586: What is your self-age? with Leanne Clark-Shirley

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Chad discusses the changing world of AgeTech with Leanne Clark-Shirley, President and CEO of the American Society on Aging, as they break down how age really has just become a number.

They discuss the growing irrelevancy of the “AgeTech” label and how it’s use case is shifting to benefit everyone, how generational boundaries mean less when it comes to tech knowledge, and the unrealised opportunities aging can offer to us all.

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You can connect with Leanne to stay up to date with her work or check out the various resources the ASA has to offer.

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