As a student at Syracuse University, Kelsey Davis was already landing video gigs with companies like Coca-Cola, Land Rover and Conde Nast. She quickly realized how difficult it was to be a creative freelancer in a high-intensity, academic environment and succeed at both. That's when she had the idea to start Cllctve, a digital platform that connects college creatives looking for paying jobs with major brands. On this episode, we talk about Kelsey's days as a freelancer, the inspiration to build Cllctve and how Gen Z is shaping a new wave of content creation, even from often over-looked Middle America.

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On this special mini-episode of the Gen ZEOs podcast, we get to know your host. Adweek Video Producer Nick Gardner has never been afraid to seize opportunities or raise his hand for a new challenge. From taking a same-day job offer to work in St. Thomas to moving to NYC and becoming one of the youngest Adweek staff members to now hosting the Gen ZEOs podcast, Nick strives to learn as much as he can from all he takes on.

On this new podcast series, Nick helps to uncover what's top of mind for Gen Z and how they're changing the future of work and marketing as we know it. They also dive into which brands are winning with Gen Z, which brands are missing the mark, and ways they can more authentically engage. Be sure to tune in weekly for new episodes!

While still in high school, Dylan Gambardella started his first business venture Students4Students, which is a consultancy aimed at helping students through the college admissions process. In 2014, he co-founded the Next Gen Summit and has since grown it to a community of more than 20,000 members across 90 different countries. He's also an accomplished speaker, having addressed global audiences at Yale University, UCLA and more. On this episode, we dive into all sorts of exciting topics including building and maintaining a community, how Gen Z entrepreneurs are changing workplace expectations, and his advice to young entrepreneurs.

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At just 22 and 21 respectively, Trufan co-founders Swish Goswami and Aanikh Kler already have a ton of overwhelming achievements for their ages. Swish is a serial tech entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author who's consulted for brands like Google, Western Union and American Express. Aanikh, at age 14, became one of the youngest app developers in the world to have a top three app when his app UndrTheRadr reached the No. 2 spot in the app store, beating out apps like Angry Birds and Minecraft.

On this episode, we talk about what's not working with influencer marketing, ways brands can track influencer ROI and the impact of social on mental health.

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Dunk, which started as a passion project in 2015 for its founder and CEO Eliot Robinson, has grown to over 2.2 million followers thanks to his knowledge of culture and crafty social media strategies. On this episode, we're talking about emerging social media platforms, social media hacks and how to create and distribute content that people actually want to see and engage with.

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After graduating and interning at Snapchat and Spotify, Julia Haber founded WAYV, an experiential marketing company that brings retail pop-up shops to college campuses all over the country for brands like Lululemon, AT&T and Rent the Runway. On this episode, we discuss experiential marketing do's and don'ts, what brands can do to better reach Gen Z and the future of WAYV.

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At just 15 years old, Nik was already handling social strategy for celebrities like Pitbull and Priyanka Chopra. Now at age 22, he's already built up a long list of accomplishments, including prior roles leading DTC for hint and VaynerMedia. Listen in to hear which brands are killing it in direct-to-consumer marketing and truly resonating with Gen Z.

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