🦃 Thankful is an Understatement

I was told last month’s intro sounded like I used ChatGPT. The sad reality of that accusation is that I wrote it all myself. Which I guess means I sound too robotic? So here’s to trying to be more human this month Elevation Nation.

Speaking of being human, Parker and I love to use the Thanksgiving break as a time to express our gratitude. For many, Thanksgiving is a reminder to express gratitude. It’s pretty sad we need a holiday once a year to remind us of this.

That’s why Parker and I have been pushing each other to practice our gratitude as part of our everyday life. In fact, gratitude is proven to help humans in many aspects of life, even our immune systems! (Sood, 2009; Emmons,2010)

So this flu season, help prevent the spread of germs by practicing gratitude each and every day, not just on Thanksgiving!

Take that ChatGPT!
Sam

Elevator Spotlight

Shining a light on accomplishments throughout Elevation Nation

Ok, last month I said we don’t like to brag about ourselves… I lied. We’re spotlighting Elevators 0 and 0 again (me and Parker).

This month, we were invited to keynote at Camp Collab in Atlanta. Three full days of incredible networking, learning and pickleball helped elevate our spirits. We had the opportunity to share our Mental Motto workshop with camp owners and directors from across the country.

The spirit and purpose behind camp reminded us why we are so passionate about elevating the young adults of the future. We cannot wait to help elevate counselors and campers throughout the US this summer as we take our workshop to many of these camps!

(Also, in case you were wondering, I beat Parker in pickleball)

Thank you to the entire Camp Collab team and the countless friends we made for such a special week!

Welcome to Elevation Nation

The latest additions to the Elevation Nation community

Elevator no. 179 - Sami Gomez

With over 8 years of digital marketing experience, Sami is a self-starter, creative, and owner of her own web design studio, Studio Sami. Having worked with both startups and billion-dollar companies, Sami has a great understanding of diverse business environments. This unique perspective allows her to leverage her insights and experience to help her clients' brands succeed across various markets.

Sami’s Mental Motto - "If you want to do it, you will"

Elevators no. 180 and 181 - Quinn Caputo and Bennett Kramer

Quinn Caputo, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, attended Ohio State University and now works in venture capital, focusing on franchise and consumer investments. Bennett Kramer, from Armonk, NY, graduated from the University of Texas and has a background in investment banking and private equity. Long-time best friends, Quinn and Bennett recently ventured into entrepreneurship this past November, purchasing their first business together.

Quinn’s Mental Motto - "Keep it simple"
Bennett’s Mental Motto - "Direction is more important than speed"

Elevator no. 182 - Daniel Kramer

Daniel Kramer is the Head of Business Development for JUUCE, a portable charging company dedicated to enhancing charging accessibility nationwide. Driven by a passion for innovation and a strong commitment to customer experience, Daniel excels at building meaningful relationships and thrives on personal interactions. In addition to his professional role, he actively engages with the community in his free time, believing in the importance of local connections and support.

Daniel’s Mental Motto - "Inspire greatness by helping others win"

Elevator no. 183 and 184 - Ben Wasserman and Justin Leusner

Ben Wasserman is a Penn State graduate who is now building a Gen-Z media company called TDAY Sports. Wasserman has also been creating personal content for over 4 years amassing a following of over 13,000 people. Lastly, if you don't see Ben at a Yankees, Jets, Devils, and/or Penn State game, he is most likely jamming to country music.

Justin Leusner is a 21-year-old entrepreneur, content creator, and student at Penn State University. He leads TDAY Sports, which reaches millions of Gen-Z sports fans monthly across social media. In addition to creating over 2,000 videos since age 10, he founded TDAY Production, offering ROI-driven social media services to businesses and brands. Justin also runs Penn State REACH, the second-largest chapter of a national social media organization.

Ben’s Mental Motto - "You have to stay positive in life"
Justin’s Mental Motto - "If you never give up, you can’t fail"

Nation News

Highlights and wins from around the Nation

• Run Forrest, Run 👟 - Countless Elevators took the streets of NYC to run the marathon this month. We couldn’t be more proud! (Elevator no. 146 Matt Schkolnick, Elevator no. 166 Myles Grossman, Elevator no. 138. Justin Weidenfeld, Elevator no. 85, Ryan Lane, Elevator no. 119. Matt Choi

• Pop Up & Shop 🏪 - Elevator no. 136 Tyler Swartz and his company Endorphins Running opened up their own pop up shop in NYC in collaboration with New Balance to help spread positivity to New Yorkers during the marathon.

Fourtitude Four

In partnership with our friends at Featured.com, we have curated 4 questions perfect for our expect elevators to answer. Join Featured and answer the questions below to be featured in some of the top publications, for free!

1. What book do you turn to when you need motivation or a boost in confidence as an entrepreneur?

2. Entrepreneurs, what is one thing you wish you could tell your younger self to help you in your career? How do you think knowing this information would have impacted your work today?

3. Can you share an example of a risk you took as an Entrepreneur that led to significant business growth?

4. Entrepreneurs, can you share an experience where customer feedback led to a significant change in your business strategy?

Until next week Elevation Nation...Peace
Sam & Parker