Level Up Webinar Series: August

Description

New generations join the workforce every few years, bringing their own qualities, traits, and values. While searching for employment, generations looked for different things; for example, Baby Boomers wanted job security, Generation X wanted a work-life balance, and Millennials wanted to be valued. However, the newest generation to join the workforce, Generation Z, is different.

Generation Z, people born between 1997 and 2012, will eventually make up a third of the workforce by the decade's end. They are the most diverse generation in history and are starting their careers during growing inflation, mounting student loan debt, and an impending recession. In addition, their entry into the workforce is changing how companies interact with employees because Gen Z has different expectations in atmosphere, culture, and support at work.

If you have an aging workforce and want to learn all things “Next Gen,” you won’t want to miss August’s Level Up Webinar with Lindsey Trent, President & Co-Founder of the Next Generation in Trucking Association. She will give practical ideas on what Gen Z looks for when job searching, what kind of company they want to work for, and how to retain them.

About the Speaker:

Lindsey Trent is the Co-Founder and President of the Next Generation in Trucking Association, a non-profit trade association with the mission to promote trucking as a positive career field and create trucking programs while encouraging training and employment of young people in the trucking industry; and connecting them to training and employment opportunities.

Lindsey fell in love with the trucking industry while learning about its vast employment needs when she started a job in truck driver staffing.  She went on to work in business and customer development for Ryder, the transportation industry leader in supply chain solutions for North America. From professional drivers to technicians, equipment maintenance to warehousing, and entry-level staff to Leadership, Lindsey brings a wealth of knowledge, connections, and solutions to every door. She is passionate about introducing young people to trucking and the opportunities it can provide, leading her to revolutionize the industry by launching education and industry partnerships that aid in creating a skilled, diverse, and equitable workforce.

Lindsey serves on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Trucking Association and the Advisory Board of Fairdale High School, where she helped start their Diesel Technician program. 

Lindsey is a graduate of Purdue University and resides in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband and two kids. She enjoys working out, golfing, traveling, reading, and spending time with her family.