40. Are we Ageist? How to supercharge and embrace the process with David Stewart

Building Doors with Lauren Karan

David is the founder and face of AGEIST, a new media company and agency that champions the vitality, capabilities and influence of the modern 50+.

He is a passionate champion and leading authority on the mindset and aspirations that drive this influential demographic.

David is frequently called upon to share his expertise and insight at important venues and forums around the world.

Recent speaking engagements include HIMSS in Las Vegas, the leading conference for health information and technology; TEDx, on Redefining Age; MONOCLE Quality of Life Conference in Zurich; The Mercedes Benz ME Convention in Stockholm and will address the Wellness Summit in Hong Kong later this year.

Prior to launching AGEIST, David enjoyed an award-winning career as a photographer specializing in people-oriented advertising.

His work for iconic brands including Nike, Adidas, Google, Coors, AT&T, Coke, Philip Morris, Toyota, Lexus, BMW, Corona, Gillette, Philips, Johnson & Johnson, Red Bull and many more has appeared in GQ, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, Wired, Interview, Time, The New York Times Magazine, and other outlets.

In this episode full of thought-provoking moments and David’s direct and authentic approach we cover the following topics

• Why we should focus on wellbeing now including sleep, stress management, and food as fuel for the body.
• The retirement transition, loss of identity and inherent need of relevance
• Challenges of disorientation and loss of identity in retirement
• Shifting our focus from traditional retirement paradigms to maintaining agency in our own lives
• The key difference between purpose or passion and how it drives our fulfillment.
• The hidden narrative of ageism in advertising and consumerism
• Understanding the correlation between retirement and morbidity
• Politics and the social narratives around aging in politics

David provides direct comment and candour in his answers and allows us to truly question our own inherent mindset on aging, retirement and what life beyond the traditional working landscape will look like for us all.

You can learn more about David and his work with some of the resources and links below

AGEIST: www.ageist.com

What Type of SuperAger Are You? www.ageist.com/quiz

The SuperAge Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/superage-live-better/id1514482663

Instagram: @weareageist

The AGEIST Weekly: https://www.ageist.com/newsletter/

TEDX 2018: https://youtu.be/Cgcyxsjmm78

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Resources / links mentioned:

⚡ David Stewart website:

https://davidharrystewart.com/

www.ageist.com

📝 David Stewart Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/weareageist

📷 David Stewart Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/dhstewart/

https://www.instagram.com/weareageist

🌎 David Stewart Twitter:

https://twitter.com/weareageist

🔗 David Stewart LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-harry-stewart-0127466/

🎤 TEDx Talk ’Redesigning Age’ by David Stewart:

https://youtu.be/Cgcyxsjmm78

About your host:

Lauren Karan, Director, and Founder of Karan & Co.

With over a decade of experience as a recruiter and development coach, Lauren Karan found that her priorities rapidly changed after the birth of her two children. In 2022 she founded Karan & Co flipping the out-dated recruitment model with a focus on retention through career coaching and development.

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