Chip Conley has dedicated his recent years to helping others find wisdom. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered at a beautiful oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Chip is a hospitality maverick who disrupted the industry three times, including helping Airbnb’s founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. He is also New York Times bestselling author of five books, including his latest, Wisdom@Work.Chip Conley joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his hospitality career, his work at AirBnb, and how he helps people overcome the midlife crisis and find fulfillment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new edition of Weekend Conversations, host Robert Glazer digs into the recent demonstrations on multiple college campuses, especially Columbia University. Rather than discussing the political undercurrents, Robert instead delves into the leadership decisions that contributed to the situations and lessons leaders of all organizations should take away from the events. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey Thomas, CEO of Rapid7, talks about climbing the leadership ladder. He discusses career transitions, resilience through failure, adapting leadership styles, balancing accountability, embracing introversion, and insights on leadership and time management.

During the podcast, Robert Glazer and Mick Sloan discuss how to identify and avoid Energy Vampires in life. They explore strategies for managing toxic relationships, setting boundaries, and balancing energy levels. The conversation also touches on handling difficult conversations, celebrating high achievers, and providing practical leadership advice.

Five-time tech entrepreneur Josh Linkner shares insights on achieving daily creative breakthroughs, company creativity, and unlocking individual potential. Topics include parallels between jazz improvisation and business risk-taking, fostering creativity through daily rituals, the neuroscience of creativity, and involving customers in technology development.

Professor Cal Newport discusses Slow Productivity with host Robert Glazer, emphasizing achieving success without burnout. They explore redefining productivity in knowledge work, enhancing workload management, prioritization strategies, and debunking myths about long work hours equating to success. The conversation also delves into setting boundaries, redirecting requests effectively, and the value of changing work environments for continuous improvement.

Discussion on the challenges of sustaining success over time, the dynamics of the Tom Brady and Bill Belichick relationship, organizational leadership insights, the role of luck and timing in success, and the importance of collaboration in achieving greatness.

Ed Bastian is one of the most accomplished leaders in the world today. He is the CEO of Delta Airlines, a role he has held since 2016, and he has been a leader at the company for over 25 years. During Ed’s time as CEO, Delta has become the world’s most awarded airline, including being named the top-ranked airline by Wall Street Journal, Fortune and others. He was recently named Chief Executive magazine’s 2023 Chief Executive of the Year.Ed joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his leadership career, how he thinks about Delta's strategy and market position, how to build a world-class global culture, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kendra Scott, founder of a billion-dollar brand, discusses her journey from a failed business to a successful empire. She shares insights on resilience, unique customer needs, navigating economic challenges, and nurturing company culture with core values. The podcast also touches on personal anecdotes and the importance of balance in both personal and professional life.