Authentic and Inclusive Representation Summit Learnings: Storytelling for Gen Z and Gen Alpha

This episode is adapted from the Storytelling for Gen Z and Gen Alpha panel at the Authentic and Inclusive Representation Summit that took place in October 2021. Our moderator is Dr. Gerald Higginbotham, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. Our guests are Joy Gorman, Partner and Producer at Anonymous Content focused on Youth Impact content and known for the hit Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, Steve Tao, Senior Vice President of Current Programming at the CW Network and co-founder/co-chair of the CAPE New Writers Fellowship, Stephanie Allain, founder of film, television, and digital production company, Homegrown Pictures, and producer of Dear White People, Beyond the Lights, and Oscars 2020, and Erica Oyama, creator and executive producer of Emmy award nominated web series Burning Love and co-executive producer of the acclaimed Netflix series, Never Have I Ever. For related content, check out the Reframing Adolescence blog series.