Kevin L McCrudden: Motivational Leadership
Motivational leadership speaker Kevin L McCrudden, America’s CMO and founder of National Motivation & Inspiration Day, empowers global audiences with transformational mindset strategies.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- Only motivational and leadership speaker in American history with a congressional and state-recognized day of honor.
- Founder of National Motivation & Inspiration Day and Motivation & Inspiration Month.
- Creator of The Light of Man, awarded across major global film festivals including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Rome, Las Vegas, and Cannes.
- Formats: Keynote and commencement speaker, motivational leadership expert, corporate trainer.
- Audiences: Organizations, associations, educational institutions, conferences, and leaders seeking actionable motivation, mindset transformation, and values-driven leadership development.
- Outcomes:
- A renewed understanding of purpose, motivation, and personal accountability.
- Practical leadership and mindset tools that elevate performance and resilience.
- A unifying perspective on human connection that inspires long-term positive action.
- Travels from: New York, NY
- **Fee range: $10,001 - $20,000
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Keynote Topics:
SUCCESS TRAINING
A SUCCESS TRAINING is a program that I have conducted as a Key Note, as a training session and as a “motivational program” for professional sports teams, as well as professional management and leadership teams. It is a versatile program that creates great results!
“A SUCCESS” is based on my audiobook and is an acronym.
The program provides specific areas of growth and focus, as well as opportunities to motivate and inspire.
THE COMMENCEMENT - COMMENCEMENT SPEECH
“The Commencement” is literally a Commencement Key Note that Kevin has created for young adults. The Commencement is an audio book that can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon or have Kevin deliver it live!
DISC BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS
Format: This program can be done as a 90 minute overview session or a 6 hour full day program.
This program is perfect for:
Startups and New Businesses and Organizations
Companies going through transition
The audience will leave with:
A better understanding of themselves
Better Communication Skills to communicate effectively with others
DISC Behavioral Styles have been used by organizations for years to help with internal communication skills and to help teams, management and leadership in transition.
WHO ARE YOU?
Format: 45 Minute Key Note
This program is perfect for:
Large Audiences and Conferences
Large Sales, Management or Leadership Events
The audience will leave with:
Life Changing Inspiration to make positive changes in their life…
Motivation, Focus and Guidance of how to make those changes…
“Who Are You?” is based on Kevin’s award winning work in personal and professional development. Based on factual, scientific, behavioral research and his books and documentary. Kevin brings a high charged presentation with dynamic music and impact to a large audience. People will leave awe struck!!!
Talent Short Bio
Kevin L. McCrudden is a globally recognized motivational leader, author, filmmaker, and the visionary behind National Motivation & Inspiration Day®, the only such day ever passed by the United States Congress. Known widely as “Mr. Motivation” and America’s CMO – Chief Motivation Officer, Kevin has spent over two decades helping individuals and organizations elevate performance, embrace purpose, and pursue meaningful success.
His groundbreaking documentary, The Light of Man®, has garnered international acclaim, receiving more than 20 film festival selections and multiple “Best Inspirational Film” awards across Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, London, Paris, Rome, and Cannes. Celebrated as a unifying, transformational work, the film was named 2022 Best Faith-Based, Spiritual, and Inspirational Film by the Global Independent Film Festival in India.
A prolific author, Kevin has written eight books and audiobooks distributed in over 30 countries. His career spans motivational speaking, leadership development, executive coaching, sales training, and media hosting, with appearances on worldwide TV, radio, and podcast platforms.
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After 20 years in the personal and professional development space, Kevin L McCrudden is better known as “Mr. Motivation and America’s CMO – Chief Motivation Officer.”
Kevin L McCrudden is an international author, speaker and the only motivational and leadership speaker in American history to ever have a day of recognition passed by The United States Congress and New York State. He is the founder of National Motivation & Inspiration Day®, which was passed by The United States Congress after the tragic events of 9/11/2001. January 2nd is acknowledged as National Motivation & Inspiration Day® and January is Motivation & Inspiration Month®!
However, he has released his most important and powerful work to date, he is the author and creator of globally unifying and award-winning documentary “The Light of Man®,” which has been a “Selection” at over 20 Film Festivals around the world and voted “Best” Inspirational Film in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, London, Paris, Rome and Cannes, France. This transformational work was also named 2022 Best Faith-Based, Spiritual and Inspirational Film by the Global Independent Film Festival in India.
After dedicating over 20+ years to the field of personal and professional development, self-help, and motivational, inspirational, management, leadership, sales training and executive coaching, he is now an internationally award-winning filmmaker.
Kevin L McCrudden is the author of 8 books and audiobooks that are sold in over 30 countries around the world. He has spoken in almost every state in America and has appeared on international radio and TV programs, in addition to being a TV, Radio and Podcast Host.
In addition to being an international author and keynote / commencement speaker, Kevin is a former semi-professional soccer player, candidate for political office, serial entrepreneur, and college lecturer.
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Kevin L. McCrudden - International Author, Speaker and Globally Award Winning Documentarian
Discover how Kevin L McCrudden, Mr Motivation and America’s Chief Motivation Officer, unites Maslow 2.0, national recognition, and award-winning filmmaking to inspire purpose-driven leadership.
Video Summary & Key Moments
This 7:53 video introduces Kevin L McCrudden as Mr Motivation and America’s Chief Motivation Officer, highlighting 25 years of creative work in self-help, personal and professional development, and entrepreneurship. He is recognized as the only motivational and leadership speaker in American history to have a day of recognition passed by the United States Congress and New York State. After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Kevin partnered with New York Congressman Felix Grucci to pass House Resolution 308, establishing January 2 as National Motivation & Inspiration Day, honoring those who served others and encouraging people to set goals to become their best selves year-round.
Kevin’s first book, “Who Are You? Become the Very Best You That You Can Be,” introduces his 21st century multi-dimensional hierarchy of needs, regarded as one of the most significant additions to Dr Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy in 60 years. Often referred to as “Maslow 2.0,” the work is endorsed by global success expert Brian Tracy and Harvard Medical School instructor Dr Arthur Ciaramicoli, who praise its insight into self-knowledge, acceptance of differences, and gratitude in a fast-paced world.
The video further outlines Kevin’s additional books and audiobooks, sold in over 30 countries, and his broader mission-driven projects. In 2016, in response to growing divisiveness, he launched Walk for America from Battery Park to the Lincoln Memorial, and he developed the Simple Goals app to help individuals track and achieve personal goals. As a trainer and broadcaster, Kevin has been featured on national TV, radio, and podcasts, trained hundreds of managers and leaders, thousands of salespeople, and created Motivation Mondays, the Motivation Station, and Motivate America.
Key Moments
- 01:50 Overview of his first book, new multi-dimensional hierarchy of needs, “Maslow 2.0,” and endorsements from Brian Tracy and Dr Arthur Ciaramicoli.
- 03:15 Additional books and audiobooks, Walk for America initiative, and creation of the Simple Goals app to help people achieve personal goals.
- 04:40 National TV, radio, and podcast presence, corporate training work, Motivation Mondays, Motivation Station, American Motivation Awards, and soccer hall of fame.
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