Elevate with Robert Glazer

Ayele Shakur is one of the most innovative thinkers in education and equality. She is the CEO of BUILD.org, a national organization that identifies self-driven and underserved high school students; provides them with the inspiration, skills, actual experience, and mentorship necessary for success; and connects them with business leaders. Ayele is an advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...

Derek Sivers is a true renaissance man. He's a former entrepreneur, founder of CD Baby, and a prolific writer, thinker, TED speaker and musician. He has optimized himself for creating and learning, and has cut most extraneous things from his life. Derek Sivers joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about the importance of saying no, pursuing goals and experiences that scare us, why he...

Dr. Benjamin Hardy insists we are capable of changing our personalities for the better. He is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author of multiple books, including Willpower Doesn't Work and his latest, Personality Isn't Permanent, which published today! Ben was the No. 1 writer in the world on Medium.com for four consecutive years, and his articles are read by millions of people worl...

As people look to make change in the world around them, they can start by learning from people like Dr. Abdul-Malik Muhammad. Dr. Muhammad is the founder of Akoben, an inspiring organization that provides training, consulting and keynotes with the goal of transforming individuals, organizations and communities and positively affecting change. Dr. Muhammad has served as a teacher, principal, campus...

Jason Fried is one of the business world's most innovative thinkers and leaders. He's the co-founder and CEO of the product management tool, Basecamp, and the creator of the popular blog Signal vs Noise. He is also the bestselling author of Remote: Office Not Required and Rework. Jason joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about Basecamp's innovative culture, remote work, and mo...

Daniel Pink is the New York Times Bestselling Author of six books, including When, Drive and A Whole New Mind. He's a leading expert on the intersection between psychology, work and human performance, and his work has been translated into 37 languages. Dan joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss the secrets behind human motivation, how time of day affects our performance, and m...

Keith Ferrazzi has transformed the way we think about building lasting, mutually-beneficial professional relationships. He’s an entrepreneur, world-renowned speaker and NYT bestselling author. Keith is Chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight and its Research Institute and coaches Fortune 100 company leaders and executive teams on leadership, professional relationships and building great teams. He is also...

Philip McKernan needs just a few minutes with somebody to understand what they want in life. Philip is a world-renowned coach, bestselling author and keynote speaker. As a coach, works with entrepreneurs and business leaders to help them find clarity on what their passion is in life, and setting them on the path to achieving that clear purpose.  Philip joins host Robert Glazer on this Elevate Podc...

Tucker Max is one of the most successful writers of his generation. He’s also spent the past decade helping others get published as well. He’s a 4-time New York Times bestselling author and the fourth writer to have three books on the New York Times Non-Fiction Bestseller List at the same time. He’s also the co-founder of Scribe Media, a company that helps authors write, publish and market their b...

Safi Bahcall is a brilliant and audacious thinker on physics, biotech and entrepreneurship. He’s a physicist, biotech entrepreneur and former CEO. He was named the EY Biotechnology Entrepreneur of the Year in New England and worked on the President Obama’s Council of Science Advisors in 2011. He is also a widely-renowned speaker and author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Loonshots. Safi join...

Mike Michalowicz quit his first job with an angry voicemail. Then, he built three multi-million-dollar companies before he turned 35. He is a serial entrepreneur, an international advocate for entrepreneurship and a world renowned keynote speaker. Mike is the author of multiple bestselling books, including Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan and the newly released Fix This Next, which is now available...

Rana el Kaliouby is a leading thinker on a technological development that will change our entire world—artificial intelligence. She is co-founder and CEO of Affectiva (A-Fectiva), an MIT Media Lab spin-off that pioneers Human Perception AI, or artificial intelligence that can understand all things human. Rana has a PhD from University of Cambridge and a Post Doctoral degree from MIT. She has deliv...

On a new episode of the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer shares four posts from Friday Forward, his inspirational newsletter that reaches 200,000 leaders around the world each week. Hear stories about the opportunity to be the calming force others need right now, the way we can appreciate the extra time we have with our families, the value of generosity in challenging times, and the necessity f...

In a new episode of Friday Forward Audio, Robert Glazer reads two posts from his Friday Forward newsletter that reaches 200,000 leaders worldwide each week.   In Choice Words, Robert shares the enormous impact constructive feedback can have on the people we lead, and why it's crucial to choose our words carefully in that context. Then, in 2020 Vision, Robert shares his experience making vision boa...

In a new episode of Friday Forward Audio, Robert Glazer reads two posts from his Friday Forward newsletter that reaches 100,000 leaders worldwide each week.   In Alter Ego, Robert shares how the Masked Singer reveals a key truth about peak-performance. Then, in Conspiracy Theories, Robert discusses how conspiracy theories have become increasingly common, and are often a way to avoid a difficult tr...

Dorie Clark, is one of the world’s most-respected thinkers on personal branding.  Dorie is a bestselling author, professor, coach and consultant who helps people transform themselves into thought-leaders on their areas of expertise. Dorie is the author of three books, has lectured at Duke, Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, and has consulted with companies such as Google, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft and ma...

On a new episode of the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer shares two posts from Friday Forward, his inspirational newsletter that reaches 100,000 leaders around the world each week. In Last Talk, Robert shares Philip McKernan's emotionally impactful One Last Talk program and tells the story of when Robert and Philip conducted the program at Acceleration Partners' annual AP Summit. Then, in Chall...

Stew Friedman has focused much of his career on studying work/life integration and advocating for a better environment for working parents. He is the founding director of the Wharton Leadership Program at University of Pennsylvania, a best selling author, and an award-winning professor who inspires “rock star adoration from his students,” according to the New York Times. His latest book, Parents W...

Michael Bungay Stanier has changed the way we talk about coaching. He’s also done the near impossible: self-publishing a worldwide bestseller. Michael is the founder of Box of Crayons, who works with brands such as Yahoo and TD Bank get the most out of their talent. Michael is also a top-rated keynote speaker, he has spoken to organizations such Microsoft and Salesforce. He is also the Wall Street...

Whitney Johnson knows the best way to push people beyond their own limits and help them reach their goals. Whitney has been named one of the 50 leading business thinkers by Thinkers50 and is the author of several award winning books, including Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. Whi...

David Rendall has built a career on helping people embrace what makes them unique. David is a leadership professor, non-profit executive, stand-up comedian and keynote speaker to clients such as Microsoft, AT&T, the US Air Force, and more. He is also the author of four books, including The Freak Factor, The Four Factors of Effective Leadership, and Pink Goldfish. David joined host Robert Glazer on...

Lou Diamond knows how to instantly make deep personal and professional connections. Described as THE Master Connector, Lou works with top performers in strengthening sales, relationship management, business development and executive coaching. Lou is also a highly-regarding speaker whose keynote presentation, “Connect to Thrive” has been viewed by audiences worldwide. Lou is also the CEO of Thrive...

Ben 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. His new one, Boundless, is a comprehensive blueprint to help readers optimize their cog...

Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best Seller. She is also the co-founder of the company, Radical Candor, LLC. Kim has been an advisor at Dropbox, Kurbo, Qualtrics, ReelGoodApp, Rolltape, Shyp, Twitter, and several other Silicon Valley companies. She was a member of the faculty at Apple University and...

Cameron Herold, is one of the most gifted problem solvers in the entrepreneurial world. Cameron is a life-long entrepreneur, a master of operations, coach and keynote speaker. Cameron is the author of multiple bestsellers, including Meetings Suck and Vivid Vision.  He is also the founder of the COO Alliance, the world’s leading organization for Chief Operations Officers. Cameron joined host Robert...