Steven Sashen, The Creator of Xero Shoes
The Big Leap
Gay Hendricks & Mike Koenigs
5 • 707 Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
The Evolution of A Renaissance Man
What do you get when you combine a comedian, a sprinter, a filmmaker, an archer, and an entrepreneur all in one?
You get Steven Sashen, and this week, Gay and Mike had the pleasure of picking his brain.
One of the things that Mike loves about Steven is that he is a first-principle thinker with a wild background and an absolutely fascinating story.
Today they'll delve into Steven's mindset, how he approaches problem-solving, and his guiding principle for making a living and having as much fun as possible.
They also talked about some of the Big Leaps he's made in his life, from being a professional stand-up comedian to running a software company to accidentally starting a footwear brand with his wife that has grown to over a million customers worldwide.
The thing Mike found most impressive about Steven was his willingness to look at any situation with a clear-eyed perspective and seek the truth. His insights and perspectives are something we can all learn from, and Mike thinks you'll enjoy hearing them.
Tune in to The Big Leap Podcast for an insightful and entertaining conversation with Steven Sashen.
Key Takeaways
- (05:08) Steven’s Big Leaps and Backstory
- (15:27) The inspiration behind Xero Shoes
- (22:34) It’s really easy to make a million dollars
- (28:52) The first principles that Steven lives by
- (35:45) Working as couple has been the best thing Steven has ever done
Additional Resources
- Check out Steven’s website: XeroShoes.com
- Get a copy of Mike's NEW BOOK, Referral Party HERE!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I've started doing more things that I just flat out enjoy. |
| 0:05.0 | If you're doing something that lights you up, it kind of has its own way of, kind of beaming its way out into the world. |
| 0:14.0 | The gratitude that I feel and the amazement that I experience literally hundreds of times a day, including right now, |
| 0:24.0 | is the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. |
| 0:27.8 | Here we are on The Big Leap. |
| 0:29.2 | My name is Mike Canigs. |
| 0:30.1 | I'm here today with Gay Hendricks and our special guest, Stephen Sashin. |
| 0:35.3 | One of the things I love so much about this episode is Stephen is a first |
| 0:41.1 | principal thinker. He really, really thinks a lot about a lot of things. And he's got a wild, |
| 0:48.5 | wild background. So the way I was thinking about naming this is imagine, what do you get when |
| 0:54.1 | you combine a comedian, sprinter, filmmaker, archer, and entrepreneur all in one. |
| 0:58.4 | And while you get a Steven Sash and that's what. Gay. |
| 1:03.8 | Yes. Well, I admire Stephen from many different angles. |
| 1:07.4 | But one thing is I always admire his willingness to take a clear-eyed look on a |
| 1:14.2 | search for the truth, to find the bottom-line thing that's important about any situation. |
| 1:19.7 | And he does this over and over again, and you'll see how he does it in this episode, and it's |
| 1:25.0 | something that I think we all can learn from. |
| 1:29.0 | Steven, what's your takeaway? |
| 1:33.1 | I was going to say, I hope my thing isn't about saying nice things about me because that would be ridiculous, but I appreciate each of you. Mike, I've known you and of you and watched you for |
| 1:38.1 | years as you've built your career around internet marketing and technology and really helping |
| 1:43.1 | people find ways of making |
| 1:45.6 | a living, making the life. You know, it was very instrumental in some things I was doing before |
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