# Episode 60: From Car Crash to CEO Coach with Seamus Fox

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Podcast: [909Exec](https://stenobird.com/podcast/909exec-7089471)
Published: 2026-05-16T20:02:54+00:00
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## Resource

Introduction While Silicon Valley obsessively prioritizes technical excellence, enterprise organizations frequently overlook the ultimate variable in leadership success: the executive mindset. In this episode of 909 Exec , host Den Jones sits down with high-performance coach Seamus Fox to bridge the gap between business strategy and psychological alignment. Moving past corporate buzzwords, this conversation serves as a tactical masterclass for CEOs and founders on how true authenticity, strict energy management, and behavioral value alignment directly dictate a company’s bottom line. Seamus Fox is an author, TEDx speaker, and executive coach with 21 years of experience. Raised in volatile 1980s Northern Ireland, Fox left school at 16 without qualifications. Following a severe, life-altering car crash fueled by a destructive partying lifestyle, he pivoted toward intense self-discovery. He channeled this discipline into bodybuilding—winning Mr. Northern Ireland in 2005—which launched his 21-year career spanning fitness entrepreneurship to global executive coaching. Today, he helps elite business leaders realign their lives from the inside out. Fox leverages axiology (the study of value and worth) to dissect why outwardly successful leaders often feel empty. He argues that fulfillment is achieved only when an executive lives by their true, intrinsic values rather than external, "injected" societal expectations. Using a methodology developed by Dr. John DeMartini, Fox helps leaders identify a critical gap: what people say they value is rarely what their daily actions demonstrate. This behavioral friction generates severe psychological, physiological, and relational stress. Executives often suppress their challenging traits to play the "perfect, positive lead…

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