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Quality of life drives company performance.
Kevin shows audiences how the quality of life people experience at work is directly linked to company performance. He weaves real-life stories into every talk, so his keynotes and leadership sessions resonate with employees seeking a better work experience and with leaders building organizations that perform at their highest potential.
Popular Topics
Keynotes and leadership sessions
Every talk is built around real-life stories that audiences recognize from their own workplaces. Each topic can be tailored to your audience, from employees seeking a better work experience to leadership teams building high-performing organizations.
Topic 1
The Culture Dividend: How Trust Drives Financial Performance
Why high-trust cultures outperform their competition, and what leaders can do to earn trust first.
Topic 2
Quality of Life at Work and Why It Shows Up on the P&L
How the daily experience of employees connects directly to engagement, retention, and profitability.
Topic 3
Leading With Dignity: Trust, Respect, and Fairness
Principled leadership that wins the hearts of people and unlocks the discretionary effort no policy can manufacture.
Topic 4
Employee Well-Being as a Business Strategy
Treating the well-being of employees and their families as a driver of performance, not a perk.
Topic 5
Calling at Work: Finding Purpose Right Where You Are
A calling at work is not about a job title, a promotion, or the size of your paycheck.
About the Speaker
Kevin Kennemer
Kevin champions workplace cultures where trust is the driving force behind engagement, performance, and long-term success. For over 30 years, he has helped leaders build organizations rooted in principled leadership, authentic communication, and genuine care for employee well-being.
He was a member of the startup team and served as Chief Human Resources Officer for SemGroup, an international energy company that grew to #5 on Forbes’ list of the largest privately held companies in the United States. He then founded and led The People Group, an independent HR consulting practice, for more than a decade, and spent nearly seven years as a Human Resources Executive at Gateway First Bank, one of Oklahoma’s largest financial institutions. Today he is Founder & Principal Consultant of LifeatWork.
Kevin has written articles for newspapers, SHRM publications, and leading human resources blogs, and has delivered presentations to numerous professional organizations, most notably the FBI.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Oral Roberts University and a master’s degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix.
AUDIENCES
Kevin has provided HR, culture, and total rewards services to organizations in a wide range of industries.
FORMATS
✓ Keynotes
✓ Leadership sessions
“Organizations don’t achieve extraordinary performance through systems alone. They excel when leaders earn trust first, win the hearts of their people, and unlock the discretionary effort that no policy, program, or incentive can manufacture.”
Kevin Kennemer
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Skip the forms and gatekeepers. Email or call Kevin directly with your event date, location, audience, and the topic you have in mind.
