Elevation Nation

Sam and Parker break down their conversation with Timmy the Dreamer and get into where their own dreams stand right now. They talk through the difference between chasing tangible goals and chasing feelings, why hedging on a dream isn't failure, and how quitting on one dream is really just pivoting to another.

Elevator no. 258: Timmy the Dreamer is a motivational speaker and founder of Dreamer State. As former manager of one of LA's biggest influencers, Charlie Rocket, he helped build a social impact movement of over 9 million people, making more than 1,000 dreams come true for kids with cancer, disabilities, and families in need of a miracle. He's collaborated with names like Mr. Beast, Steph Curry, and Jake Paul, and now takes the stage nearly 100 times a year teaching people the steps to living their dream life.

In this podcast: Timmy takes us back to the crossroads that pushed him away from someone else's version of success and into building Dreamer State from the ground up. We get into what it actually takes to chase a big dream versus what it takes to feel happy once you catch it, and Timmy shares the mental motto he just landed on after eight years of "keep dreaming": living the dream is a state of mind.

Sam is back from a week at Experience Camps, a grief camp for kids who've lost a parent or sibling, and he's not tired in the way you'd expect. He and Parker get into why refilling your soul might matter more than recharging your batteries, why more men need permission to cry, and what 17 days at camp this summer taught Sam about becoming a "camp guy." Rapid fire on the best and worst camp food included.

Elevator no. 256: Colby Berardi is the Associate Director of Experience Camps for the Michigan Girls Program and works in marketing by day. After losing her stepdad Philip in 2023, she found her way to Experience Camps — a free week-long program for kids who've lost a parent, caregiver, or sibling and turned her own grief into a mission to help others process theirs.

In this podcast: Colby gets vulnerable about her grief journey, why "grieving out loud" is the camp's unofficial motto, and how a five-day week can change a kid's life forever. Oh, and she's also Parker's sister, so expect some sibling roasting along the way.

It's the three year anniversary of Philip's passing, and for the time time, Sam is heading to Experience Camps without Parker by his side. The guys get real about grief, the moments that sneak up on you, and what it means to carry someone with you instead of moving on from them. They close it out with some camp confessions.

Eighty percent of Gen Z say they've felt lonely in the past year, despite being the most digitally connected generation ever. Sam and Parker dig into why more connection hasn't meant less loneliness, and how comfort zones, phones, and false assumptions about what strangers will think people stuck.

Elevator no. 247: Eric Zalewski is the c-founder of Acru, a social fitness app built to track and share every workout, from lifts to classes to runs. A former S1 basketball player at Northwestern, Eric walked on to the team as a manager and earned his spot on the court through relentless preparation. He's spent the past two-plus years coaching fitness in NYC on top of his finance day job, and outside of work he's chasing marathons, HYROX race, hooping, golfing, and slowly leveling up his cooking beyond chicken and rice.

In the Elevation Nation Podcast: Eric breaks down the mindset that got him from team manager to walk-on, why anybody can lead regardless of title, and how he channels a "more to give" mentality into everything from fitness coaching to endurance training. We get into the power of a portfolio life, why the hardest goals are the ones worth chasing, and Sam makes a bet he may come to regret.

Sam and Parker break down 21-year-old PGA Tour winner Jackson Koivun, who beat Scottie Scheffler at the 3M Open with three words written on his glove: confidence, trust, dominate.

The guys talk mental mottos, where theirs live, and why the physical reminder matters. They close with rapid-fire Overrated/Underrated on pre-performance routines, from visualization to meditation to journaling.

Elevator 254: Brian Helfman is the founder and Chief Experience Officer at Third Nature, where he runs adult summer camp retreats, leadership trainings, and community experiences designed to help people reconnect with their authentic selves. He's also a longtime volunteer and now part-time staff member with Experience Camps, running adult grief camps for people who lost a parent young.

In this podcast: we dive into how his father's death at 55 completely rewired Brian's relationship to work and time, why 93% of Americans spend their lives indoors and what that's costing us, the accidental path from CBS ad sales to ski instructor to building Third Nature, and his mental motto Memento Mori — remembering you will die as a way to actually live.

Sam and Parker celebrate hitting 500 episodes, then dive into David Goggins re-enlisting in the Air Force at 51 to finish the Pararescue training he quit at 19. The guys break down the mixed public reaction and why they're firmly on Team Goggins.

They close out with a Mount Rushmore of legendary quitters-turned-comebacks: Jordan, Steve Jobs, Brian May, and a surprise entry that has nothing to do with sports or business.