Joshua Gorman is an emerging leader in the field of youth advocacy. At George Mason University, he created a selfdesigned major to serve a vital cause that wasn’t being served– he called it Global Youth and Social Change. Through this major he began working, volunteering, and mentoring with, and learning from, all types of nonprofits, youth programs, and social justice organizations. Now, as the founder of Generation Waking Up (GenUp), his mission is to ignite young people to bring forth a thriving, just, and sustainable world. GenUp provides a framework for holistically training systemic changemakers and spiritual activists, with a focus on personal and interpersonal leadership. The WakeUp Experience is GenUp’s flagship workshop. It’s a unique 2–3-hour multimedia experience that asks four specific questions of young leaders: Who are we? Where are we? What has to change? What do we do now? Joshua has been involved with a variety of projects that align environmental activists, youth organizations, and social justice advocates – including election 2020 Gap Year, Thrive East Bay, Youth Passageways, Awakin Call, and more. He is currently writing a book titled Generation Waking Up: The Rise of Global Millennials and a Thriving New World.