The Kev Blog

A great talk from Sean Moffitt, behind Toronto’s Agent Wildfire, on “Wikibrands”, presented to Nokia. 

This past week I had the opportunity of speaking at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Orangeville. Since I attended in 2005, I always appreciate any opportunity to return and give back to an experience that has had so much impact on the work I do today, and will continue to do in the future. 

The great part about speaking to young people out there is their sense of optimism, flexibility and, personally, a chance to get back to where I was a few years ago. Sitting in a room, where I once sat looking up at a speaker, I remember being SO inspired by what was going on. Being there again, although in a different capacity, was a great experience. I meet a lot of interesting people, but it’s always the young guys & girls I meet who are so eager to take on the world that inspire me the most. 

The last few weeks have been filled with some signs of returning to the work I’ve always loved: leadership development, young people, technology and personal development. 

Working on big construction projects is exciting, challenging and straight up cool (but tough!). It’s great to get back, though, through a couple of projects, to my ‘roots’.  I think this is something important for everyone. 

This week I’ll spend my week split between a social entrepreneurship conference and the AIA show in Boston, and I’ve got some ideas on meshing the two.

I hope to get some more blogging done, too. I’m seeing some INCREDIBLY cool people, companies, technologies and projects lately, and need to start sharing more.

-K