Elevation Nation

This week, Professor Jennifer Gershberg shared her thoughts on where Gen Z and Millenial students excelled and where they needed to improve. Funny enough, Parker and Sam came across a music video by Kenny Chesney called "Rich and Miserable". In it, the professor asks the students to write one word to replace “miserable” with what they want to give to the world. It was the perfect conversation starter for this week. The guys discuss  try to figure out why more young adults don't ask themselves this meaningful question. 

As a professor at the University of Maryland, Jennifer has a major impact on the lives of young people each year. In this week's episode, she provides an honest perspective of where  Millenial and Gen Z students excel... and where they might need some work!

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People don't realize, being young has huge advantages. People WANT to help you. The guys talk about how they utilized this hidden secret to help them excel in the real world. 

Questions can be extremely powerful. Especially if they come from a genuine place. The guys talk to Zach Garelik about how he used a simple question to kickstart his career and get his dream job, a place to live, and more.

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After talking with Jesse Cohen, Sam and Parker share ways they push themselves and each other to push outside their comfort zones and grow. 

Jesse Cohen has followed an eerily familiar path to Parker and Sam. They all grew up in similar towns, went to Big 10 schools, and got the normal, corporate job. But Jesse soon realized this was not the life he wanted, so he did something about it and starting living by his own rules, helping himself and other people create their ideal lives. The guys talk to Jesse about introspection, living true to yourself, and how to break out of societal expectations.

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After talking with Alex Myers this week about his difficult transition from college to the real world, the guys decide to reflect on their first year out of school and compare it to now. Sam and Parker talk about the struggles they had in year one, what they know now in year three, and the issues they are still facing as young adults. 

You prepare your whole life for it.  You think you know what to expect. But the "real world" can hit you, hard. On the show this week, the guys talk with one of the first members of Elevation Nation, their mentee, Alex Myers. Sam and Parker have been working with Alex, helping him with his transition to the real world. They talk with Alex about his struggles, his future plans, and how Elevation Nation helped him conquer the real world.

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Parker and Sam talk about a big change in Parker’s life; his move from DC to NYC! With both Parker’s move and recent college grads joining the real world, the guys discuss how new chapters are perfect times to get introspective, reset and assess goals. 

Our generation has the ability to share their opinions easier than ever before thanks to social media. But typically, our voices end up in an "echo chamber" only hearing similar thoughts to our own. Sophie Beren is on a mission through her organization "The Conversationalist" to amplify and unify the voices of Gen Z to help people have conversations from all points of view. The guys talk to Sophie about her mission and why self-awareness is so important for young people in the real world.

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