Elevation Nation

Parker comes across a story of a young Will Smith and how his dad asked him and his brother to build a wall. It took them a year and a half as they build the wall brick by brick. The story reminds Sam and Parker of the stacking method they have used to build Elevation Nation

Sammy Kaye is an entertainment entrepreneur who currently works at William Morris Endeavor (WME) in Los Angeles. Fueled by his passion to elevate, Sammy has created a social gift card app, became a commercial actor, worked in life insurance and the estate planning business.  Now, new to LA, Sammy is going all in on himself and has begun to pursue his passion in the entertainment industry. 00:00 -...

Sam has been experiencing a little health issue that he opens up about on the pod. 02:19 - Sam's Health Issue: Alopecia Barba 04:48 - Stress at Work and its Impact 10:04 - Managing Stress through Healthy Models 11:33 - Elevation Moments of the Week 15:00 - Elevator Shout-outs

Aaron Chasan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Thred, a company that helps employees find meaningful connections at work. Thred builds connections at work by facilitating “Stitches” (1:1s) for coworkers based on shared interests, then measuring the impact of those connections with organizational network analysis. Outside of building Thred, Aaron is an avid skier and board game enthusiast, always lookin...

Parker and Sam discuss the book 'Million Dollar Weekend' by Noah Kagan which leads them to a conversation on the concept of taking action and executing ideas within a limited timeframe. As mentioned in the book, Sam and Parker discuss Noah's thoughts on the power of asking for support, advice, and help, and how it can lead to growth and success.  00:00 - Introduction 01:44 - The Power of Taking Ac...

Sam Evans is the Founder & CEO of Lifestyle Redesigned. Sam is on a mission to inspire others to embrace their unique paths and create a life filled with purpose, adventure, and fulfillment. As a podcast host, entrepreneur, and digital nomad, Sam shares inspiration and travel recommendations on social media. Over the past three years, Sam has traveled to over 30 states and 10 countries. As she...

Sam and Parker just spent a full week in Colombia celebrating for Parker’s bachelor party. They talk through some of the highs and lows from the trip to Cartagena and Medillin. You better believe they found ways to exercise mental fortitude… 

Stone Fredrickson is an entrepreneur and influencer who helps people grow and expand their social media presence so that they can take more control of their lives.  Instead of going the "traditional" route after high school, Stone looked beyond a four-year university to chase his dreams. He has pushed himself to travel throughout all parts of the world and while doing so is sharing inspiration and...

Sam and Parker highlight their main takeaways from a film called “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” which is about a world renowned sushi chef in Japan. 

Massimo Austin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Allaway Events, a full-service event management company that creates vibrant experiences for community-driven brands and companies. Launched in 2023, Allaway has planned and hosted a variety of events from company retreats to production events for clients such as Forbes, Bombas, The Farmer's Dog, and Paul Mitchell. After working in the camp industry for...

Parker came across a HOT TAKE on Twitter regarding therapy and we try out a new segment of the podcast!

Rob St. Claire is a professional sports broadcaster and media personality with an emphasis on volleyball. While working as an acoustics engineer for his full time job, Rob continues to pursue his passion and dream of becoming a full time volleyball personality. As someone who grew up playing volleyball and eventually became an All-American in college, Rob has always had a deep passion for the spor...

We came across a video on TikTok of Rick Rubin ( Link ) explaining how he approaches creative work. His perspective left us with a big question that we had to debate.

Laura Ter Meer is the founder of Lifting The Mood (LTM), a company focused on empowering women through fitness. Laura and her team have created the adjustable (and patented) LTM dumbbells, a tool designed to help women build confidence, raise the bar higher, and unleash their inner strength. She is empowered to not only revolutionize the fitness space for women, but Laura continues to elevate each...

New year, same thought. How long do we go until we forget about about our new year’s resolutions. While it is natural to make them at the start of each year, do they make it harder for us to reach our real goals? We debate on this Fortitude in 15.

Matthew Schkolnick is the Co-Founder and COO of Pepper, a social cooking platform empowering home cooks with tools & community to improve the cooking experience. After five years in consulting, Matt and his co-founder Jake decided to go all in on Pepper. Pepper has had more than 750K app downloads, was the iOS app of the day in February 2022 and has been featured on Gordon Ramsey's show Food S...

Jack Smiley is a college hockey player for Endicott College in Beverly Massachusetts.  Jack was thriving as a college hockey player pursuing his dream and doing what he loved. Then he had a stroke in February 2022, that changed everything for him. At first he didn’t even know if he was going to walk again. Now, 21 months Jack has a goal of getting back on the ice which many thought would be imposs...

Parker checks in on how he is feeling about getting married in four months. Sam is feeling good about things, minus his beard. All in all, it’s a good day to have a great day. As the year comes close to a close, we are grateful for today and excited for what’s to come.

Ayomi Samaraweera is the founder of Canopy, a startup focused on building an anonymous social app for content creators to ask questions, gain industry insights, and spill the tea in a safe space. Ayomi has over eight years of management consulting experience and during the pandemic discovered her passion for the creator economy. From there, she joined TikTok and became their Global Head of Interna...

Changing it up this week with a little rapid fire. Sam and Parker go back and forth asking each other some hard-hitting questions...

Brian Dubow is the founder of Hit of Happiness, a company founded to help people feel purpose-driven, alive, healthy, and happy by leveraging the science of happiness. Founded in March of 2020, Hit of Happiness came from Brian's desire to make a difference as a response to COVID-19. What started as a blog and coaching business has now grown into a podcast, a thriving community, a corporate consult...

Bringing back Episode 193 of the Elevation Nation Podcast recorded on December 8, 2022. We are always up for a deep conversation. This one was fun talking about space, life and motivations. 

Aimee Estrin is a Psychotherapist at Realistic Remedies, a company of “transition” therapists based in New York, New Jersey and Florida. Aimee specializes in mental health concerns including but limited to anxiety, depressions, coping with life transitions, relationships, trauma and self-doubt. As a therapist, Aimee uses evidence-based techniques to help her clients develop practical skills to man...

Yannis Goldman is the Director of Real Estate at Coastal Equities.  Yannis' journey includes moving across the world, playing highly competitive basketball, and elevating himself in the business world through various ventures. Among all of his experiences, he brings a unique perspective of philosophy and motivation to Elevation Nation. He is a mission to teach others to embrace and become the crea...

Parker is coming up on his 28th birthday and Sam made his way to the Israel rally in Washington D.C. that brought almost a quarter of a million people together.