Elevation Nation Sam Panitch & Parker Yablon

Parker and Sam recap Parker's wedding and reflect on the experience. The guys touch on the emotions, the speeches, the moments, and the incredible people who made the event special. They also talk about planning for the future and what's next for life after the wedding.

00:00 - Reflecting on the Wedding Experience
06:27 - Planning for the Future
13:33 - Celebrating Achievements and Elevating Others

The guys discuss Parker's upcoming wedding. Parker reflects a bit on life and the excitement of the celebration...

Lian Zucker is the co-founder / CEO of Loop, the matchmaking app where everyone gets to be a matchmaker for their single friends. Through Loop users can create their a profile and check out their friends connections. Then if they see someone that is interesting to them they can ask their friends for an introduction. As a result your friends become a trusted source and help make all of the matches on the app, improving the vetting component of the matchmaking process. 

Before founding Loop, Lian was on the founding team of Thirty Madison / Keeps.com, an early product employee at Jet.com, and an investment banking analyst at Evercore.

The guys discuss Parker's upcoming wedding and the excitement surrounding it. They then shift their focus to the incredible journey of the NC State basketball team in March Madness. They highlight the team's momentum, the power of mental fortitude, and the importance of embracing change and pivoting.

00:00 - Introduction and Wedding Countdown
03:06 - NC State's Journey in March Madness
05:00 - The Power of Momentum
06:27 - Embracing Change and Pivoting
12:28 - Elevator Shoutouts

Jeff LoVecchio is a retired professional hockey player turned off-ice performance coach working with elite hockey players worldwide in person and online. 

Jeff has played professional hockey both in the United States and abroad. Now, he focuses his time on helping hockey players get into the best shape possible so they can bring their best selves to the ice daily, with the main goal being to help others achieve their dreams while leaving the world a better place. 

03:47 - Building a Home Gym and Online Training
09:11 - Living and Playing Hockey Abroad
11:22 - Instilling Mindset and Motivation in Athletes
22:03 - Reverse Engineering Goals
25:08 - The Impact of Social Media
29:24 - Failure is Not Final
31:18 - Celebrating Little Wins Along the Way
35:38 - The Power of Music
38:02 - Resilience as the Most Impactful Lesson
39:45 - Mental Motto: Give More, Be More

This week's F15 explores the concept of happiness, focusing on the impact of social media and screen time on young adults' well-being. We chat about the World Happiness Report, which reveals that the United States has fallen out of the top 20 happiest countries, with young adults being the most affected. 
00:00 - Introduction
01:18 - The World Happiness Report
06:05 - Screen Time and In-Person Interaction
09:41 - Phone Addiction
12:25 - Getting Back into a Routine
13:23 - Elevator Shoutouts