Hi, I’m Krystal.

I have many titles, but while I’m a mom, daughter, sister, friend, and business professional, my favorite is that I am a child of of the most high God.

Growing up, I studied hard-excelled academically, graduated with honors, earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Marketing… and two master’s degrees, including an MBA in Computer Information Systems… all before the age of 28.

I built a career in Higher Education for over 15 years, from serving as an Enrollment Manager, to serving in a number of other roles that helped students figure out their next steps—college majors, career plans, internships, scholarships, life decisions, etc.

I was doing what I thought I was called to do.
And yet… deep down… I felt unfulfilled.

Not because I wasn’t successful—but because I sensed there was more.

..More than just helping students check boxes.
..More than guiding them into paths that were often chosen out of pressure or fear instead of clarity and calling.

You see, I was helping others find their way… while still quietly searching for mine.

And then something happened. God used my son to open my eyes.

He had just started preschool. He was full of curiosity, energy, imagination… and one day, my cousin Tonya gave me a piece of advice that would forever change how I viewed parenting—and purpose.

She said, “Watch what he naturally gravitates toward. That’s where his gift is.”

So I watched.
And what did he gravitate toward?

Drums.
And preaching to anyone who would listen—including his toys.

Now, as a well-educated woman with multiple degrees, I totally disregarded either as a sustainable career path. I know..I know.. gosh I was so shallow, but this is what happens when we follow the culture instead of countering it.

But then, something happened! One day, my sister looked at me and said something that I will never forget. She said,
“Krys, you have to accept that your son may not choose the academic path you chose.”

That moment sparked a mindset shift and a deep desire for revelation and clarity.

I started paying closer attention—not just to my son, but to the voice of God.
I asked, What if the path I worked so hard to follow… isn’t the one my son is called to walk?
And if that’s true… how many other young people are being pushed into paths that don’t fit their purpose?

It hit me hard.

I realized I’d been trained to measure success by degrees, titles, and income.
But what if success looks like obedience?
Like impact?
Like alignment with purpose, even if it isn’t dressed like our definition of success?

I started to see my work—and my calling—differently.

I realized I wasn’t just a guide for students. I was a midwife—helping birth purpose in others.
And it wasn’t about pushing them toward what made the most money…
It was about helping them uncover what God placed inside of them before they were even born.

But here’s the part that really burdened me…

So many students were making life-altering decisions—taking on debt, choosing careers, walking into adulthood—not because they were clear about their calling… but because they felt like they had to.

They were trying to survive, not thrive.

That’s when the vision for the Young Entrepreneurs Networth Academy was born.

Y.E.N. Academy is more than a program—it’s a movement.
It does not replace academics; it is a bridge between education and purpose.
A space where young people discover who they are, what they’re called to do, and how to use their gifts to create impact in the world.

Churches, schools, businesses, individuals and families can play a very tangible role in the future of our young people by partnering with us or sponsoring youth as this program is designed to help them:

• Identify their God-given gifts,

• Build real-life skills,

• And develop an entrepreneurial mindset rooted in Kingdom values.

We believe in raising up young leaders with character, competence, and confidence—so they can step into their destiny and lead with integrity, faith, and boldness.

…Because purpose doesn’t always show up in a classroom.
Sometimes, it shows up in a kid playing drums.
Or preaching to teddy bears.

And when we, as parents and leaders, stop trying to redirect those gifts…
and start asking God how to steward them…
that’s when everything will change.

The next generation doesn’t just need direction.
They need revelation.
They need permission to dream bigger, live differently, and embrace a path that might look nothing like the one we imagined for them—but exactly like the one God designed.

And that’s what we’re doing at Y.E.N. Academy.

We’re cultivating purpose.
Activating destiny.
And helping young people become world-changers—not just in business, but in life, in ministry, and in legacy.

So if you’re a parent who knows your child was made for more…
If you’re a pastor, a leader, an educator who wants to see this generation rise with power and purpose…
Welcome!

This is how we can change the future.
This is how we can build the Kingdom.

One gift.
One calling.
One young world-changer at a time.

What if we stopped preparing our kids for careers…
and started preparing them for calling?

What if we stopped asking, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
and started asking, “What problem were you born to solve?”

What if we believed, really believed, that their gifts—like Scripture says—would make room for them?

What if they were permitted to answer that question with purpose, not pressure.

There is a way..

…A way that honors a child’s unique gifts, rather than molding them into someone else’s version of success. A way that combines faith and foresight to raise up leaders, creators, and innovators who know who they are and what they were born to do. We exist to awaken purpose. We believe that the next generation isn’t meant to settle—they’re meant to soar. The gap isn’t just in education; it’s in our culture: the absence of faith-based, entrepreneurial training that cultivates both character and competence in our youth.

We’re building more than creatives, future innovators, STEM scholars, historians, and business minds—we’re building world changers.

This is bigger than me. It’s Kingdom work, and I’m honored and humbled to walk alongside the next generation as they rise.