Lived Experience Meets Systems Change

With Route to Rise, your apprentices build trust, drive impact, and lead with power — so you stop wondering when they'll hit their stride.

Kara Gooch allows lived experience as a tech apprentice turned National Apprentice Lead to lead apprentices through lasting change.

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The Alumni Advantage

You hired someone great. Then spent six months wondering why it wasn't working. That's not a talent problem. That's a support problem. Route to Rise fixes it.

70% of managers say new hires need significant additional training. We work with organizations so that number stops describing yours.
Why Credentials Won't Fix the Employer Confidence Gap

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About Kara Gooch


I partner with workforce boards, intermediaries, and

employers to evaluate programs, curate curricula, and deliver early-talent training that bridges the empathy gap between skills-based hires and senior leaders. My approach ensures apprentices not only complete programs but thrive as resilient, future-ready

leaders, bringing trust, impact, and power back into the workforce.