Robert Glazer

Non profit Big Brother Big Sister Foundation turns gently worn goods into treasure. And what greater treasure exists than the future of a child? BBBSF collects gently worn clothing & household items, converts them into cash & distributes the proceeds to mentoring programs supporting more than 30,000 "Littles"​ & "Bigs"​ across Massachusetts. Learn more www.bbbsfoundation.org

For more than 60 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts has worked to ensure that every child has the support from caring adults that they need for healthy development and success in life. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers ("Bigs"​) and children ("Littles"​), ages 7 through high school graduation, in communities across Massachusetts Bay. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay is to partner with under-resourced families to provide their children with transformational, one-to-one professionally-supported relationships with caring adult mentors, so that their children will thrive. Here's the proof. National research has shown that positive relationships between Littles and their Bigs have a direct and measurable impact on children’s lives. By participating in our programs, Little Brothers and Sisters are: -more confident in their schoolwork performance -able to get along better with their families -46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs -27% less likely to begin using alcohol -52% less likely to skip school. Please explore our site and learn more about our history, staff, service areas, boards and advisory committees, read our mission statement, or view current job openings.

Various board memberships

Founded in 1999, BUILD uses entrepreneurship-based, experiential learning to ignite the potential of youth in under-resourced communities and equip them for high school, college and career success. BUILD’s unique program offers students a four year entrepreneurship experience designed to reinforce the Common Core, develop 21st Century Skills and motivate student engagement in school. Starting in 9th grade, BUILD students work with their peers and community mentors to develop business ideas, pitch to funders and launch real businesses. As they journey through high school, BUILD provides students with support in navigating the college application process and the opportunity to explore college and career options, while expanding their businesses or opting into community internships. BUILD currently serves approximately 2,000 high school students at programs located in the San Francisco Bay Area; Washington, DC; Boston, MA, and New York City. BUILD is made up of a diverse, results driven and passionate team who believe in the potential of every student and the power of entrepreneurship-based, experiential learning to transform the education landscape. We work in a collaborative environment where perseverance, flexibility, cross-cultural understanding and an entrepreneurial spirit are encouraged and celebrated. For more information, please visit wwwBUILD.org. Linktr.ee/BUILDNational

The Elevate Leadership Group is a leadership development consultancy founded by entrepreneur, award-winning CEO, author and speaker Robert Glazer. Robert and his team at ELG provide keynotes, workshops, consulting projects and thought leadership content designed to help leaders and organizations reach their full potential, powered by their core values.

We could all use a little inspiration in our lives and I enjoy being inspired. Last year, I decided to e-mail my Acceleration Partners team each Friday morning with a leadership theme, quote and related tip/article around personal growth. The response was overwhelmingly positive to the point where people told me they looked forward to it each Friday. Several other leaders I shared my experience with began to do the same and had the same result. As a result, I decided to share the notes more broadly and expanded the list. From there, Friday Forward was born. http://www.fridayfwd.com

BrandCycle is a monetization platform that connects retail brands with lifestyle publishers. BrandCycle has developed a collection of exclusive tools that lets top publishers in the mom, family, baby, wedding, baby boomer, home décor and style space earn commission on content, products, photos and more. With BrandCycle’s single network login, publishers (affiliates) can access exclusive content and build high performing cost-per-acquisition (CPA) campaigns, deals and offers.