Posts tagged Millennials
Metaverse 101 with Lex Sokolin and Cris Sheridan, Sr. Editor of Financial Sense
Metaverse 101 with Lex Sokolin and Cris Sheridan, Sr. Editor of Financial Sense

In this conversation, Cris Sheridan, who is the Senior Editor of Financial Sense and Host of FS Insider, leads the conversation around the basics to understand the exciting new digital universe, more commonly known as The Metaverse.

More specifically, we discuss all things VR & AR including social media’s proliferation into the sector, Millenial vs GenZ behavioural approaches to the metaverse, the creator economy, NFTs, Axie Infinity, Mr Beast, Computational Blockchains, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), ConsenSys, MetaMask, and Ethereum vs Institutional Finance (Schwab).

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metaverse, social & community, gaming & sports, generational change, NFTs and digital objects, DAOsLex SokolinAxie Infinity, Mr Beast, ConsenSys, MetaMask, Ethereum, Schwab, Millennials, Gen Z
Step CEO CJ MacDonald on building the leading Gen-Z bank, TikTok influencers, and money culture
Step CEO CJ MacDonald on building the leading Gen-Z bank, TikTok influencers, and money culture

In this conversation, we delve deep into next generation finance and banking with CJ MacDonald, the Founder and CEO of Step – an incredibly successful neobank on a mission to improve the financial future of the next generation.

More specifically, we discuss traditional vs. digital banking, how personal experiences influence entrepreneurial the spirit, immersive market research, banking-as-a-service, the importance of financial literacy amongst Millenials and Gen-Z, the power of influencers who actually believe in a brand, aspirational brands vs. plastic Wells Fargo stage coaches, and lastly the proliferation of crypto in the minds of the next generation.

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neobank, social & community, marketing, generational change, mega banks, digital transformationLex SokolinMillennials, Gen Z, TikTok, Step, Gyft, Evolve Bank & Trust, Visa, Stripe
Ok, Boomer -- a meme for the broken political economy
Ok, Boomer -- a meme for the broken political economy

Chlöe Swarbrick, a 25-year old climate MP was presenting her climate change case to the New Zealand parliament, and was heckled by an older audience member. Without missing a beat, she acknowledged and dismissed the challenger with a pithy “Ok, Boomer.”

The recording has since gone viral, inspiring everything from merchandise to Vogue articles. While the incident isn’t the source of the phrase “Ok, Boomer”, today it is the most well known manifestation. So what does the phrase mean? If you are inclined to more colorful language, see Urban Dictionary. But the meaning is obvious on its face — Gen Z is dismissing utterly and without consideration the judgment and protestations of society's elders on multi generational issues like economics, climate change, and social norms.

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generational change, macroeconomics, microeconomics, narrative zeitgeist, philosophy, civilization and politics, social & communityLex SokolinBoomer, Gen Z, Millennials, SoftBank, Uber, WeWork, OYO