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There are a thousand and one things we all have going on. As New Yorkers, hustling and scrambling, up to creating results in our worlds. As people in relationships – with others and ourselves, showing up everywhere the best we can. And of course, as business owners and entrepreneurs – striving for growth, wealth, power

If I asked you what the most important part of Elevate is, I bet the majority of you would say ‘closed business’ or ‘referrals.’ But neither is correct. The most important part of Elevate is our guests. So guests here today, thanks for attending. I hope you are having a great time and are making

Every piece of business ultimately contains a transaction. Typically, it’s an exchange of goods or services for money. And there are different levels of exchange. In other words, buying a pack of gum is going to be less involved than buying a brownstone, right Josh Doyle? Andrew Steinberg, I imagine booking someone for a weekend

Did you know that being a member of Elevate makes you my default go to guy or go to gal in your profession? So in the spirit of givers gain, I’d like to highlight some referrals I gave recently and how they came about, and hopefully this will inspire you to help the people you

Thanks to a lot of effort from a lot of people, Elevate has become something very special. From the founders to the current MC, our officers, and really all of us – this whole community. But at our core, we’re simply a networking group. Networking. Net. Work. We’re about creating business relationships. A NET of

A little something about Amy Noelle that most of us know, but some may not – in addition to being a great leader and a great president, Amy can make a cake like nobody’s business. I don’t just mean delicious but the prettiest, classiest thing you’ve ever seen. She’s confident in the kitchen. Speaking of

Show of hands, who has a pretty good idea of some of the things they want to create this year? Great. And it’s good to know what we want, and where we’re heading. But for today, let’s forget about the future. And take a good look at the here and now. Take a look around.

Monday morning, my daughter Noa – who is my heart, the light of my world, was in a very down mood. Beyond the usual eight year old stuff. I could see that her point of view was being filtered through a flavor of “its all going wrong.” Her younger brother who goes to a different

How would you like to leave every 121 with 5 possible referrals? How would you do that? This week’s big tip is on how to use 121s productively to make more money. Your first 121 starts the process of getting to know, like and trust your fellow members. But once that happens, your subsequent 121s

It may be the 16th, but I haven’t seen most of you in 2019. By the way, just to settle it once and for all, I say the whole Happy New Year cut-off is January 31st. Once we hit Feb, we lose all right and privilege to Happy New Year somebody. Ok I’m half-kidding. Do