ABOUT DARYL DAVIS

Daryl Davis has bridged divides with some of the most condemned people in America. He’s a professional musician, author and lecturer. He’s perhaps known for his outreach to members of hate groups, including the Ku Klux Klan–he has personally persuaded hundreds of people to leave the KKK. He is also the author of Klan-Destine Encounters: A Black Man’s Odyssey In Ku Klux Klan, and his work on race relations has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC CNN and more.

Daryl joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to share his incredible story and offer a proven strategy for stopping hate.

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Cal Newport is one of the world's leading thinkers on how technology affects the way we live, work and think.

Cal is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. He is also New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his three latest: A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. Cal is also a contributing writer for the New Yorker and the host of the popular Deep Questions podcast.

Cal joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how we can improve our workstyles, slow productivity, Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter, and the future of social media.

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JeVon McCormick has one of the most incredible success stories you'll ever hear. He was born the son of a pimp father and an orphan mother on welfare, and poverty, abuse, eviction and constant discrimination were part of everyday life. Today, he’s CEO of ScribeMedia, a multimillion dollar publishing company with the #1 Company Culture in America, according to Entrepreneur magazine. He is also the Wall Street Journal author of Modern Leadership and a top-rated keynote speaker.

JeVon joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his extraordinary personal story, and how to lead a modern organization.

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Kim Scott is one of Silicon Valley’s most respected leadership experts. She has previously worked as an executive at Google, and as a CEO coach with Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter and several other leading organizations. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of two top books on leadership, Radical Candor and Just Work.

In her second appearance on the show, Kim joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss the importance of Radical Candor, effective management techniques, and how to create a more inclusive workplace. 

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Jesse Cole lives life by being different. He is the founder of Fans First Entertainment, which owns and operates the baseball team the Savannah Bananas. The Bananas have welcomed more than 1 million fans to their ballpark and have been featured on MSNBC, CBS Sunday Morning, HBO and ESPN. Jesse is an in-demand speaker and bestselling author of two books, Find Your Yellow Tux and his newest Fans First.

Jesse joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how he and his wife built the Savannah Bananas from a bankrupt organization to a leading entertainment brand, and much more.

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

He is the founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, a highly 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.

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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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. 

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Peter Diamandis is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, and has started over 20 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital and education. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including his latest, Life Force, which he published early in 2020 with Tony Robbins.

Peter joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss transformational changes needed in education, how the pandemic accelerated global trends, and the astonishing medical and health technologies he believes will be widely available, sooner than you think.

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Kevin Kruse has established himself as an expert on leadership and it can drive employee engagement. He is an entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, and top-rated keynote speaker who is dedicated to help leaders turn average groups into high performing teams. Kevin is the founder and CEO of LEADx, an online learning platform that provides free leadership development for millions of people around the world.

Kevin joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his leadership journey, key strategies for coaching future leaders and much more.

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Jennifer Moss is an expert on burnout and happiness. She is a Harvard Business Review contributor and a nationally syndicated radio columnist. She also previously served on the UN’s Global Happiness Council and the author two books, Unlocking Happiness At Work and The Burnout Epidemic.

Jennifer joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about the burnout epidemic, how to manage burnout, and what leaders can do about burnout on their teams.

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