Kevin Carroll is an author, speaker, and agent for social change. With his
effervescent energy, wit, and humor, Kevin helps people harness the power of
sport and play as a vehicle for chasing and achieving their dreams.
As an author, Kevin has achieved incredible success with his first book,
Rules of The Red Rubber Ball (ESPN Books), Newsweek magazine calls it
"an adult's version of Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go! - a pocket-size
guide to finding your way in life." The book was also featured in
BusinessWeek's "Champions in Innovation" in 2006. Kevin's second book,
What's Your Red Rubber Ball?! Discover Your Inspiration and Chase it for a
Lifetime (ESPN Books) will be released in 2008.
Kevin is also the founder of The Katalyst Consultancy where he has helped
turn creative ideas into reality for organizations such as The National Hockey
League, Nike, ESPN, Starbucks (his words appeared on 17 million Grande cups),
the Walt Disney Company, Mattel, Hasbro, Paramount Television, Procter &
Gamble, the Discovery Channel, Capital One, HSBC Bank, and many others.
Kevin has dedicated his life to advancing sports and play as a vehicle for
social change. Among his many public speaking engagements, Kevin was invited to
address the United Nations at the launch of the United Nations Year of Sports
for Development and Peace in 2005. He was subsequently appointed as a Special
Advisor to the humanitarian group, Right to Play, which designs global sport
and play programs for children and communities affected by war, poverty and
disease.
Kevin also partners with a number of non-governmental organizations that
share his vision and goals. Some of these include: Architecture for Humanity,
which creates opportunities for architects and designers from around the work
to help communities in need; Global Youth Partnership for Africa (GYPA), a
non-profit organization that strives to cultivate the youth of Uganda as global
citizens and partners in the development and advocacy for Africa; the Charter
School Growth Fund, a philanthropic venture fund which works to grow the
national charter sector and improve the quality of public education; and Work
to Ride, a community-based prevention program in Philadelphia that aids
disadvantaged urban youth through horsemanship, equine sports and
education.
He is also partner and Katalyst at TAOW, a modern marketing agency that
builds relationships between consumer brands and their core user groups. TAOW
provides high-value experiential campaigns that are unlike traditional
marketing solutions.
Kevin lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and family. When he's not
speaking to business and philanthropic leaders or students, you can finid him
working at mastering the cello.
Kevin Carroll explains how you can become a change agent who inspires and
motivates your organization, allowing it to reap the benefits of a healthy, fun
environment where people enjoy their jobs - and their lives.
Breaking Down Barriers: There's no one quite like Kevin
Carroll. Able to reach audiences with a simple, transformative message -- find
your passion, your joy -- Carroll reawakens drive and ambition in both
individuals and organizations, allowing them to rediscover the things that
propel them towards individual and operational goals. Energetic and humorous,
Carroll deftly combines an anecdotal narrative with strategies for discovering
new and creative ways of thinking and problem solving to help build
mission-oriented teams. The result? A life-changing experience packaged in a
presentation that's not only fun, but provides return-on-investment,
bottom-line success.
DREAMing to Live: Carroll shows audiences how to "DREAM"
for success by being Dedicated, Responsible, Educated, by having the proper
Attitude and by being Motivated. His presentation, rife with examples of these
principles at work, provides audiences with the energy and tools to help bring
individual goals in concert with organizational objectives.
Nike's "Katalyst": The force of Carroll's personality was
such that Nike hired him simply to act as "Katalyst" - someone who helps turn
creative ideas into reality. In turn, he helped the company deepen its
understanding of athletic performance to create better teams - and better
products. Carroll has since motivated and enlivened organizations such as
Starbucks, The Discovery Channel, ESPN, HSBC, Mattel, Capital One and the
National Hockey League, helping them improving team dynamics and communication.
Author: In addition to being the founder of The Katalyst
Consultancy, Carroll is the author of Rules of the Red Rubber Ball: Find and
Sustain Your Life's Work, which was recently proclaimed by Newsweek to be the
adult version of Dr. Seuss' Oh, The Places You'll Go.
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