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James Harrell

James Harrell

American former American football player

Oct 13, 2026

9:59
Based on your experience, what are the early signals that you're already seeing about how they'll approach work differently?
10:06
So, um, you know, I think our young people, how I describe the different generations is, do you remember the event happening, or was it just kind of the water in which you always swam in? Um, I think for me, I'm a millennial.
10:19
I remember very explicitly my first cell phone, my first Google search, my first, you know, computer in the classroom.
10:26
Um, Gen Z, that was always just where it was.
10:29
And Gen Alpha now is used to AI, is used to social media, is used to streaming, um, in ways that are just how the world works.
10:38
My, um, six-year-old nephew grew up saying, you know, "Alexa, please do X or Y" or, or, "How is this happening?" Which didn't exist whenever I was a younger person.
10:48
Um, so thinking through the water in which we sp- swim for Gen Alpha, um, they're facing a very different economy than, um, Baby Boomers, Gen X, or Millennials faced.

15 MINS LATER

26:24
How can organizations, um, create opportunities for young talent without requiring these massive budgets or dedicated apprenticeships?

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