India, May 23 -- In the corporate world, the tables are turning so fast, even AI is confused. Ask an image generator to imagine a branding expert. It's likely to deliver visuals of a middle-aged man, wearing neon spectacle frames to look cool. In the real world, strategists in their 20s are helping older CEOs build their online personas and stand out on social media.

Age gap? It's a feature, not a bug. Young people have grown up online, have been shaped by YouTube sidebars, Reddit threads, Instagram captions and viral apology videos. The don't need a workshop to understand digital storytelling. They've learnt by scrolling, posting, cringing and resharing. They roll their eyes over empty mentions of "impact" and "innovation". And they can...