Discover the keys to unlocking your full potential with the Elevate Podcast. Hosted by Robert Glazer, award-winning entrepreneur, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and creator of the Friday Forward, the Elevate Podcast features interviews with world-renowned business leaders, New York Times bestselling authors, and leading experts who share their insights, best practices, and advice on how to elevate your life, your leadership, and your business. Whether you're seeking to cultivate ...
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The Greatness Machine is on a Quest to Maximize the Human Experience! Join Award Winning CEO and Author, Darius Mirshahzadeh (pron. Mer-shaw-za-day), as he interviews some of the greatest minds in the world―turning their wisdom and experience into learnings and advice you can use in your life so that you can level up and create greatness. Join Darius as he goes deep with guests like: Moby, Seth Godin, Gabby Reece, Amanda Knox, UFC Ring Announcer Bruce Buffer, Former FBI Negotiator Chris Voss ...
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Weekend Conversations: Keeping Your Head When Nothing Goes Your Way
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50:19On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discussed a ridiculous, almost funny, series of errors and incidents Robert experienced on a recent trip to Nashville and Austin. Robert and Mick discuss the uniquely infuriating facets of air travel, and why it is important to keep your hea…
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Darius Classic | Success and Failure Aren’t Loyal
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26:22Do you define yourself by your successes or your failures? Many of us tie our self-worth to our accomplishments or setbacks, but what happens when success fades or failure strikes? The truth is, neither defines who we are. Today, I am flying solo to talk about why you should not be attached to success or failure. Through personal stories from my en…
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Elevate Classics: Mike Michalowicz Makes Business Simple
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52:12Mike Michalowicz was declared as one of the contenders for patron saint of entrepreneurs by Simon Sinek. He is a serial entrepreneur who started several multi-million-dollar companies and uses his businesses to test and perfect ideas other entrepreneurs can use to excel. He is the author of the bestselling Entrepreneurship Simplified book series, …
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381 | Sam Goodner | Like Clockwork: Run Your Business with Swiss Army Precision
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1:06:22What separates companies that stall from those that scale? In this episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius sits down with Sam Goodner, entrepreneur, author of “Like Clockwork: Run Your Business with Swiss Army Precision,” and former CEO of Catapult Systems, one of the fastest growing tech consulting firms in the U.S. Sam shares decades of wisdom f…
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Jeff Hoffman On Building Priceline And Giving Back
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57:59Jeff Hoffman is a perfect example of a business leader who has used his success to give to others. He is an award-winning global entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, a producer of a Grammy Award winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award winning television show. In h…
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TGM Classic | Michael Easter | The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
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1:08:45What if discomfort was the key to unlocking your full potential? This thought-provoking question challenges conventional wisdom and invites us to reconsider our relationship with discomfort. While discomfort is often seen as something to avoid, discomfort can be the catalyst for achieving new heights of personal growth and achievement. Michael East…
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Weekend Conversations: Finding A Path To Respectful Debate and Disagreement
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54:30On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the reason assassination of Charlie Kirk, the reactions across the spectrum to that event, and what it all says about the state of discourse, debate, and political violence in United States. Robert and Mick dig into how online ex…
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380 | What Do You Want Out of Life (Part 2)
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30:41What do you really want from life and how do you define the criteria for your next big move? In this solo episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius takes us deeper into his journey of clarity and alignment, sharing how he’s mapping out the values and principles that guide his next chapter. From choosing freedom and connection over energy-draining re…
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Elevate Classics: Rich Mulholland on World Class Persuasion and Storytelling
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57:11Rich Mulholland is a gifted storyteller who helps leaders hone their own storytelling skills. He is the founder of Missing Link, a company that has helped clients give world class presentation companies for 25 years. He’s also a celebrated keynote speaker who has spoken in 30 countries, a serial entrepreneur, and the author of three books. In this …
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379 | Shadé Zahrai | How Reframing Challenges Can Change the Way You Lead and Live
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1:07:18What if the setbacks in your life were actually the secret fuel for your success? In this episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius sits down with Shadé Zahrai, award-winning leadership strategist, TEDx speaker, and co-founder of Influenceo Global. Shadé shares her journey from law and corporate consulting to entrepreneurship, revealing how resilien…
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Mark Matson On Finding Abundance And Changing Your Relationship With Money
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1:01:31Mark Matson is an American entrepreneur, financial educator and the founder & CEO of Matson Money, an investment advisory firm managing over $11 billion in assets for more than 35,000 families across the country. Mark is known for making Nobel Prize-winning investing research accessible to everyday investors. He is the author of several books, incl…
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TGM Classic | Robin Sharma | The Wealth Money Can’t Buy:The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest Life
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1:02:00What makes you wealthy? In a world where success often takes center stage, we tend to equate wealth solely with the size of our bank account. But what if true wealth transcends monetary success? What if it encompasses something much deeper and more fulfilling? Robin Sharma, renowned author and leadership expert, challenges us to redefine our unders…
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Weekend Conversations: Responding To Hate with Empathy and Understanding
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41:59On a classic episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss a unique approach to countering harmful and hateful beliefs, championed by educator and author Irshad Manji. Robert and Mick dig into why arguing with people we disagree with doesn't work, and why it's much more effective to se…
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378 | What Do You Want Out of Life (Part 1)
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26:13What if the key to clarity was just five minutes of stillness? In this solo episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius Mirshahzadeh reflects on purpose, priorities, and the practices that help him gain direction during life transitions. Inspired by a workshop with his friend and spiritual teacher Dandapani, Darius shares a simple but powerful exercis…
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Elevate Classics: Charles Duhigg on Habit Formation, Communication, and more
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42:41Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the bestselling author of three books: The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better and his latest, Supercommunicators, which was published this year. Charles is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards, and he currently writes f…
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377 | Amy Purdy | How to Rebuild Your Life When Everything Changes Overnight
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1:11:40How do you keep moving forward when life changes in an instant? Joining us on The Greatness Machine, Amy Purdy shares how she’s faced more than her share of challenges, losing both legs at 19, battling a life-threatening infection, and navigating the emotional aftermath. But instead of letting adversity define her, Amy used it as fuel to dream bigg…
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David Gelles On Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, Jack Welch's Leadership And More
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56:15David Gelles is an award-winning New York Times reporter and bestselling author. He has extensive experience as a business reporter in particular and has reported extensively on, among other topics, Boeing’s safety issues, Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme, and the life and leadership of GE CEO Jack Welch. He’s the bestselling author of three books, inc…
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TGM Classic | Jen Gottlieb | BE SEEN: Find Your Voice. Build Your Brand. Live Your Dream.
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1:01:36Have you ever felt like you're hiding behind a facade of expectations and perceptions, concealing your true identity? Jen Gottlieb knows that feeling all too well. From being a gym trainer to becoming a powerhouse entrepreneur, she has lived the transformation of shedding societal masks and embracing authenticity. Drawing from her personal experien…
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Weekend Conversations - A Decade of Leadership Lessons
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48:57On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on The Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan celebrate the publication of the 500th Friday Forward. Robert reflects on the lessons from a decade of writing and publishing the newsletter, and he and Mick dig into the ideas of legacy, creativity, consistency, and how writing ca…
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Darius Classic | Things Are Never as Good or as Bad as They Seem
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17:49When life’s highs feel incredible and the lows feel unbearable, how can we stay grounded and keep perspective? It is easy to get swept away by the extremes of life. When things are going well, everything feels incredible; when they are tough, it can feel like they will never improve. But what if there is a way to find balance, staying steady throug…
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Elevate Classics: Jeff Wetzler On Leading With Great Questions
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53:23Jeff Wetzler is looking to revolutionize how we learn. He is co-CEO of Transcend, a nationally recognized innovation organization, and an expert in learning and human potential. Before that, he worked as a management consultant to the world’s top corporations, a learning facilitator for leaders around the world, and as Chief Learning Officer at T…
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376 | Jaspreet Singh | How to Rewire Your Thinking for Financial Freedom
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56:01Money isn’t just about math, it’s about mindset. In this episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius sits down with Jaspreet Singh, entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Minority Mindset, to break down the rules of money, investing, and wealth-building. Jaspreet shares why the wealthy treat taxes as a playbook, how to prepare for recessions and infla…
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Jay Papasan On Aligning Life To Your Purpose
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1:08:33Jay Papasan is a bestselling author and Vice President of Strategic Content at Keller Williams Realty International, the world’s largest real estate company. He has co-authored multiple blockbuster business books with Gary Keller, including The ONE Thing, which hit #1 on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list, and The Millionaire Real Estate Inves…
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TGM Classic | Warren Rustand | The Leader Within Us: Mindset, Principles, and Tools for a Life By Design
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1:15:31How can we tap into the latent leadership qualities that reside within us, waiting to be cultivated and utilized to their fullest extent? As leadership is viewed as a rare quality possessed by only a select few, it's easy to overlook each individual's potential for leadership. Leadership, however, is not exclusively a skill that a privileged few po…
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Weekend Conversations: Evaluate Behavior Without Context
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42:38On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on The Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the importance of decoupling behavior from context when holding people accountable. Robert and Mick discuss why unacceptable behavior should be unacceptable no matter what the justification is, and that while context can matt…
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