Elevate with Robert Glazer

Don Yaeger has built a career on sharing leadership stories from luminaries like basketball coach John Wooden, Hall of Fame football player Walter Payton, and dozens of other world class coaches and athletes.He is an award-winning keynote speaker, business leadership coach, and the author or co-author of eleven New York Times bestselling books, including John Wooden’s A Game Plan For Life. Prior to his leadership coaching career, Don was a celebrated journalist, covering presidential candidates, Olympic athletes, sports legends and more.On this classic episode, Don joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss the lessons he’s learned in his career, the difference between great performers and great coaches, and more.  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 importance of fixing problems when they occur, rather than delaying them.Episode LinksFriday Forward - Dongle Story (#472) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 I Am Movement podcast.Rock joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about starting movements in others, growing up on a farm in Canada, building multiple businesses and coaching others to success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Ripley has extensively studied anti-fragility and resilience. She is aninvestigative Journalist of three books, including High Conflict, TheSmartest Kids In The World and a her latest, The Unthinkable: WhoSurvives When Disaster Strikes, and Why. She has reported for The Atlantic,Politico, the Washington Post, Time Magazine and other outlets, and her workhas helped Time win two National Magazine Awards.Amanda joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss reforming the education system, building resilience, and much more. 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 backstory of Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts and the lessons his story offers for building resilience and embracing struggle. Then, Robert and Mick dig into the notable trends from the Super Bowl commercials and what they say about the future of business.Episode LinksFriday Forward - Hurts First (#471) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Rockwell is one of the world’s most prolific and insightful thinkers on leadership. He’s a former entrepreneur, consultant, world-renowned speaker and creator of Leadership Freak, a top leadership blog that has 450,000 subscribers around the world. Named the #1 Most Socially Shared Leadership Blog on the Internet, Leadership Freak features daily wisdom on how leaders can improve, make life better for those around them, and be a positive force in the world.Dan joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his life as a speaker, leader and writer, and to share how leaders can grow and help others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the bestselling author of three books: The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better and his latest, Supercommunicators, which was published this year. Charles is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards, and he currently writes for The New Yorker and several other publications.Charles joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about habit formation, how to become an excellent communicator, and much more. 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 concept of catching lightning in a bottle--big successes that come from perfect timing or luck and cannot be replicated. They use the example of Dollar Shave Club's viral debut ad from 2012, which many companies tried and failed to emulate, and talk about how leaders should approach recreating their biggest hits.Episode Links Friday Forward - Bottled Lightning (#470) Dollar Shave Club Ad from 2012 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gino Wickman is one of the most influential thinkers in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.He is the founder of EOS Worldwide and the creator of the Entrepreneurial Operating System, a practical method for helping companies achieve greatness. He has delivered over 1900 trainings to help companies implement EOS into their organizations and has transformed thousands of businesses with his work. He is the author of multiple bestselling books, including Traction, Rocket Fuel and his latest, Entrepreneurial Leap.In this classic episode, Gino joined host Robert Glazer to talk about how to get great alignment in a business and when to know when to take the entrepreneurial leap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Grumet also known as Doc G, is a physician turned financial expert and author. A former hospice doctor, his exposure to the reflections of people at the end of their lives prompted him to pivot into the world of personal finance, where he helps people align their financial decisions with their life purpose. Jordan is the author of the acclaimed books Taking Stock and The Purpose Code, publishes a popular blog on finance and fulfillment, and hosts The Earn & Invest Podcast.Jordan joined host Robert Glazer on The Elevate Podcast to talk about how to build a legacy and align to your purpose in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices