Today we’d like to introduce you to Kevin Green.
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1) Rising Up Everyday: How Kevin Green Inspires Students and Professionals to Find Purpose, Passion and Potential
Each year, thousands of students graduate confused about what to do next. They possess degrees, debt and doubt, but no certainty on how to apply learning to successful careers. The truth is, it takes more than a degree to create a life you love, it takes clarity, confidence and methods that cultivate self-awareness, career readiness and mental well-being. Kevin Green Elevates was designed to fill this void, empowering students and professionals to discover who they are, do what they do best and lead happy lives.
Discovering Who You Are
Self-awareness is the door to success. Kevin Green Elevates inspires individuals to peel away the layers of restrictive beliefs to reveal the real person. With origins in the classroom, kitchen and competitive sports, Kevin applies real-world, down-to-earth lessons to the stage. His approach marries discipline, humor and vulnerability, making the way to personal discovery both inspiring and possible.
Key takeaways are:
Building confidence with self-exploration and tools like journaling and assessments.
Identifying personal strengths and aligning them with meaningful opportunities.
Developing clarity around values and passions to guide future decisions.
Career Readiness That Builds Momentum
Getting direction after graduation or after career transition can be intimidating. Kevin Green Elevates equips participants with career preparedness strategies that would bridge the gap between learning and work. He works with universities, student success centers and athletic departments to have students graduate not only with diplomas, they graduate with direction.
Points of emphasis include:
Translating academic abilities into professional skills.
Creating strategies for building networks and acquiring opportunities.
Interview and workplace readiness with confidence.
Mental Health and Retention
A successful career will only be achieved when supplemented with mental well-being. Kevin emphasizes balance, resilience and the possibility of consistent improvement. Through addressing stress, uncertainty and burn-out, his programs foster improved working cultures and higher retention. This is especially relevant for universities and companies wanting to build long-term engagement.
Some of the major strategies include:
Building resilience through tiny, mindful changes and gradual development.
Using visualization and brain priming techniques to maintain focus.
Developing long-term mental health and career satisfaction habits.
Life Design and Leadership
Authenticity is the beginning of true leadership. Kevin Green Elevates equips students and professionals to lead with presence, purpose and compassion. Through applying his 3P Framework (passion, purpose and potential), members of the class learn how to build lives and careers grounded in clarity. Leadership is de-emphasized for titles and is instead emphasized for influence, growth and purposeful action.
Leadership lessons are:
Building a life grounded in core values and long-term vision.
Leading with empathy, clarity and confidence.
Acknowledging that leadership is not confined to the work environment, but infused in every aspect of life design.
Elevate Everyday: A Mindset for Growth
The philosophy of Kevin Green Elevates is that it is not by grand gestures that success is accomplished, but by tiny, everyday gestures. “Elevate Everyday” brings to mind the vision of becoming the leader of one’s own development, via 1% degrees, adding new habits or an openness to creativity to each day. Just as ordinary ingredients can be transformed into unforgettable meals, ordinary days can become exceptional through effort and intention.
Practical applications are:
Journaling exercises to track progress and foster accountability.
Guides and workbooks to establish goals and tangible steps.
Brain priming techniques to generate momentum and confidence.
Peaceful Mindset Everyday
Kevin Green Elevates is more than a keynote stage, it is a movement that captures doubt and converts it to direction and possibility and converts it to advancement. By means of self-awareness, job readiness, mental wellness and leadership, Kevin equips students and professionals with the clarity, courage and game plan to create lives they love. His mission is basic: enabling thousands of individuals to discover value and enthusiasm, and eventually lift their daily lives.
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2) “From the Stove to the Stage” – a former Division 1 distance runner, hybrid athlete, and Food Network’s CHOPPED competitor, Kevin now leads Kevin Green Elevates, helping young professionals create lives they love by finding a career that fits.
But his journey didn’t start with clarity; it started with confusion. Like many students, Kevin graduated and felt stuck: working in a field he didn’t major in, unsure how to leverage his degree, burdened by student debt, and shadowed by self-doubt. He hadn’t asked the big-picture questions that align education with purpose. He hadn’t sought the guidance he needed. And he crossed the stage without the clarity or confidence to move forward with intention.
Kevin Green Elevates
Now, through his signature “onion” metaphor and transformative frameworks, Kevin helps students peel back the layers, uncover purpose, ignite passion, and develop potential. His message resonates with college leaders, student success centers, athletic departments, and professional organizations, equipping audiences to make informed decisions, take aligned action, and design a life that reflects who they truly are.
Kevin knows what happens when students graduate unclear and unsupported, and he’s on a mission to make sure they don’t just get a diploma; they get a launchpad to a life they can love.
It took years, and more than a few pivots, for him to realign his life and work. He chased a culinary dream, only to burn out on night shifts. Climbed the corporate ladder, then left to build something of his own. Through every detour, he learned this: when your work doesn’t align with who you are, it costs more than your time; it costs your sense of self. But when your skills, values, and goals align, confidence rises, clarity sharpens, and momentum begins.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Kevin Green is an entrepreneur, personal chef, former public educator, and keynote speaker, raised on Southern grit and second chances. With roots in the kitchen, the classroom, and competitive sports, he brings a rare blend of discipline, vulnerability, and humor to the stage and to the rooms where transformation begins.
I’ve literally quit three career jobs and left two significant relationships (including divorce) because I knew I was made for more. My life has not been textbook by any means but rather like peeling back the layers of an onion to unfold truths… I had to pivot multiple times to grow, evolve, succeed, and even survive. Quitting and changing has forced me to deal with and learn to manage uncertainty, perfectionism, and control.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Kevin Green Elevates?
SOUTHERN GRIT.
HOMEGROWN HOSPITALITY.
I help young professionals create a life they love by discovering a career that fits.
Kevin Green is an entrepreneur, personal chef, former public educator, and keynote speaker, raised on Southern grit and second chances. With roots in the kitchen, the classroom, and competitive sports, he brings a rare blend of discipline, vulnerability, and humor to the stage, and to the rooms where transformation begins.
Motivational keynotes and workshops that transform student potential into purpose, progress, and career-ready momentum.
Every year, thousands of students graduate unclear, unprepared, and unsupported—stepping into the real world burdened by student debt, self-doubt, and degrees they don’t know how to leverage. The cost? Frustration. Wasted potential. A life they never wanted.
I partner with colleges and universities—including Student Success Centers, Career Services, Student Life, and Athletic Departments—to equip students with the clarity, confidence, and strategy they need to lead with purpose and launch with momentum.
Whether your goals include improving student engagement, strengthening leadership development, increasing retention, or supporting post-grad placement, my work delivers more than inspiration. It drives transformation.
From my own post-grad confusion to founding Kevin Green Elevates, my mission is clear: to help students connect who they are with where they’re going so they graduate with more than a diploma. They graduate with direction, confidence, and the tools to create a life they love.
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ELEVATE. EVERYDAY.
Elevating every day isn’t about perfection; it’s about presence, progress, and purpose. With small, intentional shifts and consistent 1% improvements, life gradually becomes rich with meaning and momentum.
This mindset was born at a dinner party. I was unpacking groceries in a client’s kitchen, nothing extravagant, just simple, everyday ingredients: carrots, onions, garlic, herbs. No truffles. No foie gras. As I layered flavors, built textures, and transformed the ordinary into something unforgettable, the client paused and said, “It’s like you’re elevating everyday ingredients—things I can get at the grocery store.”
That’s when it clicked.
Whether it’s food or life, we all have access to everyday ingredients. What matters is how we choose to show up and use them. It’s in the care we take, the creativity we bring, and the seasoning we add. It’s the decision to go deeper, to build layers, to infuse every moment with intention.
I wasn’t made for bland. Neither were you. And like one of my favorite foods, ice cream, it’s the only time I want vanilla.
We were made to live boldly. With flavor. With fire. With purpose.
Elevate Everyday isn’t just a motto—it’s a mindset. It’s how I live. It’s how I teach, speak, and coach. And it’s how I help others find their purpose, discover their passion, and develop their potential.
Because this isn’t about grand gestures. It’s about consistent, intentional growth. So whether you’re stuck, starting over, or simply searching for something more…
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My signature “Recipe for Success” systems ensures you can create a life you love because you discovered a career that fits.
https://kevingreenelevates.com/signature-keynotes/
How do you define success?
3P’s – finding your purpose, discovering your passion, and developing your potential
Do this daily and you are successful. Success is very personal and isn’t to be compared to anyone else. Another person cannot save you, sustain you, or make you a success. You have to embrace the 3P’s daily, progressively, and then get out of your own way to achieve your goals and destinations. Then, when you see yourself in the mirror you can be proud of the face staring back at you. That is success.
Pricing:
- $5,000 keynote packages
- $7,500 keynote + workshop packages
- $12,500 keynote + workshop + coaching support packages
- $20,000 keynotes + workshops + coaching support w/ 2 day KGE expeience package – “Recipe for Success”
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.kevingreenelevates.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefkevinculinary/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chefkevinculinary
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevingreenelevates
- Other: http://www.tiktok.com/@kevingreenelevates, email: [email protected]
