#45: 3 Generations, 1 Leadership Game

What happens when a Gen Z student, a Millennial entrepreneur, a Baby Boomer nonprofit leader, and a Gen X host all sit down at the same table?

A lot of laughs—and a few leadership lessons.

In this special episode of IgniteCast, Judd Wilson and Taylor Tutor welcome Autumn Simmons, a Tupelo High School graduate and ICC sophomore; Zell Long, retired CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi; and Luis Sosa, manager of Loco Taco, for a fun, game-show-style conversation exploring how different generations think, communicate, and lead.

From decoding phrases like "touch grass" and "main character energy" to debating work-life priorities, mentorship, technology, and coffee preferences, each generation brings a unique perspective while discovering they have more in common than they expected.

Along the way, the conversation highlights the value of authenticity, embracing different viewpoints, and why strong leaders make room for every generation at the table.

Whether you're Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X, or Baby Boomer, this episode is guaranteed to make you laugh—and maybe even help you better understand the people you work with every day.

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[00:00:00] Taylor Tutor: Welcome to IgniteCast, where ideas spark action., brought to you by the Community Development Foundation, your Chamber of Commerce and economic development engine for Tupelo and Lee County. Thank you to our presenting sponsor, iHeartMedia, for powering this season of IgniteCast. I'm Taylor. 

[00:00:35] Judd Wilson: I'm Judd. 

[00:00:36] Taylor Tutor: And welcome to IgniteCast. 

[00:00:38] Judd Wilson: Taylor, another episode. Woot, woot. 

[00:01:34] Judd Wilson: We got so many guests in the room. 

[00:01:40] Taylor Tutor: We've got three guests. I'm so excited that, to have each of them. Starting off, we have Autumn Simmons. 

[00:01:48] Judd Wilson: Woot. Welcome, Autumn. 

[00:01:48] Taylor Tutor: What's up? What's up? And we have Zelle Long.

[00:01:51] Taylor Tutor: Good morning. 

[00:01:52] Zell Long: Good morning. Yeah. 

[00:01:54] Taylor Tutor: And also, last but not least, Luis Sosa. 

[00:01:58] Luis Sosa: Hey, how are you guys? Good morning. 

[00:01:59] Judd Wilson: [00:02:00] Good seeing all of you. 

[00:02:03] Taylor Tutor: So, Judd, why do we have three, and why do we have them so diverse? 

[00:02:11] Judd Wilson: They look like they're different ages. 

[00:02:16] Taylor Tutor: Oh. We have brought to the table three, technically four, different generations today.

[00:02:21] Taylor Tutor: We have our Gen Z-er, we have our baby boomer, and we have our millennial. We're not gonna tell you who's which one, 'cause we don't wanna give away their ages. 

[00:02:31] Judd Wilson: I think we, i- if they saw any of the video, I mean, she's ... 

[00:02:37] Taylor Tutor: The Gen Z's got some moves. 

[00:02:38] Judd Wilson: Yes, she does. I just threw my back out trying to keep 

[00:02:44] Taylor Tutor: up. I believe it.

[00:02:45] Taylor Tutor: Um, but I wanna start this episode off the same way we start every episode, and that is to ask each of you what is the best leadership tip you've ever been given? Autumn, I wanna start with you. 

[00:02:55] Autumn Simmons: Okay. I would definitely say probably just being a [00:03:00] friend to all, and, like, people are gonna look up to you, obviously, if you have that kind of leadership characteristic.

[00:03:05] Autumn Simmons: Um, but definitely just be so friendly to everyone and make sure that they feel loved. 

[00:03:12] Taylor Tutor: I like it. 

[00:03:13] Zell Long: Welcome, friend. 

[00:03:14] Autumn Simmons: Thank you. Glad to be here. 

[00:03:17] Zell Long: Zell? Yes. This was from my mother. She said, "Just be yourself," and that, that's something I try to instill in my children, and I tell them, "We don't want a Dr. Jekyll and Mr.

[00:03:28] Zell Long: Hyde one day and the, the other one the next day." So wherever I am, whomever I'm with, I want them to know the authentic Zell. 

[00:03:38] Judd Wilson: Mm-hmm. And we do. We love the authentic 

[00:03:40] Zell Long: Zell. Thank you. 

[00:03:42] Judd Wilson: What you got for us, Luis? 

[00:03:44] Luis Sosa: Well, mine would be, uh, just be friendly, be nice to everybody. Uh, everything, uh, everybody deserves a chance.

[00:03:50] Luis Sosa: Uh, be nice to them and they'll be nice to you. 

[00:03:54] Judd Wilson: Look at that. Luis and Autumn are reading the same leadership book. [00:04:00] 

[00:04:01] Taylor Tutor: Yes. I, I definitely, the, the be friendly to everyone kinda goes back to you never know whose eyes are on you. Exactly. Um, but there are always eyes on you. Yes. Whether young eyes, older eyes, and you never know who you're gonna end up in the room with, at the table with, working for, all of those things.

[00:04:17] Taylor Tutor: Mm-hmm. And, uh, going back to being authentic, always be yourself, because, you know, you definitely don't wanna portray yourself as one way in a interview, they hire you, and then you're like, "Crap, I gotta look like that all the time." Right. So definitely be authentic. I love all of that. Of course. That's great.

[00:04:33] Judd Wilson: Good stuff 

[00:04:34] Taylor Tutor: Yes. So we, um, also want to do something in this episode that we do every episode, and that is play a clip from a past Ignite. So we have a quote from David Steelman about generations, and I think it applies great to today. 

[00:04:49] David Stillman: I believe each generation, regardless of where you are on the chart or even age or life experience, can be a leader.

[00:04:56] David Stillman: Each generation brings such a critical trait and [00:05:00] perspective and viewpoint to the workplace. Do not get hung up on birth years. If you're gonna get savvy at understanding generational differences and how it impacts leadership in this community, having an impact doesn't just mean the impact they're gonna have at your company or association or even right here in Tupelo.

[00:05:15] David Stillman: It, it goes beyond the difference they can make for communities and organizations. It's the difference they can make for themselves 

[00:05:22] Taylor Tutor: Zell, I wanna point this question to you. You're a seasoned leader. Yes. And you have worked with all different generations. Speak to that a little bit about working with all generations, and how you can accommodate and, you know, make them all feel like they have a seat at the table.

[00:05:38] Zell Long: Great. It goes back, I think, for me, is n- trying to know that individual- 

[00:05:45] Taylor Tutor: Mm-hmm ... 

[00:05:45] Zell Long: know their ways, their preferences. No matter what age, each person has their own personality. Mm-hmm. And it will take a little effort to do that, but it's worth it all. And I laugh, I tell them, I said, "It's, it's time for me to [00:06:00] leave, because technology has gotten so-

[00:06:03] Zell Long: fast for me" And, and that is one of my low points. I let the younger people have it, and the younger people, that's part of their growing up. Mm-hmm. Uh, it's like writing for me. In my generation, you had to learn how to write. Now, it's computers and all of the different things. I don't even know the technology for most of the names of it.

[00:06:21] Zell Long: Mm-hmm. But just knowing those skill sets of individuals, and even if you don't know them, you treat them like... I, I fake it till I make it sometime. Mm-hmm. I pretend like I know some things. But you just do that- Mm ... and make them feel welcome at the table. Yeah. There's a seat for everybody. 

[00:06:38] Taylor Tutor: I agree. Um, fake it till you make it.

[00:06:40] Taylor Tutor: Yeah, motto of life over here. But to speak to your point a- and about writing, my grandmother always told me I needed to learn how to write cursive. Yes. Need to be good at writing cursive. I was gonna learn it in school. I never once learned cursive in school. When I sign my signature, I just do some squiggly lines and hope for the best.

[00:06:56] Taylor Tutor: 'Cause I'm gonna- Connect it. Yes, connect those squirrely little [00:07:00] things. It works. Um, but I do wanna talk about something that you mentioned, and that is preferences. So when we were getting ready for this podcast, and I was reaching out to each of you, I reached out to each of you differently. So the Gen Z in the room, I knew I should probably download Snapchat and snap her.

[00:07:21] Taylor Tutor: But I did not download Snapchat. I text her, and her response to, "Are you available this day?" She said, "I'm #freeasabird." So 

[00:07:32] Judd Wilson: Autumn, you put a hashtag in your response? 

[00:07:34] Autumn Simmons: I- You got to. I mean... 

[00:07:37] Taylor Tutor: Did put #freeasa bird, which hashtag is a little millennial of her, but And then also texts Luis as well. We went back and forth, but his texts were a little bit more punctual.

[00:07:46] Taylor Tutor: They had like a comma, a period- ... exclamation mark, that kind of thing. 

[00:07:50] Judd Wilson: He's got a program in his phone. 

[00:07:52] Luis Sosa: Yeah, that helps a lot. 

[00:07:54] Taylor Tutor: And then I had to pick up the phone and dial a number to talk to Zel. So [00:08:00] I thought that just... I had, I knew I had to mention that, um, today- That's hilarious ... because that was so funny to me.

[00:08:07] Taylor Tutor: Um, Judd's a little bit of, I think, every generation. I can text him, I can chat with him through emojis and GIFs, and I can also email and call him. Mm-hmm. So, but to, to continue on with the generations, we've got something fun that we wanna do today. Judd, why don't you tell us a little bit about it? 

[00:08:25] Judd Wilson: We're gonna play a game.

[00:08:26] Judd Wilson: You ready? That's right, it's the Generations Game, the game where one simple question gets completely different answers depending on how many birthdays you've celebrated. Will the boomers remember it? Will the Gen X roll their eyes? Will millennials overthink it? Will Gen Z have to Google it? Let's find out as we put the generations head-to-head, with no cash prizes-

[00:08:55] Judd Wilson: nothing available, just bragging rights and a whole lot of [00:09:00] laughs. It's time to play the Generations Game. 

[00:09:05] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. Um, woo-hoo. All right, all right, all right. 

[00:09:11] Judd Wilson: And I get to play? 

[00:09:13] Taylor Tutor: And Judd, you get to play, too. All right, so everyone pick up their whiteboard and write your answer down. 

[00:09:20] Judd Wilson: Does this have spell check?

[00:09:23] Taylor Tutor: You cannot use spell check. You cannot use chat. You cannot use Google. Only your 

[00:09:27] Judd Wilson: brain. I'll interpret what words I'm meant to write. 

[00:09:32] Taylor Tutor: It does matter if you have good handwriting, so the baby boomer's gonna do best. Okay, so the first round is going to be what do these phrases mean to you? So just write down one or two words or so of what these phrases mean to you.

[00:09:46] Taylor Tutor: The first one is pay your dues

[00:09:56] Taylor Tutor: All right. We got some, we've got Zell really focusing over here. [00:10:00] Yeah. Autumn's taking a guess. Luis is erasing. Luis is erasing. He's starting over. He's starting over. Okay. 

[00:10:07] Judd Wilson: Mine looks like a child wrote almost like- I have to, I have to write it out bigger. Our studio audience at home. I write like a child.

[00:10:15] Taylor Tutor: I'm not surprised by that at all. You're a child at heart. All right, markers down, markers down. Everyone turn your boards around. Ooh. I like it. Luis says, "You have to earn it." Okay. Oh, Zell says, "Never borrow and not pay back." And Autumn says, "Do your part." Can you guess which gen- oh, well, it looks- 

[00:10:35] Judd Wilson: What, am I not playing

[00:10:39] Judd Wilson: anymore? Am I mincemeat now? I'm sorry, Judd. Not the, it- Judd said- Only Zell knows what mincemeat is. They don't know what we're talking about. No. Um- The old canned meat. 

[00:10:45] Taylor Tutor: That's disgusting. Judd, in very sloppy writing, says, "Putting in the time." So what, the correct answer to pay your dues is you have to put in the time.

[00:10:58] Taylor Tutor: You gotta pay your [00:11:00] dues. But the boomer, yes, Judd, you did, you got it right. But the boomer in the room says, "Don't borrow any money." 

[00:11:09] Zell Long: That's wise, Zell. But pay. Yeah, we gotta pay it back. That's the key. Yeah, you gotta pay it 

[00:11:13] Taylor Tutor: back. Yeah. If you're a Dave Ramsey-er, you never borrow. Yeah, 

[00:11:16] Zell Long: that's right. That's right.

[00:11:17] Taylor Tutor: All right, great job. Let's get started with the next one. What does this phrase mean to you, the squeaky wheel gets the grease? Autumn is laughing. We, we need to bring this up. Luis is making faces and is very concerned. Judd's just trying to 

[00:11:34] Judd Wilson: spell. Complainer. Complainer, okay.

[00:11:39] Taylor Tutor: The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Markers down. Markers down. You're still writing. 

[00:11:45] Judd Wilson: Okay. 

[00:11:47] Taylor Tutor: Okay, okay. B, the loudest and correct. 

[00:11:52] Judd Wilson: Okay. 

[00:11:53] Taylor Tutor: The weakest- That's- Oh, sorry. What? 

[00:11:55] Judd Wilson: The weakest link. She watched a lot 

[00:11:58] Taylor Tutor: of television. Autumn [00:12:00] says, "The weakest link." Louise says, "The best effort wins." I don't know if that says Judd.

[00:12:05] Judd Wilson: Okay. Complainers always have to get the attention. Oh. That's where I was going with that. I think that's the correct answer. 

[00:12:12] Zell Long: Ah. 

[00:12:13] Judd Wilson: Darren Fellergenexer, am I correct? Thank you. 

[00:12:18] Taylor Tutor: So I, I found this- Oh ... the, this, uh, quote, and I myself had no idea what it meant, but I'm also a millennial. 

[00:12:27] Luis Sosa: I've never heard that before either.

[00:12:28] Zell Long: Yeah. 

[00:12:28] Taylor Tutor: I've never heard that before either. 

[00:12:30] Zell Long: I, I thought about, you know, being persistent, 'cause just like a child. I have eight children, and it's the one that keeps coming back and asking over- Mm ... and over again. 

[00:12:40] Taylor Tutor: Mm-hmm. All right. Next one. Next one. Next phrase. What does this phrase mean? To move the needle.

[00:12:50] Taylor Tutor: Autumn's really thinking. She's not so sure she knows what move the needle is. We've got a live audience in the back. Ryan Gomez, the CDF, is shaking his head. He [00:13:00] doesn't know. All right, markers down. Uh, we've got set an example, make progress, to make moves 

[00:13:12] Judd Wilson: Make a difference. 

[00:13:13] Taylor Tutor: That is not 

[00:13:16] Judd Wilson: how you spell make- Don't, don't forget.

[00:13:17] Judd Wilson: I asked him to say it. You, 

[00:13:18] Taylor Tutor: you forgot a vowel in there . But yes, move the needle. 

[00:13:22] Judd Wilson: Um- Can I buy a vowel? 

[00:13:24] Taylor Tutor: For 50 bucks. Um, yes, move the needle is to make progress. Great job, Zel. In, in Gen Z terms, making moves, making money moves. 

[00:13:36] Judd Wilson: Making moves. 

[00:13:37] Zell Long: Okay. 

[00:13:38] Taylor Tutor: All right, the next one, um, well, the next phrase is grinding. Zel is defeated over there.

[00:13:47] Taylor Tutor: Oh. Her shoulders have fallen.

[00:13:54] Taylor Tutor: What do we got? What do we got? This time, you guys, I want you to explain and [00:14:00] defend your answers. All right, Luis, what you got? What's that say? 

[00:14:05] Luis Sosa: Working harder. 

[00:14:06] Taylor Tutor: You think, you think grinding means working harder, right? Yes. 

[00:14:09] Zell Long: Putting in the work. 

[00:14:11] Taylor Tutor: Mm. 

[00:14:11] Zell Long: And that's doing whatever needs to do to get it done. Oh, that was- 

[00:14:15] Autumn Simmons: I said putting in that work.

[00:14:17] Autumn Simmons: That 

[00:14:18] Zell Long: work. And, and it was all caps. Like, that was all caps. 

[00:14:22] Taylor Tutor: What do you got, Judd? 

[00:14:23] Judd Wilson: Work hard. 

[00:14:24] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. 

[00:14:24] Judd Wilson: Yeah. 

[00:14:25] Taylor Tutor: Grinding. We're gonna grind that out. We're gonna get it done. We're gonna push the needle forward- Yeah ... is what we're gonna do. Great job, everybody. All right, next phrase, next phrase 

[00:14:37] Autumn Simmons: The next phrase is, what does touch grass mean?

[00:14:48] Taylor Tutor: Laughing. She's so confused. She's putting question marks. She's putting 

[00:14:51] Judd Wilson: question marks. She's putting question marks

[00:14:56] Taylor Tutor: Judd's really, really struggling over here. 

[00:14:58] Zell Long: No, I'm not. That's what it means. [00:15:00] 

[00:15:00] Taylor Tutor: All right, Autumn. What, Autumn, what does touch grass mean? 

[00:15:04] Autumn Simmons: Um, get a reality check. 

[00:15:05] Taylor Tutor: Oh. Okay. 

[00:15:07] Zell Long: Touch grass. 

[00:15:07] Taylor Tutor: What do you have, Zelle? 

[00:15:09] Zell Long: Question 

[00:15:09] Judd Wilson: marks. I have 

[00:15:12] Luis Sosa: no idea what that means. I'm right here with you, my friend. I think it's just being humble.

[00:15:15] Luis Sosa: Okay, 

[00:15:15] Taylor Tutor: okay, okay. 

[00:15:16] Judd Wilson: I don't mean to bring the podcast down, but I put death. Wah, 

[00:15:20] Luis Sosa: wah, wah. 

[00:15:22] Judd Wilson: Pushing up daisies, touching grass. 

[00:15:24] Taylor Tutor: Actually, no, Judd. Okay. Um, I know you enjoy lawn care and- 

[00:15:31] Judd Wilson: I do ... 

[00:15:31] Taylor Tutor: taking care of the grass and touch, physically touching the grass. Ooh. But I do, I do think that Autumn would be correct here.

[00:15:41] Taylor Tutor: It is a reality check. It means get off TikTok and go touch grass. Really? Put down, put down the technology. Never heard that. Go outside. Go, go outside. Get outside. Get some fresh air up in here. 

[00:15:52] Judd Wilson: Zelle, you and I learned something. I did. Uh- 

[00:15:54] Taylor Tutor: Y'all should be proud of the Gen- And I appreciate it. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:15:56] Taylor Tutor: Y'all should be proud of the Gen Z for- 

[00:15:58] Judd Wilson: So you know when to do [00:16:00] that work, right? 

[00:16:00] Autumn Simmons: During finals week, for sure. 

[00:16:02] Judd Wilson: Okay. So you're not gonna just, just gonna touch grass, not study? No, 

[00:16:05] Autumn Simmons: yeah, sometimes you gotta touch grass. 

[00:16:06] Judd Wilson: Okay. 

[00:16:08] Taylor Tutor: All right, last, last phrase, last phrase. Okay, what does this phrase mean, main character energy?

[00:16:17] Taylor Tutor: Judd is questioning his existence right now. Hmm. He thought he was cool, but he's realizing he's r- actually not cool. Main character energy? Main character energy. I feel like Louise has got this one in the bag.

[00:16:32] Taylor Tutor: Okay, Zelle, what you got? 

[00:16:34] Judd Wilson: Being legit. 

[00:16:35] Taylor Tutor: I love that you used 

[00:16:36] Judd Wilson: legit. Legit. 

[00:16:38] Taylor Tutor: Great job. Great job. All right, Louise. Louise, what you got? A leader. 

[00:16:42] Autumn Simmons: Leader. Leader. 

[00:16:42] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. Of course, yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, what, Autumn, what you got? 

[00:16:46] Autumn Simmons: I said, "You're that girl." 

[00:16:49] Judd Wilson: And then she- 

[00:16:50] Autumn Simmons: In 

[00:16:50] Judd Wilson: parentheses, icon ... l- we, we were kinda on the same wavelength.

[00:16:52] Taylor Tutor: Judd says, "Being myself." 

[00:16:54] Judd Wilson: But 

[00:16:57] Taylor Tutor: I put a little something in there. Just Judd. In parentheses, Judd AKA icon. [00:17:00] I would like to say that, uh, between everyone present here, Louise has the most main character energy. He's really giving over there. 

[00:17:09] Luis Sosa: Yeah. I, I mean, I just, what you give off is what your team's gonna be, so- Yes

[00:17:14] Luis Sosa: if, if you give off being a good leader, your team's gonna reflect on that- 

[00:17:17] Taylor Tutor: That's right ... 

[00:17:17] Luis Sosa: and follow you just the same way. Setting by example. Exactly. 

[00:17:19] Taylor Tutor: Yes, we lead by example. Great job. That's 

[00:17:22] Judd Wilson: aura. Louise is dropping truth bombs. 

[00:17:24] Taylor Tutor: Yeah, okay. 

[00:17:25] Judd Wilson: Look at 

[00:17:26] Taylor Tutor: the millennial. The Gen Z says, "Pop off queen."

[00:17:31] Taylor Tutor: Okay, moving on to a different round. These are gonna be would you rathers. So you write down which one you would rather, all right? Are we ready? Are we ready? Perfect. Okay, here we go. Would you rather have a job you love that pays less, or a job that you don't love but pays more?

[00:17:53] Taylor Tutor: I'm really thinking over here. Is there thought? Is there thought? [00:18:00] What do we think?

[00:18:04] Taylor Tutor: Wow. Okay We all 

[00:18:06] Judd Wilson: what? 

[00:18:06] Taylor Tutor: Across the board, everyone in here wants a job that they love, but pays less. 

[00:18:11] Judd Wilson: All you need is love. 

[00:18:14] Taylor Tutor: Just a little walk with Jesus makes it right. Good 

[00:18:20] Judd Wilson: job. 

[00:18:21] Taylor Tutor: Yes, I agree. I think, um, which I'm kind of a teeter on the line of Millennial and Gen Z. I was born in the last year of the Millennial age group, but I agree.

[00:18:30] Taylor Tutor: I would rather, much rather have a job that I love than pays less. Why don't y'all speak a little bit on that? Like, why do y- why do you want a job you love, love and pays less versus having more money? 

[00:18:40] Autumn Simmons: Because, like, it pays more in the long run, like emotionally and mentally. Mm-hmm. But if it, like, if it pays less, then so be it.

[00:18:49] Taylor Tutor: I like that. 

[00:18:50] Luis Sosa: I mean, most... I'm sorry. Most jobs, you're there more than half your day, so might as well be something you really love to do than be somewhere you, you're gonna be [00:19:00] most of your day anyway, so- Right. Yeah ... might as well love it. 

[00:19:02] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. 

[00:19:02] Luis Sosa: Or some- do something that you love. 

[00:19:04] Zell Long: And I'm just gonna bring y'all back down to Earth.

[00:19:09] Zell Long: Even though I said love, sometimes circumstances prompt you into taking the job that pays more, and hopefully you'll get to a point and a place where you can say, "Hey, I've done this. I'm okay. Now I want to go do something I really love" Mm-hmm And I think that's the things you have to make the decision on.

[00:19:28] Judd Wilson: Yeah. You c- A- as a leader, you can kind of help change that atmosphere where that can happen, right? 

[00:19:32] Zell Long: Mm-hmm. If you can give them a raise.

[00:19:37] Taylor Tutor: I, I think too, I, I've, I've probably said this on another episode, but I could probably do any job you give me to do as long as I like the people I'm doing it with. Yes. So the people you work with really make a big difference. Makes a big difference. It does. Yes, and who you work for and under, you know, um, the, the leader that you work under makes a big difference in the quality of life at work.

[00:19:58] Taylor Tutor: 'Cause you are there, y- [00:20:00] a lot of times, we're with the people we work with more than we are with our own families. For sure. And so- Mm-hmm ... they become like a family, and you obviously wanna be around people that make you better and that you genuinely do wanna be around. 

[00:20:12] Judd Wilson: I like that. 

[00:20:12] Taylor Tutor: All right, moving on.

[00:20:13] Taylor Tutor: Another would you rather. Let's go. Would you rather have a mentor that gives you tough feedback or a mentor who always encourages you? Autumn's really thinking. She's not sure. Luis still hasn't wrote anything. We're not sure. I'm very interested in what Judd has to say. 

[00:20:34] Judd Wilson: It's misspelled, but it's still poignant.

[00:20:39] Taylor Tutor: All right, markers down. What'd you put, Judd? 

[00:20:41] Judd Wilson: I put a little of both. 

[00:20:43] Taylor Tutor: Ooh. '

[00:20:44] Judd Wilson: Cause I think a good leader actually, you know, gives good feedback, but also it's not that what you wanna hear, but the kind of responds in love. So I, I'm, I'm gonna say a little of both. 

[00:20:53] Autumn Simmons: All right. 

[00:20:55] Judd Wilson: Gen X rules. Bye. 

[00:20:58] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. Autumn, what do you have?

[00:20:59] Autumn Simmons: I [00:21:00] said tough feedback, but also encouraging. 

[00:21:02] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. Yeah. 

[00:21:02] Autumn Simmons: Zell? 

[00:21:03] Zell Long: Was she looking over my shoulder? She cheated. I was, I was going to say tough feedback mixed with- 

[00:21:08] Taylor Tutor: Uh-huh. Uh-huh ... I 

[00:21:09] Judd Wilson: learn from the best. I learn from Zell. What you, 

[00:21:12] Taylor Tutor: what you got over there, Luis? I 

[00:21:13] Judd Wilson: put tough feedback. 

[00:21:14] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. I think we can all agree we want the constructive criticism.

[00:21:19] Taylor Tutor: Yes. You can, you can, um, correct people in a way that is loving and is encouraging even while, you know, giving them feedback, and I would say I would almost rather have an employee that wants those things, because that's showing that they do want to grow and be better. All right, let's move on to another would you rather.

[00:21:40] Taylor Tutor: Would you rather lose your phone for a day or lose your car keys for a day?

[00:21:48] Taylor Tutor: What's so funny, Zell? This one was easy for the Millennial and Gen Z.[00:22:00] 

[00:22:00] Taylor Tutor: Okay, marker down Not the same across the board. Judd, why don't you start? 

[00:22:06] Judd Wilson: I, I would lose my ph- I c- I cannot be without my car keys. I need my phone. If I have to go somewhere and touch grass, I gotta get, I gotta be able to get there. 

[00:22:16] Taylor Tutor: That's true. That's true. I believe Autumn might have put the same thing.

[00:22:20] Autumn Simmons: I did. I would definitely rather lose my phone than my car keys, 'cause I can just entertain myself out and about. 

[00:22:26] Judd Wilson: She- She's, she's an old soul. 

[00:22:28] Taylor Tutor: She can go touch grass. 

[00:22:29] Judd Wilson: I see a lot of myself in, in you. 

[00:22:31] Autumn Simmons: My phone battery's so bad too 

[00:22:34] Taylor Tutor: anyway, so- So you're used to being without it. I'm used to it. 

[00:22:36] Judd Wilson: She's got an iPhone 13.

[00:22:39] Luis Sosa: I have a 13 as well. 

[00:22:42] Taylor Tutor: That was a joke, but that's funny. 

[00:22:45] Judd Wilson: Thank you, Luis, for making my joke work. 

[00:22:47] Taylor Tutor: You need to upgrade, homeboy. 

[00:22:48] Luis Sosa: Yeah, I will do. 

[00:22:49] Judd Wilson: His phone is actually plugged in. I can see it on the other side of the room. 

[00:22:53] Luis Sosa: I have to use a wireless charger now- 

[00:22:55] Taylor Tutor: That's so funny ... 'cause the little 

[00:22:55] Luis Sosa: plugin doesn't work anymore.

[00:22:57] Taylor Tutor: All right. So Zel and Luis, they put [00:23:00] car keys. Yeah. So why would you rather lose your car keys and not your phone? 

[00:23:03] Zell Long: Because the world today, if you don't have your phone, you're just out of it. You don't know what's going on. 

[00:23:10] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. 

[00:23:10] Zell Long: And I'd rather lose my car keys and call in and say, "I can't find my keys" and be late-

[00:23:16] Zell Long: or whatever. Somebody 

[00:23:17] Taylor Tutor: come pick me up. 

[00:23:17] Zell Long: Yeah. But without the phone, that's the only way to communicate- 

[00:23:20] Zell Long: Yeah ... 

[00:23:21] Zell Long: these days. Yeah. 

[00:23:22] Zell Long: That's true. 

[00:23:23] Taylor Tutor: All right. This is the last Would You Rather. Last one. Okay. Okay? Okay. Would you rather have no Wi-Fi for a week or no coffee for a week? 

[00:23:34] Zell Long: Uh, Autumn said, "This is easy." She said, "

[00:23:35] Taylor Tutor: Got this in the bag."

[00:23:38] Taylor Tutor: Judd is n- not even a coffee drinker, bro. Okay, okay. So we're, we're mixed signals. We're mixed signals. 

[00:23:46] Judd Wilson: No coffee. I don't want any coffee. I would rather go without both. 

[00:23:49] Taylor Tutor: I know what you're saying. Did I 

[00:23:50] Judd Wilson: answer right? 

[00:23:51] Taylor Tutor: Oh, okay. I see. So y'all are saying y'all would rather go without coffee? Yes. 

[00:23:54] Judd Wilson: Yes. 

[00:23:54] Taylor Tutor: And you'd rather have Wi-Fi for a week.

[00:23:55] Zell Long: Correct. 

[00:23:56] Taylor Tutor: Okay. Me too. I have to have coffee. 

[00:23:59] Zell Long: No, you would, [00:24:00] you would, you would go without Wi-Fi. 

[00:24:01] Taylor Tutor: Right, because I have to have coffee. 

[00:24:03] Zell Long: Oh. Yeah. So you'd do without Wi-Fi. You'd do without- 

[00:24:05] Taylor Tutor: Oh, so I'm different than y'all? 

[00:24:06] Zell Long: Correct. 

[00:24:06] Taylor Tutor: Okay. I don't know why that was so complicated

[00:24:11] Zell Long: for me to understand. Yeah. You were a great game show host until that moment. Uh, 

[00:24:14] Taylor Tutor: never wanted to be a game show. That's so you, Judd. You got this one. Okay. Um, yes. That was incredible. I hope y'all realize the differences between generations and- But I gotta 

[00:24:26] Judd Wilson: close the game show out. I 

[00:24:27] Taylor Tutor: know that. You know? But I'm not done.

[00:24:28] Judd Wilson: Okay. 

[00:24:29] Taylor Tutor: Chill out.

[00:24:33] Taylor Tutor: I hope y'all see the differences in those. That's, um, for the no... I w- I would rather go without no Wi-Fi. 

[00:24:39] Judd Wilson: Oh, yeah. 

[00:24:40] Taylor Tutor: So I did answer like y'all. I don't know. 

[00:24:43] Judd Wilson: No, you didn't. You- 

[00:24:45] Taylor Tutor: Okay. 

[00:24:45] Judd Wilson: You got... We're not drinking coffee. Oh, yeah. The four of us are not drinking coffee. 

[00:24:49] Taylor Tutor: Oh. Do y'all like coffee? Yeah, you like coffee.

[00:24:51] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. You make coffee. 

[00:24:52] Autumn Simmons: But I have to have decaf. She's 

[00:24:54] Taylor Tutor: at a too high 

[00:24:56] Autumn Simmons: of a- She's a 

[00:24:57] Taylor Tutor: boozer. I've got too much energy. She's a boozer. Did I 

[00:24:58] Judd Wilson: see 

[00:24:58] Zell Long: that term right? 

[00:24:59] Autumn Simmons: Yeah. [00:25:00] Close enough 

[00:25:00] Taylor Tutor: So, can, can we, can we pause on the coffee, though? Like, let's talk about these different coffees. Uh, Zel, how do you drink your coffee?

[00:25:06] Zell Long: With a flavored creamer. 

[00:25:09] Taylor Tutor: Do you get it out of the Mr. Coffee maker? 

[00:25:12] Zell Long: I've got my own coffee maker at home and at the office, the Ke- 

[00:25:17] Taylor Tutor: The Keurig. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Autumn, what about you? What kind of coffee? 

[00:25:20] Autumn Simmons: Well, since I work at a coffee shop, I can do literally whatever I want. So 

[00:25:24] Taylor Tutor: you are using- Yes ... a industrial coffee maker- Yes

[00:25:27] Taylor Tutor: and grinding your beans. Mm-hmm. Mm. Wow. Yes. Yeah, different, different kind of coffee 

[00:25:32] Zell Long: than Zel. I 

[00:25:36] Taylor Tutor: thought we- Oh, grinding was hard work. I was gonna say, I, I'd love to change your coffee. Grinding is- It's the h- she's hitting the bean ... she's working hard on those beans. 

[00:25:39] Autumn Simmons: Yes. Is that 

[00:25:39] Zell Long: what 

[00:25:40] Autumn Simmons: it means? Grinding beans, slinging coffee.

[00:25:42] Autumn Simmons: Come on, now. 

[00:25:43] Taylor Tutor: Exactly. Luis, what kind of coffee do you 

[00:25:45] Luis Sosa: drink? 

[00:25:45] Taylor Tutor: Do you drink- Black ... straight black coffee? Yes. Just a little- Is it Folgers? 

[00:25:49] Luis Sosa: Uh, yes. 

[00:25:49] Taylor Tutor: You start every morning 

[00:25:50] with 

[00:25:50] Luis Sosa: Folgers in your cup. Yes, every morning. This is my second cup of the day. 

[00:25:53] Taylor Tutor: Wow. 

[00:25:54] Luis Sosa: Yeah. Wow. 

[00:25:54] Judd Wilson: Best part of waking 

[00:25:56] Luis Sosa: up. Just a little bit of sugar.

[00:25:57] Luis Sosa: Folgers in my cup. And you 

[00:25:58] Taylor Tutor: go 

[00:25:58] Judd Wilson: without coffee for a week. 

[00:25:59] Luis Sosa: Yeah, I, [00:26:00] I, I use my Wi-Fi for everything, like my job. Yeah. Yeah. Like, I h- I'm constantly getting calls and orders and stuff like that, so 

[00:26:07] Taylor Tutor: it's always something- You're 

[00:26:07] Luis Sosa: a busy man ... we have to 

[00:26:07] Taylor Tutor: use. You sh- you should have, like, the best food in town. 

[00:26:10] Luis Sosa: Thank you.

[00:26:10] Luis Sosa: Thank you. We, we, we try. We try. 

[00:26:12] Taylor Tutor: Yeah. 

[00:26:12] Judd Wilson: Do you wanna know how I drink my coffee? 

[00:26:14] Taylor Tutor: Tell me, Judd. 

[00:26:15] Judd Wilson: It's sweet tea.

[00:26:20] Judd Wilson: We'll close the game show out. You ready? I guess. Do I get music for 

[00:26:23] Taylor Tutor: that? Da, da, da, da, da. 

[00:26:25] Judd Wilson: That's right, you've just played the Generation Game. Thank you so much for playing, where all the ages were correct, especially the Gen Xers. Thanks again for playing the Generation Game. Wow, that was fun. That was fun.

[00:26:41] Taylor Tutor: That was fun. Thank you all so much for making time for us today. Happy to have you on. Thank you guys for having us. It was so 

[00:26:45] Luis Sosa: fun having you all. This was fun. Give it a try. This was really fun. 

[00:26:48] Judd Wilson: Yeah. 

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[00:27:03] Taylor Tutor: And remember... Go forth and do good things