Adam Smiley Poswolsky is a millennial workplace expert, internationally renowned keynote speaker, and author of three books: The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, The Breakthrough Speaker, and Friendship in the Age of Loneliness.
Smiley helps companies attract, retain, and empower the next generation, and he has inspired thousands of professionals to be more connected at work, through speaking at companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, Unilever, Deloitte, and Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Smiley’s TED talk on “the quarter-life crisis” has been viewed over 1.5 million times, and he has spoken in front of 50,000 people in 20 countries. Smiley has advised heads of state and foreign leaders about millennial talent, multigenerational engagement, and fostering belonging in the digital age.
Smiley’s work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fast Company, CNN, and the World Economic Forum, among many other outlets. Smiley is a 13-time camp counselor at Camp Grounded: Summer Camp for Adults and advisory board member for Digital Detox.
In 2017, Smiley launched The Women, BIPOC and Inclusivity Speaker Initiative, a community that aims to increase the number of women and people of color speaking at conferences and companies, as well as ensure that women and other underrepresented speakers are paid competitively as compared to their colleagues. The group now has over 4,000 members.
Smiley is a proud graduate of Wesleyan University, and can usually be found dancing in San Francisco, California.
Topics:
- Smiley’s journey to becoming a millennial workplace expert.
- How pursuing things you care about can open up opportunities aligned with your values.
- What companies get wrong about building an engaged workforce.
- The challenges of building meaningful relationships at work.
- The reason we are more disconnected than ever despite technological advances.
- What leaders can do to reduce loneliness and increase belonging in a remote workplace.
- Common misconceptions people have about loneliness.
Resources:
Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari
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