Tom Walsh: Art Van's Long And Winding Road

United Talent Agency’s NextGen is the Gen Z arm helping youth climate activists, mental health advocates, fashion icons, and others lead important discussions. A quick Google search will show you exactly what the online world thinks of Gen Z: Journalists and brands alike have reduced an entire generation to a monolithic Brat-obsessed, work-avoidant, demure, and mindful crowd that only knows how to communicate via memes. 

Native Americans could be an important demographic in the Nov. 5 presidential election. When Jennifer Juan went to cast her ballot in Arizona’s state primary in July, she spent an hour rifling through documents to convince poll workers she should be allowed to vote. It’s a common problem for many Native American voters like Juan.

Voting rights advocates have been warning for months that Spanish-speaking voters are facing a flood of election misinformation from AI models. With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots generating unfounded claims in Spanish about voting rights.

The burger brand said this week that its footprint will remain flat as it opens newer stores in “better locations” to replace the underperforming ones. If you’re a fan of Wendy’s, the company announced some bad news when reporting its third-quarter 2024 financial results yesterday: The burger chain will close around 140 stores by the end of the year.

With machine-generated content now cluttering the most visible online touchpoints, marketers need to change how they reach target audiences. There’s a famous saying: “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” The quote—taken from a New Yorker cartoon published in, if you can believe it, 1993—made a simple point about the anonymity provided by the internet: Shielded by a monitor, you could be anyone.

Use this advice to give you context about various generations in your workplace. But remember that individuals are unique. Much has been said about the challenges and opportunities having four generations (boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z) in the workplace, but while generational workplace dynamics may seem new, but they’re rooted in cycles of change and adaptation that have played out through history.