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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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Apr 12, 2025 • 43min
Weekend Conversations: Don't Bet on Exceptional Outcomes
On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss how to make repeated decisions in an organization and bearing in mind the difference between rules and exceptions. Robert and Mick delve into why leaders are too willing to follow their instincts and bet against the odds, why that's a flawed strategy, and how to think of risk and reward in decision making overall.Read the post referenced in this episode: Friday Forward - Exceptional Outcomes (#479)Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the Elevate Podcast
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Apr 10, 2025 • 35min
Elevate Classics: Allan Dib on Simplifying Your Way To Growth
Allan Dib has helped several entrepreneurs add rocket fuel to their businesses through intelligent marketing. He is a serial entrepreneur who has founded, scaled and exited multiple companies, and a self-described rebellious marketer. He is the founder of Successwise and the #1 bestselling author of the book The 1-Page Marketing Plan.On this classic episode, Allan joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to share what so many companies get wrong about marketing, and how to get great results with efficiency and simplicity.Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the Elevate Podcast
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Apr 8, 2025 • 52min
Mike Michalowicz On Wisdom For Entrepreneurs And Making Business Simple
Mike Michalowicz was declared as one of the contenders for patron saint of entrepreneurs by Simon Sinek. He is a serial entrepreneur who started several multi-million-dollar companies and uses his businesses to test and perfect ideas other entrepreneurs can use to excel. He is the author of the bestselling Entrepreneurship Simplified book series, which includes hits like Profit First, Clockwork, Get Different, and his latest, All In. Mike joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about building high-performing, loyal teams, finding profitability, simplifying entrepreneurship, and much more.Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the Elevate Podcast
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Apr 5, 2025 • 50min
Weekend Conversations: Navigating The New World of Propaganda
On a new episode of Weekend Conversations, Elevate Podcast host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the history and modern applications of propaganda, which has created a confusing and divisive media environment today. Robert and Mick talk about how propaganda spreads, and how everyone can get better at sifting through misinformation and outright deception on social media.Read the post discussed in this episode: Modern Propaganda (#477)Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the Elevate Podcast
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Apr 3, 2025 • 56min
Thinking Thursdays: Is This The Worst Job In America?
Imagine trying to lead an organization under extreme pressure from employees, customers, funders and even the federal government. That is the unenviable position facing the next president of Columbia University--and a case study that leaders in all types of organizations can learn from.On a new Elevate Podcast series, Thinking Thursdays, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan delve into the past two leaders of Columbia: Minouche Shafik, who stepped down after a year filled with campus unrest, and her successor, Interim President Katrina Armstrong, who resigned six months later after a very public faceoff with the Trump Administration. Robert and Mick dig into the shortcomings of both Shafik and Armstrong and the extremely challenging circumstances both leaders faced. Then, they try to answer one of the toughest questions any organization faces today: what direction should Columbia go in for their next president?Watch This Episode on YouTubeSubscribe on YouTube for more Elevate Podcast episodesSpecial Thanks to the Sponsors of the Elevate Podcast
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Apr 1, 2025 • 50min
Dr. Tasha Eurich On Becoming Shatterproof
Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist and one of the world’s leading experts on self-awareness and business savvy. She’s worked directly with 40,000 leaders and spoken to hundreds of thousands more, helping them achieve dramatic and measurable change. Her clients have included the NBA, Walmart, Salesforce, and more, and her TEDx talks have been viewed more than 10 million times. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of multiple books, including Insight and her latest, Shatterproof, which publishes this week.Tasha joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about Shatterproof, the role of resilience in life and leadership, and antifragility.Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the Elevate Podcast
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Mar 29, 2025 • 49min
Weekend Conversations: The Fundamental Attribution Error in Life and Leadership
On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on The Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the fundamental attribution error, a cognitive bias that causes us to ignore luck and timing in our positive outcomes and make excuses for their failures.Read the post discussed in this episode: Friday Forward - Fundamental Error (#476)A video version of this episode is also available on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 2025 • 58min
Elevate Classics: Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa on Reimagining Life and Leadership
Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa is a professor at Columbia Business School, Founder of the Mentora Institute, and a highly respected coach for Fortune 100 C-suite executives. His course on Personal Leadership & Success is one of the most popular at Columbia Business School. His latest book, Inner Mastery, Outer Impact, is available this week wherever books are sold.In this classic episode, Dr. Wadhwa joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his leadership career, how to harness intrinsic motivation, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 2025 • 1h 16min
Elevate Classics: David Heinemeier Hansson's Radical Entrepreneurship
David Heinemeier Hansson, is a true innovator. He is the co-founder of Basecamp which has been used by over 20m people globally. He’s also the founder of Hey and the creator of the transformational Ruby on Rails, an open source web framework that was used to create Basecamp, Github, Shopify, Airbnb and more. He is also a frequent writer at Hey World, the New York Times bestselling author of four books, including Rework, and even an award winning racecar driver.In this classic episode of the Elevate Podcast, David shares his personal approach to work-life balance, the importance of using time effectively, and the value of Stoic philosophy in his life. He challenges conventional notions of productivity and delves into the idea of front-loading important tasks for maximum impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 22, 2025 • 34min
Weekend Conversations: Getting To The Root of Your Beliefs
In a classic edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the latest Friday Forward, which focuses on the importance of understand the roots of our beliefs and disagreements. Robert and Mick discuss why beliefs have such deep roots, how we often fail to understand those roots, and how finding that understanding can lead to greater empathy and better outcomes--at work and in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices