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While five of Philadelphia’s most successful young leaders prepared to speak to dozens of millennials Tuesday about how to find success in their own field, I took advantage of the situation: a bunch of Philadelphia’s most prominent young people and aspiring leaders were in one room — the second floor of Milkboy in Center City, to be exact.
Campus Philly, in conjunction with Young Involved Philadelphia’s State of Young Philly weeklong event, hosted this evening’s #MeetPhilly Leaders Meetup in order to foster discussion about breaking through in an industry. While everyone networked, I wanted to know a few things from the millennials there in a short period of time: Where do you see Philly in five years, and where do you see yourself in five years?
Each person who took part had six seconds (or the length of a Vine) to tells us where they see their city in five years. Some went specific, others more broad. Here’s what we talked about:
Where do you see Philly in five years?
Patrick Sherlock, 31, director of university relations and student engagement for Campus Philly, of West Philly
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Chaney Harter, 22, program manager with Campus Philly, of West Philly
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Fatou Sylla, 20, Bryn Mawr student
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Joe Lopez, 29, of Northeast Philly
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Daisy Qiu, 27, student at Penn
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Joel Faltermayer, 24, database and marketing coordinator with World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, of Point Breeze
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Max Conaboy, 28, business development anaylst with Aon Risk Solutions and supporting member of Young Involved Philadelphia, of Springfield
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Jordan Poole, 28, of Fairmount
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Where do you see yourself in five years?
Fatou Sylla, 20, Bryn Mawr student
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Joe Lopez, 29, of Northeast Philly
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Daisy Qiu, 27, student at Penn
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Ayanna Avinger, 35, of Lansdale
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