In 2011 he co-founded The Culture Works, a consulting firm.[2] Among his notable books are The Carrot Principle, All In, Leading with Gratitude, and Anxiety at Work, co-authored with Adrian Gostick. [3]
Elton was born on September 22, 1958, in Canada. He attended Brigham Young University, where he studied business administration and journalism. He also served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Italy for two years. After graduating from BYU, he began his career in radio sales. He later transitioned into the field of recognition and employee engagement, as an employee at O.C. Tanner, where he met his co-author Adrian Gostick. They would go on to write 12 books together. He has been married to his wife Heidi for 40 years, and they have four children and three grandchildren.