#73 | WHY BOOMERS, MILLENNIALS & GEN-Z NEED TO TALK
Why Boomers, Millennials, & Gen-Z NEED to talk| E.73 Career Therapy Podcast, with Charlotte Japp
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On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.73), we welcome Charlotte Japp to the podcast. This is a GREAT episode with a really interesting company.
Charlotte is the founder of CIRKEL, a company that connects older and younger professionals for mutual personal and professional growth and was named one of Next Avenue’s 2020 Influencers In Aging and a 2020 Gen2Gen Innovation Fellow. She has been featured in publications like The New York Times and spoken internationally about the magic of connecting generations.
In today’s episode we talk about the dangers of intergenerational conflict, the difficulties of “having it all,” how priorities change throughout our lives, and the one thing that unites everyone, no matter what age you are.
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ABOUT CHARLOTTE JAPP
Charlotte Japp is the founder of CIRKEL, a company that connects older and younger professionals for mutual personal and professional growth. After graduating from Georgetown University, Charlotte started her career in creative marketing and saw the consequences of age segregation in the workplace. Older and younger professionals needed to connect and learn from each other, but had no way to meet. CIRKEL makes networking across generations seamless, inspiring, and impactful – working with both individuals and corporations to bridge the gap. Charlotte was named one of Next Avenue’s 2020 Influencers In Aging and a 2020 Gen2Gen Innovation Fellow. She has been featured in publications like The New York Times and spoken internationally about the magic of connecting generations.
During this Episode, We Discuss:
0:00 introducing Charlotte Japp and CIRKEL
2:20 the social media landscape
8:00 the power of parents
10:20 New York City and individualism
14:00 exploring the idea of fear
16:30 “to have a good life is like a math problem”
17:55 abundance vs. scarcity mentality
19:50 rebelling against your parents (“OK, boomer.”)
22:00 taking stock of what’s working and what’s not (and career transitions)
23:55 the best part about being a career coach
30:10 ‘OK Boomer, Let's Talk’ by Jill Filipovic
31:52 talking about marriage
34:30 what has Charlotte uncovered in her work with CIRKEL?
38:50 the technological divide (eg. TikTok)
40:58 what should we learn as lifelong learners?
44:15 encouraging CURIOSITY
53:00 how to get in touch with CIRKEL
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As always, thanks for listening!
