Elevate Season 1-5 Elevation Barn

Zach Bush, MD is a renowned, multi-disciplinary physician of internal medicine, endocrinology, hospice care and an internationally recognized educator on the microbiome as it relates to human health, soil health, food systems, and a regenerative future. In this live Elevate session, we journey with Zach to explore why humanity has fueled such a rapid demise of our biome and how we can now finally do something to reverse it.

Too many leaders see their people only through the lens of business. A set of human tools to pursue a narrow business objective. The most successful leaders of tomorrow will not only be masters in business, but in humanity, biology, ecology, philosophy, politics, and the planet that makes them all possible.

Stephanie Mehta has a big head start. As a journalist turned CEO and Chief Content Office, she has an inherent interest and an insatiable curiosity for understanding the factual minutia and the big human picture. For her, using her head and her heart comes second nature. It’s how she lives and how she leads. Here’s Stephanie in conversation with Will Travis, founder of Elevation Barn.

Leadership isn't a popularity contest. In fact, it's more often the ability to confidently pursue the unpopular path for the right reasons. Great leaders clearly define a mission, encouraging people not to follow one man or woman, but a movement.

Captain Paul Watson has been leading that kind of mission for more than 50 years. Not through boardrooms and bureaucracy, but through action. He's not concerned with being liked or welcomed, or even banned from speaking at the U.N. What he is concerned with is the survival of our planet, starting with our oceans. He believes if we're not willing to risk our lives to save the oceans then all of our lives are at risk. Whether you see him as a hero or someone who takes his tactics just a bit too far, it's hard not to see his compassion, his courage, and his leadership. Here's Captain Paul in conversation with Will Travis, founder of Elevation Barn.

More than 65% of full-time employees experience burnout, but the thing we fail to understand is that burnout isn't about being exhausted or overworked, it's about being misaligned. Putting yourself in an environment or a job that doesn't inspire you, challenge you, or more importantly, align with your values. No one knows this better than Rhonda Swan. 

She's a master at asking herself "Is what I'm doing something I can be proud of?" Instead of hamster wheeling in a job she didn't believe in, she followed her heart and her soul, taking a chance on herself at what seemed like the worst possible time. Since then, she's found success and failure along the way, but that way has been uniquely hers. 

Here's Rhonda in conversation with Will Travis, founder of Elevation Barn along with a global community looking for ways to be true to themselves.

Human beings are always looking for an emotional connection. Not just in their personal relationships or the relationships they build at work, but in the foods they eat, the cars they drive, and the sneakers they put on their feet.

Greg Hoffman has spent his life crafting those connections, making the argument that a brand is far more than a quality product, but an epic, human-centric, emotionally-charged story for people to connect with and to live by. He's helped create those stories by breaking down the siloes and territorial boundaries that hinder creativity. He believes that the art of radical creative collaboration can not only change perceptions, behaviors, and culture but also improve the world we live in.

Here's Greg in conversation with Will Travis, founder of Elevation Barn.

Humanity's greatest invention isn't the wheel, or aqueducts, or the printing press, or even vaccines. It's the story. No other human creation has propelled our species further, allowing us to form tribes, beliefs, countries, companies. Stories wield more power to bring change than anything we have or will ever invent.

Natalia Vega-Berry knows this because she lives it. As one of the world's most influential media and communications executives, she's helping craft stories that are changing the world for good. Natalia has combined her deep love of storytelling and her deep love of the natural world to have a greater impact on her own life and the lives of millions.

Here's Natalia in conversation with fellow barn member Errol Flanagan along with a global audience who believe in the power of story and community.