

Elevate with Robert Glazer
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Discover the keys to unlocking your full potential with the Elevate Podcast. Hosted by Robert Glazer, award-winning entrepreneur, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and creator of the Friday Forward, the Elevate Podcast features interviews with world-renowned business leaders, New York Times bestselling authors, and leading experts who share their insights, best practices, and advice on how to elevate your life, your leadership, and your business. Whether you're seeking to cultivate better habits, reach new leadership heights, or simply learn from those who share your passion for growth and improvement, the Elevate Podcast offers practical steps for making impactful changes and reaching your full potential.
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Dec 9, 2025 • 58min
Joe Hirsch On Giving World-Class Feedback
Joe Hirsch is an award-winning educator, global keynote speaker, and bestselling author. As the creator of the FEEDFORWARD™ framework, Joe teaches organizations how to replace judgment with curiosity, shift from blame to partnership, and create fearless feedback cultures built on trust and growth. Joe has spoken to over 30,000 people across 25 countries and helped leaders from the Fortune 500, NFL, and even the intelligence community use the power of better conversations to strengthen results and relationships. Joe is also the host of I Wish They Knew, a podcast that explores ideas that deserve more attention, from work and wellbeing to learning, leadership, and loss.
Joe joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to share how to give excellent feedback and help others improve.
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Dec 6, 2025 • 1h 1min
Weekend Conversations: The Feedback You Hear (and The Feedback You Don't)
On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan dig into the concept of feedback--why it matters, and why we are all the sum of the feedback we get and the feedback we are missing. Robert and Mick share great examples of feedback they have received and dig into the mechanics of how to give feedback, hear it, and apply it.
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Dec 4, 2025 • 1h 3min
Zillah Byng-Thorne on Resurrecting A Billion Dollar Business
Zillah Byng-Thorne is a world class leader. She was most recently the CEO of Future PLC, where she transformed the company from a struggling business to a thriving publishing giant with a market cap of over $1 billion. Before turning Future around, she was the CFO of Auto Trader. Zillah has established herself as a visionary leader in the publishing field and is a frequent speaker and also a board member of several well known organizations.
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Dec 2, 2025 • 55min
Jeff Hancher On Telling People What They Need To Hear
Jeff Hancher is a leadership advisor, keynote speaker, and host of The Champion Forum Podcast. After serving in the U.S. Army, Jeff entered a Fortune 500 organization as a blue-collar worker and was promoted ten times, ultimately leading at advanced levels before launching his own firm. Jeff also recently published a new book, Firm Feedback in a Fragile World: How to Build a Winning Culture with Critical Conversations.
Jeff joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss the importance of telling people what they need to hear, how he climbed the leadership ladder, and much more.
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Nov 29, 2025 • 53min
Weekend Conversations: Getting Instantly Clear on What Matters to You
On a new edition of Weekend Conversations, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss a remarkable story from Ric Elias, who survived the Miracle on The Hudson piloted by Sully Sullenberger in 2009. Robert and Mick discuss Ric's reflections on the crash and the lifechanging clarity it forced, and how we all can get clearer on what matters most to us.
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Nov 27, 2025 • 35min
An Elevate Podcast Thanksgiving Special
On a classic edition of Weekend Conversations, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss stories and lessons from five previous Friday Forwards written during past Thanksgiving weeks. Check out our conversation to hear heartwarming stories of gratitude, kindness, relationships and making time for the people who matter most.
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Nov 25, 2025 • 1h 7min
Elevate Classics: How Greg McKeown Puts The Essential First
Greg McKeown changed the way so many leaders think about life with his New York Times Bestselling book, Essentialism. He is the founder and CEO of McKeown Inc, an organization that helps leading companies like Apple, Google, Pixar and more reach the next level of growth. In addition to Essentialism, Greg is also New York Times bestselling author of Effortless and The Essentialism Planner, a world-renowned keynote speaker, and the host of the Greg McKeown Podcast.
In this classic episode, Greg joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast for a third time to talk about how he prioritizes the essentials in his own life, living a life by design, seeking and implementing feedback, and much more.
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Nov 22, 2025 • 46min
Weekend Conversations: Calling Out Core Values Problems
On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss two key issues leaders face in their organizations: performance issues (what problems) and values issues (how problems). Robert and Mick dig into the distinction between these problems and how leaders should address each one.
Read More: Friday Forward - How & What (#511)
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Nov 20, 2025 • 57min
Elevate Classics: Dandapani on Learning To Focus and Avoid Distraction
Dandapani has lived a unique and purpose-driven life. He is a Hindu priest and entrepreneur who spent his first 10 years after university studying as a monk at a monastery in Hawaii. He concluded his study and took his well-honed knowledge of discipline, focus and energy management to help others harness their energy and build a life of purpose and joy. Dandapani has also delivered a TEDx Talk, “Unwavering Focus,” which has been viewed over six million times.
In this classic episode, Dandapani joins host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his time as a monk, the value of practicing how to focus, the importance of building high quality relationships, and how you can take control of your consciousness to live a more purposeful life.
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Nov 18, 2025 • 59min
Brad Feld on Entrepreneurial Excellence and Giving First
Brad Feld is a legend in the world of investing, entrepreneurship and mentorship. He is co-founder of the Foundry Group, Mobius Venture Capital and Techstars. Brad was an early investor in Harmonix, Zynga, MakerBot, and Fitbit and has written extensively on venture capital investing and entrepreneurship. Brad’s latest book, Give First: The Power of Mentorship, was released earlier this year.
Brad joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his approach to giving, leadership and cultivating thriving businesses.
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