What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

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 specializing in developing new drugs for cancer. He led its IPO and served as its CEO for 13 years. In 2008, Safi was named Ernst and Young's  New England Biotechnology Entrepreneur of the Year . In 2011, he worked with Pr...

Dean Keith Simonton has devoted his career as a social psychologist investigating the origins of and evolution of genius,  creativity , and leadership. He has researched the personal, social, cultural, developmental, and cognitive factors that contribute to greatness in the arts, the humanities, and especially the sciences. If you want to know what is common amongst many of the geniuses throughout...

Daniel Gross is the founder of  Pioneer . Previously he was a Partner at Y-Combinator and started its  AI program . Daniel has been an angel investor in companies like Cruise, Coinbase, Gusto, Opendoor, Atrium, Figma and others. If that wasn't enough he also co-founded Cue, a search engine that was acquired by Apple in 2013. Daniel stayed on as Director there for several years, responsible for var...

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 newest book,  The Laws of Human Nature , he turns to the most important subject of all – understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles...

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 published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries; over 110 million copies are in print. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. He is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish...

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  QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking . Although our culture undervalues them dramatically, introverts have made some of the great contributions to society. Cain argues that we design our...

Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and bestselling author of  Contagious: Why Things Catch On  and  Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior . Dr. Berger has spent over 15 years studying how social influence works and how it drives products and ideas to catch on. He's taught Wharton's top ranked online course, published d...

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 Kokonas. Nick Kokonas is co-owner and co-founder of Alinea, Next, Roister, and the Aviary. He manages the marketing, business development, and strategy for current and future operations. Alinea has been 3 times named t...

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.  NEW SPONSOR TEN THOUSAND - www.tenthousand.cc/wgyt 20% off with discount code "WGYT"  Questions for the solo podcast email info@whatgotyouthere.com * Subscribe to the Newsletter- https://bit.ly/2RH3eaD   http://whatgotyouthere.com/   Pure...

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 medications that did more harm than good, and waiting for the inevitable. Then he woke up and said no more. His mission today is to find a cure and pursue a life of constant growth and giving. And he's making p...

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 Gable. Dan Gable is often considered the great amateur wrestler in American history. During his prep and college careers, Gable compiled an unbelievable record of 182-1. He was undefeated in 64 prep matches, and was 118-1...

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 Fittest Man on Earth and finished first in the 2008 CrossFit Games. His hard work and insatiable drive paid off, and his company, NCFIT, grew to success. Jason thought he had overcome insurmountable obstacles throughou...

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, is success. He teaches a way of thinking he calls Essentialism which enables people to figure out what is really essential, to eliminate everything else, and to make execution of what really matters as effortless as p...

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 April 2012, CircleUp has helped companies raise equity including Halo Top Creamery, Liquid IV, Nutpods and others. Jake joined CircleUp in 2016 after nearly a decade at Park Hill Group, a leading global asset advisor...

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 systems to live a Rich Life. That could mean automating your finances, making more money, finding your Dream Job, starting an online business or mastering your inner psychology. In this episode you will learn what strategies...

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. Alan delivers high energy keynotes and interactive workshops to improve performance, cohesion and accountability. He inspires and em- powers everyone he works with to take immediate action and improve mindset, habits and productivity. In ot...

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, Living with a Seal, cofounded Marquis Jet, the world's largest private jet card company which he and his partner sold to Berkshire Hathaway/NetJets. Jesse then partnered with Zico coconut water, which he and his partner...

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 across every sports league, college athletes across every conference, Olympians and the U.S. military; the company also just recently released its first consumer product. Ahmed has raised more than $50 million from top in...

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 the same time being a Navy SEAL. Josh is one of the hardest working, mentally tough individuals you will come across. On this episode Josh discusses his mindset, training and recovery techniques and some of the most physically challenging things he's doing. Th...

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 that the 17 most dominate teams in sports history had one thing in common… Each had the same type of captain. Get ready to dive deep with with Sam and learn the traits of these captains and how you can use that to impr...

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: Make Life Better. In 2005 Nick didn't know much about running a business. He also wasn't much of a coffee drinker. BUT He did know he wanted to fuse the intimate, community spirit of a local coffee shop with the con...

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 version, here it is: " I am a zealot of facilitating measurable positive increases in outcomes and performance". Michael has two passions: human wellness and entrepreneurial marketing. His current passion is studying...

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 Yahoo, helping them unlock value and transform their business on a global level. His new book, One Million Followers features in-depth interviews with celebrities, influencers, and marketing experts. One Million Follo...

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 Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Achieve the American Dream.". In this episode you'll learn about his leadership strategies. Why he says "Fail fast is ridiculous, learn faster!". And what his 3 P's are for running a bu...

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 Internet. He has been a trusted advisor to presidents and politicians on both sides of the aisle and earned the first-ever Clinton Global Citizen Award for Corporate Citizenship. As founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures, Ch...