Patrick Sweeney on Founder Mindset, Fear & Building Unicorns

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with Patrick Sweeney, WSJ best-selling author, five-time CEO, fear expert, and Unicorn creator. Patrick’s journey is anything but ordinary—he went from an Olympic-level athlete to founding multiple companies and investing in 60+ startups. Today, Patrick helps founders break through fear and make billion-dollar decisions with unshakable confidence. He is the creator of the BOODA Loop, a framework that applies neuroscience to improve founder mindset, performance, and decision-making under pressure. Patrick teaches founders how to think like a Unicorn founder, avoid belief traps that derail startups before they scale, and build resilience in high-stakes environments. From his car outside the Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, we get into an inspiring and high-energy conversation about fear, focus, leadership, and elite performance. 🎙️ Enjoy this powerful and motivating interview. More Patrick Sweeney: https://www.thefounderscreed.com For More Famous Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgi6GpDDDrc_PgOzaERGbLQ Subscribe via iTunes/Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/famous-interviews-with-joe-dimino/id1660256991Subscribe via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7j92QDS13LXgajPt80X2dh The Home of Famous Interviews: http://famousinterviewswithjoedimino.blogspot.com/ Contribute to Famous Interviews via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices