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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Weekend Conversations: The Three Most Important Decisions In Life
11/10/2025 Duración: 56minOn a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss The Big Three: the three most important decisions a person can make in life. Robert and Mick delve into why core values are so vital in these three decisions, and how to ensure your values are in alignment with your partner, your vocation, and your community. You can get a free core values course when you buy The Compass Within, in hardcover and register your purchase at this form. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Mizzen & Main: mizzenandmain.com (Promo Code: elevate20) Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Found: found.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Bill George on Finding Your True North
09/10/2025 Duración: 01h04minBill George is a celebrated leader who served as Chair and CEO of Medtronic, the world’s leading medical technology company. He is an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership since 2004, and is the bestselling author of many books, including Discover Your True North. Bill also served as a director at Goldman Sachs, ExxonMobil, Novartis, Target, the Mayo Clinic, and World Economic Forum USA. In this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Bill joins host Robert Glazer to discuss his leadership career, the importance of purpose-driven leadership, and more. To learn more about core values, check out The Compass Within. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Mizzen & Main: mizzenandmain.com (Promo Code: elevate20) Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Found: found.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/
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Alex Hutchinson On The Explorer's Gene
07/10/2025 Duración: 54minAlex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist who writes about the science of endurance for Runner’s World and Outside, and frequently contributes to other publications such as the New York Times and the New Yorker. A former long-distance runner for the Canadian national team, he holds a master’s in journalism from Columbia and a Ph.D. in physics from Cambridge, and he did his post-doctoral research with the National Security Agency. He is the author of Endurance and a new book, The Explorer’s Gene. Alex joined host Robert Glazer on The Elevate Podcast to talk about The Explorer's Gene, how leaders can gain by being adventurous, and more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Mizzen & Main: mizzenandmain.com (Promo Code: elevate20) Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Found: found.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/
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Weekend Conversations: Meeting Your Super Villain
04/10/2025 Duración: 35minOn a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss what it's like to encounter a person who personifies the antithesis of your core values. Robert shares how these "Super Villains" can help you gain clarity on what matters most to you and digs into what you can do when someone violates your core values. For more on core values, check out The Compass Within, coming October 14. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Mizzen & Main: mizzenandmain.com (Promo Code: elevate20) Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Found: found.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Dr. Tasha Eurich On Becoming Shatterproof
02/10/2025 Duración: 48minDr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist and one of the world’s leading experts on self-awareness and business savvy. She’s worked directly with 40,000 leaders and spoken to hundreds of thousands more, helping them achieve dramatic and measurable change. Her clients have included the NBA, Walmart, Salesforce, and more, and her TEDx talks have been viewed more than 10 million times. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of multiple books, including Insight and her latest, Shatterproof, which publishes this week. On this classic episode, Tasha joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about Shatterproof, the role of resilience in life and leadership, and antifragility. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Mizzen & Main: mizzenandmain.com (Promo Code: elevate20) Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Masterclass: masterclass.com/elevate Found: found.com/elevate Learn m
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Mick Hunt On How To Be A Good Leader (When You've Never Had One)
30/09/2025 Duración: 52minMick Hunt is the host of Mick Unplugged, one of the most popular podcasts in the world, especially in the leadership space. Mick is a highly in-demand motivational speaker for the Fortune 500 and top universities, with audiences as large as fifteen thousand. Mick is a leadership trainer and executive coach to the world’s top leaders and is also a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and Forbes Business Council. And he is the author of a new book, How To Be A Good Leader When You’ve Never Had One. Mick joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his remarkable rise, the qualities of good leaders, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Weekend Conversations: Keeping Your Head When Nothing Goes Your Way
27/09/2025 Duración: 52minOn a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discussed a ridiculous, almost funny, series of errors and incidents Robert experienced on a recent trip to Nashville and Austin. Robert and Mick discuss the uniquely infuriating facets of air travel, and why it is important to keep your head, and your sense of humor, even when nothing goes your way. Read The Post In This Episode: Friday Forward - Bad Day (#503) Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Mike Michalowicz Makes Business Simple
25/09/2025 Duración: 52minMike Michalowicz was declared as one of the contenders for patron saint of entrepreneurs by Simon Sinek. He is a serial entrepreneur who started several multi-million-dollar companies and uses his businesses to test and perfect ideas other entrepreneurs can use to excel. He is the author of the bestselling Entrepreneurship Simplified book series, which includes hits like Profit First, Clockwork, Get Different, and his latest, All In. In this classic episode, Mike joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about building high-performing, loyal teams, finding profitability, simplifying entrepreneurship, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Castbox: castbox.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jeff Hoffman On Building Priceline And Giving Back
23/09/2025 Duración: 57minJeff Hoffman is a perfect example of a business leader who has used his success to give to others. He is an award-winning global entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, a producer of a Grammy Award winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award winning television show. In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and he has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com/Booking.com, uBid.com and more. Jeff joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his leadership career, his vision for life and his tireless work to give back and make a big impact in the lives of others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Weekend Conversations: Finding A Path To Respectful Debate and Disagreement
20/09/2025 Duración: 54minOn a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the reason assassination of Charlie Kirk, the reactions across the spectrum to that event, and what it all says about the state of discourse, debate, and political violence in United States. Robert and Mick dig into how online extremity tragically bleeds into real world violence, and what leaders (especially parents), can do to create a more respectful, civil world. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Rich Mulholland on World Class Persuasion and Storytelling
18/09/2025 Duración: 57minRich Mulholland is a gifted storyteller who helps leaders hone their own storytelling skills. He is the founder of Missing Link, a company that has helped clients give world class presentation companies for 25 years. He’s also a celebrated keynote speaker who has spoken in 30 countries, a serial entrepreneur, and the author of three books. In this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Rich joins host Robert Glazer to talk about how to hone great storytelling skills, how to use storytelling in sales, leadership and personal growth, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mark Matson On Finding Abundance And Changing Your Relationship With Money
16/09/2025 Duración: 01h01minMark Matson is an American entrepreneur, financial educator and the founder & CEO of Matson Money, an investment advisory firm managing over $11 billion in assets for more than 35,000 families across the country. Mark is known for making Nobel Prize-winning investing research accessible to everyday investors. He is the author of several books, including the new Experiencing the American Dream: How to Invest Your Time, Energy, and Money to Create an Extraordinary Life. He’s also an innovator in financial education – the creator of the “American Dream Experience” workshop – and even a producer of award-winning financial documentaries. Mark joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk share his extraordinary story, talk about how he transformed his money mindset, and leadership lessons from building a top financial business. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/el
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Weekend Conversations: Responding To Hate with Empathy and Understanding
13/09/2025 Duración: 41minOn a classic episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss a unique approach to countering harmful and hateful beliefs, championed by educator and author Irshad Manji. Robert and Mick dig into why arguing with people we disagree with doesn't work, and why it's much more effective to seek understanding--even when it feels impossible. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Charles Duhigg on Habit Formation, Communication, and more
11/09/2025 Duración: 42minCharles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the bestselling author of three books: The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better and his latest, Supercommunicators, which was published this year. Charles is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards, and he currently writes for The New Yorker and several other publications. On this classic episode, Charles joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about habit formation, how to become an excellent communicator, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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David Gelles On Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, Jack Welch's Leadership And More
09/09/2025 Duración: 56minDavid Gelles is an award-winning New York Times reporter and bestselling author. He has extensive experience as a business reporter in particular and has reported extensively on, among other topics, Boeing’s safety issues, Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme, and the life and leadership of GE CEO Jack Welch. He’s the bestselling author of three books, including The Man Who Broke Capitalism, about Welch, and a new one, Dirtbag Billionaire, a deep dive into the life and impact of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard. David joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on Jack Welch's leadership at GE, Yvon Chouinard's extraordinary career at Patagonia, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Weekend Conversations - A Decade of Leadership Lessons
06/09/2025 Duración: 48minOn a new edition of Weekend Conversations on The Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan celebrate the publication of the 500th Friday Forward. Robert reflects on the lessons from a decade of writing and publishing the newsletter, and he and Mick dig into the ideas of legacy, creativity, consistency, and how writing can change the way you think. Friday Forward - 500 Fridays (#500) Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Jeff Wetzler On Leading With Great Questions
04/09/2025 Duración: 53minJeff Wetzler is looking to revolutionize how we learn. He is co-CEO of Transcend, a nationally recognized innovation organization, and an expert in learning and human potential. Before that, he worked as a management consultant to the world’s top corporations, a learning facilitator for leaders around the world, and as Chief Learning Officer at Teach For America. Jeff has a Doctorate from Columbia University and is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He is also the author of a new book Ask, which is now available wherever books are sold. On this classic episode, Jeff joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how to ask great questions as a leader. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Found: found.com/elevate Fabric: meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jay Papasan On Aligning Life To Your Purpose
02/09/2025 Duración: 01h08minJay Papasan is a bestselling author and Vice President of Strategic Content at Keller Williams Realty International, the world’s largest real estate company. He has co-authored multiple blockbuster business books with Gary Keller, including The ONE Thing, which hit #1 on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list, and The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, a New York Times bestseller. Jay joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his career, leadership lessons he's learned, and how to find your ONE thing in life and leadership. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Weekend Conversations: Evaluate Behavior Without Context
30/08/2025 Duración: 42minOn a new edition of Weekend Conversations on The Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the importance of decoupling behavior from context when holding people accountable. Robert and Mick discuss why unacceptable behavior should be unacceptable no matter what the justification is, and that while context can matter in assigning consequences, it should not be used to separate right from wrong. Friday Forward - Blind Accountability (#499) Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Found: found.com/elevate Fabric: meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Elevate Classics: Amanda Knox's Astonishing Journey To Exoneration
28/08/2025 Duración: 01h25minAt 20 years old, Amanda Knox was wrongfully convicted for a horrific murder she did not commit. After spending years in prison, she was definitively exonerated by Italy's highest court and allowed to return home to America. Today, she is an exoneree, journalist, advocate for justice and author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Waiting To Be Heard. Amanda joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss her astonishing story, her perspective of justice and resilience, the damaging effect of confirmation bias, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Found: found.com/elevate Fabric: meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices