Podcast · Author · Executive Coach

What Got You There

Conversations with world-class performers uncovering the habits, mindsets, and principles that drive extraordinary achievement. Hosted by Sean DeLaney.

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Notable Guests

World-Class Conversations

Over 366 episodes featuring CEOs, Olympic athletes, bestselling authors, investors, neuroscientists, and leaders at the peak of their craft.
Frank Slootman CEO, Snowflake
Monica Seles 9x Grand Slam
Derek Sivers Author
Dr. Michael Gervais Psychologist
Brunello Cucinelli Fashion Icon
Mario Andretti Racing Legend
Daniel Goleman EQ Pioneer
Kevin Kelly Wired Co-founder
Marshall Goldsmith #1 Coach
Frank Slootman CEO, Snowflake
Monica Seles 9x Grand Slam
Derek Sivers Author
Dr. Michael Gervais Psychologist
Brunello Cucinelli Fashion Icon
Mario Andretti Racing Legend
Daniel Goleman EQ Pioneer
Kevin Kelly Wired Co-founder
Marshall Goldsmith #1 Coach
Apolo Anton Ohno Olympic Gold
Brian Dawkins NFL HOF
David Senra Founders Pod
Annie Duke Decisions
Dr. Tara Swart MIT
Will Guidara Hospitality
Jesse Itzler Entrepreneur
Mike Maples Jr. Floodgate
Apolo Anton Ohno Olympic Gold
Brian Dawkins NFL HOF
David Senra Founders Pod
Annie Duke Decisions
Dr. Tara Swart MIT
Will Guidara Hospitality
Jesse Itzler Entrepreneur
Josh Waitzkin Chess Master
Mike Maples Jr. Floodgate
The Podcast

Two Shows. One Mission.

World-class guest interviews and intimate solo reflections — both designed to help you think deeper, live bolder, and craft an extraordinary life.
Deep conversations with CEOs, athletes, bestselling authors, neuroscientists, and world-class performers. Sean uncovers the habits and turning points behind extraordinary achievement.
Sean’s most personal work. Intimate reflections on identity, suffering, courage, awareness, joy, and what it truly means to live well. Raw, unscripted, transformative.

Latest Guest Interviews

Conversations with world-class performers

Latest Beneath The Surface

Solo episodes — Sean’s most personal reflections
The Books

Wisdom Distilled Into Daily Practice

Three books designed to help you craft a life of intention, resilience, and extraordinary growth.

365 Daily Passages

Masterpiece in Progress

A Daily Guide to a Life Well Crafted. 365 potent passages to reignite your personal and professional evolution.
Poetry & Prose

When Life Begins to Whisper

A journey through pain, awakening, awareness, and love — the forces that shape us and ultimately rebuild us.
Curated Wisdom

Insights of the Ages

Quotes for a Life Well Crafted. Timeless wisdom from history’s greatest thinkers, curated for modern life.
About Sean DeLaney

Former pro athlete. Executive coach. Still learning.

I’m an executive coach who works privately with CEOs, founders, and investors.
The stuff I help with doesn’t have a playbook. It’s the things you can’t bring to your board or your spouse or your team.
You need someone who can sit in the complexity with you and actually help you see through it. That’s what I do.
I listen more than I talk. I pick up on the things people don’t say out loud. The patterns, the blind spots, the story you’ve been telling yourself that stopped being true a while ago. ‍

I’ve been doing this work for 15 years. I’ve hosted 300+ conversations on my podcast What Got You There with people like Frank Slootman, Howard Marks, Brunello Cucinelli, Annie Duke, and Scott O’Neil. Thousands of hours studying how the best in the world think and what breaks down at the highest levels. That’s in the room with me every time I coach.
I’ve written three books, including Masterpiece in Progress. I’ve sat across from public company CEOs, billionaire investors, Olympic gold medalists, and Navy SEALs. But the deepest work I do is one on one. That’s where things actually change.

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From Masterpiece in Progress

Today's Passage

You Haven’t Met All of You Yet. How fascinating it is that we can live with ourselves every day, be with ourselves every moment, and yet still not fully know who we are. There’s a profound truth to embrace here: You haven’t met all of you yet.

— from Masterpiece in Progress by Sean DeLaney
Endorsements

What Leaders Are Saying

★★★★★

"Intensely positive and upbeat, Sean DeLaney crafts a master class in personal development. This book is about the art of AMPing up your life."

Frank Slootman
CEO, Snowflake Inc. · Author of Amp It Up
★★★★★

"Sean's beautiful, thoughtful writing reminds you what's important and calls your attention to a perspective that lifts your spirit each day."

Derek Sivers
Author · Entrepreneur
★★★★★

"Sean DeLaney's Masterpiece in Progress is a playbook for life. Dive in, train hard, and see results."

Monica Seles
Former World No. 1 · 9x Grand Slam Champion
★★★★★

"Reading it is like undergoing a transformation. Sean's words resonate deeply, urging one to craft a life that is your masterpiece."

Dr. Tara Swart
Neuroscientist · MIT Sloan
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