Elevate with Robert Glazer

Rock Thomas is the founder and CVO of Rock Thomas International, an organization that coaches others to achieve peak performance, and unlock their full potential. He is a serial entrepreneur, a bestselling author, a world-renowned speaker, and the host of the Rock Your Money, Rock Your Life podcast.Rock joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to share how to live and lead with principles, and how to create transformational movements in business and life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann Miura-Ko is the co-founding partner of Floodgate, one of the world’s most successful venture capital firms, and was named one of the New York Times’ Top 20 Venture Capitalists Worldwide. She is a pioneer investor in many technical companies, and was one of the first investors in top organizations such as Lyft and Refinery 29. She is also a lecturer in entrepreneurship at Stanford, a member of Yale’s Board of Trustees, and founder of All Raise, a non-profit committed to improving diversity in funders and founders.Ann joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to share how she grew from a shy student into a world class performer, keys to success in venture capital, investing and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martin Lindstrom is one of the world’s leading thinkers on branding, culture and personal transformation. He’s the founder and chairman of the Lindstrom Company, the world’s leading brand and culture transformation group. He is the author of seven New York Times bestselling books, was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, and has been named one of Thinkers50’s top 50 Business Thinkers for three years running. His latest book, The Ministry of Common Sense, is a Wall Street Journal bestseller that helps businesses cut through red tape and better serve their customers.Martin joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss bringing common sense back to business and his latest book, The Ministry of Common Sense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg McKeown is the NYT bestselling author of the Essentialism and Effortless. He is founder and CEO of McKeown Inc, an organization that helps leading companies such as Apple, Google and Pixar reach the next level of growth. Greg is also a world-renowned keynote speaker and host of the podcast What's Essential? with Greg McKeown.Greg joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how to prioritize the essential things in work and in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Neill is a sought after keynote speaker and speaking coach who teaches others how to craft their messaging to persuade and inspire others to join their cause. He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded five companies, a professor of Leadership Communications at IESE Business School in Barcelona, and a permanent faculty member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Global Leadership Academy. His TEDx Talk has been viewed over four million times.Conor joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how he recovered after losing everything, how to inspire others with world-class speaking, and finding meaning in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Tasha Eurich is one of the world's leading thinkers and researcher on self-awareness, psychology and business. Dr. Eurich has worked with clients such as the NBA, Walmart, Salesforce and more, and her TEDx talks have been viewed more than 6 million times. Thinkers50 also named Dr. Eurich one of the top 30 emerging management thinkers in the world, and a top 50 World Leader in Coaching.Dr. Eurich joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about why self-awareness is so crucial, why people overestimate their own self-awareness, and how to build this crucial quality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hilary Corna helps organizations leverage the humanity of their people to get great results. She is the founder of the Human Way and provides counsel to senior management on organizational development challenges. She is on a mission to humanize business, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, ForbesWomen and more. She is also the author of the bestselling book One White Face, and the upcoming book Unprofessional.Hilary joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about the need for more humanity in business, becoming a management expert at a young age, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Swarner survived 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 StoryOn this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Sean sat down with host Robert Glazer to talk about how he beat cancer and went on to become one of Earth’s greatest adventurers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whitney has built her life and career around disruption. She has been named one of the 50 leading business thinkers by Thinkers50 and is the author of several award winning books, including Disrupt Yourself and Build an “A” Team. Whitney has also been named a top 15 coach by Marshall Goldsmith and is the host of the Disrupt Yourself Podcast.Whitney joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about working on Wall Street, personal disruption, and why it’s sometimes necessary to take a step backwards in order to pursue the correct path. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dandapani 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 three million times.Dandapani joined 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.Three Key Things You'll Learn 1. How to avoid what Dandapani calls "practicing distraction." 2. How to improve your ability to focus, find balance and create more joy. 3. How to avoid energy vampires in your personal and professional life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices