About B/RIDGE™
Meet the team.
B/RIDGE™ was built by Karen Stent, who turned over two decades across recruitment, HR strategy, organisational development and leadership coaching into a system any business can use.
The People Behind B/RIDGE™
The best workplaces don't happen by accident. They are built intentionally.
KAREN STENT
Founder of B/RIDGE™
Workforce Strategist / Consultant
With over 20 years across recruitment, executive contracting, strategic HR and leadership coaching, Karen has seen the workforce from every angle. Much of that was spent building people and culture strategy, and organisational and leadership development, work that helped one New Zealand company earn a place in the Top 10 Best Workplaces.
That experience revealed something most organisations weren't measuring: the quiet risk of an ageing workforce, and the untapped value sitting across generations, especially their 50+ people. B/RIDGE™ was built to change that, giving organisations a complete picture of where capability, knowledge and organisational risk sit, bridging the gap between insight and action.
Today, Karen draws on that background to help organisations see and act on workforce risk before it becomes a costly problem. She partners with HR professionals, leaders and executives who know their workforce is changing and want a clear, honest picture of where the real risks and opportunities lie, and are ready to act on it. That's where B/RIDGE™ begins.
TIM WAITE
Founding Associate of B/RIDGE™
Drawing on a background that began in the high-pressure world of hospitality, Tim helps first-time managers and experienced leaders build the confidence to lead with clarity, connection and genuine self-awareness.
Through coaching, workshops and practical tools grounded in neuroscience and positive psychology, Tim works with leaders to turn everyday moments into real leadership, the kind that builds trust, lifts performance and helps teams move as one.
As an Associate of B/RIDGE™, Tim brings that hands-on leadership and team-development experience to the work of building future-ready, multigenerational workplaces.
ELIZABETH FAHEY
Associate of B/RIDGE™
Elizabeth is a change leader with experience across New Zealand and international organisations of many sizes and industries. With extensive experience in human capital strategy, transformational change, and organisational development, she has worked across complex environments to shape cultures, redesign organisations, and support people through every stage of transition, including the often overlooked emotional journey into retirement.
Her background spans organisation design, HR policy and process, mergers and integrations, divestments, technology implementations, and culture change, giving her a unique lens on the realities older workers face and the systems that either support or hold them back. She champions their value and capability, and partners with organisations to help people age well, work well, and transition well.
As an Associate of B/RIDGE™, Elizabeth brings that blend of strategic insight and lived understanding of workforce transition, shaped by time spent redesigning organisations and guiding people through major change, to the work of building future-ready, multigenerational workplaces.
Take the Next Step
Even well-run organisations have
risks they cannot yet see.
B/RIDGE™ is for the HR professionals, people leaders, executives and CEOs who would rather find them early, while the cost of acting is still low.
Grow your practice with B/RIDGE™.
Consultants and advisors in New Zealand and Australia can partner with B/RIDGE™ as an Associate. Learn about becoming an Associate →
BUILDING FUTURE-READY, MULTIGENERATIONAL WORKPLACES