In this episode, Josh sits down with Carly Silberstein, CEO of the Redstone Agency, discuss what the arrival of Gen Z is going to mean for association membership, some key trends to watch out for, and best practices for engaging Gen Z as members.

Key Podcast Takeaways:

• Association engagement strategies targeting Gen Z need to be top of mind NOW. Be proactive and beat the curve!
• Associations need to start engaging students at a younger age (even high school!). Engage Gen Z when they are still making decisions about career choices.
• An Association's value to Gen Z can come through large events and conferences. Gen Z craves interesting, unique experiences that associations can provide --travel, face-to-face networking, and more.
• Associations are in a unique, albeit valuable, position, acting as the intersection between industry, workforce, and talent. They are vital to the future of the economy as a whole.

You can connect with Carly and Redstone Agency below!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedstoneAgencyInc131125517235687/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlysilberstein/

Twitter: @redstoneagency, @carlyxsilber

Instagram: @carlysilberstein, @redstoneagency

In this episode, we discuss how the arrival of Gen Z is going to shake up the legal workforce, what NALP is attempting to engage young professionals, and what proactive organizations need to do in order to engage the next generation of lawyers. Featuring Melissa Lennon, president of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and assistant dean of career services at Temple University Law School; Georgia Emery Gray, president-elect of NALP, and director of legal personnel and recruiting in the Washington office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

Key Podcast Takeaways:

• The legal field is well-positioned to engage Gen Z as employees due to the ability to offer high compensation, especially in the private sector.
• Like other industries, law needs to establish a push/pull relationship between adapting to Gen Z while maintaining the integrity and tradition of the profession.
• The legal industry has done a nice job embracing technology - namely, artificial intelligence. This will bode well as Gen Z looks to interact with technology in their work.

You can connect with Georgia and Melissa on Linkedin below!

https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgia-gray-b718187/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissalennon/

We are witnessing one of the biggest shifts in human capital in history. This has forced companies and collective industries to completely regroup and reevaluate strategy on how to recruit, retain, and, perhaps most importantly, engage the next generation of talent.

The skilled trades are undoubtedly one of the foremost examples of this crisis, as this recent NPR story noted, and struggles to engage Millennials. According to XYZ University data, 64% of Millennials said they wouldn't even consider working in construction if you paid them $100,000 or more.

The way to combat this trend of retirements and labor shortages is to effectively engage the generation after Gen Y. Generation Z, born 1996 – 2009, is perhaps the best hope to breathe oxygen back into the skilled trades and reverse the trend of labor shortages and declining interest.

In this episode, Josh sits down with Molly Weiss, Senior Director of Human Resources at Mortenson Construction Company. They brainstorm ways for the skilled trades to more effectively engage Gen Z and come out with some actionable takeaways.

Molly Weiss: [email protected]

SHRM: https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/1118/pages/a-16-year-old-explains-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-generation-z.aspx

Blog: https://www.xyzuniversity.com/5-ways-youll-have-better-luck-recruiting-gen-z-into-the-trades/

"Young people need power in companies. Power doesn't necessarily mean final-decision making, but it means being given the opportunity to shape products, develop corporate social responsibility strategies, and actually shape the direction of organizations all over the world." - Zak Malamed

In this episode, Josh interviews Zak Malamed, a leading authority on education reform. He is the Founder of Student Voice and currently manages youth leadership and civic engagement initiatives for Facebook's Education Programs and Partnerships team. He and Josh discuss how organizations and educational institutions can help Gen Z become the next generation of leaders and changemakers who will drive our world forward.

For more information and research from XYZ University on the topic of Gen Z and Education, download our latest white-paper titled "Teaching Gen Z: Everything we wish schools knew about our generation and education."

https://www.xyzuniversity.com/teaching-gen-z-everything-we-wish-schools-knew-about-our-generation-and-education/

With the mid-terms upon us, Josh interviews Gary Porter, candidate for the Minnesota House Seat in District 44B, and a former 2-term legislator in the North Dakota State House, US Congressional Candidate and Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party. Gary talks about his experience interacting with Gen Z on the campaign trail in his bid for the state legislature, and Josh shares his insight on how Gen Z is going to make their voice heard in the political sphere.

This interview is not intended to be an endorsement for any candidate or political party.

In this episode, Josh interviews Donald Abels, Assistant Director of Greek Life at Louisiana State University. Donald talks about his experience working with Gen Z on college campuses and how other educational institutions can better work with today's students - the vast majority of which are made up by Gen Z.

For more research from XYZ University, check out our recently released whitepaper 'Teaching Gen Z. Everything we Wish Schools Knew About our Generation and Education' 

https://www.xyzuniversity.com/teaching-gen-z-everything-we-wish-schools-knew-about-our-generation-and-education/

In this episode, Josh interviews CMO of Red Wing Shoe Company Dave Schneider about how brands can keep an eye towards the future by understanding and engaging with Generation Z.

In this episode, Josh interviews Chris Beaman, Director of Advancement and Communications at Kappa Delta Pi, about how Student Associations can recruit, retain, and engage Generation Z.

Episode 3: What brands mean to Gen Z featuring Aaron Keller.

In this episode, Josh interviews Aaron Keller, Founder and CEO of Capsule, about the future of branding and marketing as it relates to Generation Z.