Let Me Save You 25 Years

Sometimes the safety nets we think are protecting us are actually the things holding us back. In this incredible replay from last year, Shawn sits down with actor, writer, and producer, David Dastmalchian, and the timing couldn’t be better! Since this conversation was recorded, David has landed one of his biggest roles yet: the main villain, M. Bison, in the new Street Fighter movie, hitting theaters October 16.

What do you get when two cousins, a drunken idea, and a heated game of NHL ’94 collide? Somehow, a national lobster empire. Shawn sits down with Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, the cousins behind the Shark Tank success story Cousins Maine Lobster, to uncover what really happened between that first crazy idea and the 95 food trucks they have today, and why the hardest part of building a business may be surviving long enough to see it work.

What if being called crazy was proof you were onto something? This week, Shawn sits down with 4Ocean CEO Alex Schulze to unpack how two surfers with a crazy idea, a stack of $1 bills, and almost no roadmap built a company that has now removed nearly 55 million pounds of trash from oceans and waterways.

What if being called crazy was proof you were onto something? This week Shawn sits down with 4Ocean CEO Alex Schulze to unpack how two surfers with a crazy idea, a stack of $1 bills, and almost no roadmap built a company that has now removed nearly 55 million pounds of trash from oceans and waterways.

What if the life you worked so hard to build isn’t actually the life you want anymore? And what if that nagging feeling that “something is missing” isn’t a crisis; it’s a signal? This Shawn sits down with entrepreneur, author, coach, and creator of The Midlife Male, Greg Scheinman, to tackle “We Aren’t Building a Piano” and why progress, not perfection, is the real game.

What if a three-word text sign-off between friends became a $35 million business, and a movement millions of dads now call their own? This week, Shawn sits down with Grant Eastey, co-founder of Dad Gang, for a conversation about putting your passion into the world, staying relentlessly authentic, and why sometimes the thing you almost don’t send is the thing that changes everything.

What do you do when the very thing that made you famous… starts to disappear? This week, Shawn sits down with comedian, actor, and America’s Got Talent “Golden Buzzer” winner, Drew Lynch, for a conversation that starts with comedy but quickly becomes a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, and why perspective changes everything. After an accident left Drew with a stutter, he built an entire career around the very thing that changed his life. But what happens when you begin overcoming the challenge that made you famous?

What if the secret to building a bigger business isn’t taking more…but giving more? This week, Shawn sits down with Masami Sato, founder of B1G1, for a conversation about one of the most counterintuitive ideas in business: Give to Get.

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.