Elevation Nation

Jack Smiley is a college hockey player for Endicott College in Beverly Massachusetts. 

Jack was thriving as a college hockey player pursuing his dream and doing what he loved. Then he had a stroke in February 2022, that changed everything for him. At first he didn’t even know if he was going to walk again. Now, 21 months Jack has a goal of getting back on the ice which many thought would be impossible. 

Jack is what it means to have mental fortitude and shares his journey to recovery on social media promoting awareness and inspiration for thousands around the globe. 

Parker checks in on how he is feeling about getting married in four months. Sam is feeling good about things, minus his beard. All in all, it’s a good day to have a great day. As the year comes close to a close, we are grateful for today and excited for what’s to come.

Ayomi Samaraweera is the founder of Canopy, a startup focused on building an anonymous social app for content creators to ask questions, gain industry insights, and spill the tea in a safe space.

Ayomi has over eight years of management consulting experience and during the pandemic discovered her passion for the creator economy. From there, she joined TikTok and became their Global Head of Internal Communications. Now she is going all in on Canopy.

Changing it up this week with a little rapid fire. Sam and Parker go back and forth asking each other some hard-hitting questions...

Brian Dubow is the founder of Hit of Happiness, a company founded to help people feel purpose-driven, alive, healthy, and happy by leveraging the science of happiness.

Founded in March of 2020, Hit of Happiness came from Brian's desire to make a difference as a response to COVID-19. What started as a blog and coaching business has now grown into a podcast, a thriving community, a corporate consulting company, and a happiness revolution.

As a Certified Happiness Trainer, Brian works with individuals across the globe helping them build habits backed by the science of happiness.

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Bringing back Episode 193 of the Elevation Nation Podcast recorded on December 8, 2022.

We are always up for a deep conversation. This one was fun talking about space, life and motivations. 

Aimee Estrin is a Psychotherapist at Realistic Remedies, a company of “transition” therapists based in New York, New Jersey and Florida.

Aimee specializes in mental health concerns including but limited to anxiety, depressions, coping with life transitions, relationships, trauma and self-doubt. As a therapist, Aimee uses evidence-based techniques to help her clients develop practical skills to manage their symptoms and improve their overall quality of life.

Yannis Goldman is the Director of Real Estate at Coastal Equities. 

Yannis' journey includes moving across the world, playing highly competitive basketball, and elevating himself in the business world through various ventures. Among all of his experiences, he brings a unique perspective of philosophy and motivation to Elevation Nation. He is a mission to teach others to embrace and become the creator they were destined to be.

Parker is coming up on his 28th birthday and Sam made his way to the Israel rally in Washington D.C. that brought almost a quarter of a million people together.

Joey Lane (elevator no. 1) got his start as a walk-on turned captain of The Ohio State University basketball team. From there he turned his playing days into a career, starting the “Drive the Lane” podcast. Joey also works as a basketball personality discussing Ohio State hoops on TV and the radio. 

Joey is back with us for his third appearance on Elevation Nation and we turn the microphone over to him. Joeys asks us the hard-hitting questions about life as a young adult.