David Gelles⁠ is an award-winning New York Times reporter and bestselling author. He has extensive experience as a business reporter in particular and has reported extensively on, among other topics, Boeing’s safety issues, Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme, and the life and leadership of GE CEO Jack Welch. He’s the bestselling author of three books, including The Man Who Broke Capitalism, about Welch, and a new one, Dirtbag Billionaire, a deep dive into the life and impact of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard.

David joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on Jack Welch's leadership at GE, Yvon Chouinard's extraordinary career at Patagonia, and much more.

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Peter Gray is a research professor of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College. A Columbia-educated researcher with a PhD in biological sciences from Rockefeller University, he has published widely across developmental psychology, anthropology, and education, and authored a college introductory psychology textbook now in its eighth edition. He is the co-founder of Let Grow, the nonprofit he started with Lenore Skenazy and Jonathan Haidt to make childhood independence easy, normal, and legal, and the author of Free to Learn and the forthcoming Restoring Childhood: How to Set Kids Free in the Age of Anxiety.

Peter Gray joined host Robert Glazer to talk about The Decline of Childhood Independence, the Case for Unstructured Play, and Why Freedom is Care.

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On today's episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and Joey Coleman discuss building rapport, using Robert's experience trying to retrieve a delayed laptop delivery from a UPS distribution center as the jumping-off point. They talk about the difference between showing up as a complaint versus showing up as a person, why leading with kindness often opens doors that policy alone won't, and why you have to be willing to ask for help to ever get it. They also touch on why patience and persistence don't guarantee a yes, but rapport gives people a reason to want to help you anyway.

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Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld⁠ is one of the only leaders in history to have served as CEO of two Fortune 500 companies on different continents: ⁠Siemens⁠ in Germany and ⁠Alcoa⁠ in the United States. Today, Klaus is the founder of K2Elevation, where he invests in tech and biotech firms, and he has served on boards ranging from advanced industrial startups to global cultural initiatives. He’s also the author of the new book Leading to Thrive, where he shares how leaders can manage energy, cultivate self-awareness, and thrive under immense pressure without burning out.

Klaus joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his leadership career, overseeing two Fortune 500 companies, self-awareness as a leader, and more.

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Dr. Caroline Webb, a behavioral scientist, former McKinsey partner, and author of Leadership Intelligence. Drawing from her background at the Bank of England and McKinsey, she specializes in translating behavioral science into practical tools for working life. Her new book, Leadership Intelligence, is out now.

Dr. Caroline Webb joined host Robert Glazer to talk about Leadership Intelligence, Behavioral Science in Business, and Applying High Standards to Work and Life.

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On todays episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and Brittany Hodak discuss what true character looks like under pressure, using U.S. soccer player Folarin Balogun's response to a controversial red card at the World Cup as the jumping-off point. They talk about the discipline of separating what you feel from how you act, why leaders are always setting an example whether they realize it or not, and why staying composed in an unjust moment is a mark of real leadership.

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Ed Latimore⁠ is a former professional heavyweight boxer, a competitive chess player, sobriety advocate, physics graduate, U.S. Army National Guard veteran, and a bestselling author of Not Caring What Other People Think Is a Superpower and Sober Letters to My Drunken Self. He grew up in Pittsburgh’s housing projects and fought poverty, addiction, and trauma with the discipline of boxing and the clarity of stoic philosophy. His newest book, ⁠Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business: Boxing and the Art of Life⁠, was released last year.

Ed joined host Robert Glazer on The Elevate Podcast to discuss his boxing career, lessons learned from a life of fighting, and why you shouldn't care what people think.

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Patrick Leddin is a leadership expert, disruption strategist, and the founder of The Disruption Project at Vanderbilt University. An army veteran, he led paratroopers in the 82nd Airborne Division as an infantry officer and U.S. Army Master Parachutist. He also advised senior executives at KPMG Consulting and FranklinCovey, and co-founded Wedgewood Consulting Group. His latest book, Disrupt Everything—and Win, was co-authored with James Patterson and became an instant New York Times bestseller.

Patrick joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his leadership career, disruption, and his writing partnership with James Patterson.

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On a classic edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discussed a ridiculous, almost funny, series of errors and incidents Robert experienced on a recent trip to Nashville and Austin. Robert and Mick discuss the uniquely infuriating facets of air travel, and why it is important to keep your head, and your sense of humor, even when nothing goes your way.

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Jeffrey Shaw is a gifted creator. He is an accomplished portrait photographer and business leader who is an expert on branding and marketing. He has taken portraits of supermodels, sports icons and too many C-suite executives to name, and his work has been featured on Oprah, CBS News and in the halls of Harvard University. He's also the bestselling author of multiple books and the host of the hit podcast, The Self-Employed Life.

Jeffrey joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his entrepreneurial career, branding, and how to build a fulfilling self-employed life.

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