When teacher and father Ichiro Ogawa is catapulted from 1986 to 2024, he scandalises millennials and Gen Z-ers with his disregard for their views on gender, family and labour rights. A poster advertising Extremely Inappropriate. Photo: Twitter/@NetflixJP Implicit in his candid words is a question: is society today, with its good intentions around issues like … Read more
Without a degree in business, Amelia Hitchcock-Merritt built jewellery brand Bijoux De Mimi from her bedroom during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. At just 18 years old, after being inspired by a trip to Paris in 2020, Hitchcock-Merritt told Hello!: “I launched Bijoux when I was 18, with £400 of my own savings from … Read more
The average Gen Z American estimates that they only understand about 44% of the tax filing process, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 Americans 18-26 looked at how they’re feeling about tax season and found that over half (56%) admit they’re intimidated by the process of filing their taxes. Interestingly, the same percentage … Read more
Generation Z are becoming bosses and how they communicate with their staff proves they’ve thrown out the Boomer rule book. Currently, there’s a video picking up traction online where Theodore, a Gen Z retail boss, is sharing the casual texts he sends his staff. He explained that how he communicates with people on his team … Read more
And while first-time millennial managers are more likely to be managing other millennials, as their team continues to grow, their team will include Gen Z employees, says Emily Tsitrian, author of Make Me the Boss: Surviving as a Millennial Manager in the Corporate World. The two generations do share similarities—both grew up digitally native, entered … Read more
HIDDEN GEMS AND INSTAGRAM-WORTHY ATTRACTIONS Social media has played a big role. Entertained by the “southern potatoes,” a nickname given to tourists wrapped in layers of winter clothes, locals offered visitors free rides across the city. The government installed small, warm houses as well as an artificial moon above a local Russian Orthodox Church, to provide … Read more
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday … Read more
Americans now need to make $120K a year to afford a typical middle-class life and qualify to purchase a home, one expert discusses. “I think most of us in America would define the middle class as somebody who can work a 40-hour-a-week career and can have the income to purchase the average home in America,” … Read more
It seems that for Gen Z – the oldest of whom come in at around 26, and who generally champion inclusivity and equality across the board – being old is still openly considered a negative experience, one that should be prevented by any means necessary, from multi-step skincare routines and injectables to surgery. Pamela Anderson … Read more
A new year has begun and along with the “new me” brigade, many people are attempting to do a “Dry January”. Like clockwork, the same clichés resurface. First, the endless “clever” jokes – “Yes, I would like a glass of extra brut champagne or sauvignon blanc, thank you very much!” – followed by navel-gazing about … Read more
