A Timely Tribute To All NexGeners

It all started at a funeral.

I never thought an ending could mark a new beginning.

I went to pay my respects to an old friend, an amazing Art Director I worked with, and there I met his son. We spoke for a while.

What struck me was not just his grief, but his spark. The ideas. The clarity. The quiet confidence of someone young who was already thinking like an idea generator. And it sent me back many moons to my own first step into this industry.

Those who know me know I did not stroll in through the front door. I more or less gatecrashed my way in, and was hired in a case of mistaken turbanity. The people who hired me could not tell the difference between one turban and another. It was a happy accident, but it taught me something lasting.

Opportunity is not always earned on a level field. Sometimes it is stumbled into. Sometimes it is denied altogether.

That funeral conversation made one thought feel unavoidable. If I got in by accident, then surely I have a responsibility to make it easier for others to get in on purpose.

So together with my comrades in arms, Nathalie Tay, an entrepreneur who works with me, and the highly talented Daween Maan, who runs a studio that brings stories to life through podcasts, we sat down and we built what became The NexGen Show.

A simple idea with a serious intent: give young talent and fresh graduates a platform to be seen, heard, and taken seriously.

We committed to a weekly Sunday evening release. No grand commercial plans. No profit motive. Just a non profit, non commercial passion project between the three of us.

More than a year later, we have crossed 40 episodes. And I can tell you, the experience has been lifechanging. I have personally lost count of the number of remarkable young people this project has highlighted to our world.

Last week, the three of us sat down and asked the obvious question. Do we continue?

The answers were obvious.

We are pleased to announce that we are continuing. We will keep providing a platform for the young to elevate themselves within the industry, using the network we have built through our weekly magazine, our website and our social platforms.

This edition is our tribute to these NexGeners. Each conversation is a short window into how young marketers, creatives and strategists think, struggle, learn, and level up.

You will meet fresh voices with sharp instincts, big questions, and practical lessons they picked up the hard way. Start anywhere, follow your curiosity, and let one story lead you to the next. The nuggets are everywhere.

Career pivots, creative habits, confidence gaps, mentor moments, and the small decisions that shape a future.

I hope you enjoy these 15-minute snippets, and more importantly, I hope you come away with a deeper appreciation of the talent now enriching our industry.

Thank you for walking this journey with us.

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