My company, East West, was founded on the premise that people need to group together and not be xenophobic, parochial, or provincial.
I was in a group called the Yacht Club, and they were all older than me. I was kind of the baby.
When I was a young artist, I liked and was interested in belonging to the mainstream comics group. I didn't introduce myself as an author, but only as a designer.
Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.