Elevation Nation

Justin Lafazan and Dylan Gambardella are the founders of Next Gen HQ, a company that is focused on the helping the next generation of leaders succeed at life and work. They started the company almost ten years and have been providing M o mentum to people who want to be the driver of their life. Justin, Dylan and their team have created a Leadership Development Platform called Momentum that include...

Day after day the stock market just seems to continue to be in the red. As a young adult, this may feel a little daunting after continuing to see the money invested in 401Ks, crypto, stocks, etc drop. We talk about our thoughts on the recent downturn in the market.  Disclaimer: These are our opinions. We are not financial experts. 

Miles Robertson is a positivity enthusiast. He lives his life by focusing on bringing his best self to the world each day. His LinkedIn bio says it perfectly... " I am passionate about bringing out the best in others. My mission in life is to bring people together for the betterment of each other and positively open people’s minds to the infinite potential that there is in life. I want to connect...

Do you consciously think about the past and future? What about the present? We constantly live life thinking about what has happened and what will happen. But what happens when we focus on the here and now? We talk all about the book 10% Happier by Dan Harris and how you can start to be more mindful to improve your happiness... today!

Brandon Lyons is a Paralympic athlete for the US mens cycling team and is training for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Additionally, Brandon is an Assistant Director at EY.  A year and a half after graduating college and starting his full time job with EY, Brandon dove head first into three feet of water in Ocean City, MD. At 24 years, Brandon’s life would change forever. Shortly after the accide...

We are introducing something new to Elevation Nation! The MENTAL MOTTO.  The mental motto is a slogan, phrase, quote, mantra that we live by for this year.  For now on, we are going to ask all our guests to share their mental motto with Elevation Nation. Additionally, we want to hear your mental motto! Send us a picture of your mental motto, provide us with a reason why you choose it and we will s...

Brad Kraut is a Junior at Penn State University. However, he is not your average student. Brad interns at Cuts (apparel brand), is the Marketing Director for Jerpa (apparel brand), was a former Penn State cheerleader, and now trying to share his message and experiences on Instagram and TikTok with millions of views We talk with Brad about: Doing things your way as a college student Living outside...

Every new year people set New Years resolutions in hope to achieve new goals and find some new “elevation” in their lives. However, people quickly realize that they forgot their goals and are back to their old self.  We give our take on new years resolutions and how you can find fulfillment everyday with a slight switch on how you think about setting and achieving goals. 

Sam Levin is an expat living his best life in Mexico. Working as a Business Development Representative for Bucket Listers (a community for explorers), Sam moved from New York City to San Miguel de Allende, without knowing a single person in his new city. He has taken on a love for mindfulness and spends much of his time journaling, meditating, visualizing and teaching the practice to others.  We t...

The pandemic has been going on for almost two full years and it doesn't look like it is going anyway anytime soon. Although the holidays are approaching, it is of the upmost importance that we continue to take care of our mental health. In this episode, Sam and Parker describe some mental health resources that you can use. Happy Holidays!

Marissa Robinson is a certified Mental Health Counselor and psychotherapist at myTherapyNYC where she specializes in helping people with depression, anxiety relationship issues life and career transition, intimacy issues, sexuality, family issues, and addiction. She received her Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. We talk with her about: Male mental health...

As a young adult, we are always trying to chase goals whether they are in the job, in the gym, with friends and family or ourselves. Sometimes however, this sense of a continuous drive to "overachieve" can leave us feeling overwhelmed, lost or even disconnected. In this episode, we talk about an article written in Harvard Business Review by Dina Smith called "How to Dial It Back When You're a Chro...

Jordan Monaghan is the Press Secretary at the State of North Carolina Office of the Governor. Jordan has always looked for ways to make a difference in the community.  He has was the Student Body President at Wake Forest University, has held many positions in the government world and volunteered in multiple countries oversees. As you can imagine, Jordan has experienced many transitions in his few...

Ashley Whillans is a professor at Harvard Business School. She recently gave a Ted Talk discussing how the “always on” culture is ruining well-being of employees. In her talk, she gives 3 strategies to better protect our time. This week, we talk about the idea of reframing we rest and how we need to be intentional about differentiating work with our personal lives. Check out Ashley’s Ted Talk here...

RJ Kaminski is the Senior Manager of Brand at the Premier Lacrosse League. Whether he is on the lacrosse field interviewing a professional athlete, raising money for Shootout for Soldiers or navigating life as a young adult, there is one thing for certain, RJ always brings authentic energy everywhere he goes. RJ’s story of fulfilling a dream in journalism started when he was a young boy and now he...

Dr. Laurie Santos teaches a class at Yale called “The Science of Well-being”. Every week she sends a newsletter out about different topics that are top of mind for her, all centered around wellbeing. Recently, Dr. Santos released a newsletter titled “Find Your Flow”. This week, we talk about the idea of a “flow state” and how we are able to find our flow in the real world as young adults. Check ou...

Our guest this week is the former president of William and Mary Law School Class of 2021 and LBGTQ+ advocate, Nicky Agyevi-Armah. Nicky's story of finding her true self, breaking barriers, and inspiring the next generation of diverse leaders will have you ready to find your fire! We talk about: - Immigrant parent expectations - Accepting your authentic self - LBGTQ+ community in the professional w...

For 25 week’s Parker has been training for the largest physical feat of his life; The Philadelphia Marathon. All this time later, we record an episode while Parker in the middle of this life achievement using mental fortitude to get across the finish line. Coming to you from mile 18…..

Joe Rinaldi is on a mission to help people find strength in their struggle. Due to an eye condition, he has been losing his eyesight since he was a child. We talk with Joe about growing up knowing the inevitable in his life and why he continues to remind people  that he is grateful for going blind. Joe even exclaims, "what I have lost in sight, I have gained in vision". As you can imagine, Joe ble...

Over the weekend, Sam had some free time on his hands and instead of feeling positive about it, he found himself feeling alone and a bit deflated. This week on Fortitude in 15, we talk about why Sam felt this way and what he did about it. Parker chimes in on his thoughts on how Sam could make the most of his time alone and how he actually felt the complete opposite with almost no alone time.

Matt McPartlin has been destined his whole life to work in politics in Washington D.C. Currently, he works as a Principal at Precision Strategies, a public relations  and communications strategy agency based in Washington D.C. We talk with Matt about the pressure of following his family footsteps and how he goes about elevating his life while prioritizing and focusing on making a difference in the...

After over a year of The Elevation Nation Podcast, we have hit the 100th episode! In this episode, we reflect on the 100 conversations that we had and some of the lessons learned along the way. Thank you to everyone who has supported the Elevation Nation journey and to the nation of people who have listened to our conversations about how to conquer the real world. We hope you have been able to gai...

Two best friend entrepreneurs Dean Sisun and Jake Benzaquen join The Elevation Nation Podcast for a conversation about their sports betting company Prophet Exchange. Prophet is a peer to peer sports betting exchange that is launching in the United States. We talk with Dean and Jake about how they both quit their full time jobs to go all in out their company and what life is like for them as they c...

Elevation Nation! This week we are switching things up a bit and throwing it all the way back to an episode that we released on April 4, 2021. As new people have joined the Nation, we wanted to bring back this episode to highlight what is Elevation Nation, our backgrounds and why we are on a mission to help young adults conquer the real world!

Creativity is typically seen as an art form. From design to fashion and music to food, creativity is all around us. However, for Landren Rosenbloom being creative is not just about art, it's about life as a whole. From creating his own major at college to landing his dream job, Landen has used his creativity to create the life he has dreamed of.  We talk with Landen about how he continues to drive...