{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Connor Blakley: 16 Year-Old Entrepreneurial Genius","description":"Summary: In this episode, Dave invites Connor Blakley, a 16 year-old entrepreneur and branding genius who\u2019s helping big brands like Toyota and 7-UP, better understand Generation Z. Listen as he talks about finding what it means to be a teenage business success, straddling the social fence, and why Generation Z has a much, much more highly developed attention span than people think. Time Stamped Show Notes:  00:28 \u2013 Dave introduces Connor Blakley 02:12 \u2013 Having friends while being a 16 year-old success  03:00 \u2013 The point of every relationship is finding a connection point   04:13 \u2013 ConnorBlakley.com 04:50 \u2013 Connor helps organizations understand Generation Z better  05:32 \u2013 Every big brand has data on what Gen Z wants\u2026every big brand has strategy 06:05 \u2013 The problem is, the data gets misinterpreted during the execution of strategy   07:24 \u2013 Gen Z\u2014to the surprise of many\u2014actually has a very high quality attention span 08:14 \u2013 Gen Z spends 6 to 8 seconds to decide what is of value\u2026once that decision is made, they will devote more time 10:09 \u2013 It\u2019s not a reduction in attention span, it\u2019s an improvement of filters 11:00 \u2013 Is advertising dead?\u2014according to Connor it is! 12:45 \u2013 Connor is a member of Joe Polish\u2019s $25k Group 16:45 \u2013 Don\u2019t push your children, create an environment conducive to new experiences 18:20 \u2013 Connor is a long time entrepreneur, he used to dig up rocks and try to sell them to neighbors 20:30 \u2013 Cameron Herold\u2019s Ted Talk RE raising entrepreneur 21:10 \u2013 Cameron\u2019s talk to parents versus Connor\u2019s 23:05 \u2013 Connor can be paid anywhere from $11K to $0 to speak 23:38 -- $1M by the age of 20\u2014that\u2019s Connor\u2019s goal  24:05 \u2013 His plan revolves around riding his current train of momentum\u2014\u201cif it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it.\u201d   26:26 \u2013 The correlation between physical activity and treating ADD 27:50 \u2013 Pressure and Hate\u2014learn to love the pressure, learn to love the hate 31:09 \u2013 Connor will definitely take a gap year between High School and college  3 Key Points:  Data is only valuable if it\u2019s not misinterpreted. Don\u2019t completely sacrifice happiness in the pursuit of a goal. Age is a stupid number\u2014don\u2019t let it be an obstacle.  Resources Mentioned:  Entrepreneur's Organization \u2013 The EO Network Next Gen Conference \u2013 An annual conference for Gen Z and Millennials Cameron Herold \u2013 Friend and mentor to Connor Connor Blakley \u2013 Today\u2019s guest  Credits: Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives ","author_name":"EO 360\u00b0: A podcast by the Entrepreneurs\u2019 Organization","author_url":"https:\/\/entrepreneursorg.libsyn.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4430858\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/3239cb\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/4430858"}