Sean DeLaney

What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

What Got You There with Sean DeLaney: Beneath the SurfaceA podcast for high performers, deep thinkers, and those who refuse to live on autopilot. Every week, Sean DeLaney explores the ideas that don't just make you better at what you do — but more connected to who you are. Through solo episodes and long-form conversations with world-class performers, thinkers, and creators, we go beneath the surface of success to ask the questions most people avoid:What if the version of you the world rewards… isn't the version that makes you feel alive? Can ambition and inner peace coexist? How do you perform...

Author

Sean DeLaney

Category

Education

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whatgotyouthere.com

Latest episode

Jun 26, 2026

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Episodes

#299 Adam Robinson - -The Most Important Ideas I've Discovered In Life (Part 2) 08.05.2022

This is part 2 of 2 with one of my all time favorite thinkers Adam Robinson .  Adam is the  Co- Founder of The Princeton Review, a rated chess master, an advisor to large hedge funds and financial institutions,  who uses a unique approach that combines game theory and behavioral economics to outthink global markets and anticipate when major trends will change. This is a wide ranging conversation e...

#298 Adam Robinson -The Most Important Ideas I've Discovered In Life (Part 1) 01.05.2022

This is part 1 of 2 with one of my all time favorite thinkers Adam Robinson .   Adam is the Co- Founder of The Princeton Review, a rated chess master, an advisor to large hedge funds and financial institutions,   who uses a unique approach that combines game theory and behavioral economics to outthink global markets and anticipate when major trends will change.   This is a wide ranging conversatio...

#297 Jim Weber- CEO of Brooks Running on Chasing Your Purpose 24.04.2022

Jim Weber joined Brooks Running Company as CEO in 2001 and is credited for the Seattle-based running company's aggressive turnaround story. The business and brand success caught the attention of Warren Buffett, who declared Brooks a standalone subsidiary company of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in 2012.    Jim is the author of the new book  Running With Purpose: How Brooks Outpaced Goliath Competitors t...

#296 Chris Hauth- Olympian, Ironman Champion & Coach Helping Athletes Reach Their Potential 17.04.2022

Chris Hauth is a 2x Olympic swimmer, an Ironman Age Group World Champion and an Ultra-Endurance Coach who works with world champions but also coaches people who are looking to challenge themselves and step more into their potential.   That is what this episode is all about… discovering your purpose, getting clarity about what you're going after and then setting an intention to show up as that futu...

#295- Sean's Lessons Learned From Interviewing World- Class Performers 10.04.2022

This is a recording from a talk Sean gave on what he's learned after 5 years and countless hours spent interviewing world-class performers!  You Unleashed Course You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with an interviewing high achievers. It was designed to provide you clarity on what an extraordinary life looks like and who you n...

#294 Nick Maggiulli- Lessons from The Wit and Wisdom of Nick Maggiulli on Finance, Decision making, and Writing 03.04.2022

Nick Maggiulli, the creator of Of Dollars And Data  ,the Chief Operating Officer at  Ritholtz Wealth Management and author of the new book- Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your Wealth .  Watch on YouTube Check out Brava now at  www.brava.com  and make sure to enter the code " whatgotyouthere"  at checkout for $200 off! Clipboard Health is looking for great software engineers,...

#293 Arnold Van Den Berg-Life Lessons Learned Surviving The Holocaust & The Power of Your Mind 27.03.2022

Arnold is the founder, CEO, Co-CIO, PM, Principal & Chairman of Century Management. His childhood years, in the 1940s, were filled with angst. He and his family were living in Holland, just down the street from Anne Frank. Taken over by the Germans, both of Arnold's parents survived Auschwitz. However, a 19-year-old girl saved Arnold by miraculously sneaking him through the German lines. Today Arn...

#292 David Novak- Former CEO of Yum! Brands on Taking Charge of You 20.03.2022

David Novak is Founder and CEO of David Novak Leadership, the parent organization to five nonprofits dedicated to developing leaders at every stage of life, from ages 5 to 65. David is also the host of the top-ranked business podcast,  How Leaders Lead with David Novak .   A renowned expert on leadership and recognition culture, Novak is also a bestselling author. His highly respected and critical...

#291 Gino Wickman- Taking The Entrepreneurial Leap & Getting Traction in Your Business 13.03.2022

Gino Wickman, the bestselling author of  Traction , shares his real-world experience to help you decide, once and for all, if entrepreneurship is right for you—because success as an entrepreneur depends on far more than just a great idea and a generous helping of luck. Packed with real-life stories and practical advice,  Entrepreneurial Leap  is a simple how-to manual for BIG results. Gino is also...

#290 Dr. Dan Dworkis- Wiring Your Brain for Performance Under Pressure 06.03.2022

Dan Dworkis, MD PhD is an attending emergency physician and professor at USC's Keck School of Medicine / Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, and the founder of The Emergency Mind Project. His work focuses on human performance under pressure, especially in times of emergency and crisis. Dan is the author of The Emergency Mind: Wiring Your Brain for Performance Under Pressure.  His book, The Emer...

The Distillation of Tony Robbins 01.03.2022

The Distillery is a once a month deep dive breakdown extracting the timeless wisdom from someone that has had a meaningful impact on my life and from whom I've learned a great deal. The Distillery will be uncovering their philosophies, thinking processes, key lessons, and frameworks they've used to achieve high levels of mastery so others can learn from their wisdom. Tony Robbins  is a force of na...

#288 Keith Ferrazzi - Transforming Organizations Through Radical Adaptability & Collaboration 27.02.2022

  Keith Ferrazzi is a bestselling author, award-winning speaker, investor, philanthropist, and executive team coach who helps teams transform enterprises. As Founder and Chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight and its applied research institute, he coaches executive teams in top organizations to achieve transformative outcomes by harnessing Radical Adaptability and Co-Elevation®. He is recognized as one o...

#287 Dan Millman - There Are No Ordinary Moments: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life 20.02.2022

Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor. After an intensive, twenty-year spiritual quest, Dan's teaching found its form as the Peaceful Warrior's Way. His work continues to evolve over time to meet the needs of a changing world. Dan's eighteen books, including Way of the Peaceful Warrior, have inspired and informed millions o...

#286 David Ulrich - The 7 Stages of Creativity & Path to Self Knowledge 13.02.2022

David Ulrich is a photographer, author and teacher who's spent the last 40 years studying the creative process. David's teaching of creativity is guided by the search for authenticity through each of our own artistic practice. His perspectives have been influenced by decades studying Buddhism and other wisdom traditions.  Ulrich's photographs have been exhibited internationally in over seventy-fiv...

#285 Zoe Chance- Mastering Influence & Persuasion 06.02.2022

Zoe Chance is a Harvard-trained behavioral scientist who draws on groundbreaking research in behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology. On this episode Zoe will show you how to effect change that's meaningful, durable, and contagious!  Zoe is also the author of the new book, INFLUENCE IS YOUR SUPERPOWER which is as thought-provoking as it is enjoyable. You were born influential. But then...

The Distillation of Phil Jackson- A Zen Master's Approach to Coaching & Leadership 01.02.2022

Read the complete Distillation of Phil Jackson .  Phil Jackson is a champion, nonconformist, lifelong learner, maverick, cultivator of talent, leader, and explorer of the unknown. In this Distillation, I'll go into the mindsets, leadership lessons, and against-the-grain strategies Phil Jackson has used to become one of the greatest coaches in all of the sports. The Distillery is a once a month dee...

#284 Sebastian Mallaby - The Mindsets of Venture Capitals All-Time Greats 30.01.2022

Sebastian Mallaby has gained better access to venture capital partnerships in Silicon Valley than any previous writer. Notoriously secretive venture firms, including the famously successful Sequoia Capital, gave him dozens of interviews as well as internal records and memos. Mallaby uncovers what he's learned in his new book, The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future .  Malla...

#282 Ryan Hawk - The Pursuit of Excellence 23.01.2022

Ryan Hawk has interviewed hundreds of the most productive achievers in the world on his podcast, The Learning Leader Show , to discover the most useful ideas for pursuing and sustaining excellence. He's found a pattern of uncommon behaviors that set these stellar individuals apart. On this episode we discuss these behaviors and his new book, The Pursuit of Excellence:The Uncommon Behaviors of the...

#281 Frank Slootman- Snowflake CEO on Leading for Hypergrowth & How to Amp It Up! 16.01.2022

Frank Slootman is a billionaire businessman, individual investor, technology executive, and the chairman and CEO of Snowflake a cloud-based data storage company since 2019. Frank has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive in the enterprise software industry. Mr. Slootman served as CEO and President of ServiceNow from 2011 to 2017, taking the organization from around $100M in...

#280 Apolo Anton Ohno- Unleashing the Mindset to Win Olympic Gold 09.01.2022

Apolo Anton Ohno is America's most decorated Winter Olympian of all time, Author, Speaker on a life mission to help you become your best in health, work, and life. Apolo Anton Ohno claimed his first major speed skating title at the US Championships at the age of 14—after just six months of training. Over the next decade and a half, he went from kid prodigy to the most decorated US Winter Olympian...

#279 Meghan Sullivan - Creating a Good Life with Philosophy 02.01.2022

Meghan Sullivan is the Wilsey Family College Chair in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, director of the God and the Good Life Program, and director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study. She has published works in many leading philosophy journals. Her first book, Time Biases, was published by Oxford University Press. Her most recent book -- The Good Life Method (with Paul Blasch...

The Distillation of Bob Iger 01.01.2022

Robert A. Iger is Executive Chairman of The Walt Disney Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He assumed the role of Executive Chairman in February 2020, having served as Chief Executive Officer since 2005. As Executive Chairman, Mr. Iger directs the Company's creative endeavors, while leading the Board and providing the full benefit of his experience, leadership and guidance. Over his 1...

#277 Dr. Sylvia Earle- Time Magazine's First Hero for the Planet, Oceanographer & Explorer! 26.12.2021

Dr. Sylvia Earle , one  of the world's top experts on ocean science and conservation, shares her inspiring wisdom in  NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OCEAN: A GLOBAL ODYSSEY  showcasing how the ocean--with its forces, habitats, creatures, and global influence--has a tremendous impact on our everyday lives. She is long recognized as one of the world's top experts on ocean science and conservation, Sylvia Earle...

Best of 2021! 19.12.2021

Thank you to all the listeners for making 2021 the best year yet for the What Got You There Podcast ! This episode combines some of the highlight moments and major themes covered throughout the year. Watch on YouTube Get exclusive access to Masterworks by clicking  HERE Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us!  Whatgotyouthere Sponsors Masterworks NuSkool Snacks Collagen Protein...

#275 Diane Macedo - Emmy Award Winning News Anchor & Author of The Sleep Fix 12.12.2021

Diane Macedo is an Emmy Award-winning ABC News correspondent—and author of The Sleep Fix , which is a practical, user-friendly guide to getting better sleep. THE SLEEP FIX   flips the switch on common advice, illuminating Macedo's relentless search for how to get a good night's sleep and the surprising, scientific, and practical solutions she found along the way. In addition to sleep Macedo discus...

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