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In this episode of b.cast, we sit down with Rachel Schuster-Simmons, Deputy Director at Bostrom, to trace her path from global health advocacy to association management and her seat on ASAE’s NextGen Advisory Committee. Rachel unpacks her viral reframe of ASAE’s State of Associations research turning a list of industry challenges into a roadmap for how AMCs create opportunity, and walks through her five key takeaways, from closing the talent gap to accelerating AI adoption. She also shares what emerging professionals really want from their careers (hint: it’s community, not just content), plus a rapid-fire round covering banjo, postal history tattoos, and her dream job as a museum curator.
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