Dr. Geoff Smart is the world’s leading expert hiring. He is the is the Founder and Chairman of ghSMART, a leading global management consulting firm for talent, and the co-author of three bestselling books. One of those, Who: The A Method for Hiring, is a New York Times bestseller and is considered the leading resource on helping businesses hire and develop top talent. Geoff has a PhD in organizational psychology and has personally advised three US Governors, White House Fellows and a President of the World Bank.

In this classic episode, Geoff joined host Robert Glazer on the ⁠Elevate Podcast⁠ to talk how to hire and retain talent, why so many people do interviews wrong, how companies can recruit better, and more.

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On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan talk about the concept of being unoffendable. They discuss the social dynamics that have made people more likely to take offense, the harm of that mindset, and why leaders in particular must be unoffendable to be effective.

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Alisa Cohn was named the #1 Startup Coach in the World by Thinkers50 and has coached startup founders from companies such as Venmo, DraftKings and Mac Weldon. She’s also an investor, strategy consultant, and coach to C-Suite executives at clients such as Microsoft, Google and IBM.

Alisa joined Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to talk about her new book, ⁠ From Start-Up To Grown-Up⁠, which helps founders make the changes needed to build their startup businesses into enduring companies.

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Perry Marshall is one of the world’s most sought-after business strategists and the author of ten books. He helped lay the foundations for modern digital advertising through his early Google advertising work, and his reinvention of the Pareto Principle has been published in Harvard Business Review. He also founded the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize, announced at London’s Royal Society, and his 80/20 Curve is used by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab as a productivity tool. Perry has advised companies across hundreds of industries and brings an engineer’s rigor to marketing, strategy, and the science of what truly drives results.

Perry joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss why the 80/20 Rule is so valuable and how leadership can leverage it.

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On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the importance of sleep, and why most of us are not getting enough sleep even if we believe we are. They discuss the past trend of leaders pulling all-nighters and 100 hour work weeks, especially former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, landmark sleep data, and why leaders must prioritize sleep.

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Davis Smith has made generosity and philanthropy the foundation of a thriving business.

He is the founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, a popular, carbon-neutral outdoor gear brand founded to create sustainably designed products that fight extreme poverty, inspire adventure, and move people to do good. In 2021 alone, Cotopaxi aided over 1 million people in extreme poverty through their non-profit partnerships and revenue sharing. Davis is also a member of the United Nations Foundation Leadership Council.

On this classic episode, Davis joined host Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to talk about his entrepreneurial career, founding and building Cotopaxi, how Cotopaxi withstood the pandemic, and humanity in business.

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Tony D'Urso⁠ is a top-tier podcast host, entrepreneur, and five-time Amazon bestselling author who built a media platform under ten listeners to more than 45 million downloads. Tony is the host of The Tony D’Urso Show, the #1 talk show on the VoiceAmerica network, where he interviews elite entrepreneurs, leaders, and stars. He’s also the creator of the Vision Map™ methodology, a system that helps business owners clarify purpose, set long-term objectives, and translate vision into daily action.

Tony joined host Robert Glazer on The Elevate Podcast to discuss his leadership career, entrepreneurship, vision for life and more.

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On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan talk about the risks leaders face if they choose to ignore AI or are proudly AI literate. Robert and Mick discuss common arguments against the urgency of using AI, and what historic precedents exist for the rollout of this new technology.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the post discussed in this episode: History Repeating (#531)⁠

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Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized by Thinkers50 as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker and #1 Executive Coach.

He is also a globally renowned keynote speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including Triggers, What Got You Here Won’t Get Your There and The Earned Life, which shares the journey to a fulfilling life.

Marshall joined host Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to talk about The Earned Life, his coaching career and much more.

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Grant Williams has spent more than 35 years in global finance across seven major financial centers, from London to Sydney. He had a front-row seat to Japan’s late-1980s bubble and its dramatic collapse, and later worked across New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, and beyond. Grant co-founded Real Vision to bring the most thoughtful voices in investing to a

On this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Grant joined host Robert Glazer for a fascinating conversation about lessons he learned in high-stakes finance, universal leadership philosophies, and more.

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