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The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast

The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast

Dwayne Kerrigan 144 Episodes Jul 1, 2026

Dwayne Kerrigan, a seasoned entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience owning nearly 30 businesses across 12 industries, hosts this podcast. He interviews overlooked but accomplished entrepreneurs, exploring their journeys of building exceptional enterprises. The show focuses on personal stories, lessons learned, and strategies for success, moving beyond the glitz and glamour often associated with entrepreneurship.

Episodes

146: Why AI Empowers Entrepreneurs More Than Anyone with Sean Barry Jul 1, 2026 52:23 Sean Barry's team used to spend six months building a feature. Now they build it in two to three weeks.In Part 2, Sean and Dwayne move from the AI transformation inside LeanScaper to the bigger picture: what the software industry looks like in twelve months, why autonomous cars and AI adoption are fundamentally different problems, and what it actually means to participate in this change rather tha
145: Sean Barry: AI Is Happening To You or With You Jun 24, 2026 01:02:25 In January, 95% of the code Sean Barry's team wrote was written by hand. Six months later, that number is 2%. Sean isn't predicting what AI will do to your industry — he's living it, building it, and losing sleep over it.In this conversation with Dwayne Kerrigan, Sean Barry - the Chief Product Officer of LeanScaper - shares what the AI transformation actually looks like from the inside: the grief,
144: Sleep Is the Currency of Attention with Dr. Breus Jun 17, 2026 01:09:41 Most people treat sleep like something that happens to them. Dr. Michael Breus, aka The Sleep Doctor, treats it like a system — one that can be built, optimized, and recovered no matter how badly you've abused it. In Part 2, Dwayne and Dr. Breus move from theory into full practice: the single morning habit that regulates your entire sleep schedule, the truth about supplements and peptides, and wh
143: Sleep Smarter: The Science of When with Dr. Michael Breus Jun 10, 2026 01:14:13 You've been told to get eight hours of sleep your whole life. Dr. Michael Breus — The Sleep Doctor — says that's not only wrong, it may be making things worse. In this conversation with Dwayne Kerrigan, one of the world's foremost sleep specialists breaks down the science of when to sleep, when to drink caffeine, when to workout, and why most people's sleep problems aren't about how much they slee
142: Don't Mistake Being Busy for Being Productive Jun 3, 2026 01:17:56 Nobody jumps out of bed wanting to do a bad job. So why does the day fall apart by lunch? In this episode, Dwayne Kerrigan breaks down the actual mechanics of high-performance productivity — not the philosophy, not the mindset pep talk, but the specific rituals, systems, and daily habits that determine whether your week produces results or just burns time.In this episode:The Time Management Matrix
141: Kyle Scheele: The Five Things Every Idea Needs May 27, 2026 01:02:31 Kyle Scheele went from 17 TikTok followers to a million in 25 hours — not because he had a strategy, but because he finally stopped waiting for the right time and posted the video. In Part 2, he and Dwayne walk through the five things every idea needs to make it into the world, why AI is a sycophancy machine that will confidently tell you exactly what you want to hear, and why creativity is a team
140: Why Every Person Is Creative with Kyle Scheele May 20, 2026 59:39 Most people think creativity is something you either have or you don't — a gift, a gene, a mysterious lightning bolt that strikes a chosen few. Kyle Scheele has spent his career dismantling that belief, and in this conversation he makes the case that creativity isn't magic at all. It's problem-solving. And everyone already does it, every single day.In Part 1 of this episode: Why your brain is not
139: Passion, Purpose, and the Next Step with Kyle & Brent Pease May 13, 2026 57:24 In Part 2, Kyle and Brent Pease go beyond the race course and into the harder terrain — the screaming match in a New York City taxi after a broken wheelchair nearly ended their marathon, the board member who called every morning during school drop-off, and what it actually takes to build an organization that can run without you. This is where the mission meets the mechanics, and where two brothers
138: Brotherhood, Resilience & the Ironman with Kyle & Brent Pease May 6, 2026 46:02 Kyle and Brent Pease have completed more than 100 races together — including two IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii — and in 2024 they broke the push-assist course record with a finish time of 14 hours, 8 minutes, and 3 seconds. Kyle, born with cerebral palsy, is the coach, the motivator, and the athlete who has to be the most positive force in the world for 15 hours straight while his br
137: Building High Performance Teams with Dwayne Kerrigan Apr 29, 2026 01:25:25 What separates average teams from truly high-performing ones?In this episode, Dwayne Kerrigan breaks down the real mechanics of building high performance teams — from hiring A-players to creating a culture of accountability, coaching, and continuous improvement.Backed by real-world experience across decades in business, Dwayne walks through the systems, frameworks, and leadership mindset shifts re
136: Stop Solving Your Team's Problems with Paul Akers Apr 22, 2026 01:01:04 Most business owners think AI and new technology will fix what's broken in their company. Paul Akers disagrees — and he's been inside factories with 10,000 employees on every continent to back it up.In Part 2 of this conversation, Paul and Dwayne go deeper into the mechanics of Lean culture, and why the secret to happiness and business success might be the same thing.In this episode:Paul's three-w
135: The Lean Maniac: Paul Akers on Eliminating Waste Apr 15, 2026 01:09:59 Paul Akers started FastCap in his garage with no MBA, no funding, and one simple conviction: fix what bugs you. Today FastCap ships over 2,000 products to more than 40 countries, and runs on a philosophy so simple it fits in two words — eliminate waste.In Part 1 of this conversation, Dwayne Kerrigan sits down with Paul to unpack the Lean methodology that made it all possible, and why it has nothin

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