Recent News
- Meet the creators of the series and learn what inspired them to take on producing this television series.
- You can now view all episodes from Season 1 and 2 -- click here.
- The Desert Sun: Talking Business with... James and Carolyn Ausman
- Palm Springs Life: New Directions
- Variety Magazine - PBS welcomes an age-old opportunity
- Documentary Studies Boomers' challenges
- The Leading Gen highlights older Americans
- PBS Show 'The Leading Gen' Inspires a Generation
The Leading GenĀ®!
Welcome to The Leading Gen®!
THE LEADING GEN® - What will you do with the rest of your life? is a television series in its second season for and about baby boomers ages 40 through 100+ who defy traditional stereotypes about retirement, candidly share their challenges and solutions, and choose to thrive. We’ve renamed these trailblazers The Leading Gen!®. Click here to see two sample episodes.
| Season 1, Episode 1: Five people ages 39-63 share their careful plans to achieve present and past happiness. Chris, age 60, and Bruce Maxson, age 63, bored with retirement, start a new venture -- an art gallery that becomes a national-award winner; Tina, age 39, and Danny Bartlett, age 46, reorganize their lives after his near-fatal illness and successfully work to become debt free; Brigitte and Mac Lopez, ages 48 and 53, tell how he felt "expendable" in the corporate world. They talk about their challenges and have found happiness as artists in their own American Indian gallery; Michael Thomas, age 54, who is fulfilling his life-long dream to become a real cowboy, explains how his careful planning helps him achieve his dream. | Season 2, Episode 1: Eight people, ages 36-88 relate their philosophy, experiences and how they found happiness as maturing adults. A Barber Shop Quartet enjoys the camaraderie of singing together. June Gurnick, age 88, deals with the loss of her husband and how and why she and her five daughters serve the community. The Torres family lives in a multigenerational home, raises organic crops to sustain themselves, and values their family and William's Purple Heart award. |
The programs from Series 1 and 2 have been shown to 3-6 million viewers on public television stations across the USA, parts of Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The programs from both series have been repeated over 16,000 times!
Click here to see all full episodes from Season 1,
or
Click here to see all full episodes from Season 2.
We invite you to learn even more about The Leading Gen® through this website.
- We have made it possible for you to watch all episodes for free, and also provided access to hundreds of websites with helpful information and resources. Click here to see the topics the websites address.
- Visit our web store to see some helpful gadgets and items and The Leading Gen® apparel.
