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Ageism in tech is especially weird.

When you’re in your 30s and you’re made to feel old, you know there’s something wrong with (at least some quarters of) the culture.

Clearly, many people are having a hard time moving off of Mark Zuckerberg’s infamous quote: “Young people are just smarter.” In this interview with Maureen Clough, someone who has also felt the sting of corporate downsizing in tech, we unpack a number of the tropes and myths around getting older and how to keep it together professionally.

There are a number of “acts” to perform in our careers, so we want to be able to understand them, prepare for them, and grow into them.

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John Tarnoff is an executive and career transition coach, speaker, and author who supports mid and late-career professionals in defining, planning, and achieving more meaningful and sustainable careers.

Fired 39% during his 35 years as a film producer, studio executive and tech entrepreneur, he learned how to turn setbacks into successes in a volatile business. He reinvented his own career at 50, earning a master’s degree in counseling psychology to share his career lessons with others going through similar challenges.

Since leaving entertainment in 2010, John has coached individuals, groups, and led career workshops for university alumni, including for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Corporate coaching clients have included Bank of America, Bridgewater Assoc., Levi-Strauss, Softbank, TD Ameritrade, and Thrive Global.

He is the author of the best-selling Boomer Reinvention: How to Create your Dream Career Over 50 and has been named a Top Influencer in Aging by PBS/NextAvenue.

 

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