better at identify...

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#158 Brent Beshore- Founder & CEO of Adventur.es on understanding risk, finding great investments, taking advantage of luck & more! from 2019-09-29T06:01

Investor Brent Beshore is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of adventur.es, a Midwestern-based private equity firm. you can check them out at Listen

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#157 Chase Jarvis - Unleash your Creative Calling with award-winning artist, entrepreneur and photographer Chase Jarvis! from 2019-09-22T06:01

Chase Jarvis is an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and one of the most influential photographers of the past decade. He has created campaigns for Apple, Nike, Red Bull and others,...

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#156 Whitney Johnson- Disrupt Yourself to build an "A" team, find your unique skills and create lasting change from 2019-09-15T06:01

Whitney Johnson is one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world. She’s an expert on disruptive innovation an...

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#155 Solo Episode - Could DISCIPLINE be the missing link on the road to success? from 2019-09-11T06:01

On this solo episode Sean uncovers the importance of discipline and how it can be an invaluable tool on the road to success! 

"Becoming disciplined starts with a wil...

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#154 Jack Carr- The Mind Inside the Thrills from 2019-09-08T06:01

Exhilarating novels written through the creative lens of a war hero.

Jack Carr is an author and  former Navy SEAL who led...

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#153 Flying jets 500mph within 18 inches of one another: John Foley from 2019-09-01T06:01

On this episode Sean sits down with John Foley to discuss what it’s like flying jets 500mph within 18 inches of one another, lessons on developing performance and what separat...

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#152 Alec Torelli- Million Dollar Decision Making from 2019-08-23T15:00

Every poker player is faced with numerous decisions in one sitting. Now imagine playing with millions of dollars on the line. On this episode high stakes poke player, Alec Torelli, le...

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#151 Emmy Nominated Director / Producer Brian McGinn on Creativity and Overcoming Self-doubts from 2019-08-16T15:00

Want to know what it takes to be an Emmy Nominated director/producer?

On today's episode, Sean dives deep on creativity, creating great work, and overcoming self-doubt while sitting down ...

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#150 Solo Episode- Rational Thinking With Ray Dalio. Is Ego and Emotion Blinding us From the Truth? from 2019-08-13T15:00

What principles does someone who manages 160 billion dollars hold dear to themselves?

On this solo episode, Sean uncovers some of the key discoveries found in Ray Dalio's best selling boo...

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#149 WSJ Best Selling Author: Jeff Eggers On Leadership and Overcoming Challenges from 2019-08-11T15:00

Today's episode is one for the books! Sean jumps into an enthralling conversation on leadership and overcoming challenges with Jeff Eggers.

Jeff is a former Special ...

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#148 Sir Lawrence Freedman- Strategy: A lost art in a modern world from 2019-08-04T15:00

EVERYONE, it seems, is in need of a strategy. That is why Sean was thrilled to talk with today’s guest Sir Lawrence Freedman.

Freedman is author of Strategy: A Histo...

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#147 Solo Episode- Ignite Creativity with Lateral Thinking from 2019-07-31T18:01

On this solo episode Sean discusses one of his approaches to often tap into my creative side and that is through LATERAL THINKING.

Lateral thinking is the process of using information to b...

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#146 David Epstein- Why generalists triumph in a specialized world from 2019-07-28T06:01

Have you ever worried that you might have too many interests? Maybe you feel like your'e not on the "right" path. Well, you might just be a generalist! Generalists often find their path late and ar...

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#145 Solo Episode- Push your cognitive capabilities to their limit with the Deep Work strategy from 2019-07-24T06:01

Do you ever have those moments where it seems like your brain is running on ROCKET FUEL and your ability to accomplish often complicated tasks is done with ease? It's called Deep Work!
If you w...

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#144 Citizen Cope- Reflecting On 2 Decades In The Music Industry from 2019-07-21T06:01

Clarence Greenwood otherwise known as the Citizen Cope grabs the mic before one of his shows to talk about his journey with Sean! Cope talks about tapping into his creative side, what...

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#143 John Gaddis- Pulitzer Prize Winning Author & Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University from 2019-07-14T06:01

John Lewis Gaddis is the Robert A. Lovett Professor of History at Yale University, and was the founding director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy. His book On Grand Stra...

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#142 Brad Thor- #1 Bestselling Thriller Author from 2019-07-07T06:01

Brad Thor is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen thrillers including his newest release Backlash! His summer of 2018 release Spymaster was a book Sean couldn...

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#141 Solo Episode - Conquering Fear from 2019-07-03T06:01

Fear… We all experience it, but why are some people able to conquer it while others let it hold them back? On this episode Sean dives deep on some of his processes for handling fear a...

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#140 Alex Bodman- Spotify's VP & Global Executive Creative Director from 2019-06-30T06:01

Alex Bodman is the VP, Global Executive Creative Director at Spotify. Since joining in 2015,Alex has built an in-house creative team of over 30 people, recognized by Ad Age A-list 201...

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#139 Solo Episode- Improving Your Ability To Learn from 2019-06-23T06:01

On this solo episode Sean discusses three learning strategies that can improve learning retention by 2 or even 3 fold! This episode isn’t just for students or teachers looking to impr...

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#138 Brendon Leach- CEO of Colibri Boutique Hotels from 2019-06-16T06:01

Brendon Leach is the CEO of Colibri Boutique Hotels which have properties in Tulum Mexico and Nicaragua.

Sean first stayed at one of their boutique hotels a few year...

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#137 Scott Lynn- Masterworks Founder- Reinventing Art as an Investment from 2019-06-09T06:01

Scott Lynn is the founder of Masterworks. Masterworks is an investing platform that for the first time ever, investors can purchase and trade shares in multi-million dollar works of a...

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#136 Solo Episode 4- Signal vs Noise, “Strong Opinions Weakly Held", Invisible Counselor Technique from 2019-06-05T06:01

On this podcast I’m going to discuss 3 of the frameworks I use to help with my decision making process. Those will be Signal vs Noise, “strong opinions weakly held", and the Invisible...

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#135 Kevin Kelley- Co-Founder/ Principal of Shook Kelley -Helping Clients Design Environments That Shape & Influence Behavior from 2019-06-02T06:01

Kevin Kelley is the Principal and Co-Founder of Shook Kelley, an atypical architecture and design firm that specializes in consumer behavior for retail and consumer-based companies. K...

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#134 Dustin Finkel- CEO of Ancient inGRAINed- Go From Employee to Entrepreneur from 2019-05-26T06:01

Dustin Finkel is the CEO of Ancient inGRAINed Snack Co also know as Ka-Pop! and he joins the podcast to talk about his vast experience. He’s done it all, from starting out as an inves...

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#133 Solo Episode #3 - First Principles from 2019-05-22T06:01

First Principles otherwise known as “reasoning from first principles” is the idea of breaking down complicated problems into basic elements and then reassemble them from the ground up...

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#132 Annie Duke- Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions From A World Champion Poker Player from 2019-05-19T06:01

For two decades, Annie Duke was one of the top poker players in the world. In 2004, she bested a field of 234 players to win her first World Series of Poker bracelet. The same year, s...

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#131 Brandon Schneider- Golden State Warriors Chief Revenue Officer & Owner Los Angeles Football Club LAFC from 2019-05-12T06:01

Brandon Schneider is the Chief Revenue Officer of the Golden State Warriors and part Owner of the Major League Soccer Los Angeles Football Club.

Schneider, who was n...

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#130 Solo Episode- Mental Models & Learning Frameworks I Use from 2019-05-08T13:00

This solo episode unpacks some of the mental models & frameworks Sean uses to learn! 

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#129 David Hauser- Bootstrapping A Company to a $170,000,000 Exit from 2019-05-05T06:01

David Hauser is an entrepreneur, speaker and angel investor. He is best known for co-founding Grasshopper, a virtual phone service for entrepreneurs, acquired by the Citrix Systems in...

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#128 Kyle Mills- #1 New York Times Bestselling Thriller Author from 2019-04-28T06:01

Kyle Mills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fifteen political thrillers, including the The Survivor for Vince Flynn and The Patriot Attack for...

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#127 Daniel Pink- Motivation, Timing & The Truth About Moving Others from 2019-04-21T06:01

Daniel H. Pink is the author of six provocative books — including his newest, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, which spent four months on the New York Time...

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#126 Safi Bahcall- Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries from 2019-04-14T06:01

Safi Bahcall received his PhD in physics from Stanford and his undergrad degree from Harvard. After working as a consultant for McKinsey, Safi co-founded a biotechnology company speci...

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#125 Dean Keith Simonton, PHD - Origins of Genius from 2019-04-10T06:01

Dean Keith Simonton has devoted his career as a social psychologist investigating the origins of and evolution of genius, Listen

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#124 Daniel Gross- How To Win As a Startup Founder from 2019-04-07T06:01

Daniel Gross is the founder of Pioneer. Previously he was a Partner at Y-Combinator and started its  Listen

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#123 Robert Greene- The Laws of Human Nature from 2019-03-31T06:01

Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mastery.

In his...

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#122 David Baldacci- Global Bestselling Author from 2019-03-27T05:01

David Baldacci is a global #1 bestselling author. His career started with Absolute Power, which was adapted into a major motion picture starring Clint Eastwood. His books are publishe...

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#121 Susan Cain- Author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking from 2019-03-24T05:01

Susan Cain is a former corporate lawyer and negotiations consultant -- and a self-described introvert. At least one-third of the people we know are introverts, notes Cain in her book ...

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#120 Jonah Berger- The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior from 2019-03-20T05:01

Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and bestselling author of  Listen

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#119 Nick Kokonas- Maximizing Your Upside - Co-Owner: Alinea / Next / the Aviary / Roister. Founder & CEO: Tock, Inc. from 2019-03-17T05:01

Sean thinks todays guest is one of the most interesting people in the world and if you’re going to listen to one episode of What Got You There this could be it. Todays guest is Nick K...

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#118- Solo Episode With Sean from 2019-03-10T06:01

This episode is a first for the What Got You There Podcast! It's just Sean behind the microphone sharing more about his journey and the podcast! Hope you enjoy. 

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#117 Phillip Stutts- Mastermind Behind Political Marketing from 2019-03-06T06:01

Phillip Stutts is fighting a rare, incurable disease. Diagnosed in 2012 with the esophageal disease, Achalasia, he spent five years ignoring it. Frankly, he put his head in the sand, taking medi...

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#116 Dan Gable- Legendary Wrestler & Coach from 2019-03-03T06:01

When you think of the greatest athletes and coaches of all time names like Jordan, Gretzky, Belichick and Lombardi come to mind. But a name not as well known but should be is Dan Gabl...

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#115 Jason Khalipa- CrossFit World Champion/ Global Businessman from 2019-02-24T06:01

Jason Khalipa's actions and accomplishments speak for themselves: devoted father, world champion, and global businessman. After years of rigorous training, Jason earned the title of F...

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#114 Greg McKeown- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less from 2019-02-17T06:01

For 18 years Greg has been fascinated with the question, "What holds people, teams and organizations back from breaking through to the next level?" The answer, to his great surprise, ...

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#113 Jake Cabala- Managing Director at CircleUP from 2019-02-13T06:01

Jake Cabala is a Managing Director at CircleUp. CircleUp is a financial technology company based in San Francisco that focuses on consumer goods startups. Since its official launch in...

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#112 Ramit Sethi- Live a RICH life in 2019 from 2019-02-10T06:01

Ramit Sethi is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of iwillteachyoutoberich.com. Over 1,000,000 people have read his material to learn how to use psycholo...

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#111 Alan Stein Jr- Raise Your Game- High Performance Secrets From The Best from 2019-02-06T06:01

Alan Stein, Jr. is a performance coach, consultant, speaker and author. He spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet.

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#110 Jesse Itzler- Building A Life Resume from 2019-02-03T06:01

Jesse Itzler only eats fruit 'til noon, loves Run-D.M.C., and enjoys living life "out of the box." In fact, he doesn't even have a box. The author of the New York Times bestseller, Li...

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#109 Will Ahmed- Founder & CEO of WHOOP -The Tool That Unlocks Human Performance from 2019-01-30T06:01

Will Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of WHOOP, which has developed next generation wearable technology for optimizing human performance. WHOOP today works with professional athletes acro...

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#108 Josh Bridges- Navy SEAL Turned CrossFit Superstar from 2019-01-27T06:01

Josh Bridges is a six-time CrossFit Games veteran and  former Navy SEAL. In 2011 he finished second overall at the CrossFit games while at t...

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#107 Sam Walker- The Captain Class:The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams from 2019-01-20T06:01

When Sean read Sam Walker’s book The Captain Class:The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams he knew he had to feature him on What Got You There. Sam’s book uncovered t...

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#106 Nick Bayer- CEO of Saxbys from 2019-01-13T06:01

Nick Bayer is the founder and CEO of Saxbys. Since maxing out his credit cards in 2005 Nick has grown Saxbys from one café in Atlanta to a 30-unit, hospitality business with a mission...

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#105 Dr. Michael Rucker- Optimize Your Life For More Fun from 2019-01-06T06:01

Dr. Michael Rucker is a peer-reviewed author and business strategist known for his expertise in health technology and workplace wellness. If you only have time for the single sentence...

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#104 Brendan Kane- Growth Hacker & Founder of SEAkers from 2019-01-01T06:01

Brendan Kane is one of the world’s top growth-hackers and Founder of SEAkers. He is the hired gun behind companies such as MTV, Rihanna, Paramount, Ikea, Taylor Swift, Universal, and ...

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#103 JT McCormick- CEO of Scribe Media "Fail fast is ridiculous, learn faster!" from 2018-12-23T06:01

JT McCormick is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, a publishing company that’s created an entirely new way for you to write a book. JT is the author of “I Got There: How I Overcam...

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#102 John Chambers- Former Cisco CEO, Founder of JC2 Ventures from 2018-12-09T06:01

John Chambers is a legendary figure in Silicon Valley. Chambers served as CEO, Chairman and Executive Chairman at Cisco Systems turning a simple router company into a backbone of the ...

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#101 Albert-László Barabási- Author of "The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success" from 2018-12-05T16:03:35

Laszlo Barabasi, is one of the world's leading experts on the science of networks & uncovering what success really is. In his new book The Formula, Barabasi leverages the power of big...

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#100 David Heinemeier Hansson- Creator, Founder, CTO, Le Mans Race Winner, Best Selling Author & More! from 2018-12-02T06:01

David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of Ruby on Rails, Founder & CTO at Basecamp (formerly 37signals), NYT Best-selling author of REWORK and REMOTE, and Le Mans class-winning racin...

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#99 Joe De Sena- Spartan Race Founder & CEO from 2018-11-25T06:01

Joe De Sena is the founder and CEO of Spartan Race, the world’s leading obstacle racing company. He has demonstrated his entrepreneurial drive since his pre-teens. From selling firewo...

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#98 Neal Bascomb- New York Times Bestselling Author on the Writing Process from 2018-11-18T06:01

Neal Bascomb is a national award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of a number of books, all non-fiction narratives, all focused on inspiring stories of adventure...

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#97 James "Iron Cowboy" Lawrence- 50 Ironman's, 50 Days in all 50 States! from 2018-11-11T06:01

50 Ironman courses, 50 consecutive days, through all 50 States. That’s what James Lawrence otherwise known as the Iron Cowboy did. James is originally From Calgary, Alberta Canada. He...

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#96 Brandon Webb-A Navy SEALs Guide to Mastering Fear from 2018-11-04T05:01

Brandon Webb is a former US Navy SEAL sniper, New York Times bestselling author, Experimental aircraft pilot, and entrepreneur. He’s the founder of the Hurricane Group, a U.S. based d...

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#95 George Stone- National Geographic Travel, Editor In Chief from 2018-10-31T21:44

George Stone is editor in chief of National Geographic Travel. An avid explorer and passionate storyteller, Stone views travel as a tool for transformation and for connecting with oth...

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#94 Cyril Chappellet- President & CEO Chappellet from 2018-10-28T05:01

Today on What Got You There Sean talks with one of the legends in the wine world Cyril Chappellet of Chappellet Winery. Cyril is a leader, entrepreneur, trendsetter and someone who an...

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#93 Charlie Brenneman- UFC Fighter's Life Lessons from 2018-10-21T06:01

“You can learn your way to confidence and courage. You can learn your way out of mediocrity. It takes consistent hard work, and you have to believe it’s possible, but it is indeed pos...

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#92 Cary Goldstein- Simon & Schuster Vice President, Executive Director of Publicity and Senior Editor from 2018-10-14T06:01

Cary Goldstein is Vice President, Executive Director of Publicity and Senior Editor at Simon & Schuster, where he leads the Simon & Schuster publicity department and acquires select w...

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#91 Jeff Smith- Hourglass Founder from 2018-10-08T06:01

Jeff Smith a former musician with no previous winemaking experience, impressively created Hourglass (now something of a cult wine as you may know) almost out of thin air, coming out o...

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#90 Cody Burkhart-NASA Project Manager, N=1 You Are The Experiment from 2018-10-07T06:01

Cody Burkhart is classically trained in both Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and works as a Robotics Design Engineer for (NASA). He has...

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#89 Tyler Hansbrough- UNC Basketball Legend from 2018-09-30T06:01

From 2005 to 2009 Tyler Hansbrough transcended college basketball for the University of North Carolina. Tyler is the most decorated and honored player in North Carolina Tar Heels hist...

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#88 Noah Ohlsen-5X CrossFit Games Athlete from 2018-09-23T06:01

Noah Ohlsen went from being a scrawny kid with an athletic background to one of the worlds top competitors in CrossFit. In this episode Noah talks about his mindset and how it’s chang...

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#87 Brett Hughes- Entrepreneur, Professional Athlete, Philanthropist and Storyteller from 2018-09-16T06:01

Brett Hughes works at the intersection of storytelling, sports, music and philanthropy. He is an Ohio native who excelled in both lacrosse and football and ended up earning an athleti...

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#86 Commander Rorke Denver- Navy Seal Leadership Lessons from 2018-09-11T06:01

Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and other international hot...

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#85 Chip Conley- Hospitality Entrepreneur and Best Selling Author from 2018-09-02T19:13:46

Bestselling author, hospitality entrepreneur, disruptive business rebel, and social change agent, Chip Conley is a leader at the forefront of the sharing economy. At age 26, Listen

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#84 Brent Gleeson-A Navy SEAL’s 10 Fail Safe Principles for Leading Through Change from 2018-08-26T06:01

Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran with multiple tours to Iraq and Africa and other theaters of war. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and battlefield les...

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#83 "Bruce Lee, A Life" author Matthew Polly from 2018-08-19T06:01

Matthew Polly is the national bestselling author of American Shalin and Tapped Out. His newest book “Bruce Lee, A Life” is the biography of one of the most transform...

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#82 Srinivas Rao- The Art of Being Unmistakable from 2018-08-12T06:01

Srinivas Rao is the host and founder of the popular podcast The Unmistakable Creative, where he’s interviewed more than 700 people from every walk of life imaginable. Srinivas is a  Listen

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#81 David Bull- World Renowned Art Restorer from 2018-08-05T19:22:42

David Bull is a world renowned art restorer and the president of Fine Art Conservation & Restoration Incorporated. His tools have touched Picasso’s, Monet’s and even a da Vinci. While...

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#80 David Ramey- Owner of Ramey Vineyards from 2018-07-29T06:01

David Ramey is the owner of Ramey Vineyards which he started with his wife Carla in 1996. He has one of California’s most impressive winemaker resumés and shares many of his experienc...

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#79 Tom Gamble- Owner of Gamble Family Vineyards from 2018-07-25T23:00

Tom Gamble is the owner of Gamble Family Vineyards and todays guest on What Got You There. Tom purchased his first vineyard in 1981 and has been making great wine ever since.  He is t...

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#78 Daniel Silva-#1 New York Times Best Selling Author from 2018-07-22T06:01

He has been called his generation’s finest writer of international intrigue and one of the greatest American spy novelists ever. Compelling, passionate, haunting, brilliant: these are...

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#77 PJ Nestler- Human Performance For Elite Competitors from 2018-07-15T06:01

PJ Nestler is a human performance specialist with over a decade of experience preparing top athletes for competition, and a life mission to help athletes and coaches realize their tru...

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#76 Ricky Lundell- 1% Better Every Day from 2018-07-08T06:01

Ricky Lundell is a Gracie (Brazilian) Jiu Jitsu 3rd degree black belt under Pedro Sauer and cons...

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#75 Molly Bloom- Molly's Game (movie) - Running an Underground Poker Empire from 2018-07-01T06:01

Molly Bloom is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of her memoir, Molly’s Game, which was adapted into an award-winning film of the same na...

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#74 Shane Snow- Author of -Dream Teams, Working Together Without Falling Apart from 2018-06-28T06:01

Shane Snow is an award-winning journalist, celebrated entrepreneur, and the bestselling author of Listen

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#73 Jannell MacAulay, PHD- Director of Human Performance and Leadership for the 58th Special Operations Wing from 2018-06-24T06:01

Dr Jannell MacAulay is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. She works as the Director of Human Performance and Leadership for the 58th Special Operations Win...

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#72 Bill Cole- The Mental Game- Sports- Business- Life from 2018-06-20T07:23

Bill is one of the most prominent, prolific and successful performance psychology consultants working in the world today. Headquartered in ...

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#71 Dr. Fergus Connolly- Author of Game Changer & Sports Performance Director from 2018-06-17T06:01

Today on What Got You There Sean talks with Dr. Fergus Connolly who was the recent Performance Director for the University of Michigan Football program. Prior to joining UM, Connolly ...

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#70 Allen Gannett- The Creative Curve from 2018-06-10T06:01

Allen Gannett is the founder and CEO of TrackMaven, a marketing insights platform whose clients have included Microsoft, Marriott, Saks Fifth Avenue, Home Depot, Aetna, Honda, and GE....

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#69- The Third Door- How Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Steven Spielberg & More Launched Their Careers from 2018-06-03T06:01

The larger-than-life journey of an 18-year-old college freshman who set out from his dorm room to track down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Steven Spielberg, and dozens more of the world’s mo...

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#68 Paul Mecurio- Wall Street to the Comedy Club from 2018-06-02T18:47:35

Today on What Got You There Sean talks with comedian Paul Mecurio. After graduating Georgetown Law School with high honors, Paul wo...

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#67 Boyd Varty- Life Lessons From The African Savanna from 2018-05-27T06:01

Boyd Varty had an unconventional upbringing. He grew up on Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa, a place where man and nature strive for balance, where perils exist alongside wonder...

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#66 Myles Jones- Modern Day Pro Athlete from 2018-05-20T06:01

Myles Jones is a professional lacrosse player for the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. After graduating from Duke University, Myles was selected #1 overall in the 2016 ML...

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#65 Joshua Spodek- Leadership Step By Step from 2018-05-13T06:01

Joshua Spodek is the bestselling author of Leaders...

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#64 Ben Greenfield- Ultimate Human Performance from 2018-05-06T06:01

In this episode Sean sits down with Ben Greenfield to discuss what a day is like as an Ironman triathlete, professional Spartan Athlete, biohacker, human body and brain performance co...

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#63 Chris Hogan- Rising to NFL Super Bowl Champion from Penn State Lacrosse from 2018-04-29T22:20:12

On this episode of What Got You There Sean talks with child hood friend and NFL star wide receiver Chris Hogan.  You’ve all seen Chris catch...

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#62 Cynthia Johnson- Personal & Digital Branding in 2018 from 2018-04-22T06:01

Today on What Got You There talks with Cynthia Johnson. Cynthia is an entrepreneur, marketing professional, author and keynote speaker. She is Co-Founder and CEO at Listen

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#61 Colin O'Brady- Explorers Grand Slam World Record Holder from 2018-04-15T06:01

Today on what got you there Sean talks with Colin O’ Brady. Before beginning his career in finance, Colin left to explore the world on a backpacking trip. While in Thailand, Colin suf...

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#60 Mike Luzio- You vs. the World from 2018-04-08T06:01

Mike is a self-made entrepreneur, self-proclaimed hustler, and former CEO who bootstrapped his first business, Industry Retail Group, in 2004 with just $15,000, and in 2016 sold the c...

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#59 Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano- Managing Partner at Full Tilt Capital from 2018-04-01T06:01

“Build shit people want, never give up, avoid assholes, question assumptions, learn new ideas & always reward ambition” Those are the rules of business for Anthony Pompliano who is th...

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#58 Ali Hamed- Managing Partner at CoVenture from 2018-03-25T06:01

Ali Hamed is a managing partner and co-founder of CoVenture, a firm that invests $30,000 of software into pre-seed tech startups before helping them raise their first round of financi...

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#57 Rich Frank- President of Disney Studios Turned Vineyard Owner from 2018-03-18T05:01

Rich Frank is the former President of Disney Studios turned vineyard owner. Rich founded Frank Family Vineyards in 1992. His love of wine first stemmed from his extensive travel with ...

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#56 Liz Wiseman- How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter from 2018-03-11T13:58:35

Liz is A former executive at Oracle, she worked over the course of 17 years as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development.

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#55 Dan Heath- The Power of Moments from 2018-03-04T06:01

Dan Heath is a senior fellow at Duke University’s CASE center, which supports entrepreneurs fighting for social good. He lives in Durham, North Carolina. Dan and his brother Chip have...

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#54 Isaac Lidsky- Overcoming Obstacles & Recognizing Opportunities from 2018-02-25T06:01

“Isaac Lidsky may possess the most eclectic resume in business. Over the years, he has been a child television star (he played series regular “Weasel” on NBC’s “Saved By The Bell: The...

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#53- Sunniva Super Coffee- Inside Shark Tank from 2018-02-12T06:01

If you’ve ever wondered what its like to be on the hit TV show shark tank pitching your ideas to investors like Mark Cuban and Barbara Corcoran than we have the episode for you! If yo...

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#52 Erik Huberman- CEO of Hawke Media & Digital Marketing Expert from 2018-02-04T06:01

Erik Huberman is the Founder & CEO of Hawke Media, a full-service Outsourced CMO based in Santa Monica, California that launched in 2014 and has been valued at $60 million. In just 3 ...

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#51 Nathan Latka- A Different Kind of Entrepreneur from 2018-01-28T06:01

Nathan Latka was CEO and Founder at Heyo.com at 19 years old After selling $70k worth of Facebook campaigns from his dorm room, ...

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#50 Jay Samit- Disrupting the Future from 2018-01-21T06:01

Jay Alan Samit is a dynamic entrepreneur and intrepreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation.  He launches billion dollar busi...

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#49 Trace Mayer- Bitcoin Bonanza from 2018-01-17T06:01

For everyone wondering about the Bitcoin craze, we have the interview for you! Trace was one of the “first popular bloggers to publicly recommend Blockchain technology”. At the time, ...

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#48 Brandon Steiner- CEO of Steiner Sports Marketing from 2018-01-14T06:01

As a poor kid in Brooklyn, Brandon Steiner lived for the summer days when he could scrounge together enough change to make the subway trip to Yankee Stadium, buy the cheapest ticket a...

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#47 Roy LaManna- CEO & Co-Founder of Vydia from 2018-01-07T06:01

Today on What Got You There Sean talks with Roy LaManna who is the CEO & Co-Founder of Vydia. Vydia launched in 2013 with the vision of creating a centralized solution for video creat...

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#46 Roland Lazenby- Inside the Minds of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant from 2017-12-31T06:01

Today Sean uncovers the mindset behind two of the greatest basketball players of all time Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant by talking to author Roland Lazenby. Roland is the author of T...

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#45 AJ Jacobs- Life is an Experiment from 2017-12-17T06:01

A.J. is an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. He i...

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#44 Ryan Hawk- Sustained Excellence Through Constant Learning from 2017-12-03T06:01

Ryan Hawk is the creator and host of The Learning Leader Show, a top rated iTunes business podcast that focuses on learning from the smartest, most creative leaders in the world (incl...

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#43 Steven Kotler- Flow State for Human Performance from 2017-11-26T06:01

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist and the cofounder and director of research for the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s...

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#42 JC Glick- Leadership Development from an Army Ranger with 3 Bronze Stars from 2017-11-19T06:01

JC is a partner at Kenning Associates, a top consulting firm specializing in Leadership Development, Organizational Culture and Building Resiliency in professionals.

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#41 Noah Kagan- Pulling Back the Curtain on the World's Most Interesting CEO from 2017-11-14T06:01

On this episode Sean talks with entrepreneur Noah Kagan who is the founder of sumo.com & appsumo.com. Before that Noah was the 30th employee at Facebook but was fired which ended up c...

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#40 Nelson Dellis- Four Time USA Memory Champion from 2017-11-06T06:01

Do you have trouble remembering the name of a person you just met at a party? Then this is the episode for you! Nelson Dellis is a 4x USA Memory Champion and one of the leading memory...

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#39 Casey Powell- Greatest Lacrosse Player of All Time from 2017-11-02T05:01

Today on what got you there Sean is joined in studio by the greatest lacrosse player of all time Casey Powell. Casey’s love for the sport started in the small town of Carthage, New Yo...

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#38 James Rickards- Escaping Poverty & Becoming an Economist, Banker, Lawyer & more! from 2017-10-30T05:01

Jim Rickards is an economist, banker, lawyer, and capital market advisor for the Secretary of Defense and intelligence community. You may know him from his books Currency Wars, The De...

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#37 Chris Long- NFL Superstar Donates Entire Salary from 2017-10-21T16:56:59

Chris Long is a defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2008 chris was drafted #2 overall by the St Louis Rams and went on to be on the all rookie team. Last season Chris won a ...

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#36 Sekou Andrews- Mastering Your Poetic Voice from 2017-10-16T06:01

Sekou Andrews is the world’s leading Poetic Voice – a presenter / performer who is disrupting the speaking industry in unprecedented ways. He’s a schoolteacher turned actor, musician,...

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#35 Naveen Jain- Inspire Your Moon Shot from 2017-10-09T06:01

Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur and philanthropist driven to solve the world's biggest challenges through innovation. A man who knows no limits, Naveen pushes big dreams into action, s...

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#34 Brian Lischer- CEO of Ignyte, Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Provocateur. from 2017-10-02T06:01

Brian Lischer is a branding, digital marketing, and design expert. He is the founder and CEO of Ignyte, a branding agency that specializes in brand strategy, identity, and storytellin...

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#33 Chris Harder- Shifting Your Mindset For A Successful Future from 2017-09-25T06:01

Today on What Got You There Sean talks with Chris Harder. Chris is a successful entrepreneur who believes that when good people make good money, they do great things! Chris also hosts...

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#32 David Hoyt- Executive / Leadership / Life Coaching from 2017-09-17T06:01

David is a strategic advisor, communicator, leader and guide. He's had the privilege of riding shotgun with John Maxwell for 19 years serving as an inner circle member, running a sign...

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#31 Erik Weihenmayer- No Barriers, A Blind Man's Journey Summiting Mt. Everest and More! from 2017-09-13T06:01

On May 25, 2001, Erik Weihenmayer became the only blind person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. In 2008 he completed the Seven Summits, the highest point on every continent. Since ...

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#30 Taran Butler- Hollywood's A-List Gun Trainer & Owner of Taran Tactical Innovations from 2017-08-28T06:01

Today on What Got You There Sean talks with Taran Butler. Taran  is an American sport shooter and world champion born in California. Growing up Taran was encouraged by his mother to l...

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#29 Bedros Keuilian- Founder of the World's Fastest Growing Fitness Franchise from 2017-08-21T06:01

Today on What Got You There Sean talks with Bedros Keuilian, the founder of Fit Body Boot Camp, which is currently the world’s fastest growing fitness chain. Bedros practices what he ...

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#28 Cory Gregory- From Coal Miner to Hundreds of Millions in Sales from 2017-08-03T13:18:33

Cory is serial fitness entrepreneur, leader in the nutrition industry and a top training expert. As a way to save money for college, Cory worked as an underground coal miner until he opened his fir...

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#27 Kelly Starrett- Revolutionizing Human Performance & Movement from 2017-07-24T06:01

Today on What Got You There Sean sits down with Dr. Kelly Starrett. Kelly Starrett is a coach, physical therapist, author, and speaker who has revolutionized how athletes think about ...

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#26 Mia Saini Duchnowski- NASA, Bloomberg, Harvard Business School & now CEO of Oars & Alps from 2017-07-16T06:01

Today on What Got You There Sean sits down with Mia Saini Duchnowski. Mia resigned from her high-profile job as a TV Reporter with Bloomberg TV to launch her own company, Oars + Alps....

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#25 Gordon Miller- CEO of G3 Systems. How to create $100 million in value from 2017-07-10T06:01

Today on What Got You There we’re joined by the CEO of G3 systems, Gordon Miller. Over the last 16 years, Miller has invested over $2 Million in 12 companies creating over $100 Millio...

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#24 Marcus Aurelius Anderson- Adversity is a Gift from 2017-07-03T06:01

Today on What Got You There, Sean talks with Marcus Aurelius Anderson. While training to deploy with the United States Army Marcus suffered a serious spinal injury. During the ensuing...

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#23 Greg Gurenlian- World Champion, Business Owner and Creator of a Social Media Army from 2017-06-29T06:02

Today on What Got You There we are joined by Greg the BEAST Gurenlian! Greg is a professional lacrosse player with Major League Lacrosse and Co Owner of The ...

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#22 Ron Wilson- CEO of Hylete Performance Apparel from 2017-06-25T01:23:37

This week on What Got You There, Sean sits down with Ron Wilson, the CEO of Hylete. Hylete is a performance cross training apparel brand for the hybrid athlete. Prior to Hylete Ron re...

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#21 Michael Bledsoe- CEO of Barbell Shrugged from 2017-06-19T12:04:47

Today on What Got You There, Sean talks with Michael Bledsoe. Mike is the CEO of Barbell Shrugged, which optimizes business operations for major national gyms. In addition he is the C...

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#20 Steve Magness- Peak Performance from 2017-06-12T19:50:56

In Episode 20 we sit down with a living legend in the running world, Steve Magness. Steve was atop the running world when he ran a 4:01 mile in High School which was the fastest US ti...

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#19 David Meltzer- CEO of Sports 1 Marketing from 2017-06-09T03:41:16

In episode #18 of What Got You There we sit down with the CEO of Sports 1 Marketing, Dave Meltzer. Priory’s to S1M, he was the CEO of the world’s first smartphone, the PC-E Phone, and...

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#18 Jon Levy- The Most Interesting Man In The World from 2017-06-04T23:12:26

Jon Levy joins us for episode #18 of What Got You There. Levy is the author of The 2 am Principle: Discover the Science of Adventure. is a book exploring research on what causes peopl...

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#17 Mike Guadango- The Master of Freak Strength from 2017-05-31T15:07

Mike Guadango is a coach, writer and the owner of Freak Strength. In this episode we discuss his 10+ years with DeFranco’s Gym and studying under Buddy Morris and James Smith while at...

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#16 Hilmar Skagfield- Hunted & On The Run from 2017-05-21T17:38:44

Hilmar Skagfield is our guest on episode 16 of What Got You There. Hilmar and his friend Lee Wilson were winners of the hit CBS show Hunted. They walked away with $250,000 in prize mo...

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#15 Tim Sanders- Dealstorming Your Way To The Top from 2017-05-14T19:39:13

On episode 14 of What Got You There we are joined by the master of leadership coaching, Tim Sanders. Tim is a New York Times bestselling author, public speaker and former Yahoo! execu...

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#14 Tim Sykes- Self-Made Millionaire Investor from 2017-05-09T02:03:08

In Episode 14 of What Got You There we are joined by Tim Sykes. Tim is a penny stock trader, entrepreneur and author who is best known for taking his $12,415 bar mitzvah gift money an...

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#13 Tony Blauer- How To Overcome Fear From The Self Defense Expert from 2017-05-04T18:44:46

In Episode 12 of What Got You There we chat with Tony Blauer. Tony is a personal defense & combatives consultant. He’s the CEO at Blauer Tactical Systems and founder of the SPEAR syst...

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#12 Charles Chen- Kitchen Hustle Your Way To The Life You Want from 2017-05-01T03:16:07

Charles Chen is the Host of Kitchen Hustle, TV Chef & Wellness Entrepreneur Creator of Dinner Club. At one point in his life Charles struggled with h...

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#11 Amy Morin- 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do from 2017-04-28T00:41:21

Amy Morin is on a mission to make the world a mentally stronger place. Her article 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do was read by over 50 million people. Her book, also called ...

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#10 Brian Mackenzie- The Science of Human Performance from 2017-04-24T18:18:54

In episode 10 of What Got You There we are joined by Brian MacKenzie who is a human performance and movement specialist. Brian shares how to develop an edge in your training and every...

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#9 Erik Wahl- Creating Your Own Masterpiece from 2017-04-20T16:31:28

Erik Wahl is a performance artist who’s famous for his mesmerizing on-stage presentations which incapsulate art and speech. As an internationally recognized graffiti artist, and a #1 ...

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#8 Greg Vetter- CEO of Tessemae's All Natural- From Mom's kitchen to the fastest growing salad dressing company in the world from 2017-04-17T20:39:43

Greg Vetter is the CEO and Oldest Brother at Tessemae’s All Natural. Greg took his moms beloved salad dressing recipe and turned it into the world’s fastest growing salad dressing com...

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#7 Paul Robinson- Climbing Your Way To The Top from 2017-04-13T05:45:54

In episode 7 of What Got You There we sit down with Paul Robinson who is a professional rock climber and always in search of his next adventure. Paul discusses his path from a small t...

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#6 Mike Ritland- Former Navy Seal and Founder of Trikos International, Creating The World's Most Elite Dogs from 2017-04-10T15:57:28

We’re back for episode 6 of “What Got You There” and today we’re joined by Mike Ritland. Mike served 12 years as a US Navy Seal and after his service he founded Trikos International. ...

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#5 Dave Asprey- Headstrong, Train Your Brain For Peak Performance from 2017-04-03T11:05:49

On Episode 5 of What Got You There we learn to train our brain for peak performance! We are joined by the ultimate biohacker Dave Asprey. Dave is the creator of Bullet Proof Coffee an...

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#4 Cindy Whitehead- It's Not About Pretty, Pro Skateboarder Turned Sports Stylist Shares Her Journey. from 2017-04-03T10:54:52

"Live life balls to the wall.  Do epic shit. Take every dare that comes your way. You can sleep when you're dead”. This is the personal motto of Cindy Whitehead who is our guest on Ep...

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#3 Arda Ocal- Quitting Corporate Misery To Pursue Your Dream from 2017-04-03T03:03:30

In episode 3 of What Got You There we’re joined by Arda Ocal.  Arda is a television personality, broadcaster, announcer and writer, best known for his time in WWE under his stage name...

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#2 Quint Kessenich- The Path of a Four Time All American Lacrosse Goalie to ESPN Broadcaster from 2017-03-28T14:41:49

Episode 2 of What Got You There features Quint Kessenich who is a broadcaster for ABC and ESPN. Quint is a former four time All American Lacrosse Goalie for Johns Hopkins.  He is a member of the...

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#1 Tim Kennedy- Inside the mind of a Special Forces Sniper,UFC Middleweight Fighter, and ISIS hit list member. from 2017-03-26T17:14

Tim Kennedy is a mixed martial artist who currently competes in the UFC’s Middleweight division. He's also an active, Ranger qualified, Green Beret, Special Forces Sniper with tours in Iraq and ...

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