Shawn D. Nelson
Nasdaq CEO · Amazon #1 Bestselling Author · Podcast Host

Take Action.Take Risks.Be Bold.

Shawn D. Nelson went from a basement beanbag to a billion-dollar Nasdaq company — and he's giving away every lesson it cost him 25 years to learn.

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$1B+  Revenue Built from a Basement Beanbag
4.8★  107 Episodes on Apple Podcasts
#1  Amazon Bestseller · Forbes Books
Nasdaq: LOVE  Publicly Traded Founder
The Podcast

Let Me Save You 25 Years

Weekly conversations with elite founders, athletes, scientists, and CEOs — each episode built around one principle they learned the hard way. Hosted by a Nasdaq CEO who's lived the same journey.

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The conversations that hit hardest — and keep getting shared.

Travis Pastrana
#1 Most Popular · EP100
Travis Pastrana
The 18-Year-Old Champion Who Walked Away From Everything
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Gary Vaynerchuk
#2 Most Popular
Gary Vaynerchuk
Building VaynerMedia and the Long Game of Content
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Mark Cuban
#3 Most Popular
Mark Cuban
What It Really Takes to Build a Billion-Dollar Brand
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Neil Blumenthal
#4 Most Popular
Neil Blumenthal
Co-Founding Warby Parker: The Business of Disruption
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John Mackey
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John Mackey
Whole Foods Founder on Conscious Capitalism
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Let Me Save You 25 Years — Amazon #1 Bestseller
The Book
⭐ Amazon #1 Bestseller · Forbes Books

Let Me Save You 25 Years

Mistakes, Miracles, and Lessons from the Lovesac Story

Shawn Nelson built Lovesac from nothing — a literal beanbag in his parents' basement — into a publicly traded billion-dollar furniture company on the Nasdaq. This is the unfiltered playbook: what nearly destroyed him, what saved him, and the 25 lessons he wishes someone had handed him at the start.

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"Highly entertaining read filled with valuable lessons for anyone starting a business."

Sir Richard Branson
Founder, Virgin Group

"A gripping story that shows you don't need a perfect plan — you need the guts to start and the grit to keep going."

Sara Blakely
Founder, Spanx

"Shawn's journey is proof that the messy, non-linear path is often the right one. This book will change how you think about building."

Mark Cuban
Entrepreneur · NBA Owner · Shark Tank
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About Shawn

$0 to $1 Billion.
The Hard Way.

In 1995, an 18-year-old in Utah built an 8-foot beanbag in his parents' basement. That was the beginning of Lovesac — a company that would survive bankruptcy, near-death, and every kind of chaos before ringing the opening bell on Nasdaq in 2018.

Today Shawn is the Founder & CEO of Lovesac (Nasdaq: LOVE), an Amazon #1 bestselling author published by Forbes Books, a sought-after keynote speaker, and the host of Let Me Save You 25 Years — a podcast for anyone who wants to do something extraordinary.

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$1B+
Revenue Built
25+
Years in Business
107+
Podcast Episodes
4.8★
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