Bob Glazer

Bob Glazer is the founder and CEO of global partner marketing agency, Acceleration Partners. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. A serial entrepreneur, Bob has a passion for helping individuals and organizations build their capacity to elevate. Under Robert’s leadership, Acceleration Partners has become a recognized global leader in the affiliate marketing industry, receiving numerous industry and company culture awards, including:

• Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards (2 years in a row)
• Ad Age’s Best Place to Work
• Entrepreneur’s Top Company Culture (2 years in a row)
• Inc. Magazine’s Best Place to Work
• Fortune’s Best Small & Medium Workplaces (3 years in a row)
• Boston Globe’s Top Workplaces (2 years in a row)
• Boston Business Journal Best Places to Work
• Bob was also named to Glassdoor’s list of Top CEO of Small and Medium Companies in the US, ranking #2.

A regular columnist for Forbes, Inc. and Entrepreneur, Bob’s writing reaches over five million people around the globe each year who resonate with his topics, which range from performance marketing and entrepreneurship to company culture, capacity building, hiring and leadership. Worldwide, he is also a sought-after speaker by companies and organizations, especially on subjects related to business growth, culture, mindful transitions, building capacity and performance.

Bob shares his ideas and insights via Friday Forward, a popular weekly inspirational newsletter that reaches over 100,000 individuals and business leaders across 50+ countries. He is the host of the Elevate Podcast, where Bob sits down with leaders, thinkers and authors to discuss personal growth and helping others live their best lives. Bob is also the author of Elevate, a Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller, and of the international bestselling book, Performance Partnerships. His new book, Friday Forward: Inspiration and Motivation to Help End Your Week Stronger Than It Started, comes out September 1, 2020.

Outside of work, Bob can likely be found skiing, cycling, reading, traveling, spending quality time with his family or overseeing some sort of home renovation project.