Founder of boomers 3. 0 a Consultancy Firm that advocates for a more positive outlook on aging. It assists organizations to create meaningful relationships with baby boomers in our youth that test culture. Phd in american studies from the university of minnesota. As well mba from the university of georgia, he is also a Smithsonian Institute fellow. He has written for the new york times, the atlantic, the washington post, and has made recent appearances on npr and cbc radio. Please give a big warm welcome, we welcome him back here. [applause] , thank you for coming, everybody. First things first, i want to ask, how many people think about aging . They think that they are getting older . [laughter] it is just not on your radar. You do not think about it . You dont think about it much . Ok. For those people who do think about it, do you think about it in a positive way . How many people think about it as a positive experience . How many people think it is a negative experience . Wow. We a