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The Elevate Collection Podcast
The Elevate Collection Podcast is your premier destination where sports and entertainment's brightest minds converge to explore the art of legacy building beyond the spotlight. Hosted by Alexandria Reed and Jordan Hawkins of Elevate Collection, each episode delivers powerful insights into transforming current influence into lasting legacy.
From professional athletes to entertainment moguls, we dive deep into the strategies, mindsets, and actions that create impact beyond the field and stage. Our conversations explore wealth building, business ventures, lifestyle management, and the intentional steps needed to create a legacy that transcends your primary career.
Join us as we bring you exclusive access to industry leaders, behind-the-scenes insights, and actionable strategies to elevate your influence into a lasting legacy. Whether you're an active professional looking to expand your empire or transitioning to your next chapter, this is your playbook for excellence.
New episodes drop Fridays featuring intimate conversations with those who are actively building their legacies while making history.
Episodes
58 episodes
From Hockey Rinks To Brand Strategy That Scales | Jared Harman, CEO of The One Group Agency
Jared Harman went from working play-by-play in Canadian hockey to founding The One Group Agency, now a 16-person marketing agency serving clients across North America and beyond. On this episode of the Elevate Collection Podcast, Jared breaks d...
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"I Caught Him Like a Football" — Top Real Estate Attorney Niv Davidovich on Uber Births, Squatters & California's Housing Crisis
He has an engineering degree. He's a top 100 attorney. And his name is on his son's birth certificate — under "Delivered By."Because Niv Davidovich caught his baby like a football in the back of a Lexus sedan, two minutes from his house,...
From Northeastern Basketball to Building Pave: Jimmy Marshall's Mission to Fix Youth Sports Mentorship
The recruiting journey can feel like a maze built out of opinions, pressure, and expensive “helpers” who may not have your best interests at heart. From Hamptons Tech Week at the Montauk Yacht Club, we sit down with Jimmy Marshall, founder of P...
Pro Skateboarder Turned Golf Entrepreneur: Justin Eldridge on Building Golf With Flavor
"Fully follow your heart. It's an easy thing to say — but when you really get down to it, it will guide you to where you need to go."That's the kind of wisdom that only comes from someone who's actually done it. Twice.We'...
How To Grow A Founder-Led Brand With Purpose with Annette Parker
Opportunity rarely announces itself. It shows up fast and it rewards the people who did the work before anyone was watching. From Hampton’s Tech Week, we sit down with Annette Parker, a Brooklyn-based brand consultant focused on small business ...
Plates, People & Purpose: A Conversation with Chef Dennis Prescott
"If you're fortunate enough to eat three meals a day — make them as delicious as possible, and do it with the people you love."That's not just cooking advice. That's a life philosophy. And it's exactly the kind of wisdom that fl...
How The Sevens Football Turns High School Football Into A National Showcase with Mick Hamilton
You can learn a lot about modern sports by watching what happens before college. Mick Hamilton has lived it from multiple angles: college football recruiting, the first wave of NIL deals, and now the co-founding of The Sevens Football, an invit...
Your Waiting Season Can Prepare You For Purpose with Aspen Kennedy
A role can open doors, but a single “no” can protect your future. We’re joined by actor Aspen Kennedy for a candid conversation about faith, purpose, and the real-life decisions that shape a creative career when the timeline feels uncertain. As...
One Size Fits None: A Global Take on Sports Social Media with Arabella Hibbert-Corkhill
Gen Z doesn’t fall in love with teams the way older generations did and that’s not a problem, it’s a strategy clue. We’re joined by Arabella Hibbert-Corkhill, a social media strategist whose career spans London, New York, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sh...
Power In Privacy: How Pro Athlete Mortgage Lender, David Cline, Builds Trust and Closes Quietly
The loudest flex in sports business might be how quietly the best deals get done. We’re joined by our friend David Cline, a pro athlete mortgage lender who’s built a reputation on discretion, speed, and doing the right thing when nobody’s watch...
How A Complex Executive Builds Value At The Culture Commerce Intersection
Marketing can either borrow from culture or build with it, and the difference shows immediately. We’re joined by Kirsten Atkinson, SVP of Brand Partnerships and Sales at Complex (West Coast), to talk about what brand partnerships really are whe...
Building A Legacy Through Service And Sports Marketing with Ashley S. Green
Some people climb by getting louder. Ashley S. Green climbs by getting clearer. Ashley is a sports, entertainment, and lifestyle marketing consultant based in Atlanta, and her approach flips the usual playbook: lead with service, protect your i...
Tamika Carlton on Real Connection, Reciprocity, and Happiness
What if the quality of your relationships is shaping more of your life than your strategy ever could? In this episode of _Elevate Collection_, Tamika Carlton joins us for a powerful conversation on connection, reciprocity, grief, boundaries, pr...
Maximizing LinkedIn for Personal Branding
In this episode, Alexandria Reed and Jordan Hawkins sit down with Jon Lyndon, a personal branding strategist and former LinkedIn executive, to explore how LinkedIn can become one of the most powerful tools for your professional ...
Seasons, Systems, and Showing Up: How We Work + Live
What happens when a heated customer call turns into a decade-long partnership? In this candid founders’ episode, Alexandria Reed and Jordan Hawkins trace the true origin of Elevate Collection—from a Kendra Scott color bar in Denver to a multi-l...
Work-Life Integration: Nick Green’s Playbook
What happens when a relationship-first operator runs three markets at once? Meet Nick Green—aka “New York Nick”—a connector who turns lifestyle into deal flow across NYC, Boston, and Miami.In this episode, you’ll hear:<...
Doing Dope Sh*t Since 2021: The Fabric of Elevate
What started as a real-estate brand is now becoming a lifestyle—and a movement. In this episode, founders Alexandria Reed and Jordan Hawkins pull back the curtain on “the fabric of Elevate”: how their 888 philosophy, dopamine-driven creativity,...
What Do You Do for Fun? Kelly Chase on Rediscovering Yourself After Reality TV
Kelly Chase opens up about stepping off the hamster wheel—trading burnout, binge-weekends, and people-pleasing for personal development, boundaries, and a soul-led business. We talk healing after reality TV edits, turning a sudden audience into...
Eric Priest: Undefeated, Unfiltered & Building Legacy
In this episode of the Elevate Collection, we sit down with undefeated middleweight contender Eric Priest—who’s not just fighting in the ring but building a brand, a legacy and a platform. In this episode you’ll hear:
From Court to Culture: Kianna Smith’s Transition to Sports Business
What happens when a McDonald’s All-American, Final Four competitor and WNBA draftee steps off the court and into the boardroom? In this episode of the Elevate Collection, we talk with Kianna Smith about identity, reinvention and the business of...
Transforming the LA Galaxy: A Leadership Journey with Tom Braun
In this episode, Tom Braun, the president and COO of LA Galaxy, discusses his transformative leadership journey since 2023, focusing on enhancing the fan experience, community engagement, and youth development. He emphasizes the importance of a...
Elevating Lives Through Culinary Art with Chef Yorell
In this episode of the Elevate Collection podcast, the conversation revolves around the journey of a celebrity chef who emphasizes the importance of food as a love language and a means of connection. The chef shares insights on how cooking is i...
Elevating with Shari Nycole — Award-Winning Journalist, Producer & Media Maven
Shari Nycole traces her path from D1 hoops to the control room and finally on-camera—unpacking courage, reinvention, and why she’s choosing a life where career and personal dreams run parallel. We dig into building an edifying circle, th...
Community, Boundaries, and Health: The No Defeat Method with Dr. Shannon Burge
High performance means little if you’re running on empty. In this episode, Alexandria & Jordan sit down with Dr. Shannon Burge—Executive Wellness Strategist, IFBB Pro figure athlete, and founder of No Defeat, a coaching...
From Classical to Cowboy Carter: The Power of Legacy with Violinist Ezinma
This week on The Elevate Collection Podcast, we sit down with the incomparable Ezinma — a world-class violinist fresh off Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour. From growing up in Nebraska to performing for 90,000 fans across th...