Elevate with Robert Glazer

Laura Gassner Otting is an expert on helping others find alignment between their purpose and their work. She is a Washington Post bestselling author and keynote speaker who challenges readers and audiences to think beyond their limitations and discover their professional purpose. She has started and led multiple organizations and has authored two books, Mission Driven and Limitless. She has also delivered a TEDx talk, served on Hillary Clinton’s National Finance Committee and was a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House.Laura joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to share her lessons from the White House, how to excel by serving a greater mission, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin Bryar worked on Amazon’s senior leadership team for 12 years, starting in 1998, including serving as Jeff Bezos’ Chief of Staff for two years. Colin is co-founder of Working Backwards LLC, an executive coaching firm, and the co-author of the new book Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon, which is now available for purchase.Colin joins host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about Amazon's secrets to success, Jeff Bezos' leadership style and more. The core principles Amazon uses to achieve world-leading results. The essentials of Jeff Bezos' leadership style. The keys to Amazon's top-tier hiring strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd Hartley is a master of marketing. He is the founder of WireBuzz, a firm that helps businesses amplify their sales with world class video marketing. He’s also a sought after speaker on video marketing, creating compelling marketing narratives, and leading others to overcome adversity.Todd joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about optimizing video presentation in an increasingly virtual workplace, how to become a top speaker, and much more.Three Key Things You'll Learn What Todd thinks is the next big opportunity in marketing and SEO. Which social platforms and channels companies should participate in, and which to avoid. How to create cold-outreach marketing that actually wins over customers.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Claude Silver is the Chief Heart Officer of VaynerMedia and has worked with Gary Vaynerchuk for nearly a decade. She is responsible for building a human-focused company culture and helping over 800 employees feel at home at the business. She is also a top-rated keynote speaker, host of the Silver Lining podcast and a top thought leader on organizational culture.Claude joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about leading a team of millennials, working with Gary Vee, and the secrets to building a culture with a world-class retention rate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About Martin LindstromMartin 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 now available for purchase wherever books are sold.Three Key Things You’ll Learn: Why companies need to do more to understand their customers. The key components of common sense every company and team needs. Why empathy and common sense go hand-in-hand, and how to leverage both. 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.Gino joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how the best companies get in alignment, and what separates successful entrepreneurs from the pack.Three Key Things You'll Learn in This Episode How the best organizations use EOS to get in alignment. How to know when the time is right to start your entrepreneurial journey. Seven key traits all successful entrepreneurs need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special end of year episode of the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer shares four interviews from the virtual launch event for his latest book, Friday Forward, released in September 2020.Robert chats with Hal Elrod, bestselling author of The Miracle Morning, Ann Miura-Ko, one of the world's top venture capitalists, Dandapani, a Hindu priest, former monk and world-renowned keynote speaker, and Sean Swarner, a cancer survivor who has become one of the world's best endurance sportsmen. Each guest shares how they build their capacity personally and professionally, and offer tips to help you do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Sivers is a former entrepreneur, founder of CD Baby, and a prolific writer, thinker, TED speaker and musician. He has optimized himself for creating and learning, and has cut most extraneous things from his life. Derek Sivers joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about the importance of saying no, pursuing goals and experiences that scare us, why he doesn’t consider himself an entrepreneur anymore and fostering creativity in work and life. Three Key Things You'll Learn How to know when to say no--and how to do it. The importance of allowing your mind to be changed. The importance of doing things that scare you. 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

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 Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss building a world-class career, breaking into venture capital, evaluating ventures, and much more.Three Key Things You'll Learn The possibilities you can unlock by giving world-class effort. How Ann went from having severe stage-fright to becoming a champion debater. How to understand why some entrepreneurial ventures succeed, and others do not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices