
What Got You There with Sean DeLaney
What Got You There with Sean DeLaney: Beneath the Surface
A 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 at your best — without abandoning yourself in the process?
This show is a space to get honest. To let go of old scripts. To reconnect with what actually matters. And to explore how we live, create, lead, and perform — from the inside out.
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Sep 20, 2020 • 1h 8min
#212 Blas Moros- Founder of The Latticework on Lifelong Learning, Mental Models & a Multidisciplinary Approach to Life
Blas Moros is writer, thinker, entrepreneur and so much more. He’s the man behind Sean’s favorite website The Rabbit Hole that is filled with book recaps, thought provoking essays and other amazing content. Blas is at it again with his latest project The Latticework. If you’re into lifelong learning, mental models, and multidisciplinary approaches to life then you will love the latticework. It’s a site pulling the most important lessons from all of the major disciplines and we think this is going to be an essential read for any high performer. On this episode Sean and Blas discuss some of the most important lessons he’s learned from playing elite tennis, studying the world's best thinkers and reading over 600+ books. Blas's 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/

Sep 13, 2020 • 1h 7min
#211 Josh Kaufman- Author of The Personal MBA discusses entrepreneurship, skill acquisition, and his multidisciplinary approach to mastery!
Josh Kaufman is the bestselling author of books on business, entrepreneurship, skill acquisition, productivity, creativity, applied psychology, and practical wisdom. His unique, multidisciplinary approach to business mastery and rapid skill acquisition has helped millions of readers around the world learn essential concepts and skills on their own terms. His bestselling book THE PERSONAL MBA: 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION is now out! 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/

Sep 6, 2020 • 57min
#210 Morgan Housel- The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Morgan is out with his first book The Psychology of Money:Timeless lessons on wealth, greed and happiness , which Sean thought was exceptional. In it Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics. Episode Notes Episode Transcript 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 www.CultureFinders.com MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://drinksupercoffee.com/ Morgan's Writing https://twitter.com/morganhousel Morgan's Book The Psychology of Money

Aug 30, 2020 • 1h 37min
#209 Yen Liow - Managing Partner of Aravt Global- Lessons Learned on the Path to Excellence
Yen Liow is the Managing Partner at Aravt Global LLC, which is a fundamental global equity investment firm based out of New York. Yen previously was a Principal of Ziff Brothers Investments, and prior to ZBI, Yen was a Consultant at Bain & Company in its San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore and Beijing offices. Yen received his MBA from Harvard Business School, is a former Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School and guest lectures regularly at various universities around the country. On this episode Yen discusses some of his life philosophies, Aravt’s investing frameworks, mentors he’s had a long the way, learning from difficult times and so much more. We highly recommend checking out the show notes accompanying this episode that encapsulate all of the amazing takeaways and lessons! Show Notes Transcript 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” Yen's Mastery: Learning How to Learn Talk

Aug 23, 2020 • 1h 2min
#208 Tom Peters- Author of In Search of Excellence & Management Guru
Tom Peters is co-author of In Search of Excellence--the book that changed the way the world does business, and often tagged as the best business book ever. Almost 20 books and thirty plus years later, he's still at the forefront of the "management guru industry" he single-handedly invented. In those 35 years since writing In Search of Excellence, Tom has never stopped studying what's new and making his best predictions for what's to come next. This conversation focuses all Tom's knowledge on how to manage your business in this time of exponentially accelerating change. Not surprisingly, he has a great deal to say about people being the #1 thing you should be focusing on when striving for Excellence. 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://tompeters.com/

Aug 16, 2020 • 44min
#207 Vanessa Van Edwards: Learn to Master Your People Skills, Captivate Audiences & Decode Human Behavior
Vanessa Van Edwards is a national bestselling author and founder of Science of People. Vanessa is renowned for teaching science-backed people skills to audiences around the world. On this episode Vanessa shares tangible skills to improve interpersonal communication and leadership, including her insights on how people work. Get ready for Vanessa to go over her methods for turning “soft skills” into actionable, masterable frameworks that can be applied in daily life. Vanessa's 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://www.scienceofpeople.com/ Vanessa's Book Captivate: The Science of Succeeding With People

Aug 9, 2020 • 1h 33min
#206 Safi Bahcall- Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
Safi Bahcall is one of the few 2nd time guests on What Got You There which should tell you how much Sean respects him! Safi was first featured on episode #126 , if you have not heard that pause this and checkout that episode! Safi was a former physicist turned biotech CEO where he went on to lead his company to IPO and serve as the CEO for 13 years. Safi is also author of the bestselling book Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries which is on Bill Gate’s must read list. Safi's Episode Notes Safi's Episode Transcript 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://www.bahcall.com/

Aug 2, 2020 • 1h 6min
#205 Ozan Varol- Former Rocket Scientist on Learning Strategies, Decision Making and Managing Chaos
Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor and author of the new book Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life. A native of Istanbul, he studied astrophysics at Cornell University and served on the operations team for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers. Varol later became a law professor at Lewis & Clark College. On this episode Ozan discusses strategies and frameworks learned from his time as a rocket scientist that we can all use to make advances in our own lives! Ozan's 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” Ozan's Website Ozan's Book How To Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Jul 26, 2020 • 1h 10min
#204 François Rochon- President & Portfolio Manager of Giverny Capital
François Rochon, is the president and portfolio manager of Giverny Capital. François founded Giverny on his investment philosophy of owning outstanding companies for the long term and that philosophy has helped him in having one of the best investing track records there is. If you invested $100,000 with François in 1993 that same $100,000 would be worth about $4.5 million today. But if you invested that same $100,000 only in the market you’d have just over $1 million. François is truly a legend in the investment world. On this episode François discusses his investment principles, his approach to lifelong learning, dealing with your failures and how art is at the center of his life! Episode Notes Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT”

Jul 19, 2020 • 1h 12min
#203 Michael Mauboussin- Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing
Michael Mauboussin is the author of The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing, Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition, and More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places. Michael is currently Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global. Michael has also held roles as Director of Research at BlueMountain Capital Management, he was a Managing Director and Head of Global Financial Strategies at Credit Suisse, and he was Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management. Mr. Mauboussin has been an adjunct professor of finance at Columbia Business School since 1993 and currently is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Sante Fe Institute. Michael's Episode Notes Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” http://michaelmauboussin.com/ Michael’s Books The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition Michael’s Investing Essay’s