What if everything we’ve been taught about age, work and retirement is wrong?
In this episode of Who’s Elvis Round Here?, Chris Baréz-Brown sits down with Lyndsey Simpson, CEO of 55/Redefined and author of The Age Rebellion, to explore what work and life could look like in the age of the 100-year life.
Lyndsey shares the extraordinary story that started it all: being asked to find retired bankers for a major project — and discovering an almost one-for-one appetite to return to work. It led her to what she calls the “retirement rainbow”: the uncomfortable truth that for many people, stopping work altogether doesn’t deliver the happiness, purpose and fulfilment they expected.
Together, Chris and Lyndsey explore:
• Why retirement as we know it may be fundamentally broken
• The surprising “retirement rainbow” and what happens after the honeymoon period
• Why our own beliefs about ageing can become self-fulfilling
• Why happiness often increases after 50
• The untapped value of older talent in the workplace
• Why the magic happens when different generations work together
• How a 16-year-old and a 92-year-old can thrive in the same organisation
• Why businesses need to stop seeing an ageing population as a problem — and start seeing the opportunity
• Why “if you don’t have an age strategy, you don’t have a growth strategy”
It’s a brilliantly positive conversation about longevity, purpose, happiness and making sure the extra years we’re living have plenty of life in them.
Because perhaps the future isn’t about retiring earlier.
It’s about staying inspired, not retired.
🎙️ Guest: Lyndsey Simpson
CEO, 55/Redefined | Author of The Age Rebellion | Longevity & Future of Work Expert
📚 Lyndsey’s book:
The Age Rebellion
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