Let Me Save You 25 Years

What if the biggest breakthroughs in your life don’t come from thinking bigger… but from paying closer attention to the details right in front of you? This week, Shawn sits down with Ronnen Harary, co-founder of Spin Master, the company behind PAW Patrol, Kinetic Sand, and countless other household favorites, for a conversation about why sometimes you have to Zoom In to Zoom Out.

What if losing everything was the best thing that ever happened to you? This week, Shawn sits down with entrepreneur, bestselling author, and former CEO of the sports agency that inspired Jerry Maguire, David Meltzer, for a conversation about one simple idea: “The best time to plant an oak tree was 25 years ago… the next best time is today.”

What if the biggest opportunities in your life aren’t the ones you’re waiting for…but the ones you’re willing to create? This week, Shawn sits down with entrepreneur, bestselling author, endurance athlete, and professional life experimenter, Jesse Itzler, for a conversation about why the people who build extraordinary lives don’t wait for permission; they create their own opportunities.

What separates the people who dream from the people who do? This week, Shawn sits down with former NHL star and co-founder of World Playground, Brooks Laich, for a conversation about The Art of the Start and why success often belongs to the people willing to begin before they feel ready.

What does a dusty old computer in an orphanage have to do with artificial intelligence, Stanford University, and the future of humanity? More than you’d think. This week, Shawn sits down with world-renowned neuroscientist, Stanford professor, former Google Brain and Meta researcher, and Emergence author, David Sussillo, for a conversation about one of life’s most valuable skills: Connect the Dots.

Travis Pastrana has spent his entire life doing things that should be impossible. The first-ever motorcycle double backflip. X Games legend. Rally champion. Daytona 500 driver. Founder of Nitro Circus. He’s launched himself into the history books, broken more bones than most people can count, and somehow, at 42, keeps coming back for more.

What do warm cookies, billion-dollar brands, and heated arguments have in common? More than you think. This week Shawn sits down with Seth Berkowitz, founder of Insomnia Cookies, to talk about why the best leaders don’t surround themselves with people who agree with them, they surround themselves with people willing to, “fight it out.”

What if the people who seem the most put together are struggling just as much as everyone else? This week Shawn sits down with Ashli Blumenfeld, Co-President of Standard Meat Company, for a raw, funny, and surprisingly powerful conversation about the truth nobody talks about enough: everybody’s a mess.

What happens when you take an industry everyone accepts… and ask, “Why are we doing it this way?” This week Shawn sits down with Scott Morris, President and Co-Founder of FreshPet, to unpack how a “crazy idea” turned into a category-defining brand that completely changed the pet food industry.

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t the idea… but the belief that you could actually do it? This week Shawn sits down with Jessica Gee, the cool mom behind The Bucket List Family, for a conversation about re-framing the question, “Why didn’t I think of that?” into something far more powerful: “Why didn’t I think I could do that?”

If you believe in it, why are you whispering it? This week Shawn sits down with Cameron Nagle, founder of Starting Small, to break down the mindset behind “Wear the T-Shirt,” and why believing in your vision is the ultimate unfair advantage.

We’re revisiting a conversation that feels more relevant than ever: in a world obsessed with money, status, and productivity… are we ignoring the one asset we can never earn back? Shawn welcomes entrepreneur, investor, and author Sahil Bloom to unpack the Shawnism, “It’s about time.” In a world chasing money, Sahil reveals why the real flex is owning your time.