From Young on Wall Street to “Old” in Tech with Anthony Franzese

It Gets Late Early: Ageism in the Workplace

Ever wondered what it's like working on Wall Street? The allure of working in the finance realm endures. But why would a guy leave Wall Street to work in a tech startup or, specifically, a company all about fertility and family planning?

Today, I have Anthony Franzese, who has embarked on an unlikely and interesting career path. He started his career on Wall Street and later landed in the tech space at Headspace. He now works as a Strategic Partnership Executive at Stork Club, a next-generation maternity and family benefits provider. He also is the creator and host of the Successful Working Parents podcast, having joined the ranks of working parents himself just six weeks ago with the birth of his child.

Join us as we discuss his unusual career path, what it’s like being a working parent, experiencing ageism as a young employee (yes, ageism is not only experienced by older workers; it goes both ways), overcoming the challenges of the need to succeed early, and experiencing life based on the different stages in life. Learn how Anthony found the courage to leave the bro-centric world of Wall Street and head into mental health tech as a man. This conversation is a refreshing and fun one.

If you're in that stage where you feel uncertain about your career because everyone else is younger than you, this episode might inspire you that there's hope for older workers to thrive in tech–just look at how Anthony started his tech career at the ripe age of 25 and has still found success. That’s right - Anthony felt behind his colleagues in tech because he came in at 25. That’s tech for you! But, as you’ll learn - Anthony’s take is that age shouldn’t matter, your results should. We’re with you there, Anthony!

"There is value in experience, but I think there's also just value in results, right? And so I think there should be more judgment based on what people are doing and less on how old they are and what they've done."

- Anthony Franzese

In This Episode:

-How Anthony went from working in Wall Street to tech and doing a podcast on parenting

-What’s it like for a guy to work in a fertility and maternity benefits company?

-Anthony shares how he overcame the hurdle of shifting from a male-dominated environment (Wall Street) to a female-centric industry (health & fertility space)

-Reverse Ageism: What’s it like being a young and new employee in a workplace dominated by an older workforce?

-How Anthony viewed older colleagues in tech who didn’t want to use the new tech tools at work - and the risks for older tech employees who don’t embrace the new tech

-Feeling the external pressure to succeed early (and possibly land on the Forbes 30 under 30 list)

-How do you view your life based on your chronological age compared to your current life stage (single, married, parent, caring for an elderly parent, etc.)?

-Does being a parent make you bolder to step into the role of mentor to the men and women in the workplace?

And much more.

Connect with Anthony Franzese:

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-franzese-38b11317/

-Linktree - https://linktr.ee/successfulworkingparents

Connect with Maureen Clough:

-Instagram: @itgetslateearly - https://www.instagram.com/itgetslateearly/

-YouTube: @itgetslateearly - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGrHwk-y7ERaq7bCSjZYf1A?sub_confirmation=1

-Website: itgetslateearly.com - https://www.itgetslateearly.com/

-LinkedIn: maureenwclough - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenwclough/

-Facebook: It Gets Late Early - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088694515585

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