Elevate with Robert Glazer

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 v. Noise. He is also the NYT bestselling author of Remote: Office Not Required, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work and Rework.On this classic episode, Jason joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about Basecamp’s innovative culture, remote work, replacing FOMO with JOMO and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Gardner doesn’t think finance has to be boring. He has built a company around making investing accessible, even fun, while creating a company culture that is famous in all industries.Tom is the co-founder and CEO of the Motley Fool, which started as a simple online investing guide he started with his brother David in 1993, and has grown into a business that reaches 30 million viewers each month and has hundreds of employees. While they have a strong track record for their financial advice, Tom and David have become even better known for Motley Fool’s flexible, innovative, fun company culture.In this classic episode, Tom joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about running a business with his brother, making finance and investing accessible to all, and creating a renowned company culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the key difference between innate talent and trainable skill. Robert shares why it's so important for leaders to identify the innate abilities required for each role, find people with those traits, then elevate those people through thorough training and effective processes.Read The Friday Forward discussed in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of Hint Inc., known for its award winning Hint flavored water. She has been named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California, one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business and one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs. She’s also the host of The Kara Goldin Show and the author of Undaunted.On this classic episode of the Elevate Podcast, Kara shared her remarkable entrepreneurial story with host Robert Glazer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean was diagnosed with terminal cancer twice as a teenager. Despite facing those devastating diagnoses—and losing functionality in one of his lungs due to radiation treatment—he has become one of the most accomplished adventure sports figures on the planet. Sean has climbed the highest peak on all seven continents, completed an Iron Man Triathlon and reached both the North and South Poles. Sean is the author of Keep Climbing: How I Beat Cancer and Reached the Top of the World, and is the subject of the documentary True North: The Sean Swarner StorySean joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about overcoming cancer, pushing his body past its limits, building resilience, and conquering the natural world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a classic episode of Weekend Conversation, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the remarkable story of gold medal-winning skier Ashley Caldwell. They use Caldwell's case to illustrate that the path of fulfillment is rarely conventional, and that the traditional path many feel pressure to follow can lead to success, but not to greatness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hal Elrod has changed the way millions of people think about their mornings. He’s the best-selling author of one of the highest-rated, best-selling books in the world, The Miracle Morning—which shares a morning routine practiced daily by millions of people worldwide and was just released in an updated 10-year anniversary edition. Hal is also the author of The Miracle Equation and a renowned speaker who has spoken to audiences worldwide.In this classic episode, Hal Elrod returned to the Elevate Podcast to discuss 10 years of The Miracle Morning and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Angela Duckworth is the founder and CEO of Character Lab, a professor at the Wharton School of Business, and the author of the influential NYT bestselling book, Grit. She has received the MacArthur Genius Grant, co-hosts the No Stupid Questions podcast, and has delivered one of the most popular TED Talks of all time.Angela joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about her journey to study psychology, why grit is so crucial to success, and how to use grit in life, business, parenting and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a classic episode of Weekend Conversations, Elevate Podcast host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the rise in automated communication tools and social networking platforms, which have exchanged quality of relationships for quantity. They discuss the rise in gamified communications, spammy emails, and a better way to build and foster relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Barry is a pioneer of the creator economy. He is the founder and CEO of ConvertKit, an email marketing platform used by creators like James Clear, Tim Ferriss and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s also the author of Authority, an eBook that has sold over 15,000 copies worldwide since its release.In this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Nathan Barry joins host Robert Glazer to discuss building ConvertKit, ConvertKit's unique culture and profit sharing, the creator economy and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices