Generation Slay

On this week's episode, we have Nadya Okamoto on to discuss the organization she founded, PERIOD, as well as her role as the Chief Brand Officer of JUV Consulting, advice for fellow Gen Z-ers, and how she manages to get it all done and sleep too!

On today’s episode, Joy Ofodu joins us to talk marketing, how gen z is utilizing social media, and how she’s helping to create communities that uplift marginalized voices. Joy is an avid marketer with a passion for engaging digital communities, who has spoken through brands such as Facebook, Star Wars, thredUP and the NAACP Image Awards. She currently supports Instagram’s San Francisco-based Marketing team in its global efforts to uplift teen voices.

On today’s episode, Lauren Tepfer joins us to talk about photography, working with huge brands like Nike and Converse and much more.

Lauren is a 19-year-old photographer from suburban New Jersey. In 2016, Lauren signed with production company Adolescent and since has been commissioned by Nike, Converse, VSCO, Vans, and Google to work on professional campaigns. Lauren has had her photo work in both LA and NYC, her films screened in NYC and has been written about in PAPER, Teen Vogue, NYLON, and AdWeek.

On today’s episode, Caitlin da Silva joins us to talk YouTube, bullet journaling, and the business of influence and content creation! Caitlin Da Silva is a 22-year-old Canadian YouTuber whose lifestyle channel, Caitlin's Corner, has over a hundred thousand followers and over ten million views across her two hundred videos. She covers a wide range of topics including planning, organization, books, health, study tips, and plans on transitioning to working on YouTube full time after her graduation from university at the end of this month. You can follow her online at @caitlinmariedasilva.

On today’s episode, Ziad Ahmed on to discuss his amazing companies, the power of Gen Z, and being a prominent voice of our generation.

Ziad is an 20-year-old sophomore at Yale University. He is an unapologetic American-Muslim-Bangladeshi student activist, entrepreneur, and speaker. Ziad founded a teen organization, redefy (www.redefy.org), committed to furthering equality in 2013. As an entrepreneur, Ziad has co-founded JÜV Consulting Inc. (www.juvconsulting.com), which is a Generation Z marketing consultancy. He serves as CEO of the company -- growing the company to empower Generation Z with the opportunity to communicate directly with businesses about what exactly appeals to youth.

You can follow him online at @ziadtheactivist.

On today’s episode, Justina Sharp joins us to talk creating content, working with brands, and how she got started.

Justina is a 21 year old Los Angeles-based lifestyle and beauty content creator, advice columnist, and journalist. She started out writing for her own blog, A Bent Piece of Wire, in 2011, and continued on to write for major publications like Teen Vogue and Huffington Post. Justina has worked with major companies like IKEA, Bumble, and Smashbox, creating unique content with them for her Instagram and blog audiences. She’s also a student at Cal State Fullerton and runs a summer camp. You can follow her online at www.abentpieceofwire.com.

On today’s episode, Google Product Manager Michael Sayman joins us to talk his career in tech, at incredible companies like Facebook and Google, being self-taught and gaining recognition and success at a young age.

Michael Sayman is a 22-year-old first-generation Latin American mobile application entrepreneur and software engineer. Michael published his first app to the App Store (iOS) when he was 13 years old and later gained recognition from Mark Zuckerberg with his launch of 4 Snaps, a turn-based photo game, in his junior year of high school. Zuckerberg then hired Michael, who became Facebook's "teen-in-residence" at 17. His success with mobile application development grew in his teenage years at Facebook, where he generated millions in revenue as a high school student. Michael is currently a product manager at Google heading a social gaming startup within the company.

On today’s episode, freelance writers Tess Garcia and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento join us to talk the ever-changing media landscape, getting published in major publications while still in college, and much more.

Tess Garcia is a student at the University of Michigan who doesn’t really feel like explaining her major. She’s penned articles for InStyle, Teen Vogue, Ms. Magazine, Latina Magazine and more. She’s also a certified yoga instructor and sticks her head under the sink several times a day to replenish her curls.

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento is a Venezuelan writer based in Atlanta finishing her B.A. at Georgia State University. Her work has been published in CNN, Remezcla, Noisey, and more. She currently writes a political column for Teen Vogue and spends most of her time listening to Bad Bunny.

On today’s episode, Ruby Karp joins us to talk comedy, writing a book, and just generally being super successful.

Ruby Karp has been performing at UCB in New York City since she was a fetus. She's talked about feminism with Amy Poehler in Smart Girls at the Party, won a Moth slam, she's done a TEDx talk, spoken at the UN and hosted StuVoice. She is the author of Earth Hates Me and she currently hosts the monthly stand up show, We Hope You Have Fun at UCB, where she has been since 2014. She's a freshman at Emerson College.

On today’s episode, Tyler Lambert joins us to talk about designing clothing, breaking into the fashion industry, and harnessing the power of Gen Z mega-influencers.