The Entrepreneur Experiment
Gary Fox
Every week, I sit down with extraordinary founders to explore how they build thriving businesses, maintain peak physical health, and cultivate sharp, resilient minds.
This is your journey to learn from the best—world-class entrepreneurs, elite thinkers, and peak performers who have mastered success in business, body, and brain.
This isn’t just a podcast; it’s a blueprint for a new kind of founder—one who balances ambition with wellness, hard work with mental fitness, and success with purpose.
Together, we’ll discover the habits, systems, and strategies they use to create their unique formulas for success.
Join me as you learn how to build like a founder, train like an athlete, and think like an artist—so we can all find our formula for success.
This is your journey to learn from the best—world-class entrepreneurs, elite thinkers, and peak performers who have mastered success in business, body, and brain.
This isn’t just a podcast; it’s a blueprint for a new kind of founder—one who balances ambition with wellness, hard work with mental fitness, and success with purpose.
Together, we’ll discover the habits, systems, and strategies they use to create their unique formulas for success.
Join me as you learn how to build like a founder, train like an athlete, and think like an artist—so we can all find our formula for success.
Episodes
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Mar 3, 2022 • 1h 14min
EE 167 - Slaying Demons & Dragons with Sharon Keegan - Peachylean
In 2021, Sharon Keegan endured the worst and best year of her life. This is one of the most honest, open and revealing chats with an entrepreneur I've ever had to pleasure to share. Sharon reveals her rise to fame with Peachylean and also the challenges, heartbreaks and realities she faced along the way. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
Feb 28, 2022 • 12min
EE 166 - Idea Lab - Come see the podcast live!
In the Lab this week, I reveal my plans to record live versions of the podcast but I need your help to pick a location. We also look at the "end of Covid" and what that means for us as business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. Finally, I share a book that's having a huge impact on me this month. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
Feb 24, 2022 • 1h 1min
EE 165 - Lisa Creaven - Reinventing the broken oral care industry
Lisa, alongside her sister Vanessa and fellow dentist Barry launched Spotlight Oral Care just 6 years ago. Now they are a global brand exporting across the world and on their way to reinventing the entire oral care sector. In this episode, I discover what sparked the idea, what it's like to work with family and how Lisa juggled 2 jobs for 4 years in order to build Spotlight. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
Feb 21, 2022 • 12min
EE 164 - Idea Lab - Airbnb, the Sleeping Giant Rises
In the Lab this week, I reveal why Airbnb is a sleeping giant about to wake up & how you can leverage the platform to make money. I also share what Airbnb's Q4 earnings tells us about the future of work. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
Feb 17, 2022 • 1h 2min
EE 163 - Deep Dive with Telecoms Tycoon Paul Connell -Pure Telecom
Paul has gone from a single office room in Ranelagh to competing with the world's largest telecoms companies. In a no holds barred chat, Paul breaks down the ruthless competitive streak and sales tactics that are the backbone of his success. This is a straight talking conversation that will teach you what it takes to succeed in one of the world's most competitive industries. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
Feb 14, 2022 • 11min
EE 162 - Idea Lab - What is Your One Thing?
In the Lab this week, we figure out what is the one thing you should be doing right now to give you the most leverage. We cut through the noise and work out what is the single thing you should be focused on. I also reveal 3 upcoming events for early stage, scaling and hyper scaling entrepreneurs. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
Feb 10, 2022 • 58min
EE 161- The Riches are in the Niches with Mary McKenna, Founder Tour America
Mary McKenna is a maverick. She is a travel boss who has never sold a holiday. Learn her contrarian strategies in this week's masterclass with one of Ireland's best entrepreneurs. Find out how Mary guided her business, Tour America, through natural disaster, terrorist attacks & now a pandemic. Mary shares the full story of how she has grown a company that spans continents and decades with incredible success. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
Feb 7, 2022 • 15min
EE 160 - Idea Lab - Why Your Business is Boring
In the Lab today, I breakdown the basics of Storytelling 101. Stop selling and start telling. Can you tell me the story of your business in just one sentence? Do you have a "huh" moment? Find out why you need both on today's pod. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
Feb 3, 2022 • 57min
EE 159 - No More Blue Days - €70 Million Exit Story with Ciaran Mulligan
In 2018, Ciaran Mulligan sold his company, Blue Insurance for a reported €70 million. The entrepreneur is now a serial investor & adventurer! On today's episode, we learn how he built Blue by not following convention and Ciaran reveals the strategies that disrupted an entire industry. We discover the investments he's been making since and why a random conversation plunged him deep into the crypto world. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
Jan 31, 2022 • 12min
EE 158 - Idea Lab - The Art of Simplicity
In the Lab this week, I share my process for stripping away all the inefficient parts of my work & personal life to free up more time to enjoy the good stuff. You'll learn my process for delegation, automation and removal of ineffecient activities. I share the tools and tricks I've learned from guests and my own experience to get back more time to work on the things that matter most. Visit my partner Sage: https://bit.ly/sageEE
