Many of today’s working professionals, starting with millennials, aren’t looking to have the type of careers their parents and grandparents did, working at one company and retiring after 20-plus years. Obell, who is the co-host of “The Scottie and Sylvia Show” podcast, gave her insight on how this transcends in media since corporations have new competition in the field, freelance journalists and creatives.

“Somebody sent it [an article] to me recently about how individual creators are starting to outpace media corporations. And I really do think it is something that some of us have spotted for a while where it’s like, ‘Oh, you know, we’re no longer in a situation where you’re going to be able to work for the same company most of your career.’ It’s going, you know, that’s from our parents’ era,” she explained. “Now you’re going to be moving around and around, and what you have to make sure is strong is like you in whatever it is that your content is. That that’s [your work] identifiable no matter where you’re housed.”

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