Sinopsis
Learn how to push your limits and elevate your life, your business and your family. Join Robert Glazer, CEO of Acceleration Partners and creator of the Friday Forward, as he sits down with people who are at the top of their fieldsfrom renowned entrepreneurs, visionaries and change-makers to the world's great writers, thinkers and business leaders. In his discussions, youll hear from experts about how they grow their capacity and help others achieve their best lives. Whether you are wanting to build better habits, trying to push yourself to a new level or looking to learn tips from people who share your passion for improvement, this podcast will help you make actionable changes in your life and start reaping the benefits today.
Episodios
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Elevate Classics: Seth Godin on Finding Work of Significance, AI, and Education
10/07/2025 Duración: 47minSeth Godin is a true visionary thinker and renaissance man. He is the author of 21 international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about work, and his books have been translated into 38 languages. Godin also writes one of the most popular marketing blogs in the world at seths.blog, and two of his TED talks are among the most popular of all time. Seth is a serial entrepreneur—the founder of the altMBA, the social media pioneer Squidoo, and Yoyodyne, one of the first internet companies. Seth joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss the rise of AI, the need for education disruption, and his new book, The Song of Significance. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Framer: framer.com BambooHR: bamboohr.com/freedemo IDEO U: ideou.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Robert Cialdini, The Godfather of Influence
08/07/2025 Duración: 54minRobert Cialdini is one of the world's leading experts on influence and persuasion. He is an award-winning behavioral scientist and the president and CEO of Influence at Work. He is the Regents' Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University, and a New York Times bestselling author who has sold 7 million books in 44 languages in his career. He is frequently referred to as the “Godfather of Influence,” and coaches clients such as Google, Microsoft, Cisco and Coca Cola. In this classic episode, Cialdini joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about influence in leadership and much more. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Framer: framer.com BambooHR: bamboohr.com/freedemo IDEO U: ideou.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Weekend Conversations: Finding Joy In Simple Traditions
05/07/2025 Duración: 40minOn a summer classic episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan talk about the powerful effect of simple traditions with family, friends and colleagues. Robert and Mick dig into why we should challenge our assumptions about what will make us happy, why extravagance doesn't lead to more fulfilment and more. Articles Mentioned In This Episode Friday Forward - Simple Traditions (#437) Friday Forward - 18 Summers (#84) The Tail End by Tim Urban This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Framer: framer.com BambooHR: bamboohr.com/freedemo IDEO U: ideou.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Jacob Morgan On Leading With Vulnerability
03/07/2025 Duración: 01h26sJacob Morgan is a futurist and leading authority on the future of work, the employee experience and leadership. He is the bestselling author of five books, including his latest, Leading With Vulnerability, which was released in October 2023. He is a TED Speaker and the host of the podcast Great Leadership with Jacob Morgan. In this classic episode, Jacob joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about vulnerability in leadership, company culture, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rory Vaden On Becoming Wealthy And Well-Known Through Your Personal Brand
01/07/2025 Duración: 58minRory Vaden is the co-founder of Brand Builders Group, a firm that helps clients identify their voice, tell their story and share their unique message. He is a world-class speaker who has competed in the World Championship of Public Speaking, and he has given a TEDx Talk, How To Multiply Time, which has been viewed over 4 million times. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of three books: Take The Stairs, Procrastinate On Purpose, and a new one, Wealthy and Well-Known, that publishes the day this episode releases – and is available in audiobook for free. Rory joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about building a successful personal brand and using that brand to build relationships, revenue and a bigger impact on the world. Get Rory's new book, Wealthy and Well Known in audiobook for free. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Framer: framer.com BambooHR: bamboohr.com/fr
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Weekend Conversations: Don't Obsess Over What You Can't Control
28/06/2025 Duración: 45minOn the latest episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the idea of locus of control, and the importance of having an internal locus over an external one. Robert and Mick discuss why it's not worth worrying about things outside your control, why you shouldn't obsess over the weather, and more. Read the post discussed in this episode: Forecast Fixation This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Jeffrey Shaw on Thriving In The Self-Employed Life
26/06/2025 Duración: 46minJeffrey Shaw is a gifted creator. He is an accomplished portrait photographer and business leader who is an expert on branding and marketing. He has taken portraits of supermodels, sports icons and too many C-suite executives to name, and his work has been featured on Oprah, CBS News and in the halls of Harvard University. He’s also the bestselling author of multiple books and the host of the hit podcast, The Self-Employed Life. On this classic episode, Jeffrey joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his entrepreneurial career, branding, and how to build a fulfilling self-employed life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Jack Stack on Winning The Great Game of Business
24/06/2025 Duración: 58minJack Stack is a business pioneer and one of the world’s best business strategists. He is Founder, President and CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation. He’s been called a “top 10 minds in small business” by Fortune Magazine and is the author of two bestselling books: The Great Game of Business and A Stake in the Outcome. Jack has served as a world judge for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Institute and as an advisor for this group since 1998. He has also written for Inc. Magazine and The New York Times and has addressed thousands of audiences on the topic of open-book management. Jack joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss The Great Game of Business, open-book management and much more. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate ExpressVPN: expressvpn.c
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Weekend Conversations: You Can't Make A Good Deal With A Bad Person
21/06/2025 Duración: 47minOn the latest episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss how companies should prioritize relationships in their partnerships, rather than falling back on contract language. Robert and Mick discuss what makes a strong business partnership, what to think through when deciding to partner with a company, and more. Read the post discussed in this episode: Bad Deal (#489) This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Annie Duke On Thinking In Bets, Quitting, And More
19/06/2025 Duración: 01h08minAnnie Duke is an author, speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space, as well as Special Partner focused on Decision Science at First Round Capital Partners. Annie’s is the bestselling author of multiple books, most notably Thinking In Bets and Quit. Annie was previously a championship winning poker player, having amassed over $4 million in tournament winnings, won a World Series of Poker Bracelet, and having won the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. As if that wasn’t enough, Annie also completed her PhD in Cognitive Psychology at UPenn in 2023. In this classic episode, Annie joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss learnings from her poker career, how to think in bets, and the importance of knowing when to quit. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Expres
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Henry Abbott On Founding TrueHoop, His ESPN Career, And How To Train To Prevent Injury
17/06/2025 Duración: 50minHenry Abbott is a pioneer of sports media. Henry is an award-winning journalist and founder of TrueHoop, where he and his team cover basketball with depth and curiosity. Henry previously led ESPN’s 60-person NBA digital and print team, which published several groundbreaking articles and won a National Magazine Award. He is the author of a new book, Ballistic: The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance, available wherever books are sold. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Weekend Conversations: Standing By Core Values Should Cost You Something
14/06/2025 Duración: 46minOn a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the importance of standing by personal and organizational core values, even if that choice is risky or costly. Robert and Mick discuss recent real world examples of this choice, with a particular focus on major law firms' confrontation with the Trump administration's executive orders earlier this year. Read the post referenced in this episode: Friday Forward - Standing Ground (#488) This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Successful Entrepreneur Calvin Quallis on Building A Brand from Scratch and Men's Mental Health
12/06/2025 Duración: 43minCalvin Quallis has built a mission and purpose-driven business from scratch. He is the founder and CEO of Scotch Porter, a grooming and wellness business that he launched from his kitchen built into a highly influential brand. Calvin is also the founder of Calvin Quallis Brands and an active member of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America. In this classic episode, Calvin joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his entrepreneurial career, self-care, helping men improve their mental health and more. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How Derek Coburn Is Retiring Retirement
10/06/2025 Duración: 51minDerek Coburn is changing the way people think about lifestyle design. Derek is a financial advisor with over twenty-five years’ experience and is the founder of CADRE, a professional community for CEOs and entrepreneurs. He is the bestselling author of two books, Networking Is Not Working and a new one, Let’s Retire Retirement. Derek joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about replacing retirement with a new form of lifestyle design. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Weekend Conversations: Are You Resisting A Great Idea?
07/06/2025 Duración: 42minOn a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the resistance leaders often feel to new ideas when they have too much on their plate. Robert shares guidance for evaluating ideas objectively, and how to take on new initiatives without burning yourself out. Read the post in this episode: Friday Forward - Idea Resistance (#487) This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Ben Greenfield on Leveling Up Your Health and Fitness
05/06/2025 Duración: 01h03minBen Greenfield is one of the world’s greatest experts on health and human performance. He is a human performance consultant, speaker, trainer to thousands of people around the world—from CEOs, to soccer-moms, to the world’s top professional athletes. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of 13 books. One of those, Boundless, is a comprehensive blueprint to help readers optimize their cognitive and physical performance and take their health to the highest level. In this classic episode, Ben joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast, to talk about growing up home-schooled in rural Idaho, becoming one of the world’s best triathlete, thoughts on fitness training and biohacking, and more. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Brevo: brevo.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Shopify: shopify.com/elevate ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/elevate Learn more about you
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Brittany Hodak On Creating Superfans Of Your Brand And Business
03/06/2025 Duración: 57minBrittany Hodak helps businesses and leaders in all industries cultivate passionate, dedicated fans. Brittany is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and customer experience speaker who has delivered keynotes across the globe to organizations including American Express and the United Nations. She has worked with some of the world’s biggest brands and entertainers, including Walmart, Disney, Katy Perry, and Dolly Parton. She is also the author of the bestselling book, Creating Superfans. Brittany joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how companies can build an army of raving, passionate fans. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: brevo.com/elevate masterclass.com/elevate northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate shopify.com/elevate expressvpn.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Weekend Conversations: How To Create Far-Reaching, Positive Ripple Effects
31/05/2025 Duración: 43minOn a new edition of weekend conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss a unique cultural initiative called the Dream Program, which Robert implemented at his company after learning about the program from a keynote by John Ratliffe. They talk about how this program creates positive ripple effects far beyond the company walls and how leaders can create those types of ripple effects in their own lives and work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Justin Donald on Building Wealth Through Sustainable Investing
29/05/2025 Duración: 52minJustin Donald has been called the Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing by Entrepreneur Magazine. He’s a master of low-risk cash flow investing, teaching new investors how to generate passive income and gain financial independence. Justin is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book The Lifestyle Investor, the host of The Lifestyle Investor podcast, and a top-rated keynote speaker. In this classic episode, Justin joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how he built his investment portfolio, how to get started in personal investing, investing myths, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: David Heinemeier Hansson on Leadership on Social Issues, Therapy, and Entrepreneurship
27/05/2025 Duración: 01h24minDavid Heinemeier Hansson, better known as DHH, returns to the Elevate Podcast in this classic episode. DHH is the co-founder of Basecamp which has been used by over 20 million people globally. He’s also the founder of Hey and the creator of the transformational Ruby on Rails, an open-source web framework that was used to create Basecamp, Github, Shopify, Airbnb and more. He is also a frequent writer at Hey World, the New York Times bestselling author of four books, including Rework, and even an award-winning racecar driver. DHH and Robert had an extensive conversation about therapy, parenting, going against the grain, the future of the tech industry and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices