

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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Sep 23, 2018 • 55min
#88 Noah Ohlsen-5X CrossFit Games Athlete
Noah Ohlsen went from being a scrawny kid with an athletic background to one of the worlds top competitors in CrossFit. In this episode Noah talks about his mindset and how it’s changed over the years to help him be better both in competition and in his personal life. Noah talks about his training regimen, diet, recovery and so much more on this episode of What Got You There. http://whatgotyouthere.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt https://noahohlsen.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nohlsen/ https://www.facebook.com/Noah-Ohlsen-640757986016941/ https://www.youtube.com/user/nohlsen21 https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres

Sep 16, 2018 • 1h 23min
#87 Brett Hughes- Entrepreneur, Professional Athlete, Philanthropist and Storyteller
Brett Hughes works at the intersection of storytelling, sports, music and philanthropy. He is an Ohio native who excelled in both lacrosse and football and ended up earning an athletic scholarship to play lacrosse for the University of Virginia. During his time there he was a 3x All-American, captain and National Champion. After that he went on to have a stellar professional career in Major League Lacrosse and Co Founded Lacrosse the Nations a 501c3 which unifies lacrosse community to sustainably improve education and health and create hope and opportunity for children in poverty. In this conversation Sean and Brett discuss their athletic careers, entrepreneurship, mentors and Brett’s recent move to Paris, France. You’re not going to want to miss this conversation! http://whatgotyouthere.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt https://www.lacrossethenations.org/ https://twitter.com/Brett_Hughes https://www.instagram.com/bretthughes6/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthughesla/ https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres

Sep 11, 2018 • 57min
#86 Commander Rorke Denver- Navy Seal Leadership Lessons
Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and other international hot spots. He starred in the hit film “Act of Valor,” which is based on true SEAL adventures. His New York Times bestseller, “Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior,” takes you inside his personal story and the fascinating, demanding SEAL training program he oversaw.In this episode Sean and Rorke talk about his past experiences and how that has shaped the leader he is today! http://whatgotyouthere.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt https://rorkedenver.com/ https://twitter.com/RorkeDenver https://www.instagram.com/rorketdenver/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/rorkedenverauthor/ https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres

Sep 2, 2018 • 47min
#85 Chip Conley- Hospitality Entrepreneur and Best Selling Author
Bestselling author, hospitality entrepreneur, disruptive business rebel, and social change agent, Chip Conley is a leader at the forefront of the sharing economy. At age 26, he founded and took an inner city motel and turned it into the 2nd largest boutique hotel brand in the world. Chip’s books, PEAK and the New York Times bestseller EMOTIONAL EQUATIONS, share his own theories on transformation and meaning in business and life. Chip was CEO of his innovative company for 24 years and in 2013 he accepted an invitation from the founders of Airbnb to help transform a promising home sharing start-up into what is today the world’s largest hospitality brand, as Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy. http://whatgotyouthere.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt https://chipconley.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chipconleysf/ https://www.facebook.com/chipconleyauthor https://twitter.com/ChipConley https://www.instagram.com/chipconley/ https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres

Aug 26, 2018 • 49min
#84 Brent Gleeson-A Navy SEAL’s 10 Fail Safe Principles for Leading Through Change
Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran with multiple tours to Iraq and Africa and other theaters of war. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and battlefield lessons to the world of business and has become an accomplished entrepreneur, bestselling author and acclaimed speaker on topics ranging from leadership and building high-performance teams to culture and organizational transformation. You can learn more about his leadership philosophies in his weekly columns on Inc.com and Forbes.com. He is the bestselling author of TakingPoint: A Navy SEAL’s 10 Fail Safe Principles for Leading Through Change, which was a #1 New Release in the categories of Organizational Change and Business Structural Adjustment. Brent is the Founder and CEO of TakingPoint Leadership, a progressive leadership and management consulting firm with a focus on leadership development, business transformation and building high-performance cultures. With degrees in finance and economics from Southern Methodist University, certificates in English and History from Oxford University in England and a graduate business degree from University of San Diego, Gleeson’s extensive experience is both academic and real-world in nature. Gleeson has won awards for business leadership and was named one of the “Top 10 CEOs” in Entrepreneur Magazine’s October 2013 issue for his exemplary approach to building high-performance teams in business. http://whatgotyouthere.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt http://www.brentgleesonspeaker.com/ https://twitter.com/brentgleeson https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentgleeson-takingpoint/ https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres

Aug 19, 2018 • 51min
#83 "Bruce Lee, A Life" author Matthew Polly
Matthew Polly is the national bestselling author of American Shalin and Tapped Out. His newest book “Bruce Lee, A Life” is the biography of one of the most transformational celebrities the world has ever seen. In this episode Matt uncovers some of the fascinating stories of Bruce Lee. Sean and Matt also discuss Matt’s journey from leaving Princeton to studying Kung Fu for two years at the Shalin Temple in China. A Princeton University graduate and Rhodes Scholar, he spent two years studying kung fu at the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Esquire, Slate, Playboy, and The Nation. He is a fellow at Yale University and lives in New Haven, Connecticut. http://whatgotyouthere.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt https://mattpolly.com/ https://twitter.com/MatthewEPolly https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres

Aug 12, 2018 • 33min
#82 Srinivas Rao- The Art of Being Unmistakable
Srinivas Rao is the host and founder of the popular podcast The Unmistakable Creative, where he’s interviewed more than 700 people from every walk of life imaginable. Srinivas is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 3 books: An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake, Unmistakable: Why Only is Better Than Best, and The Art of Being Unmistakable. He writes and speaks about how organizations and individuals can increase their productivity and stand out in a sea of sameness by expressing their creativity. http://whatgotyouthere.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt https://unmistakablecreative.com/ https://twitter.com/UnmistakableCR https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres

Aug 5, 2018 • 52min
#81 David Bull- World Renowned Art Restorer
David Bull is a world renowned art restorer and the president of Fine Art Conservation & Restoration Incorporated. His tools have touched Picasso’s, Monet’s and even a da Vinci. While his company’s client list is protected as passionately as the paintings themselves, Over the years, Bull and his wife do share that they have done work for the National Gallery, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,Sotheby’s and Christie’s. This is a fascinating conversation about the art world and how David has become one of the best in the world in his field. http://whatgotyouthere.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt http://www.fineartconservation.net/ https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres

Jul 29, 2018 • 40min
#80 David Ramey- Owner of Ramey Vineyards
David Ramey is the owner of Ramey Vineyards which he started with his wife Carla in 1996. He has one of California’s most impressive winemaker resumés and shares many of his experiences on this episode. Fresh out of UC Davis, and with an internship at Jean-Pierre Moueix’s, Château Pétrus under his belt, David started his winemaking career in 1980 as assistant to Zelma Long at Simi Winery. He subsequently became chief winemaker at Matanzas Creek and then Chalk Hill before taking on the task of winemaking and building the new winery at Dominus. He later helped rebuild and replant what had been the Girard Winery into Rudd Estate. David is a legend in the winemaking industry and shares his entrepreneurial journey! http://whatgotyouthere.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt http://www.rameywine.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RameyWineCellars https://twitter.com/RameyWineCellar https://www.instagram.com/rameywinecellars/ https://twitter.com/ramey_david https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres

Jul 25, 2018 • 47min
#79 Tom Gamble- Owner of Gamble Family Vineyards
Tom Gamble is the owner of Gamble Family Vineyards and todays guest on What Got You There. Tom purchased his first vineyard in 1981 and has been making great wine ever since. He is the first member of his family to make wine, but hopes he is not the last to work the land. Gamble Family Vineyards is his legacy for the future, inspired by the hard work of generations past. Tom and Sean discuss what it takes to own a great vineyard and sustain it’s excellence over time. http://whatgotyouthere.com/ Vuori Clothing 25% off with discount code “WGYT” https://www.vuoriclothing.com/ GlobeKick 10% off with discount code “WGYT” https://globekick.com/ 15% off Four Sigmatic with discount code "WGYT" http://foursigmatic.com/wgyt http://www.gamblefamilyvineyards.com/ https://www.facebook.com/gamblefamilyvineyards/ https://twitter.com/GambleFamilyVin Email- wine@gamblefamilyvineyards.com https://twitter.com/WhatGotYouThere https://www.instagram.com/whatgotyoutherepodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/whatgotyouthere/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-delaney-00909190/ Intro/Outro music by Justin Great- http://justingreat.com/ Audio Engineer- Brian Lapres