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Adolescent Content Launches FutureTellers, a Free Educational Program for Middle and High School Students Interested in Creative Career Opportunities

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1 year ago

November 19, 2024

FutureTellers bridges the gap between the classroom and real-world experiences

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Youth-focused creative agency, Adolescent Content, is launching FutureTellers, a free educational initiative designed to bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world media careers across the United States. FutureTellers aims to offer middle and high school students career opportunities in advertising and enhance their creative skills while supporting educators with a robust media-arts curricula.

FutureTellers features virtual and in-person lectures, educational workshops with industry leaders and real-world projects for students in grades 6 through 12 on a range of topics covering directing, content creation, production skills, and professionalism in a business environment. The initiative also provides access to mentoring and networking opportunities through Adolescent’s creator network, Storytellers, a global community of over 6,000 youth professional creators globally. FutureTellers will be managed through partnerships between Adolescent Content and school districts, superintendents, principals, and teachers interested in expanding their media-arts programs.

“It was amazing to give my students this opportunity,” said Caleb Esquivel, a teacher at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose students recently participated in the program. “They were so excited to see that they can make a career with their art and explore all the different possibilities available to them.”

Audiences are increasingly flocking to digital platforms to engage in immersive storytelling experiences, whether they are sponsored by brands or not. In turn, individual content creators are becoming a growing part of the advertising and entertainment industries, as evidenced by Adolescent’s own business model, which centers around their Storytellers’ network which partners Gen Z creators with brands, including Meta and Pinterest, who are eager to authentically connect with youth audiences around the world.

While many students see media-arts classes as an elective fulfilling school requirements, Adolescent Content co-founders, Ramaa Mosley and Hope Farley, aim to support the strong foundation schools have already built, offering additional career-focused instruction, real-world mentorship, and opportunities for aspiring student creators to connect with the industry.

“I started directing at 16 years old because of the kindness of a mentor, and I’ve made it my personal mission to help the next wave of storytellers through mentorship,” said Mosley, co-founder and chief creative officer of Adolescent Content. “In my case, I was lucky to pass by a film set while riding my bike through my neighborhood and be invited by the director to observe and learn. This random event launched me in an industry I love. I am well aware that most careers require more than chance to take off.”

Mosley’s co-founder, Hope Farley, who is also Adolescent’s chief executive producer, also emphasized mentorship. “I was fortunate to begin my career at RadicalMedia, a powerhouse production company,” said Farley. “Given the digital nature of content today, creators can contribute from anywhere. But not all people have access to formal instruction and that is why FutureTellers is so needed in the education system and our industry.”

FutureTellers’ curriculum also will encompass instruction for students interested in film/TV, illustration, animation, photography, graphic design, writing, and editing. Students will leave the virtual classroom better prepared to develop and refine their content styles for the business world.

To arrange a presentation or for more information, school superintendents, principals and media-arts instructors are invited to reach out to Serenity Griffin at Serenity@adolescentcontent.com or via FutureTellers at futuretellers@adolescentcontent.com.

Adolescent Content was founded in 2013 to give emerging, diverse young creators an opportunity to enter the advertising and film worlds. The company’s mission is to expand opportunities for diverse youth and open doors for brands to work with emerging voices in culture. Students who take part in the FutureTellers program will have the opportunity to join Adolescent’s Storytellers’ roster of content creators as well as its Gen Z research network, Youthtellers, with parental permission.

About Adolescent Content

Adolescent Content is a youth-focused creative ad agency co-founded by Ramaa Mosley and Hope Farley in 2013. Our mission is to create pathways for emerging, diverse young creators to enter the advertising and film industry while helping brands effectively connect with Gen Z.

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Yon Raz-Fridman Joins Intrinsic Labs as Co-Founder and Partner

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53 minutes ago

April 30, 2026

Most AI companies are selling software. Intrinsic is deploying AI workers into the core operations of mid-market companies – and just brought in a serial tech entrepreneur to help the firm scale across the Heartland.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Intrinsic Labs today announced that Yon Raz-Fridman has joined the firm as a Co-Founder and Partner.

Raz-Fridman has spent nearly two decades building across software, hardware, and platform businesses. Early in his career, he served as Chief of Staff to the President of Keter Group, a $1 billion-plus global consumer products manufacturer. He went on to co-found Kano, the award-winning educational computing company, and later founded Supersocial, the immersive gaming studio acquired by Super League Enterprises in 2025. He is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Convergence Council.

He joins Intrinsic at a moment when mid-market companies are moving from AI experimentation to deployment. Intrinsic works with operators in logistics, construction, insurance, manufacturing, and industrial markets to deploy AI workers into the workflows that run the business – increasing throughput, reducing manual work, and expanding capacity without adding headcount.

The firm has built its reputation on practical deployments tied to real operating metrics. In one engagement with a national real estate brokerage, Intrinsic’s AI Accounting Agents reached 97% invoice coding accuracy, automated 90% of the AP workflow, and fully removed FTEs from the review flow.

“Yon understands what it takes to build and scale in the real world,” said Jon Slemp, Managing Partner at Intrinsic Labs. “Our clients aren’t buying flashy agents, they’re buying outcomes and reliable labor. They need agentic systems that take work off their teams, perform reliably, and produce measurable gains in throughput and capacity. That’s what we build.”

As Co-Founder, Raz-Fridman will oversee Intrinsic’s expansion – designing the channel relationships, institutional partnerships, and market positioning that take the firm from a proven Ohio model to the defining AI workforce platform for America’s industrial middle market.

“The companies that win over the next decade will be the ones that figure out how to staff AI into their operations and manage it like a workforce. Intrinsic is doing that work now, inside real businesses, tied to real outputs. The Heartland is exactly the right place to prove this model, and Intrinsic is exactly the right team to do it.” — Yon Raz-Fridman

About Intrinsic Labs LLC
Intrinsic Labs helps mid-market companies deploy AI workers into the workflows that run their business. The firm focuses on logistics, construction, insurance, manufacturing, and industrial markets, where manual work, fragmented systems, and labor constraints create clear opportunities for leverage. Intrinsic works with clients to put AI workers into production, tie them to operating KPIs, and help teams scale output without scaling headcount. https://www.intrinsic-labs.ai/

About Team Yon LLC
Team Yon LLC is a management company founded by Yon Raz-Fridman that incubates new ventures, provides executive leadership, and makes strategic investments at the intersection of emerging technology and human advancement. Through Team Yon LLC, Raz-Fridman partners with founders and operators across healthcare, AI, and frontier technology – including his role as co-founder and Partner at Intrinsic Labs. https://teamyon.org

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Wipfli to complete CompliancePoint transaction and add associates, expanding capabilities

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53 minutes ago

April 30, 2026

MILWAUKEE, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Wipfli, a top 25 national advisory and accounting firm, announced today it has entered into an agreement with CompliancePoint Inc., a provider of risk management services focused on information security, data privacy and regulatory compliance. 2 partners and 52 associates will join the firm as a result of the transaction.

Based in Duluth, Georgia, CompliancePoint brings specialization across cybersecurity, privacy and compliance, serving clients across a wide variety of industries. The addition strengthens Wipfli’s risk management offerings and expands its ability to help organizations navigate regulatory scrutiny, evolving cybersecurity threats and complex data protection requirements.

“Organizations today are under more pressure than ever to protect sensitive information and operate responsibly in an evolving regulatory environment,” said Kurt Gresens, CEO at Wipfli Advisory, LLC. “The team at CompliancePoint brings specialized experience and a strong, people-first approach that enhances how we support clients navigating today’s risk landscape.”

CompliancePoint has built its reputation on helping organizations manage risk across the full data lifecycle, with a holistic approach that recognizes how privacy, security and compliance intersect. The combined professional teams from CompliancePoint and Wipfli will deliver expanded, integrated advisory solutions designed to help clients proactively manage risk while supporting long-term growth and operational resilience.

“Wipfli shares our commitment to practical, client-focused solutions and long-term relationships,” said Greg Sparrow, CompliancePoint president. “Together, we’re expanding the resources available to our clients while continuing to deliver the specialized experience and trusted relationships they rely on.”

The addition of the CompliancePoint team also supports Wipfli’s continued investment in talent and innovation. CompliancePoint associates will join a national firm that emphasizes collaboration, professional development and meaningful client impact, while maintaining the specialized focus that has defined their work.

The transaction is expected to become effective on May 1st, 2026

About Wipfli

Wipfli is a leading national advisory and accounting firm with nearly 100 years of experience serving ambitious middle-market organizations. We understand our clients’ unique challenges and help them succeed on their terms through assurance, tax, advisory, outsourcing and technology services. With 3,000+ associates and global alliances, we combine national capabilities with local relationships. Wipfli operates under an alternative practice structure: Wipfli LLP, a licensed CPA firm, provides attest services, while Wipfli Advisory LLC, a non-CPA firm, delivers business advisory and non-attest services. Learn more at wipfli.com or contact Alicia O’Connell at alicia.oconnell@wipfli.com.

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Ginkgo Bioworks Announces Date of First Quarter 2026 Results Presentation

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53 minutes ago

April 30, 2026

Presentation and Q&A session scheduled for post-market on Thursday, May 7, 2026

BOSTON, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNA, “Ginkgo”) today announced that it plans to host a presentation and Q&A session reviewing business performance for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.

The presentation details and webcast link will be available on Ginkgo’s investor relations website at https://investors.ginkgobioworks.com, and a replay will be made available.

To ask a question ahead of the presentation, please submit them to @Ginkgo on X (hashtag #GinkgoResults) or by sending an e-mail to investors@ginkgobioworks.com.

About Ginkgo Bioworks
Ginkgo Bioworks builds the tools that make biology easier to engineer for everyone. The company offers autonomous laboratories that replace manual laboratory work with robotics in the lab, greatly improving the productivity of scientists. Ginkgo’s in-house autonomous lab is also available as a “cloud lab” through our Datapoints and Solutions contract research services. For more information, visit ginkgobioworks.com and ginkgobiosecurity.com, read our blog, or follow us on social media channels such as X (@Ginkgo and @Ginkgo_Biosec), Instagram (@GinkgoBioworks), Threads (@GinkgoBioworks), or LinkedIn.

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INVESTOR CONTACT:

investors@ginkgobioworks.com

MEDIA CONTACT:

press@ginkgobioworks.com

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