What Got You There with Sean DeLaney
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.
Not just for more success. But for deeper presence. Greater freedom. And a life that breathes.
🎧 Subscribe to join the journey.
📬 Connect at whatgotyouthere.com
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.
Not just for more success. But for deeper presence. Greater freedom. And a life that breathes.
🎧 Subscribe to join the journey.
📬 Connect at whatgotyouthere.com
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Jun 14, 2020 • 1h 9min
#198 Dr. Marcus Elliott- The Future of Athletes and Elite Performance
Dr. Marcus Elliott is a Harvard trained physician specializing in performance enhancement and the development of elite athletes. As Founder and Director of P3, he is dedicated to applying cutting edge science for optimal athletic achievement. He has trained some of the world’s best athletes including those at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, the New England Patriots, stars of the NBA, and many more elite athletes. Dr. Elliott’s primary focus has been on peak performance and injury prevention and on this episode Dr. Elliott discusses some of the elite science they’re using to allow athletes to perform at their very best! For any elite performer this is an episode you won’t want to miss! Full Show Notes Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://www.p3.md/team/marcus-elliott/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-elliott-m-d-1215a982/
Jun 7, 2020 • 1h 3min
#197 David Taylor- Developing the Mindset of a World Champion Wrestler
David Taylor, widely known as The Magic Man, is one of the most decorated American wrestlers of all time. David is a World Champion, US Champion, 2 X NCAA Champion a 4x NCAA All-American, 4x BIG 10 Champion, and he’s hoping to add Olympic Champion in the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. On this episode David goes deep on his championship mindset, what it takes to be great and what he’s learned from great coaches. Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” http://www.m2wrestling.com/ https://linktr.ee/Magicman86 https://twitter.com/magicman_psu
May 31, 2020 • 1h 9min
#196 Andrew Roberts- Leadership Lessons from Those Who Made History
Andrew Roberts is a Bestselling author, historian and journalist. He is a visiting professor at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and also has positions at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the Lehrman Institute at the New York Historical Society. On this episode Andrew discusses some of the great leaders he’s written about such as Winston Churchill and Napoleon Bonaparte, how he transitioned from a career in finance to become one of the great writers of history, and what it takes to produce great work! Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” Checkout Andrew's Bestselling Book Churchill: Walking with Destiny Napoleon: A Life Leadership in War: Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History https://www.andrew-roberts.net/ https://twitter.com/aroberts_andrew
May 24, 2020 • 1h 18min
#195 Daniel Gross- Pioneering The Future of Startups, Frameworks for Entrepreneurs and Challenging Yourself!
Daniel Gross is the founder of Pioneer, a fully remote accelerator that backs brilliant founders from all over the world. Pioneer is changing the way companies are formed and Pioneer has already has backed more than 100 founders. Daniel’s origin story begins in Israel and when he was 18, he was accepted into YCombinator, being the youngest founder ever at the time. He founded a company called Cue, an AI-powered search engine, that was acquired by Apple when he was just 22! Daniel was a previous guest on episode #124 and if you haven’t heard that check it out! Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://pioneer.app/ https://twitter.com/danielgross https://dcgross.com/
May 17, 2020 • 39min
#194 Matt Ridley- How Innovation Works and Why it Flourishes in Freedom
Matt Ridley is the bestselling author of books such as The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything, and his new book How Innovation Works and Why It Flourishes in Freedom! Matt has also been an editor and writer for the Economist, The Times and the Wall Street Journal. On this episode Matt discusses the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject. He talks about how some of the most transformative inventions have come to be and how innovation is a collective, collaborative phenomenon, not a matter of lonely genius... Podcast Notes on Matt's Episode Full Transcript Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” Matt's new book How Innovation Works http://www.mattridley.co.uk/
May 10, 2020 • 1h 19min
#193 Berit Brogaard - The Superhuman Mind
Berit (Brit) Brogaard is a Professor of Philosophy and the Director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research at the University of Miami. Her educational background includes a medical degree in neuroscience and a doctorate in philosophy. Her areas of research include perception, synesthesia, blindsight, consciousness, neuro-psychiatry and emotions. On this episode Professor Brogaard takes us inside the lives and brains of geniuses, savants, and a wide variety of ordinary people who have acquired truly extraordinary talents, one way or another. She also dives deep on her work ethic, frameworks she’s implemented and how her research has impacted her approaches to life. Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” Brit's Website https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-superhuman-mind https://people.miami.edu/profile/brit@miami.edu
May 3, 2020 • 1h 2min
#192 Stephen M. R. Covey- New York Times Bestselling Author on 7 Habits of Highly Effective People & The Speed of Trust!
Stephen M. R. Covey is a New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The SPEED of Trust—The One Thing That Changes Everything. He is the former CEO of the Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Stephen personally led the strategy that propelled his father's book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to become one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine. Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://www.speedoftrust.com/ https://twitter.com/StephenMRCovey
Apr 26, 2020 • 1h 1min
#191 Chef Daniel Boulud-A Michelin Star Chef on Pursuing Your Dreams, Developing Your Skills and the Lessons Learned from Mentors!
Over the past 30 years few people if any have as impressive of a resume in the culinary world as world renowned Chef Daniel Boulud. A native of Lyon, France Chef Boulud is considered one of America’s leading culinary authorities and one of the most revered French chefs. Chef Boulud has also embraced the entrepreneurial spirit owning more than 15 restaurants all over the world and knows the inns and outs of every aspect of his business. Boulud is the author of nine cookbooks, the recipient of multiple James Beard Foundation awards including “Outstanding Chef”, and “Outstanding Restaurateur”, he’s been awarded four Michelin Stars and in 2013 was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame. If you want a behind the scenes look into of one of the best chefs of our generation then you’ll love this episode! Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” https://www.danielboulud.com/ https://twitter.com/DanielBoulud
Apr 19, 2020 • 54min
#190 Joel Peterson- Chairman of JetBlue Airways on The Art of Launching New Ventures and Inspiring Others!
Joel Peterson is the chairman of JetBlue Airways and the founding partner of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm. Joel has a long history of successful growth capital investments in a variety of industries. He currently teaches Entrepreneurial Management at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, is the Chairman of the Board of Overseers at the Hoover Institution at Stanford as well as the Chairman of the Board at JetBlue Airways, and serves as a Director of Franklin Covey. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Joel is the author of The 10 Laws of Trust: Building the Bonds that Make a Business Great and his latest book Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff. Get ready for this jam-packed episode on entrepreneurship! Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT” Joel's Book https://twitter.com/joelcpeterson
Apr 12, 2020 • 38min
#189- Solo Episode- What I'm doing to Stay in Control During Covid-19
On this episode Sean is the one being interviewed by his wife Kelsey and he discusses his thoughts and frameworks during these difficult times. Sean dives deep on the following topics during the episode *Managing stress *Handling uncertainty *Daily routine *Finding new opportunities *Books & other things he's reading Checkout my Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere Exclusive opportunities: http://whatgotyouthere.com/sponsors/ MCTco Collagen Protein Bars www.mctco.com 20% off with code “WGYT”
