What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

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. Oars + Alps is an athleisure mens skincare comapny. After 5 years in front of the camera, she realized that she wanted to build something she was passionate about from the ground-up. Mia has a versatile skillset and...

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 Million   in value for those companies while returning an average of a 5 times personal return on investment. Sean and Gordon discuss a variety of topics including everything from Gordon's 18 hour work days in his 20's to h...

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 surgery he died on the operating table… twice. Subsequently he was left paralyzed from the neck down. Unsure of his future, Marcus went into a deep depression. In his darkest hour he had a personal epiphany that woul...

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 Face-off Academy which is the worlds premiere face-off training company. 2017 will be the final season in Major League Lacrosse for Greg where he has garnered such accolades as 2015 League MVP, Face-off man of the year, World Champion and most...

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 received his MBA from the Wharton school where he started his former company 180's which he grew to be a 50 million dollar business. In this episode Sean dives deep with Ron on entrepreneurship, how to stand out in a cr...

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 CEO of Fitr.tv, a production company for health and fitness media, as well as host of Barbell Shrugged, the #1 fitness podcast on ITunes.   Prior to that he was a Navy veteran and holds a Health & Human Performance deg...

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 time that year. That was the fastest time he would ever run. In episode 20 Magness talks about the mental and physical factors that impacted his career. Steve is currently coaching some of the top athletes in the world...

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 later became CEO of the world's most notable sports agency, Leigh Steinberg Sports and Entertainment. Leigh Steinberg is the legendary sports agent that the movie Jerry Maguire was based on. In this episode we talk a...

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 people to live fun, exciting and remarkable lives. Jon is a behavioral scientist studying influence and adventure. He specializes in applying scientific research to the world of business, using the latest in neuroscience a...

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 the University of Pittsburgh. This episode is about much more than health and fitness and dives deep on Mike's entrepreneurial journey. We talk about making sacrifices when you're young for the long term benefits. We...

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 money after evading capture by a team of highly skilled hunters for 28 days. The hunters use state-of-the-art tracking methods alongside traditional tactics to pursue their targets, searching their homes, and internet a...

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! executive. He joined Yahoo! through the acquisition of Mark Cuban's Broadcast.com in 1999. He was the Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo! and author of four books including the NYT bestseller Love is the Killer App. His newe...

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 and turned it into $1.65 million by the time he turned 21. Sykes is dedicated to creating other multimillionaire investors through the company he cofounded in 2011, Profit.ly . Tim has created other millionaires through...

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 system-SPEAR- Spontaneous protection Enabling Accelerated Response. Tony travels the world sharing his research with military & law enforcement training units. As well, he works closely with professional self-defense expe...

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 his health and weighed 260 pounds. Charles was pre-diabetic, lethargic, and had no motivation. Since then Charles has lost over 100 pounds, reclaimed his health through adopting a whole foods lifestyle and now passionate about helping others live t...

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 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller that is being translated into 25 languages. Her TEDx talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong, has been viewed over 3 mi...

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 everyday life by implementing some of his personal strategies. We go deep into his breath work practice and how listeners can incorporate it into their training. Brian talks about heat and cold exposure and what he's been...

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 best selling business author, Erik redefines the term "keynote speaker." Pulling from his history as both a business strategist and an artist, he has grown to become one of the most sought-after speakers available tod...

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 company. Vetter talks about the grind during the early days of starting Tessemae's while he still had a full time job. We go into his mindset and what his nonnegotiable's are that fuel his success. Tessemae's is a family...

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 town to becoming one of the worlds best climbers. Robinson gives insights into his mindset and how that has taken him to the pinnacle of his sport. Paul shares his quote "I love sucking" and how that has helped on his...

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. Trikos International specializes in providing private protection K9s to government agencies and high-net-worth Individuals. Mike has trained hundreds of working dogs for combat, private protection, military dog traini...

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 and host of Bullet Proof Radio Podcast. Dave has spent over two decades and $300K to hack his mind and body. Dave is the New York Times best selling author of the Bullet Proof Diet and has a new book coming out April 4t...

"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 Episode 4 of What Got You There. Cindy conquered the male dominated profession of pro vert skateboarding in the 70's. Since then Cindy has gone on to coin the term "Sports Stylist®," working as a fashion stylist for the...

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 Kyle Edwards. He's also the host of The MSG Hockey Show on MSG Network, as well as various current sports coverage on ESPN. Arda talks about starting with a math degree from Waterloo to the misery of corporate work a...

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 Johns Hopkins Athletics Hall of Fame.  In this episode of What Got You There quint details his Long Island upbringing and how that helped mold him into a National Champion Lacrosse player. We discuss some...