The Inner Entrepreneur

About Jerry Colona: Jerry is a coach, writer, and speaker who focuses on leadership, business, and the practice of radical self-inquiry. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Reboot.io, a company born from the rallying cry that work does not have to destroy us. Work can be the way in which we achieve our fullest self. In this deeply reflective conversation, Jerry Colonna — former VC, author of Reboot and Reunion, and one of the world’s m...

In this Bite-Size episode, Paul explores the powerful turning point in Seamus Fox’s life — growing up in Derry during the conflict, navigating poverty, and drifting into destructive paths before a near-fatal car crash forced him to confront who he was becoming. Waking in a blood-stained flat after a night in a cell became the moment that pushed him back toward what had always grounded him: sport. From bodybuilding to personal train...

In this conversation, I sit down with high-performance coach Enda McNulty to explore what it really means to perform under pressure – not just on the pitch in front of 80,000 people, but in the boardroom, in a hospital corridor, or at your kitchen table having a hard conversation with someone you love. Enda shares the story of walking into the 2002 All-Ireland semi-final with his confidence “in his socks” and how tools like meditat...

In this bite-size episode, we revisit my conversation with Pat Falvey: adventurer, entrepreneur, expedition leader, and the first Irish man to summit Everest not once, but twice. Pat’s story reaches far beyond the mountains. He speaks to growing up in poverty, building and losing fortunes, standing at the edge of suicide, and finding purpose through contribution, courage and self-belief.

This conversation reminds us that every one ...

In this episode, Paul sits down with author and coach Karolina Rzadkowolska to explore our everyday relationship with alcohol—not from the perspective of addiction, but from the socially accepted drinking habits most adults consider “normal.” Karolina shares how a simple Dry January experiment transformed her confidence, creativity, sleep, mood, and sense of purpose, ultimately leading her to build a global alcohol-free movement. T...

Bite-size: AI, Reshaping Society & The Future of Being Human with Dr. Lollie Mancey

In this bite-size episode, I chat with Dr Lollie Mancey to explore how AI is changing society at every level: how we work, how we connect, how we find meaning, and who gets included or left behind. Dr. Mancey shares a compelling example from a Dutch supermarket — where customers can choose between fast self-checkout, traditional tills, and a “sl...

Many leaders today are surrounded by data, tools, and metrics, yet feel increasingly disconnected from themselves. In this conversation, Dr. Diana Dimitrova and I explore why high performers often suppress intuition, how emotional disconnection shows up in leadership, and the real cost of building companies while losing connection to our inner compass.

We discuss why intuition is not “soft” or irrational, but a form of intelligence...

In this bite-size episode, Paul speaks with Marc O’Dwyer, former CEO of Big Red Cloud, about the emotional reality of selling a business after more than three decades of ownership. Marc shares why he was determined to avoid an earn-out, how he held firm for a clean exit with 100% payment upfront, and the role that clarity, focus, and daily mental rehearsal played in making that outcome possible. He talks openly about the surprisi...

In this episode of The Inner Entrepreneur,  Paul sits down with Niall O'Murchu , one of Ireland’s leading wellness and breathwork experts. With over 23 years’ experience in mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing, Niall is a Level 3 Wim Hof Method Instructor and the first Irish person to teach at the Wim Hof Academy.

We explore how modern life keeps our nervous systems stuck in stress mode — and how simple practices like coherent...

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Dr. Chris Winter is a neurologist and sleep medicine specialist with decades of

Tools & References Mentioned

• The Sleep Solution (book)

• The Rested Child (book)

• Sleep Unplugged (podcast) Connect with Dr. Chris Winter • Instagram: @instaDRChrisWinter • www.wchriswinters.com • Podcast: Sleep Unplugged •

Books:

The Sleep Solution;

The Rested Child

About the host:

Paul Ryan is an entrepreneur, 8 figure business owner, mentor, p...

Episode Summary:

In this weeks episode, Paul sits down with Dr. Michael Keane to explore how emotions arise before we are even aware of them, why our “gut feelings” often know more than our conscious minds, and how gratitude, meditation, and attention reshape our physiology. We explore whether free will truly exists, how cultural conditioning shapes who we become, and why emotional control is less about not feeling — and more abou...

In this bite sized episode of The Inner Entrepreneur, Paul sits down with Brendan McGurgan, co-founder of Simple Scaling, creator of the ScaleX Accelerator, and former CEO who scaled a small engineering firm from 15 people to nearly 700, and from £3M to over £100M+ in global revenue — long before “scaling” became a buzzword.

Brendan believes that if you have a great product or service, you don’t just have an opportunity to grow — y...

Guest: Adie McGuiness — Co-Founder of Sigmar Recruitment

Episode Summary

In this  bite-size episode, Adie McGuiness shares the story of how his team came together during one of the toughest periods in business. Facing financial uncertainty, his staff personally contributed €200,000 to help save the company—an extraordinary act of loyalty that revealed the power of trust and genuine leadership.

Adie and Paul discuss how real leaders...

The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions: David Robson #133

Episode Summary

Award-winning science journalist David Robson joins Paul to explore the big ideas behind his three books — The Intelligence Trap, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connection. We get practical about intellectual humility, how beliefs shape physiology and performance, and why most of us underestimate how much other people like us. Fro...

Most people think “trauma” means war, abuse, or catastrophe. In this Inner Entrepreneur Bite-Size clip, Laurel Wiers (trauma therapist and creator of the MINT Method) explains why that’s incomplete — and how little-t experiences can quietly shape your personality, decisions, and success until you learn to reset back to your truest self.

This isn’t just theory. We dig into Gabor Maté’s definition of trauma (“not the event, but the...

Most of us picture a “matchmaker” as a village elder with a little black book. Amber Lee flips that script. As co-founder of Select Date Society, she runs a boutique, white-glove matchmaking firm for high achievers and ultra-high-net-worth clients — pairing deep psychology with ruthless vetting to protect time, energy, and hearts.

In this conversation, Amber shares how a near-death cardiac arrest became the wake-up call to launch h...

We’re all born with extraordinary potential — but life tests us with obstacles that shape our character and reveal what we’re truly capable of.

In this Inner Entrepreneur Bite-Size episode, Dan Metcalfe shares a remarkable journey: from youth footballer scouted by Crystal Palace to an unlikely leap into West End dance — then a devastating on-stage spinal injury in Las Vegas that forced a total reinvention. What followed wasn’t the ...

Rushing through life isn’t the same as living it. In this conversation, Paul sits down with author and speaker Carl Honoré—often called the evangelist of the Slow Movement—to unpack how “doing things at the right speed” unlocks better work, deeper relationships, and a saner mind. They explore monotasking vs. multitasking, why walking is a superpower, simple rituals that calm a frantic nervous system, and the surprising link between...