Meagan Loyst
Meagan is on a mission to democratize the world of investing and wealth creation for the next generation, she highlight what's next from the perspective of her peers to help companies empower Gen Z.
Reasons to book Meagan Loyst
- She is featured in the 2022 Forbes 30-Under-30 Venture Capital list, as a LinkedIn 2022 Top Voice as one of the Top 10 Gen Z creators globally on the platform, and won the 2022 Rising Star Award from the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).
- Meagan was the youngest & first Gen Z investor at Lerer Hippeau ($1.5Bn AUM) and General Atlantic ($80BN AUM), supporting portfolio companies on Gen Z innovation, marketing & GTM, impact (sustainability, mental health, etc.), community building, content-led storytelling, and more. She now supports and consults startups & Fortune 500 companies on Gen Z engagement and innovation full-time.
Meagan is a thought leader at the intersection of Gen Z & innovation. She coined the term “Gen Z VC” in her 1st article and started the Gen Z VCs Slack community (now 23k+ strong) in November 2020, which has grown into a much larger movement centered around empowering the next generation of Gen Z innovators.
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Keynotes
Keynote by Meagan Loyst: Speaking Gen Z's Language
This keynote helps brands and executives understand the "why" behind Gen Z behaviors. Meagan breaks down the Gen Z psyche (who is Gen Z, UGC and TikTok, side hustles, impact drivers, etc.) and then have tailored industry insights based on the focus of the conference (ie: for gaming or the metaverse, she talks about Gen Z in the metaverse and innovation in Roblox, Fortnite, etc.).
Audience takes away better ways to tailor/build their product, build and grow community organically, and creative ways to market to the next-generation.
Meagan is qualified because she founded/lead the largest community of Gen Z innovators globally, Gen Z VCs, with 22k+ members from 80 countries which has grown into a larger movement. She's also Gen Z herself and was a Gen Z investor for the past 3+ years, so she has a unique lens into up-and-coming technologies as well as Gen Z behaviors she sees from her own lens as well as from her community.
Audience takes away better ways to tailor/build their product, build and grow community organically, and creative ways to market to the next-generation.
Meagan is qualified because she founded/lead the largest community of Gen Z innovators globally, Gen Z VCs, with 22k+ members from 80 countries which has grown into a larger movement. She's also Gen Z herself and was a Gen Z investor for the past 3+ years, so she has a unique lens into up-and-coming technologies as well as Gen Z behaviors she sees from her own lens as well as from her community.
Keynote by Meagan Loyst: Gen Z in the Metaverse
This keynote helps brands and executives understand how to approach the metaverse and ways Gen Z is engaging in digital worlds. Last year Meagan wrote her "
Metaverse 101
" 26-page manifesto which went immediately viral and has been read by millions of people all over the world, specifically breaking down the metaverse from a Gen Z lens. This has led to her becoming a thought leader on digital engagement in the metaverse, helping Fortune 500 brands break into the space and speaking on metaverse trends on global stages (Money2020, Elevate, Temasek Connection, etc.) for hundreds of people.
The audience takes away Gen Z behaviors in the metaverse, new activations and the ways brands/companies in their peerset are engaging, and strategies to effectively enter the metaverse in 2023 (plus where to start)!
Metaverse 101
" 26-page manifesto which went immediately viral and has been read by millions of people all over the world, specifically breaking down the metaverse from a Gen Z lens. This has led to her becoming a thought leader on digital engagement in the metaverse, helping Fortune 500 brands break into the space and speaking on metaverse trends on global stages (Money2020, Elevate, Temasek Connection, etc.) for hundreds of people.
The audience takes away Gen Z behaviors in the metaverse, new activations and the ways brands/companies in their peerset are engaging, and strategies to effectively enter the metaverse in 2023 (plus where to start)!
Meagan Loyst
Empowering & elevating the voices of Gen Z
In the past year, Meagan has been interviewed live on TV for Bloomberg TV (3x) & Fox Business News, featured/quoted 14x in Business Insider, most recently as the “Queen of Gen Z VC” as one of the top up-and-comers changing the world of venture capital, and other publications like the Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Axios, Protocol, Hunger Magazine, Business of Fashion, Forbes, AngelList, BuiltIn, Crunchbase News, TechCrunch, Pitchbook, Retail Brew and more.
She is on the Advisory Board of Girls Who Invest, and is passionate about increasing diversity in VC & Asset Management.
Meagan is a prolific public speaker and has spoken about Gen Z and innovation at industry conferences like NRF (Retail), ASU GSV (Education), and Money2020 (FinTech) as well as keynotes/workshops for Fortune500 executives, and her content has been read by millions of people on topics like the metaverse, TikTok, AI, entrepreneurship, community building, and more She has also spoken at the world’s largest conferences & led workshops on Gen Z engagement & the metaverse for Fortune 500 executives and their teams.
She is on the Advisory Board of Girls Who Invest, and is passionate about increasing diversity in VC & Asset Management.
Meagan is a prolific public speaker and has spoken about Gen Z and innovation at industry conferences like NRF (Retail), ASU GSV (Education), and Money2020 (FinTech) as well as keynotes/workshops for Fortune500 executives, and her content has been read by millions of people on topics like the metaverse, TikTok, AI, entrepreneurship, community building, and more She has also spoken at the world’s largest conferences & led workshops on Gen Z engagement & the metaverse for Fortune 500 executives and their teams.
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Meagan Loyst, Gen Z Keynote at Temasek Connection
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Gen Z VC Summit Spotlights the Next Investing Trends
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Gen Z VCs CEO on Impact of Potential TikTok Ban
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