Elevation Nation

Kai McKinney is the founding partner at Relay, a product development agency working with young companies to translate ideas into products.

Kai is also a University Innovation Fellow at the prestigious Stanford d.school and an Executive in Residence at The Ohio State University Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship where he  helps students bring their ideas to life.

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We all get the urge to splurge on some unhealthy food. But as we have gotten a bit older, what we eat has  has had more of an impact on how we feel.

Sam Rose is a recently elected Councilman for the city of Aspen, Colorado and volunteer firefighter. After college, Sam decided to do something completely different from his friend. He spent almost a year traveling throughout six continents in the world. He spent his days living, learning and experiencing many different cultures and ways of life.

Sam is driven by making the world a better place through helping others. A true elevator, we are so grateful to have Sam join Elevation Nation.

Parker journeyed to the mountains of the Poconos over the weekend and reflects on his time disconnecting from the world for a few days. 

This week’s Elevator shout-out’s: #115 and #120 Gigi Robinson & Danielle Farage; #92 Jonny Lazarus

200 episodes ago in 2021, we released the first Elevation Nation Special with Sam Panitch. Now, almost two years later, we are running it back. 

Parker steps into the interviewer's seat and asks Sam about his past and what is currently top of mind for him as he navigates the later half of his 20's.

With summer rolling around the corner, Parker and Sam have made some decisions that are going to push them a bit beyond their comfort zone. However, it will most certainly pay some dividends. 

Danny Goldberg is a life-long entrepreneur turned professional speaker based in New York City. 

At the age of 20, Danny lost his dad to cancer. Then at 25, he lost his mother to cancer. Going through these losses as a young adult, Danny’s life mission became even more clear: To help others courageously living. 

Most recently left a very successful business to go all-in on his dream to become a successful public speaker.

We are ELEVATED to announce the launch of our new apparel line in collaboration with Elevator no. 109 Balim Tezel's apparel brand NUS. 

If you want a *discount* on the apparel please leave us a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify and DM us a screenshot of the review. 

Link to apparel: https://www.wearenus.com/collections/elevation-nation?t=1684852422524

Spontaneous Sam lives another week. Sam talks through getting his first tattoo and the "elevated" meaning behind it!

Wayne Cole is a sports reporter who covers the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League and XFL in the Washington DC area. He has honed his craft by focusing on the athletes story by engaging them with empathy.

Wayne has his Masters of Education in School Counseling from Loyola University and spends much of his free time working with underprivileged youth and advocating for more access to mental health care.