He got fired. See how Alec fought his way back to success after the difficulty of losing his job by combining passion and purpose in his work. Alec Fischer is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, digital content creator, and nationally featured LGBTQ+ advocate living in the Midwest. At age 17, he created a short documentary titled “Minnesota Nice?” addressing the rising suicide rates of high school students in Minnesota. The documentary led to legislative changes throughout the state and was screened in schools across the world. As a sophomore in college, Alec was named a Dalai Lama Fellow for his advocacy work and has since been featured by sites including MTV, Buzzfeed, The Washington Times, and USA Today. Now a 25 year-old digital influencer with over 50k+ followers across social platforms and founder of two media companies (Fischr Media and GenQ Media), he continues to use digital storytelling as a catalyst for conversation and change. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx