What Got You There With Sean Delaney

Scott Norton was the co founder and CEO of Sir Kensington’s condiment maker which sold to Unilever back in 2017.  Scott lead Sir Kensington’s for over a decade and shares his lessons learned on his entrepreneurial journey and how he’s taking those lessons with him as he launches N+1 Ventures which will advise and invest in startups!  Episode Notes  Watch on YouTube  Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at New York’s American Museum of Natural History. He is the author of more than a dozen books, he is the host of StarTalk, a podcast, and two seasons of Cosmos. He has received 21 honorary doctorates as well as NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal. On this episode Neil dives into curiosity, developing your talents and the big cosmic queries we all have! Episode Notes Watch on YouTube Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Richard Koch is an entrepreneur, investor and author of over 20 books including The 80/20 Principle which has become a business classic, being named by GQ as one of the top 25 business books of all time. On this episode Richard discusses his most recent book, Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It and charts a map of success, identifying the nine key attitudes and strategies that can propel anyone to new heights of accomplishment. Now it’s time to embark on your journey to unreasonable success! Episode Notes Watch on YouTube Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL commander. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he completed more than thirteen overseas deployments—eleven of which were to Iraq and Afghanistan.  As the officer in charge of training for a specialized command, Diviney spearheaded the creation of a directorate that fused physical, mental, and emotional disciplines. He led his small team to create the first ever “Mind Gym” that helped special operators train their brains to perform faster, longer, and better in all environments—especially high-stress ones.  During his twenty years as a Navy SEAL, Commander Diviney was intimately involved in the world-renowned SEAL selection process, which whittles exceptional candidates down to a small selection of the most elite optimal performers.  He was often surprised by which recruits washed out and which succeeded. Someone could have all the right skills and still fail, while recruits he might have initially dismissed would prove to be top performers.  Through years of observ

Howard Marks is co-chairman and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management, a leading investment firm with more than $140 billion in assets under management.  Howard is a legendary value investor and has shaped Sean’s thinking on investing and life through his books and Memo’s that Warren Buffett has said, “When I see memos from Howard Marks in my mail, they’re the first thing I open and read. I always learn something.”  On this episode Howard shares his philosophy on spotting patterns, risk, learning, developing a great partnership and firm, being a contrarian, why he’s changing his investment style after 50 years and so much more!  Episode Notes  Transcript  Watch on YouTube Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

This episode is all about learning how to perform under pressure because let’s face it, no one has an exemption from pressure.  One of the leading authorities on performing under pressure Dr. Ceri Evan’s is a forensic psychiatrist, former professional futbol player and Rhodes Scholar, and has a private practice working with some of the most elite teams and organizations on the planet.  He’s worked directly with New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, Arsenal FC, and F1 team Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport.  This episode isn’t only for the elite  but for everyone since dealing with pressure is something we all experience.  If you want to become better at dealing with pressure, improve your performance or become a master at accomplishing things this episode is for you!  Episode Notes Watch on YouTube Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT

Colin Bryar joined Amazon in 1998  and spent the next 12 years as part of Amazon's senior leadership team as Amazon grew from a US domestic seller of books to a global, multi-dimensional powerhouse and innovator.  Colin served as a Vice President at Amazon, and for two of his years was "Chief of Staff" to Jeff Bezos, AKA "Jeff's shadow", during which he spent each day attending meetings, traveling with, and discussing business and life with Jeff.   Now Colin is co-founder of Working Backwards LLC where he coaches executives at both large and early-stage companies on how to implement the management practices developed at Amazon.  He is the author of WORKING BACKWARDS: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon.  On this episode Colin discusses what he learned working side by side with Jeff Bezos, the key leadership principles behind Amazon’s success and  some of the behind the scenes secrets that turned Amazon into what it is today!    Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking

Josh Clemente is a former SpaceX engineer and now Founder of Levels, which is the metabolic health startup changing the way people live their lives. Prior to Levels, Josh was also on the team at HyperLoop One and is a CrossFit Level 2 trainer. On this episode Josh dives into what he learned working alongside Elon Musk, how the fully remote team at Levels is building a massive business and what he’s learned raising over $12 from investors like Marc Andreessen. Episode Notes Watch on YouTube Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Jon Oringer is the billionaire Founder and Executive Chairman of Shutterstock, the publicly traded stock media and editing tools provider. In addition to that Jon is a serial entrepreneur, investor and incubating the next wave of entrepreneurs making world changing companies. On this episode Jon talks about his entrepreneurial journey starting 10 companies prior to Shutterstock, how he’s developing the next set of entrepreneurs in Miami and what he looks for in investments. Episode Notes  Watch on YouTube  Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, executive director of the Flow Research Collective, and peak performance expert. Steven first appeared on the podcast on episode #43 where we cover much of his backstory but on this episode Steven discusses his new book THE ART OF IMPOSSIBLE  which delves into how to decode motivation, learning, creativity, and flow—previously thought of as unteachable skills. Drawing on his two decades of experience, cutting-edge neuroscience research, and interviews with elite performers, on this episode Kotler distills insights he uses to educate over a thousand people a month—including executives at Fortune 100 companies, Olympian athletes, and members of the US special forces. Episode Notes Watch on YouTube  Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Erin Meyer is the author of the New York Times bestseller No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention that she cowrote with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. Erin is also the author of The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business, and a professor at INSEAD, one of the world’s leading international business schools. In 2019, Erin was selected by the Thinkers50 as one of the fifty most influential business thinkers in the world. On this episode Erin dives deep into the controversial ideologies at the heart of the Netflix psyche, which have generated results that are the envy of the business world. Episode Notes Watch on YouTube  Subscribe to my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Looking for a job? Checkout Culture Finders today to be matched with your dream company.  MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Dr. Randall Stutman is a leadership scientist dedicated to exploring the behaviors and routines of extraordinary leaders. Labeled by Goldman Sachs as the most experienced advisor and executive coach on Wall Street, he has served as a Principal Advisor to more than 2,000 Senior Executives, including 400 CEOs. His work as an advisor and speaker has taken him to the White House, West Point, the Olympics, and the Harvard Business School. With a fierce devotion to understanding what makes great leaders great, he is the founder of the Admired Leadership Institute® which is dedicated to uncovering and teaching the uncommon behavioral routines of the world’s best leaders. They offer an online course which Sean has said "Is the best leadership course I've ever taken!" Check it out- Admired Leadership  Dr. Stutman promotes the idea that exceptional leaders engage in the same routines in all aspects of their lives, including in the family, in the office, with friends and colleagues, and with clients. If you’re at all i

As 2020 comes to a close, I can’t help but reflect on the incredible episodes from the past year and all that I’ve learned from each conversation. To wrap up this year, I have compiled my Top 10 Takeaways of 2020. Thank you to all the guests, listeners, and supporters for making this the best year yet for What Got You There. -Sean  Episode Notes  Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere “Uncover your talents. Discover your dream job. Thrive in YOUR culture.” Sign up for Culture Finders today at www.CultureFinders.com MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Geoffrey West is a physicist turned complexity theorist. He is currently a Distinguished Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, where he served as President from 2005 to 2009. West has been listed as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. He is the author of Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies. In his book Scale (which Sean loves), Geoffrey became fascinated by aging and mortality, and applied the rigor of a physicist to the biological question of why we live as long as we do and no longer. The result was astonishing, and changed science: West found that despite the massive diversity in mammals, they are all, to a large degree, scaled versions of each other. If you know the size of a mammal, you can use scaling laws to learn everything from how much food it eats per day, what its heart-rate is, how long it will take to mature, its lifespan, and so on.  This conversation is certainly going t

Rory Sutherland is Vice Chairman of one of the world’s most respected advertising agencies Ogilvy & Mather. He is the author of Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life which is one of Sean’s highly recommended books. On this episode Rory will shake your way of thinking by peeling back the curtain to what it’s like inside one of the greatest minds in advertising, consumer psychology and behavioral economics. Episode Show Notes Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere “Uncover your talents. Discover your dream job. Thrive in YOUR culture.” Sign up for Culture Finders today at www.CultureFinders.com MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Frank Slootman currently serves as Chairman and CEO at Snowflake. Frank has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive in the enterprise software industry. Slootman served as CEO and President of ServiceNow from 2011 to 2017, taking the organization from around $100M in revenue, through an IPO, to $1.4B. Prior to that, Frank served as President of the Backup Recovery Systems Division at EMC following an acquisition of Data Domain Corporation or Data Domain, Inc., where he served as the Chief Executive Officer and President, leading the company through an IPO to its acquisition by EMC for $2.4B. Slootman is a legend in the technology world and on this episode shares the 3 key elements that make up a performance culture, how to cultivate and develop talent and what it’s like taking a business from the brink of death to a billion dollars in sales. Episode Notes Watch The Interview  Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere “Uncover your talents. Discover your dream job. Thrive in

Bill Tierney is the head men’s lacrosse coach at the University of Denver and one of collegiate lacrosse's legendary coaches. In 2015 Tierney was named USILA Division I National Coach of the Year while capturing his NCAA-record seventh National Championship, becoming the first coach to win National Championships in charge of two different programs. In his 36 years of coaching, Tierney has amassed a resume that includes seven NCAA Championships, nine NCAA Final appearances, 15 Championship Weekend appearances, 23 quarterfinal appearances, and 14 Ivy League Championships. There are few coaches in the world who have a more impressive resume and on this episode Coach Tierney shares his coaching lessons, how to develop talent and why adaptability and taking on new challenges is one of the most important life skills. Episode Notes Watch The Interview  Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere “Uncover your talents. Discover your dream job. Thrive in YOUR culture.” Sign up for Culture Finders today at 

Dr. Jim Loehr is the Bestselling author, world-renowned performance psychologist, and Co-Founder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute. He has worked with hundreds of world-class performers from the arenas of sport, business, medicine and law enforcement, including Fortune 100 executives, FBI Hostage Rescue Teams, and military Special Forces.  On this episode Dr. Loehr lays out a systematic framework for developing one’s character which after his 30 years of experience and research he believes is the most important factor for successful achievement, personal fulfillment and life satisfaction. Episode Notes Watch on YouTube  Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere “Uncover your talents. Discover your dream job. Thrive in YOUR culture.” Sign up for Culture Finders today at www.CultureFinders.com MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Laws of Human Nature, The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mastery. Robert was originally a guest on Episode #123. This episode dives deep on many of the key lessons Robert learned throughout all of his writings and what he’s focusing on now. Episode Notes Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere “Uncover your talents. Discover your dream job. Thrive in YOUR culture.” Sign up for Culture Finders today at www.CultureFinders.com MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/

Ed Sim is the founder of Boldstart Ventures, a first check investor for bold founders reinventing the enterprise! Ed loves to work with engineering driven founders with a laser sharp focus on product. On this episode Ed goes over his investing principles, where he developed his tenacious drive and what he sees in the most successful entrepreneurs. This is a masterclass  you won’t want to miss from a 23 year veteran in the venture capital space! Episode Notes Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere “Uncover your talents. Discover your dream job. Thrive in YOUR culture.” Sign up for Culture Finders today at www.CultureFinders.com MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/