Kevin Kruse
Entrepreneur, Columnist, Author, Top 100 Business Thought Leaders
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- Successful, serial entrepreneur who built and sold several companies
- Winner of both Best Place to Work and Inc 500 awards for fast growth
- New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today bestselling author
- Forbes leadership columnist
- Named one of the Top 100 Business Thought Leaders by Trust Across America
- Named one of the Top 50 Leadership Innovators by Inc Magazine
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In pursuit of the American Dream, Kevin Kruse started his first company when he was just 22 years old. He worked around the clock, literally living out of his one-room office and showering each day at the YMCA, before giving up a year later deeply in debt.
But after discovering the power of Wholehearted Leadership and Employee Engagement Kevin went on to build and sell several, multimillion dollar technology companies, winning both Inc 500 and Best Place to Work awards along the way.
Kevin is also the author of several books including the NY Times bestseller, We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement, which was named one of the top leadership books in 2011 by 800-CEO-Read. He is a Forbes Leadership columnist and was named to the Top 100 Business Thought Leaders list by Trust Across America.
His book, Employee Engagement 2.0, provides a detailed action plan that turns “task-managers” into “people-leaders” and Employee Engagement for Everyone guides individuals to greater happiness at work.
Kevin’s mission is to convince everyone that wholehearted leadership for employee engagement is the key to unlocking both dramatic business results and to better health and relationships for individuals.
Based on his own experience as a CEO, and on the results of surveys of over 10 million people in 150 countries, Kevin reveals how Growth, Recognition and Trust are the key drivers that turn average groups into high performing teams. He shares specific tactics to:
• Unlock emotional commitment
• Activate discretionary effort
• Generate future confidence and clarity to combat the effects of change
Kevin has traveled the globe as a keynote speaker on leadership, human capital and entrepreneurship. He is consistently rated among the top keynote speakers at events he attends.
Kevin also finds time to give back to communities worldwide through the Kevin Kruse Foundation, which has supported The US Naval War College, Wreaths Across America, The Library Project, The Acumen Fund, Senior Adults for Greater Education, and the Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership.
Kevin currently leads a non-profit, invests as an angel at Delaware Crossing, is co-owner of Team Capital Bank, and builds libraries in Asia with The Library Project. Kevin lives with his three children in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Based on his NY Times bestseller, We, Kevin will share the surprising findings from a massive study of 10 million workers in 150 countries, along with his own experiences as a former “Best Place to Work” award-winning CEO. He will reveal the ways that emotions at work spill over to other areas of our life, and shows how growth, recognition and trust are the three keys to gaining massive emotional commitment and performance. Your audience will learn:
* How “the engagement-profit chain” enables companies with engaged workers to achieve a 5x higher shareholder return
* How the crossover effect causes emotions at work to impact their health, marriage and children
* The secrets to building trust and future confidence (even during tough times or mergers!)
* How 3-part “strategic recognition” can be used as a powerful motivator
Kevin concludes his talk with his signature, two-minute anchoring activity that prompted one participant to say, “You just changed my entire leadership focus. I’m walking out of here with a completely new mindset. Thank you.”
7 Things Ultra Productive People Do Differently drives higher levels of individual performance and organizational output. More than just business entertainment, this keynote offers actionable advice to:
- Maintain high energy
- Enter peak focus & flow states
- Reduce email traffic by 54% and get to Inbox 0 everyday
- Identify your REAL priorities
- Make meetings meaningful
- Enter peak focus & flow states
- Cure procrastination
- Reduce stress & anxiety
Leading for Employee Engagement drives higher levels of service, productivity, quality, and ultimately, sales and profits. More than just business entertainment, this keynote provides actionable advice to:
- Build trust through authenticity
- Improve communication with transparency
- Generate massive employee engagement
- Turn “task managers” into “people leaders”
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