It's a shame that Terry Carter from How I Changed Careers and I don't live in the same city. 

People like him are hard to find and I could spend hours picking his brain.

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Terry for his blog and we had a nice phone interview. It was one of those rare meetings where, despite having never the person on the other end of the phone, I felt like we had known each other for years and were totally on the same page. This doesn't happen often enough and it's refreshing to talk to a like-minded entrepreneur.

What I appreciate most about Terry, and I try to do the same as much as possible, is that he didn't view my age as a detriment. He didn't talk down to me and he didn't drop my interview when he found out I was in my mid-twenties and not "experienced enough". This drove me crazy at my last job and I still encounter it all the time.  I try to do the same with people like Josh Goler and it's nice to be treated as an equal.

This is far too rare these days. If you work with recent college grads, get their opinion on Twitter. Have them put together a presentation on how they think your company can use it to improve business. Believe it or not, they have skills you don't. Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's dumb.


Even better, talk to your 12 year old cousin about how he uses Ustream. You might learn something.
 


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