Kristen Geez

This presentation encourages college students or entry-level employees to begin looking at The Great Resignation era as an opportunity to advance strategically. With seasoned professionals retiring and quitting, there are vacancies in every industry. Kristen will guide students towards having realistic career goals using the pandemic to prove that if everyone from their generation wants to become influencers and entrepreneurs, there will be millions of jobs vacant in essential industries. During this session, students will be encouraged to use their college or employer as a resource to stand out and become a high potential candidate that any organization would be happy to groom for success. This speech will also demonstrate how to utilize LinkedIn, identify a career mentor, and adapt the habits required to become the boss. Read More >

This session should include members from the following industries: College Students and new hires ages 18-26. Read Less ^

This session validates students' experiences as they attempt to navigate adolescents during uncertain times (pre & post-pandemic). At the same time, Kristen challenges students to look at the pandemic as an opportunity to grow and not to give into feeling defeated. This presentation will remind students not to be overcome by adversity but to use this time to define themselves and create a roadmap towards their desired future. Teaching teens how to reprogram their minds to avoid making temporary dire circumstances into permanent forms of depression. Students will walk away with a new perspective in approaching life. Kristen will use an analogy to shift students' negative experiences into positive ones by creating a visual that they can comprehend. She will reference the famous quote, “The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg; it’s about what you’re made of, not the circumstances.” Read More >

This session should include members from the following industries: Students ages 10-18. Read Less ^

This presentation highlights the reason why leaders should embrace Gen Zers. By helping them realize that Gen Zers will soon outnumber millennials in the economy, which will cause a ripple effect in every industry, primarily in retail consumption, technology, politics, and culture. This session helps seasoned leaders crack the code on understanding Gen Z. Managers might feel apprehensive about entrusting this generation to successfully and ethically contribute to the organization's overall productivity. Throughout this session, leaders will explore the key events that helped shape Generation Z; dive into their behaviors, attitudes, and preferences; and separate the myths and stereotypes from reality. Read More >

This session should include members from the following industries: Seasoned employees at any level from Small and midsize businesses and Fortune500 companies directly managing or working with individual contributors ages 19-34. Read Less ^

Since experiencing the pandemic, teens engaging in risky activities and misconduct are at an all-time high. Gen Zers have become less compassionate and have little to no regard for upholding school rules or obeying the law. Teens have no fear of consequences, thus making partnering with guardians to manage behaviors an uphill battle. This presentation encourages practitioners to view the pandemic as an opportunity to explore alternative disciplinary options that hold teens and guardians accountable while using technology to document the process. In addition to demonstrating innovative ways institutions can protect themselves using technology, Kristen will share the success stories on how several school districts and court programs improved teen behaviors and limited the number of repeat offenders post-pandemic. Practitioners will walk away with tangible resources which can be immediately implemented in classrooms and programs. Read More >

This session should include members from the following industries: Leaders in education, non-profits, criminal justice personnel, judges, attorneys, police, policymakers, community programs, and outreach. Read Less ^

This is a feel-good presentation aimed to celebrate essential workers and support staff. Attendees will gain insight into how youth practitioners used their work ethic during the pandemic as an example to encourage Gen Zers to explore careers that are crucial to keeping the economy running. Kristen will explain how their jobs might not feel glamorous or trendy enough for Gen Zers to notice. But now that this generation has been made aware of how these roles positively impact the world, they're intrigued. This is why participants must be intentional about taking pride in their job duties when interacting with teens, as their interest could increase. In addition, Kristen will provide recruitment strategies that would appeal to Gen Z and share what they value most in a work environment. Read More >

This session should include members from the following industries: Mid and Senior level employees in Food and agriculture, Emergency services, Transportation, warehouse, and delivery, Industrial, commercial, residential facilities and services, Health care, Fitness, Event Planning, Human Resources, Hospitality, Retail and Beauty, Government and community-based services, Communications and IT, Financial sector, Energy sector, Water and wastewater management, Chemical sector, Critical manufacturing, Parks and recreation. Read Less ^