Rebecca Ryan

Rebecca Ryan is an energetic entrepreneur and the founder of Next Generation Consulting with responsibilities for sales, marketing, and positioning. Ryan is also the author of Live First, Work Second: Getting Inside the Minds of the Next Generation, which discusses the increased importance of keeping and attracting young talent because of impending demographic shifts. It is also a helpful how-to guide for anyone interested in building a better community or business as we look to the future. Dr. Richard Florida, author of the bestseller The Rise of the Creative Class and The Flight of the Creative Class, wrote the book's forward, saying, "I am a HUGE Rebecca Ryan fan," and that he considers "NGC one of the most reliable sources for CEOs, mayors, legislators, economic developers, and nonprofit leaders who want to attract and retain the next generation of creative workers."

Ryan was named the 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year by the US Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the 2006 Communicator of the Year by Women in Communication.