Elevation Nation

Every day the mind is all over the place. Oftentimes we find ourselves in interesting situations based on what our  needs or what we think we want. That can be challenging at times as a young adult…

Nzingha Prescod is an American World Champion and Olympian who spent the first 27 years of her life committed to becoming the best fencer in the world.

After retiring from competition in 2020, Nzingha has been focused on the next phase of her life combining her love for fencing and passion for philanthropy. Navigating life beyond competition has not been an easy task for Nzingha.

Now the founder of an incredible foundation (The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork and Education), she continues to strive to give back to the community while figuring out how to achieve her new life goals.

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Sports Illustrated: Two-Time Olympian Nzingha Prescod Hopes to Make Fencing More Accessible Through Fencing in the Park

Decisions decisions decisions. We make hundreds throughout a given day. In this episode, we get a bit philosophical as to how we make these decisions and if they are truly what make us happy.

Jonny Lazarus is a former Division 1 hockey player and now a content creator, podcast host, on-air NHL analyst and a multimedia planner.

After coming to terms with the reality that his NHL dreams were unrealistic after college, Jonny didn’t shy away of his love for hockey.  Even when faced with adversity over the past few years, Jonny has remained committed to his goal of staying close to the game of hockey forever through his everyday grind.

Jonny is a perfect example of a young adult who never let challenging circumstances deter him away from his passion.

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With half of 2022 in the books, Sam and Parker take some time off from work to hit the reset button and gear up for the second half of the year.

Also, during the time off, some unfathomable events occurred near Sam’s hometown in Highland Park, IL. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the horrific events.

Please consider a donation to the GoFundMe of Adan Aguilar, a victim of the 4th of July shooting and friend of Sam’s grandmother.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/adan-aguilar-4th-of-july-shooting-victim?utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_email%2B5806-thank-you-ask-share

Chase Damiano is a entrepreneur, strategist and consultant focused on helping early and mid-stage founders redesign their lives to put purpose and intention first. With his company HUMANS AT SCALE, Chase has worked with many successful entrepreneurs, including former guest Rahul Vinod (Founder of Rasa). Chase’s work has been featured in Forbes 30 under 30 and The Washington Post among others.

We talk with Chase about

• Why we are wired to think a certain way
• What designing your life looks like
• Calculated decisions vs spontaneous decisions

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We discuss the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade. 

Danielle Dietzek and Julie Griggs are the co-founders of Fourplay Social, a social network for single friends. Danielle and Julie both worked in healthcare before coming up with an idea to make dating for single people more fun. They created Fourplay to allow people to recruit another single friend, create a "fourplay" team, and then match with other pairs, making for a much more fun dating experience. 

We talk with Danielle and Julie about:

• Modern dating culture
• Challenge with first dates
• Balancing being best friends and co-founders

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The current state of the economy is leaving us a bit anxious this week. Although we will never be able to predict what is going to happen for sure in the economy, we can alter our mindset to prepare for both the good or the bad.

Amir Vardi is the founder of Lever, a company on a mission to help people optimize credit card rewards, track spending and improve credit scores. Amir found himself knowing all to well about the world of finances in the classroom and corporate setting. But as a young adult, he struggled with getting a full grasp of his own personal finances.

An idea that he wrote on a napkin, soon became a reality when he quit his full time job and went all in figuring out how to start Lever. Now, through his company, Amir is helping people to  be smarter with their money.

We talk with Amir about

• Personal finances strategies
• The hard thing to understand about credit cards
• How Lever can help you make the most out of credit cards

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