

What Got You There with Sean DeLaney
What Got You There is a study of mastery, judgment, and the inner lives of people who have become exceptionally good at what they do. For more than a decade, Sean DeLaney has sat down with world-class investors, founders, CEOs, athletes, writers, chefs, artists, and other remarkable performers to understand how they think, what they notice, how they make decisions, and what their lives have taught them. The conversations go beyond tactics and accomplishments into the harder questions: How do you develop unusually good judgment? What does mastery actually require? How do you sustain ambition without being consumed by it? What changes as success compounds? And how do you build a life that is as good on the inside as it looks from the outside? With more than 400 conversations, What Got You There is an ongoing attempt to distill the ideas, practices, stories, and ways of seeing that are worth carrying forward. Sean is a private advisor to a small number of founders, CEOs, and investors, and the author of three books. 🎧 Subscribe to join the journey. 📬 Connect at whatgotyouthere.com
Episodes


#104 Brendan Kane- Growth Hacker & Founder of SEAkers

#103 JT McCormick- CEO of Scribe Media "Fail fast is ridiculous, learn faster!"

#102 John Chambers- Former Cisco CEO, Founder of JC2 Ventures

#101 Albert-László Barabási- Author of "The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success"

#100 David Heinemeier Hansson- Creator, Founder, CTO, Le Mans Race Winner, Best Selling Author & More!

#99 Joe De Sena- Spartan Race Founder & CEO

#98 Neal Bascomb- New York Times Bestselling Author on the Writing Process

#97 James "Iron Cowboy" Lawrence- 50 Ironman's, 50 Days in all 50 States!

#96 Brandon Webb-A Navy SEALs Guide to Mastering Fear

#95 George Stone- National Geographic Travel, Editor In Chief

#94 Cyril Chappellet- President & CEO Chappellet

#93 Charlie Brenneman- UFC Fighter's Life Lessons

#92 Cary Goldstein- Simon & Schuster Vice President, Executive Director of Publicity and Senior Editor

#91 Jeff Smith- Hourglass Founder

#90 Cody Burkhart-NASA Project Manager, N=1 You Are The Experiment

#89 Tyler Hansbrough- UNC Basketball Legend

#88 Noah Ohlsen-5X CrossFit Games Athlete

#87 Brett Hughes- Entrepreneur, Professional Athlete, Philanthropist and Storyteller

#86 Commander Rorke Denver- Navy Seal Leadership Lessons
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