His specialty is sharing specific strategies and creative tactics that increase communication, innovation, engagement, and performance across all four generations. Jason’s message helps organizations decrease costs, increase efficiency, and drive growth—in any economy.

Known as The Gen Y Guy™, Jason has been featured as a generational expert on 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Today Show, The View, and in Fortune Magazine. Jason’s customized keynotes and in-depth seminars have impacted more than 1,800 audiences across the United States and as far away as Egypt, Norway, and India. During a typical year Jason headlines over 100 events ranging from CEO Summits and executive retreats to annual management conferences. In recognition of his business achievements, Jason won the Austin Under 40 Entrepreneur of the Year Award at age 25—one of the youngest winners ever.

Jason’s focus on bridging the generations in the workplace began when he was asked to teach executives how to motivate, develop, and retain Gen Y employees—his own generation. Jason quickly realized that the key to unlocking Gen Y’s employment potential was to address the bigger issue of understanding, connecting, and leading all four generations in the workplace. Now Jason works directly with business leaders around the world to show them how to lead each generation of employee through every step of the employee lifecycle. The end result for companies is improved communication, increased innovation, better engagement, and higher overall employee performance.

When working with your organization, Jason customizes his message to address your current and future workforce demographics, unique company culture, and specific growth plans. Every attendee leaves with a new skill set for bridging the generations and at least ten actions they can implement the very next week!

For the first time in US history, four distinctly different generations are working side by side. Each of these four generations (Matures, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y) is guided by a different set of values, beliefs, and expectations. In Crossing the Generational Divide, bestselling author Jason Ryan Dorsey entertainingly reveals each generation’s preferences and priorities to highlight what they bring to the workforce—and where to build on their common ground.

Jason then shares his frontline-tested process which participants can immediately rely on to lead a culture of cross-generation communication, innovation, engagement, teamwork, and performance. Filled with laugh-out-loud stories, surprising statistics, and step-by-step strategies, participants leave Crossing the Generational Divide prepared to make their multi-generational workplace a competitive advantage.

Crossing the Generational Divide Presentation Outcomes:

1. Recognize and understand the divergent values, preferences, and priorities of all four generations in the workforce.
2. Learn a step-by-step process for leading all four generations while respecting employees as individuals.
3. Impact your organization with ten creative, ready-to-use actions that other organizations have successfully relied on to bridge the generations in their workplace.

Customization and Reinforcement: Jason’s presentation includes a confidential workplace data review, customized multi-page handout, and specific strategies designed for immediate implementation in your organization. Clients have the option of adding a pre- or post-event customized audio recording for distribution to their attendees and a pre- or post-event customized article for their internal or external publications.

80,000,000 members of Generation Y—born 1977 to 1995—are entering the workforce. They adhere to a different set of workplace beliefs and priorities than the three generations currently employed. Generation Y’s attitude toward work can make them a challenge to motivate, lead, and develop. In Gen Y @ Work, bestselling author Jason Ryan Dorsey cuts through the stereotypes to teach participants exactly what Generation Y covets at work—and why. He then reveals a step-by-step process and specific actions that employers can immediately adopt to unlock the talent, loyalty, creativity, and performance of this emerging workforce.

As a member of Generation Y, Jason Ryan Dorsey is uniquely qualified to discuss his generation’s workplace mindset. He balances an insider’s view of Gen Y with the workplace realities facing executives and managers in an increasingly competitive global market. He also customizes his presentation to focus on the aspects of Gen Y employment most important to your organization:

• Attracting and Hiring Gen Y
• Onboarding and Engaging Gen Y
• Motivating and Leading Gen Y
• Developing and Professionalizing Gen Y
• Retaining Gen Y

Gen Y @ Work Presentation Outcomes:

1. Learn Generation Y’s workplace beliefs, preferences, and priorities—all from the perspective of an insider. (Jason even explains why Gen Y doesn't use vowels in text messages.)
2. Engage Gen Y employees from their first day at work. This is critical because Gen Y decides on their first day if they will stay with an employer long-term.
3. Impact your organization with ten creative, ready-to-use actions that attract, motivate, and retain Gen Y employees without increasing their pay.

Customization and Reinforcement: Jason’s presentation includes a confidential workplace data review, customized multi-page handout, and specific strategies for immediate implementation in your organization. Clients have the option of adding a pre- or post-event customized audio recording for distribution to their attendees and a pre- or post-event customized article for their internal or external publications.

Gen Y young professionals and new hires are eager to discover the fastest path to the top. In Outgrow Your Cubicle, Jason teaches them how to add value to their company’s culture and bottom line. These strategies and actions lead to increased responsibility, recognition, opportunity, and promotions. Jason delivers this practical message by sharing wisdom from seasoned managers and executives along with insights gleaned from young professionals who found the fast track to career success. By focusing on practical workplace actions and thinking—what they don’t teach you in college but should—participants in Outgrow Your Cubicle learn to go from a frontline leader, to a team player, to a problem-solver and strategist, to a results-driven professional. Every employee who attends this program leaves with the know-how to stand out in the cubicle crowd and be rewarded for their initiative.

A note to managers and HR professionals: This program is not about shortcuts or avoiding paying your dues. Instead, Outgrow Your Cubicle focuses on tangible workplace skills and a can-do attitude that increase an employee’s value to their employer.

Crossing the Generational Divide Presentation Outcomes:

1. Learn the actions to take immediately and repeatedly that improve your value to the company.
2. Become a catalyst for workplace innovation, teamwork, customer service, and communication.
3. Deliver on commitments large and small while leading others to do the same.

Audience: Outgrow Your Cubicle is ideal for young professionals, management trainees, soon-to-be graduates, and employees with less than 10 years of workforce experience.

Events: Outgrow Your Cubicle is a great fit for Leadership Development Programs, Talent Development Programs, Orientation Programs, Management Trainings, Internship Programs, and Young Professional tracks at industry conferences and company meetings.

Customization and Reinforcement: Jason’s presentation includes a pre-event phone call, confidential employment data review, customized multi-page handout, and personalized follow-up actions.