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Why Gen Z Activists Are the Leaders of Tomorrow

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If you are a college student, we invite you to apply to be an Editor-at-Large , or to simply contribute (please tag your pieces ThriveOnCampus). While many pundits characterize today’s undergraduates as alienated and entitled, fearful and fragile, my perspective is decidedly different. Read more here.

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Elizabeth McCluskey of CMFG Ventures Discovery Fund: “Support very early-stage companies?”

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From there, I transitioned into wealth management and experienced the ’08 crash, which highlighted how fragile the financial system was as well as how vulnerable consumer finances were. Both the investor and the entrepreneur were white men. He or she might just see this if we tag them.

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Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet of Merck for Mothers: “Good leaders open doors and look for opportunities for team members to move on and move ahead”

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According to the CDC, a Black woman is about three to four times more likely to die from a pregnancy or childbirth complication than a White woman. Progress has been uneven and selective and is still fragile. He or she might just see this if we tag them. We are very blessed that very prominent leaders read this column.

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“Be a part of the solution.” With Dr. Jared Cox

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Igrew up in Tulsa, OK, in a mostly white, middle-class suburban neighborhood. When we were in the planning process, we knew that each episode needed to be designed to model inter-racial conversations that work through fragility, guilt, and other barriers to unity. He or she might just see this, especially if we tag them.

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Mikayla White of Muscles & Macros 4 Moms: “Get an adequate amount of sleep”

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As a part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mikayla White. Malnutrition can then lead to lower bone density (fragile bones), a weakened immune system, decreased energy, and possible hair loss; just to name a few. He or she might just see this, especially if we both tag them. Kaelin Poulin!

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“You must believe that resilience can be developed over time” With Author René Michele

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Our paths crossed when I was at one of the most fragile stages in my adult life. Eventually, he was Imprisoned for his stance and actions to oppose the white minority government and spent eighteen years in prison on Robben Island and a further nine years under house arrest in South Africa. Can you share a story?

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Rio Rocket: “Your best ability is availability”

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It made me realize the depth and fragility of the human condition. The acting performances, writing, storyline, pacing of the story and even finding out there was coincidentally a real life Walter White operating at the same time the series was airing is mind-bending. Maybe we can tag them and see what happens! I mean…just, wow.