

Elevate with Robert Glazer
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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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Mar 12, 2026 • 52min
Thinking Thursdays: How Should Leaders Use and Limit AI?
On a new edition of Thinking Thursdays, Elevate Podcast host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss recent negotiations and conflict between Anthropic, the US Government, and OpenAI. After discussing the conflict, Robert and Mick dig into how the situation mirrors the choices all leaders will have to make about AI: how much to trust it, how much to limit it, and what unintended consequences it could have in their organizations.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 1h 2min
Seth Levine On The New Builders, Growing Startups and Sustainable Growth
Seth Levine is a long-time venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and nationally bestselling author. Seth is a co-founder and partner at Foundry, a Boulder-based venture capital firm with nearly $4 billion in assets under management. He’s also the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of GoodBread, a small business lending platform, and a deeply committed advocate for entrepreneurs building companies outside the traditional spotlight. Seth is also the co-author of The New Builders and Capital Evolution.
Seth joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his journey as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and nationally bestselling author.
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Mar 7, 2026 • 54min
Weekend Conversations: Can Flip-Flopping Be A Good Thing?
On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the concept of flip-flopping. While this practice is often derided, especially in politics, Robert and Mick break down why changing your mind is often a good think, as long as that change is messaged with principles and transparency.
Read the post discussed in this episode: Flip Flopper (#526)
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Mar 5, 2026 • 1h 1min
Elevate Classics: Mark Matson On Changing Your Relationship With Money and Finding Abundance
Mark Matson is an American entrepreneur, financial educator and the founder & CEO of Matson Money, an investment advisory firm managing over $11 billion in assets for more than 35,000 families across the country. Mark is known for making Nobel Prize-winning investing research accessible to everyday investors. He is the author of several books, including the new Experiencing the American Dream: How to Invest Your Time, Energy, and Money to Create an Extraordinary Life. He’s also an innovator in financial education – the creator of the “American Dream Experience” workshop – and even a producer of award-winning financial documentaries.
Mark joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk share his extraordinary story, talk about how he transformed his money mindset, and leadership lessons from building a top financial business.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 54min
Mike Brcic on the Adventurous Life, Building Wayfinders, and Creating Community
Mike Brcic is an entrepreneur, adventurer, and community-builder. He is the founder of Wayfinders, an organization that helps high-performing entrepreneurs and leaders find greater meaning, connection, and happiness through curated adventures and experiences. Mike previously founded Sacred Rides, which he built into the "#1 Mountain Bike Tour Company on Earth" according to National Geographic Adventure. His personal journey through entrepreneurial success, depression, and the search for deeper fulfillment informs his current mission: helping people find their own path to joy and purpose.
Mike Brcic joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss finding meaning beyond success, his personal journey through entrepreneurial success, depression, and the search for deeper fulfillment informs his current mission: helping people find their own path to joy and purpose.
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Feb 28, 2026 • 53min
Weekend Conversations: How Alysa Liu's Joy Defeated Olympic Pressure
On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discussed Alysa Liu's gold medal winning performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics, how she navigated the pressure of the world stage, and what that says about leadership, work and life.
Read the post discussed in this episode: Free Skate (#525)
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Feb 26, 2026 • 1h 6min
Thinking Thursdays: Can We Have A Sane Conversation About AI?
On a new edition of Thinking Thursdays, Elevate Podcast host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan try to do the impossible: have a non-hyperbolic conversation about AI and pick apart the extreme narratives in news and culture. Robert and Mick discuss the recent developments in the space, some of the ambitious claims made by leaders in the industry, the viability of the business model, and whether it is a bubble.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 1h 8min
Elevate Classics: Jay Papasan on How To Find Your Purpose
Jay Papasan is a bestselling author and Vice President of Strategic Content at Keller Williams Realty International, the world’s largest real estate company. He has co-authored multiple blockbuster business books with Gary Keller, including The ONE Thing, which hit #1 on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list, and The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, a New York Times bestseller.
On this classic episode, Jay joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his career, leadership lessons he's learned, and how to find your ONE thing in life and leadership.
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Feb 21, 2026 • 54min
Weekend Conversations: Johnson & Johnson's False Ethical Shield
In this new episode of Weekend Conversations, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan dig into the dark history of Johnson & Johnson and how the company used its sterling brand reputation--built on their famous 1982 Tylenol Recall--to protect it from external and internal scrutiny. Robert and Mick talk about these ethical shields in business, leadership and other areas of public life and discuss what degree of scrutiny is necessary to live in our modern world.
Read The Post: Halo Effect (#524)
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Feb 19, 2026 • 52min
Elevate Classics: Whitney Johnson NYT Bestselling Author of Smart Growth and Disrupt Yourself
Whitney Johnson is an innovative thinker on individual and team growth. 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, Build an “A” Team and Smart Growth. Whitney is also the host of the Disrupt Yourself Podcast.
Whitney joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk how leaders can build fast-improving teams.
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