Why Gen Z Say No To Care | Homegrown Care Talent Series Ep 1
Update: 2025-07-17
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Gen Zs grew up in care businesses.
But now that it’s their turn they’re saying no thanks.
In Episode 1 of the Homegrown Care Talent Series, we speak with Willow and Albert, two young creatives who had every opportunity to inherit thriving care agencies… but chose a different path.
Featuring Anna Knight, CEO of Dorset Care Association, we unpack:
The real reason Gen Z is walking away from the family business
The pressure to take over and what that does to ambition
Whether care still has a homegrown future, or if it needs a new pipeline
This episode is part of a 4-part series exploring whether the care sector can still grow its next generation of leaders from within.
️ Episode themes include:
Gen Z perspectives
Care succession & burnout
Building leadership pipelines
Provider reflections
Carer truths
Frontline realities
Subscribe and turn on notifications to catch every episode.
Drop a comment:
Do you think care is still a viable family business?
But now that it’s their turn they’re saying no thanks.
In Episode 1 of the Homegrown Care Talent Series, we speak with Willow and Albert, two young creatives who had every opportunity to inherit thriving care agencies… but chose a different path.
Featuring Anna Knight, CEO of Dorset Care Association, we unpack:
The real reason Gen Z is walking away from the family business
The pressure to take over and what that does to ambition
Whether care still has a homegrown future, or if it needs a new pipeline
This episode is part of a 4-part series exploring whether the care sector can still grow its next generation of leaders from within.
️ Episode themes include:
Gen Z perspectives
Care succession & burnout
Building leadership pipelines
Provider reflections
Carer truths
Frontline realities
Subscribe and turn on notifications to catch every episode.
Drop a comment:
Do you think care is still a viable family business?
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