Eric Horwitz Featured in Bloomberg Businessweek on Midlife, Work, and ‘Hotspan’

Eric Horwitz was recently featured in Bloomberg Businessweek’s May 1, 2026 article, “Forget Healthspan. Midlife Men Face Pressure to Extend ‘Hotspan’.”

The piece explores the growing pressure many midlife professionals feel to look younger, stay competitive, and remain relevant in a workplace shaped by longer careers, AI disruption, and changing expectations around retirement.

Eric contributed perspective on how many of our assumptions about age, work, and retirement are not fixed truths, but social constructs we have inherited.

“But what if 65 isn’t the end?”

At GEM Coaching, this question sits close to the heart of our work: helping people reconsider old timelines, redefine success, and build a more intentional next chapter.

Read the full Bloomberg Businessweek article here:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-01/millennial-men-are-rethinking-what-it-means-to-be-hot-healthy-in-middle-age