What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

Ricky Lundell is a  Gracie (Brazilian) Jiu Jitsu  3rd degree black belt under Pedro Sauer and considered by many to be his most technical black belt. Ricky started jiu-jitsu at age six and is credited with being the youngest North American to receive the rank of black belt in Gracie (Brazilian) Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 19. Ricky Lundell won the World Team Trials and took home Most Outstanding Grapp...

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 name by Aaron Sorkin. Bloom's memoir chronicles her journey from college student to LA waitress to building and operating the largest and most notorious private poker game in the world. Her games featured hundreds of millions o...

Shane Snow  is an award-winning journalist, celebrated entrepreneur, and the bestselling author of  Smartcuts   , his new book  DREAM TEAMS   , as well as the co-author of  The Storytelling Edge . He is co-founder of the content technology company  Contently . Snow's writing has appeared in  Fast Company ,  Wired , and  The New Yorker.  He's a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and has been c...

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 Wing, running a pilot program to create high-performing, mindful, and mission-focused warfighters and families. She previously commanded the 400-member joint 305th Operations Support Squadron. Under her command, the 305t...

Bill   is one of the most prominent, prolific and successful performance psychology consultants working in the world today. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, he maintains a global consultancy, coaching and advising top performers. He is the mental game coach to celebrity athletes, top business people in the executive suite, sales professionals, public speakers, media professionals, musicians and ac...

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 spent two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers as (the) Director of Elite Performance. He has also worked as a performance consultant for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, New York Knicks, and multiple Engli...

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. He has been on the "30 Under 30" lists for both Inc. and Forbes. Allen is a contributor for fastcompany.com where he writes on the intersection of technology and human nature. His new book The Creative Curve overturn...

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 most successful people to uncover how they broke through and launched their careers- This is the story of Alex Banayan and the third door. The Third Door  takes readers on an unprecedented adventure—from hacking Warren...

Today on What Got You There Sean talks with comedian Paul   Mecurio. After graduating  Georgetown Law School with high honors , Paul worked as a lawyer on Wall Street at a top tier international law firm and as an investment banker, executing multi-billion dollar M&A transactions for Fortune 100 companies. While on Wall Street Paul was hired by Jay Leno to write jokes for  "The Tonight Show."  Aft...

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 wonders. Founded more than eighty years ago as a hunting ground, Londolozi was transformed into a nature reserve beginning in 1973 by Varty's father and uncle, visionaries of the restoration movement. Varty shares his harro...

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 MLL draft by the Atlanta Blaze. Myles has already solidified himself as one of the top players in the world but he's not stopping there. This conversation dives deep on his journey to the pros, creating your own path an...

Joshua Spodek is the bestselling author of  Leadership Step by Step  and host of the award-winning  Leadership and the Environment  podcast. He is an Adjunct Professor at NYU, leadership coach and workshop leader for Columbia Business School, columnist for Inc., and founder of  SpodekAcademy.com . He holds five Ivy League degrees and studied under a Nobel Prize winner. He helped build an X-ray obs...

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 coach, ex-bodybuilder, anti-aging consultant, speaker and author of the New York Times Bestseller- Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance Health and Life. In 2008, Ben was voted as N S C A's Personal Trainer of the year,...

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 catching touchdown passes from Tom Brady or holding up a Super Bowl trophy with the New England Patriots but few people know the true story of how Chris ended up there. Chris talks about the the mindset he's had from a young age that has been essential on his path...

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  Bell + Ivy , a digital marketing and personal branding agency in Santa Monica, CA. She is Founder at CynthiaLIVE, and Co-Founder at PINCH Sea Salt. Previously, she was Partner & Director of Marketing for RankLab, a digital marketing a...

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 suffered a tragic accident and was severely burned in a fire. His injuries covered nearly 25% of his body, primarily damaging his legs and feet. Doctors warned that he may not ever walk normally again, but Colin was dete...

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 company for more than $50 million. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Mike continues to service client businesses to deliver optimal performance via human capital consulting and strategic investment opportunitie...

"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 this weeks guest on What Got You There. Anthony is the managing partner at Full Tilt Capital who was just acquired by multi-billion dollar asset manager, Morgan Creek Capital Management. He is a former Sergeant in the U...

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 financing. Before that he did consulting for government, both International and domestic firms and co-founded a startup aimed at making the news easier to read. Ali is also a co-founder of the PopShop, a communal working spa...

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 his global career as the former President of Disney Studios. Prior to his tenure at Disney, Rich was President of the Paramount Television Group, President of Chris Craft Television, and one of the founders of the USA...

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. Currently Liz  is the President of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, Disney, eBay/PayPal, Facebook, GAP, Google, Microso...

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 written three  New York Times  bestselling books:  Made to Stick ,  Switch , and  Decisive . Their books have sold over two million copies worldwide and have been translated into thirty-three languages including Thai...

"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 New Class"), a Supreme Court clerk (for Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg), and the co-founder of an internet startup. More recently, Lidsky has used his gift for logistics to build ODC Constructio...

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 you tuned in last night you saw Jim, Jake and Jordan Decicco pitch their company Sunniva Super Coffee to the sharks. The DeCicco's tell their story from youngest brother Jordan creating the Super Coffee in his dorm room...

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 years, Hawke Media has grown from 7 to over 120 employees and has serviced 400+ brands including Red Bull, Evite, Verizon Wireless, and HP.  Hawke Media was recently named on the Inc 5000 list of "Fastest Growing Comp...