Workforce architect
The Crisis Is Global.
The Window Is Now.
Kristen is most known for designing future-ready approaches for youth professionals and business leaders to prepare their organizations and surrounding communities for the 2026–2036 generational workforce shift. Kristen developed the main framework for these approaches through her doctoral studies in 2024. She then successfully piloted it across youth-serving organizations and businesses in three southern states. These established cross-sector collaboration frameworks help stakeholders take a unified approach toward securing the future for their region, community, or industry.
"While the adults debate, the kids won't wait. Two entire generations, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, are determining whether or not to opt out of education, employment, and training. And the clock is already running."
— Kristen's most often-quoted line in keynotes
Kristen helps organizations hire her to come in, assess their readiness, and build the cross-sector collaboration frameworks that align systems. It is the collective participation of those who are raising Gen Z and Gen Alpha, those who are teaching them, those who are mentoring them, those who will employ them, and those who are servicing them — coming together — that determines whether a region secures its future or watches it disconnect. Look at the global data below.
Global Statistics
Below Are the Global Statistics Concerning the State of Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
These aren't local numbers. This is what's happening worldwide, across every industry, every country, every region. No organization is exempt from what's coming.
$104B
in unrealized economic potential lost globally each year to youth disconnection from education, employment, and training.
125M
global mental health reports impacting Gen Z and Gen Alpha (2020–2024).
1 in 6
young people ages 16–24 globally are currently NEET: Not in Education, Employment, or Training.
80%
of the global workforce by 2036 will be Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha, while Boomers and Gen X retire.
44%
of employers globally say lack of hard skills is the most immediate barrier to hiring the next generation.
2.1M
new jobs projected globally in essential industries requiring post-secondary credentials or degrees by 2032.
70%
of youth involved in justice systems re-offend within 3 years without structured intervention and career pathways.
36%
of Gen Z globally pursue post-secondary education, leaving the majority without a structured career pathway.