Upcoming TEDx Talk on "The Uncertainty of the Information Economy & Its Impact on Careers," by Visionary Elatia Abate

LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The changing economy is impacting careers, whether we realize it or not. In the United States alone, machines and other forms of technology will replace 47% of the jobs that exist today. Since 2010, half of the new jobs created in Europe are contract or freelance positions. Three billion more people will have access to the Internet and the entrepreneurial opportunities it provides in the next five to seven years.

Elatia Abate says, "The disruption that is happening in the work world is massive. It will impact all of our careers and it is one of the most exciting things to happen in our lifetimes. We've simply got to be prepared."

Ms. Abate is getting this important message out worldwide and helping college students, executives and entrepreneurs create fulfilling professional lives. In fact, she says, "much of the preparation is about creating a prototype for your career." She is teaching a class at Stanford's University's School of Continuing Studies this summer, called "Prototype Your Future."

Ms. Abate shares a new philosophy of career design that breaks from the traditional linear approach, showing you how to channel your talents, resources and values to create work that is fulfilling and engaging.

Elatia will be giving a TEDx talk on "Pioneering the Future of Work" on June 16, 2017. Abate will address the issue of what it takes to create thrilling and fulfilling professional lives amidst profound technological disruption and rising global uncertainty. Abate says, "I will be sharing stories from this new frontier, including how to harness the transformative potential of the unknown."

Michael Lindenmayer, principal for the TEDxOgden group says, "I am thrilled to have Elatia on our stage. She has a powerful, bright and engaging vision of the future of work. At TEDx we are all about ideas worth spreading and Elatia possesses a unique talent to both spark fresh ideas and motive others to pursue their dreams."

Elatia says, "Although I started my work as an entrepreneur helping others create fulfilling careers, the questions I'm answering have shifted from building fulfilling professional lives to a more important one how do we empower success in the uncertain economy."

About Elatia Abate:

Ms. Abate, a visionary and former VP of HR at Dow Jones + Global Director of Talent Acquisition at Anheuser-Busch InBev embodies the future of work and what it means to create success in this new economy.

She uses her extensive experience combining people, innovation and marketing strategies to teach individuals how to create careers that bring personal and professional fulfillment, and to teach companies how to build vibrant cultures and recruit the talent needed to ensure growth and success.

She is currently on an adventure, using her own life to uncover how careers will be defined in the future of work.

Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company. Previously, she served as vice president of human resources for Dow Jones & Company, and as global director of talent acquisition at Anheuser-Busch InBev. She received an MBA from the University of Chicago.

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