About this episode

Elise Joshi discusses her journey as a Gen-Z leader and climate activist, highlighting her experiences during COVID and the climate crisis.

Join us today to get hyped on Gen-Z leadership because it rocks. We sit down with the spectacular Elise Joshi, a progressive political organizer, climate activist & journalist who has been lighting up digital media with clear, hard-hitting content since she was 17. Elise discusses how—growing up during COVID, California’s wild fires, and the emergent climate crisis—she learned to question authority, found the grassroots coalition through making digital content, and went on to help found a...

Topics covered

• Gen-Z leadership
• climate activism
• digital media
• progressive politics
• grassroots organizing

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