Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller

Inside Strategic Coach: Connecting Entrepreneurs With What Really Matters

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Inside Strategic Coach is a practical resource for entrepreneurs, or anyone with a growth mindset. Hosts Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller share breakthrough insights, educational success stories, and insider know-how, gained from working with thousands of successful business owners, worldwide.

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Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller

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Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

Business Lessons Learned From Both Good And Bad Surprises 05.09.2023

Every entrepreneur should expect surprises because surprises are a part of reality. How you respond to them is key to whether you’re a happy, successful entrepreneur. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller discuss how entrepreneurs can use both good and bad surprises for business success and business growth. Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode: Why really su...

Seeing Beyond The Myth Of Fairness: Your Key To Business Leadership Success 22.08.2023

The world has become more competitive, and many people are focused on the concept of fairness. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain what fairness really means and what every entrepreneur needs to understand to avoid certain dangers. Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode: The different definitions of “fairness.” Why you shouldn’t compare yourself to o...

How Your Role Models Relate To Your Business Motivation 08.08.2023

Every entrepreneur needs to be careful about who they choose as their role models. Your choices speak to your mindset, your business motivation, and your business success. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannan Waller talk about why each of Dan’s five role models made the list. Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode: The three categories that all five role models fit...

Why Your Business Strategy Should Include Exceptional Hospitality 25.07.2023

If you want business success, you have to take good care of your clientele. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller discuss the difference between customer service and hospitality and reveal the right way to treat clients and customers to keep them coming back. Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode: Why customers should be treated like human beings, not transac...

Extraordinary Business Lessons In Three Simple Rules 11.07.2023

How do you stand firm in a world that seems to be in flux? It’s easier than you might think. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain the three rules for staying cool and calm so you can achieve business success and business growth no matter what’s happening in the world. Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode: Why entrepreneurs don’t need to ask permissi...

Don’t Let Uncertainty Get In The Way Of Business Growth 27.06.2023

Every so often, there are major world events that affect things economically and can lead to people feeling a lot of uncertainty. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller talk about the best business strategy an entrepreneur can take to make sure their business not only survives, but thrives while other people are feeling uncertain about the future. Here's some of what you...

How Successful Entrepreneurs Turn Surprising Connections Into Business Strategy 13.06.2023

Entrepreneurs innovate by drawing connections between things that haven’t been linked before. But how can you go about making such connections? In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain Dan’s latest breakthrough thinking tool, The Triple Play. Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode: How creativity is a method you can master. How you can tell whether an act...

The Foundation Of A Growth Mindset Is Just Guesses And Bets 30.05.2023

Every entrepreneur would love to be able to predict the future, but of course it’s impossible. The future is always being created by every human being on the planet every day making guesses and bets about their individual future. There's no way of understanding or even detecting what kind of guesses and bets eight billion people are making today, when they weren’t even thinking about it yesterday....

Business Success Is Believing That Growing 10x Is Easier Than 2x 16.05.2023

When asked if they think they’re able to 10x their current income, most entrepreneurs aren’t confident that they can. But when presented with a different way to think about it, it becomes clear that it’s actually easier to go 10x than it is to go 2x. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain how to change your thinking so you’re ready to 10x your company’s income. H...

Entrepreneur Ideas And Business Lessons For Determining Your Marketplace Value 03.05.2023

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . What are your time and skill worth to somebody else? The issue of pricing is the biggest hurdle to people thinking about becoming entrepreneurs because most people live their lives with someone else doing their pricing for them. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain the best way for entre...

Learn Business Lessons From Past Experiences—Even The Painful Ones 19.04.2023

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . Every entrepreneur engages with their past, but if they don’t know the right way to do it, it can be painful and get in the way of business growth. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain how to engage your past with a growth mindset and gain business lessons from all of your experiences.

Recognize The Value Of Your Past For Business Success And A Bigger Future 04.04.2023

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . While the typical entrepreneur might be focused on the future, you simply can’t underestimate the importance of your past. In this episode, business coaches Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller discuss the best way for entrepreneurs to engage with, and utilize, their past experiences.

Clever Tips For Business Growth Using ChatGPT 21.03.2023

The potential of ChatGPT is becoming more and more apparent, so how can entrepreneurs take advantage of the technology? In this episode, business coach Dan Sullivan and team strategist Shannon Waller discuss how ChatGPT can best be used by entrepreneurs seeking business growth.

Embracing Failure: The Key To Business Growth 08.03.2023

Do you take your failures personally? In this episode, Shannon Waller and Dan Sullivan discuss the ultimate entrepreneurial challenge—turning setbacks into stepping stones. Learn how to embrace failure and acknowledge the valuable lessons it teaches for maximum business growth.

Allowing Yourself To Have New Entrepreneur Ideas 22.02.2023

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . How do you know when it’s time to move on and leave behind something you’ve been doing? Business coach Dan Sullivan is ready to give up coaching one level of The Strategic Coach® Program so that he can focus on a higher level. In this episode, Shannon Waller and Dan discuss what led to this decision.

Erase Your Bad Investments For Unlimited Business Success 09.02.2023

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . Did you have a business relationship that you established early on in your career, and you’re still pumping money into it? It’s worth re-examining your arrangements because they might not still be serving your business growth. In this episode, business coach Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller talk all about eliminating what Da...

How To Avoid Copying Your Competitors 25.01.2023

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . A focus of The Strategic Coach® Program over the past ten years has been a particular type of collaboration, one between entrepreneurs who share a common goal. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain how such collaborations immensely benefit everyone involved, not just the clients.

How To Be Recession-Oblivious 11.01.2023

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . Some people say we’re heading toward a recession—and they’re right. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller talk about what entrepreneurs can do so that they not only won’t suffer when the recession hits but will actually make even greater progress than before.

Focus Only On This Quarter 21.12.2022

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . If you have a goal you’ve decided to accomplish in the next 25 years, that can be exciting but also overwhelming. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain the major differences between an entrepreneur having a 25-year goal, and an entrepreneur working inside of a 25-Year Framework.

How Entrepreneurs Can Avoid Boredom 07.12.2022

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . Experiencing fear is part of entrepreneurial life, but do you really know what your fear is trying to tell you? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller explain why entrepreneurs feel fear and the best way to respond when you feel it.

Are Your Children Entrepreneurial? 24.11.2022

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . Every entrepreneur experiences rewards as a result of the choices they’ve made for themselves, and it’s natural that every entrepreneurial parent wants their children to experience those same, positive rewards. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller talk about the best ways to engage with your children about entre...

How To Make Yourself “Anti-Fragile” 09.11.2022

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . There are a wide variety of reasons that a person might feel fragile, and there certainly seems to be more people feeling fragile in the world today than there used to be. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller discuss what has people feeling fragile and what they can do to be stronger.

Negative Byproducts Of Success 26.10.2022

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . It often happens that when an entrepreneur starts experiencing great success, they also begin experiencing new issues in their personal lives. In this episode, Dan Sullivan draws on decades of wisdom from coaching entrepreneurs to explain why this happens and what to do about it.

Why It’s The Best Time To Be An Entrepreneur 12.10.2022

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . Everyone in the world has been dealing with major economic shifts, and it would be a mistake to start assuming that things are going to get back to what’s familiar, or what you might consider “normal.” In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller discuss how things are going to continue to change for decades and what it...

Entrepreneurial Friction As Raw Material For Freedom 30.09.2022

Get the latest book by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy, 10x Is Easier Than 2x . Experiencing friction is a fundamental aspect of being an entrepreneur. But, instead of denying or fighting against entrepreneurial friction, how do you embrace, identify, and transform it to unlock your desired future? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Shannon Waller take a deeper look at the meaning of friction, examine t...

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