The Inner Entrepreneur

Links to full episode: https://youtu.be/0es4ml82dmI?si=gikASlrvCHQoypkQ https://open.spotify.com/episode/32Ztc6DG87wOZnT3yQ8fcA?si=i86BGlehRUi44K-giN1sKg   In this bite size episode Paul chats with Gosia Wojciulewicz, emotional wellbeing coach and mentor, about the real starting point of change — not strategy, but emotion. This conversation reframes how growth actually happens. Gosia explains why...

In this deeply personal Inner Mentor episode, Paul reflects on a moment that stopped him in his tracks — finding an old poster during home renovations, signed by his young sons over 25 years ago. The message on the front was simple but confronting: 100 years from now, it won’t matter what you owned… only the impact you had on a child’s life. That moment sparks an honest look back. Not a perfect st...

In this episode Paul chats with Mark Pentecost, entrepreneur, philanthropist, bestselling author, and former school teacher who built a billion-dollar enterprise. Paul digs into the real transformation behind Mark’s success — not just “how he did it,” but who he had to become.  https://pentecostgroup.com/life-of-your-dreams-book/   About the Host Paul Ryan is a CEO, 8-figure business owner, mentor...

In this bite size episode Paul chats with Fuschia Sirois, psychologist and researcher in emotion regulation and procrastination. This conversation cuts through one of the most misunderstood behaviours in modern life: procrastination. Rather than framing it as laziness or poor time management, Fuschia reframes it as something far more human — an emotional response. What looks like delay on the surf...

In this Inner Mentor episode Paul challenges the idea that lack of time is the real problem for most entrepreneurs. He explores how busyness can become a distraction from the truth — and how many people spend years working hard without actually moving forward. This episode goes beneath productivity and into awareness, asking whether we are truly progressing or simply repeating the same patterns in...

In this episode Paul chats with Ginny Priem, author, speaker, coach, and creator of the Unsubscribe framework.  What begins as a conversation about letting go soon opens into something much deeper: how people stay too long in jobs, relationships, family dynamics, and patterns of thinking that are quietly draining their energy, peace, and sense of self.  Ginny explains her four-part framework — man...

  Links to Fill Episode: https://youtu.be/bVAC2VMczKI?si=Blm4qolIVKxPh3Pl https://open.spotify.com/episode/7JbYHVczkxns21mLUQ9IDn?si=N3cHqKqOTOyxAukbV2AREg   In this bite size episode Paul chats with Sherry Walling, clinical psychologist and co-author of Exit Strategy, exploring the hidden emotional cost of entrepreneurial success—particularly what happens after the exit. What looks like the ultim...

In this episode Paul brings things back to something deceptively simple — but quietly powerful. Most people say they want a better life… a better business… better relationships. But very few ever stop long enough to define what “better” actually looks like. And without that clarity, it’s easy to drift. In this short Inner Mentor reflection, Paul shares a practical way to break that cycle — a simpl...

In this episode, Paul chats with Kris Land to explore the unexpected spiritual journey behind The Infinity Within—a deeply personal book written by a lifelong tech entrepreneur. Kris shares how selling his first software company at just 17 brought rapid success… and an equally rapid emotional crash. Having achieved everything he thought he was supposed to achieve, he found himself in a depression...

Links to full episode: https://youtu.be/udfpiEYCrvo?si=2aLRuBFJaeWnIzaQ https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kfIxLGvCY8rLoFuYUag5e?si=cjExvHxKSiKQ96S_4JyiEw   In this bitesize episode, Paul sits down with high-performance coach Enda McNulty to explore what it really means to perform under pressure – not just on the pitch in front of 80,000 people, but in the boardroom, in a hospital corridor, or at y...

In this Inner Mentor episode, Paul explores a simple but uncomfortable truth: most of what we want in life sits on the other side of something we’re avoiding. Not because we lack opportunity, but because we lack the courage to face what feels difficult—whether that’s a conversation, a decision, or even an honest admission to ourselves. Drawing on personal experience, Paul reflects on the moments t...

In this episode, Paul sits down with Anne-Marie Zanzal for a deeply human conversation about what it really costs to tell the truth—especially when that truth arrives “later in life.” Anne-Marie shares her story of coming out at 52 after a 27-year marriage to a man, raising four children, and living what looked (from the outside) like the complete picture of success. What unfolds isn’t just a sexu...

Links to full episode: https://youtu.be/5n1ANvmTYPI?si=8qyMi-rQXqfeaLUB https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Yb2It1HrEjYfpwBFcCHx1?si=xmQlJpdwRRCrxvoFTagkLw   In this bite size episode Paul chats with Jerry Colonna, who explores what it really means to live with uncertainty, emotion, and impermanence in a world that often feels chaotic. Rather than trying to eliminate discomfort or “fix” turbulence,...

In this episode of the Inner Mentor Series, Paul chats about a moment that changed everything—a cold January morning when he believed he was having a heart attack. Sitting at his desk, overwhelmed, exhausted, and on the edge, he was forced to confront a hard truth: the business he had worked so hard to build was now running him. What started as ambition and success had quietly turned into pressure...

In this episode, Paul sits down with Jonathan Cave, who, by 40, had reached the “holy grail” of big-law success: a partner track that was about to culminate in senior partnership. From the outside it looked like the dream—money, status, the house in the suburbs of Geneva, a young family. But inside, Jonathan was falling apart: chronic stress, recurring back pain, anxiety in the simplest moments, a...

Full episode: https://youtu.be/8CTNmzVX1FA?si=W-S4er06qq4JOweq https://open.spotify.com/episode/7iTrVixuErDHxP5Io0UF5E?si=zgcdk0hpS0yDVnQSq-UaeA   In this bite size episode Paul chats with Karolina Rzadkowlska, alcohol-free coach and author. Karolina challenges one of the most normalised habits in modern life — social drinking — by exposing the quiet tension many people feel but rarely question. S...

In this episode of the Inner Mentor series, Paul challenges one of the most seductive ideas in entrepreneurship — the belief that you can build a business that runs itself. It’s the dream sold everywhere: step back, remove yourself from the day-to-day, and let systems do the work. But in reality, this belief leads more entrepreneurs into frustration, failure, and eventually being pulled back into...

In this episode, Paul sits down with Jaclyn Orent— a “Cultural Catalyst”—to explore a radically different way of thinking about culture change. Instead of starting with “fix the organisation,” Jaclyn argues the real leverage point is the individual: the leader’s identity, consciousness, and inner state become the source code that ripples outward into teams, companies, and communities. Together the...

Links to full episode: https://youtu.be/mlsMwS3tfVY?si=CBWw4FiLQyveaNbo https://open.spotify.com/episode/30QqrmpkWiXnyclOEroqC8?si=Gp3Qe0CvTdCkYHxm21Mi9Q In this bitesize episode, Paul chats with Dr. Diana Dimitrova to explore why high performers often suppress intuition, how emotional disconnection shows up in leadership, and the real cost of building companies while losing connection to our inne...

We've all been there — the email that makes your blood boil, the message you want to fire back instantly, the moment anger threatens to make your decisions for you. In this episode of the Inner Mentor Series, Paul shares a powerful personal story from a high-stakes multimillion euro deal, where one furious Saturday morning email nearly derailed everything. Instead of reacting, he paused — and what...

In this episode, Paul sits down with Fergus Farrell, former rugby player, entrepreneur, and author of Rebuilding a Man, whose life changed in an instant on 26 October 2018. What began as a simple task—lifting a bench in his yard - ended in a catastrophic spinal cord injury that left Fergus paralysed from the waist down and in constant nerve pain. As Fergus recounts the day, what stands out isn’t j...

Links to Full Episode: https://youtu.be/LJqHaTtCZrI?si=caUu1Xv7wcz97ctS https://open.spotify.com/episode/0if9FRU2ZmkU5yNGWp8Lj5?si=pQweB8lDSVqjQ2v_2h2ztg   In this bite size episode Paul chats with Dr Michael Keane, neuroscientist and performance psychologist, about how much of what we attribute to “luck” is actually driven by our internal state—specifically our attention, biases, and awareness. ...

In this episode of  Inner Mentor Series, Paul explores one of the most important questions in decision-making: how do you know when to trust your head, and when to trust your gut?  The conversation breaks down the relationship between instinct, logic, and wise decision-making and explains why your heart should help set the direction of your life, why your mind is best used to assess risk and execu...

In this episode, Paul sits down with Fredrik Haren, known as “The Creativity Explorer,” to unpack what creativity actually is—and why so many smart, capable people mistakenly think they “aren’t creative.” Fredrik shares how his work evolved from being a creativity expert (having answers) to becoming a creativity explorer (living in questions), and how travelling across 75 countries changed his und...

Links to Full Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4KFPkOLRBxSgxMXfghNrMU?si=Mj7_WyevQS-ChGVtFJZuzA   https://youtu.be/H0WCxQWU7kY?si=cBkeGY2jlg9QwrFl   In this bite-size  episode of The Inner Entrepreneur,  Paul sits down with Niall O'Murchu , one of Ireland’s leading wellness and breathwork experts. With over 23 years’ experience in mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing, Niall is a Leve...