Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Age bias is everywhere: online, at work, even in the stories we tell ourselves. Ashton Applewhite wants us to see age not as a limitation, but as a source of strength. In today’s episode, Jessi Hempel sits down with the anti-ageism activist and the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and founder of the Old School Hub, to unpack the hidden ways ageism shapes our workplaces, and how we can push back.
Stay tuned for Ashton’s take on
• Why age has less to do with competence than we think
• How internalized ageism holds us back, and how to recognize it
• What managers can do to build age-diverse teams
• The power of language in shaping workplace perceptions
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0:00 Intro
4:19 Member Question: How can experienced professionals actively resposition themselves without feeling the need to constantly compete with younger talent?
5:41 Member Question: How can we turn negative self-talk into positive belief in ourselves about what we’re capable of?
7:32 Member Question: How can we shift workplace cultures to value capability and impact over traditional markers like tenure in particular?
8:50 Member Question: How can senior candidates reframe theur experience to be seen as indispensable rather than, I hate this world, overqualified.
10:12 Member Question: How do I adjust to an environment where maybe my boss is 10 years younger than me and most of the employees are in their twenties?
13:39 Member Question: How do I convince my clients to consider older candidates?
16:06 Member Question: How Ashton sees differences in ageism for different genders
17:44 Member Question: What language should we incorporate to avoid ageism for ourselves and our clients?
18:54 Member Question: How can we create enviroments where the multiple generations can see the value of being curious about what each brings to work?
20:18 What are some practical strategies for challenging age-related biases?
23:02 Conclusion
Age bias is everywhere: online, at work, even in the stories we tell ourselves. Ashton Applewhite wants us to see age not as a limitation, but as a source of strength. In today’s episode, Jessi Hempel sits down with the anti-ageism activist and the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and founder of the Old School Hub, to unpack the hidden ways ageism shapes our workplaces, and how we can push back.
Stay tuned for Ashton’s take on
• Why age has less to do with competence than we think
• How internalized ageism holds us back, and how to recognize it
• What managers can do to build age-diverse teams
• The power of language in shaping workplace perceptions
Subscribe to the #HelloMonday newsletter for more on building a work life on your own terms. bit.ly/HelloMondayNewsletter
#linkedinnews
#HelloMonday
#AshtonApplewhite
#ageism
#ageequity
0:00 Intro
4:19 Member Question: How can experienced professionals actively resposition themselves without feeling the need to constantly compete with younger talent?
5:41 Member Question: How can we turn negative self-talk into positive belief in ourselves about what we’re capable of?
7:32 Member Question: How can we shift workplace cultures to value capability and impact over traditional markers like tenure in particular?
8:50 Member Question: How can senior candidates reframe theur experience to be seen as indispensable rather than, I hate this world, overqualified.
10:12 Member Question: How do I adjust to an environment where maybe my boss is 10 years younger than me and most of the employees are in their twenties?
13:39 Member Question: How do I convince my clients to consider older candidates?
16:06 Member Question: How Ashton sees differences in ageism for different genders
17:44 Member Question: What language should we incorporate to avoid ageism for ourselves and our clients?
18:54 Member Question: How can we create enviroments where the multiple generations can see the value of being curious about what each brings to work?
20:18 What are some practical strategies for challenging age-related biases?
23:02 Conclusion
