#10 Dan Murray-Serter: 'I met the Queen the same week I had to fire half of my team'

#10 Dan Murray-Serter: 'I met the Queen the same week I had to fire half of my team'

THE SLOW DOWN · 2025-05-11
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Dan Murray-Serter is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor (85 startups), and advocate for mental health. He co-founded Heights, a brain care supplements company, following personal struggles with insomnia and anxiety. Dan also co-hosts the acclaimed Secret Leaders podcast, where he has interviewed over 500 prominent figures, amassing more than 50 million downloads. He shares insights on success and well-being through his newsletter, "The Science of Success."

In this episode we cover:

- When ADHD meets creative entrepreneurship

- Do hard things, build up dopamine

- The successes and failures of start ups

- Curing insomnia

- Building Heights in a few way

- Getting investment for a 'slow down' company

- Annual life audits

Mentions:

The Dose Effect - TJ Power

The Molecule of More - Daniel Z. Lieberman and Mike Long

Building A Story Brand - Donald Miller

Awareness - Anthony De Mello

Joy (2015) directed by David O Russell

The Defiant Ones (2017) Documentary by Allen Hughes

Links:

www.linkedin.com/in/danmurrayserter
www.yourheights.com

THE SLOW DOWN

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