Gen Y employing Mindshare to create better world
August 29, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
Nikos Acuna is senior vice president of operations and marketing at digitaladtech and author of Mindshare: Igniting Creativity and Innovation through Design Intelligence. Nikos joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how Gen Y is uniquely qualified to employ the notion of Mindshare to explore and integrate ideas from diverse others to design [...]
Impact of U.S. immigration policy on Gen Y
August 22, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
In June, President Obama issued an executive action that allows thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children to remain in the country without fear of deportation. But what does this mean for U.S. immigration policy, including the DREAM Act, moving forward? Dr. Roberto G. Gonzales, an Assistant Professor at the [...]
Gen Y entrepreneurs embrace the power of branding
August 8, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
Jess Decelle, the August Y Gen Entrepreneur, is owner and founder of Fox & Brie, a men’s accessory line specializing in handmade bow ties, neckties, and pocket squares. Jess joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to discuss how Gen Y should embrace branding their businesses to create a unique look that sets them apart from [...]
Unplugging and rewiring Gen Y in an overwired world
August 1, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
Camille Preston is founder and CEO of the organizational consulting firm AIM Leadership and author of Rewired: How to Work Smarter, Live Better, and Be Purposefully Productive in an Overwired World. Camille joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how being always on, always connected, can have unintended consequences for Gen Y in [...]
Cybercrimes and Gen Y
July 18, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
We’ve all heard the horror stories about cybercrimes, from invasion of privacy and identity theft to cyberstalking and bullying. But what steps can you take to ensure you’re protected against hackers and online thieves? Dr. Rob D’Ovidio, associate professor of Criminal Justice at Drexel University, joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about the [...]
Game plans put Gen Y entrepreneurs on right path
July 11, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
Adam DeVos, the July Y Gen Entrepreneur, is founder and Chief Executive Builder of Internship Builder, a business aimed at helping companies build internship programs that benefit both the bottom line and the development of the intern. Adam joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about the importance of Gen Y creating game plans [...]
How Gen Y can excel at business development
June 27, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
Ron Volper is a leading authority on business development and author of the book, Up Your Sales in a Down Market. Ron joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to discuss how in today’s economy, the key to developing business is for all employees, no matter their position, to think like a sales person. He also [...]
Gen Y disrupting the entrepreneur space
June 13, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
Jesse DuBois, the June Y Gen Entrepreneur, is founder and Chief Eclectic Officer for Farmscape, a Los Angeles-based company that helps tend small-scale farms in the city. Jesse joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how Gen Y can strike that balance between structure and creativity when building disruptive businesses. He also discusses [...]
Investing in young entrepreneurs worth risk
June 6, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
In April, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups, or JOBS, Act, clearing the way for small businesses to attract new investment dollars through crowdfunding. But what impact will this law have on Gen Y startups and entrepreneurs, and how will potential investors be kept safe from possible fraud and abuse? Sally [...]
Facebook starting organ donation dialogue with Gen Y
May 30, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
There are more than 114,000 people on the national transplant waiting list, and, on average, 18 of them will die every day waiting for an organ. The cause got a boost, however, in early May when Facebook announced that the site would now include donor designations in its biographical information. How did this come about [...]
Gen Y entrepreneurs make leap with open eyes
May 9, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
Matt Altschul, the May Y Gen Entrepreneur, is CEO and co-founder of Austin, Texas-based CM4, which designs and sells cases and covers for products such as iPhone 4, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, and Sony PSPgo. Matt joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to encourage Gen Y interested in starting their own businesses to make the leap, [...]
Has the Credit CARD Act protected Gen Y consumers?
May 2, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
It’s been two years since the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act went into effect. It was supposed to stop the predatory policies that banks were using to lure middle- and lower-income Americans, including college students, into deeper debt while lining their own pockets. But how successful has it been in helping Gen Y [...]
Gen Y startups bootstrapping viable businesses
April 18, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
While many Gen Y entrepreneurs dream of creating the next Facebook, most will never reach this pinnacle of success. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pursue that great idea that keeps niggling at the back of your mind. You just need a viable model. Irene Mwathi, founder of Start Up Katalyst, an Austin, Texas-based organization [...]
Gen Y entrepreneurs passionate about problem solving
April 11, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
Kyle Johnson, the April Y Gen Entrepreneur, is CEO and founder of Lawrence, KS-based AudioAnywhere. The business, through its ad platform Bixy, makes online advertising more effective for music streaming sites. Kyle joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to discuss how a passion for problem solving is an ideal entry into entrepreneurship. He also talks about [...]
Gen Y entrepreneurs writing their way to distinction
April 4, 2012 | BY Tamara Bell
The idea that publishing a book can boost an entrepreneur’s brand isn’t new. But what seems new is the rise in self-employed Gen Y who are embracing this marketing tool. And with the ease of publishing through e-books and other digital formats, could there come a day when handing someone your book becomes as routine [...]
