Imagine if you woke up one day and you couldn’t wiggle your toes…
Kevin Brooks knows all to well the horror of one day waking up to learn that life has been changed forever…
What started as a typical booze fueled Saturday night for the skateboarding, snowboarding, hockey playing, self proclaimed Creature quickly turned tragic with a poor choice. Kevin left a party, intoxicated and driving in excessive speeds. He was not alone. Beside him sat his passenger and childhood hockey friend Brendon.
The result - a horrific crash… Brendon did not walk away from the crash. Neither did Kevin.
Kevin awoke weeks later to a nightmare that was all to real. His dreams were crushed upon learning the details of the crash while lying motionless, broken and frail in a hospital bed. Faced with the greatest challenge of his life, Kevin considered giving up. But a greater voice told him that he had to live.
Kevin has not let his paralysis be an end, but rather a new beginning in life. “Life is not so much about what happened, but more about what happens next,” is a motto that Kevin lives by. Telling his story is what happens next for Kevin. And what a story he tells…
Today, Kevin tells his life changing story to audiences of all ages and sizes across North America.
In just seven years, Kevin’s story has reached over two-hundred and fifty thousand people in well over 700 high schools and community sponsored events. Kevin has been the keynote speaker at numerous Provincial, State and National conferences, including P.A.R.T.Y. Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth, SADD Students Against Destructive Decisions, CYAID Canadian Youth Against Impaired Driving and many others. In 2007 he appeared on the Tyra Show episode “Teens on the Edge: A Wake Up Call.”
Kevin’s greatest attribute as a speaker is that people can relate to him. His story is told in a very honest and straightforward manner. He doesn’t hold back. Kevin tells it like it is, as only he can. Having beaten the odds and survived to tell his story, Kevin can talk the talk about no longer being able to walk the walk. But just because Kevin can no longer stand, does not mean he cannot stand for something.
Kevin’s story is more than just an example of the potential consequences of dangerous driving and destructive decisions…
His will to fight and never give up have inspired many to face their own challenges in life with new confidence and strength. His positive outlook on life has motivated thousands to appreciate life in a profound new way. And Kevin’s keen knack for telling a personal story impacts audiences like none other.
One minute he will have you laughing… The next minute he will have you crying… And by the end Kevin will have you so moved that you can say that your life has been forever changed from hearing his story…
You will wiggle your toes, and You will remember Kevin’s story.
Testimonials
“I remember when you came to my school .. I wiggled my toes.. and I do it about 12 times a day now rofl! thanks Kev”
- Brandon Shredhed Vader Reichardt, Student, 100 Mile House, British Columbia
“It has been nearly three years since I saw Kevin’s presentation last.. but his inspirational message still follows me to this day. Keep on keepin’ on man.. you are doing an absolutely amazing job and making this world a far better place.!!”
Jennelle Clark, Student, Regina, Saskatchewan
“Kevin, wow. I am sooo grateful that I had the opportunity to hear you speak at Salpointe! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing, inspirational story to all of us. You’re truly my hero! You’re such an amazing person 
and hilarious too by the way. thanks again and god bless. :)”
Mary Aguilar, Student, Tucson, Arizona
- Brody Hood, Student, Barrie, Ontario
“Kevin Brooks is the most phenomenal speaker I can imagine for teens. If our students ever hear one speaker in their lives, it needs to be Kevin Brooks. He is the athletic, outgoing, smooth with the ladies, popular guy who was the life of every party. He was the kind of student that we so often have trouble connecting with, the ones that feel invincible. I truly believe he reaches and impacts our students like no one else can.”
- Jodi Abel, Teacher & SADD Advisor, Weyburn, Saskatchewan
“Hey Kev! Thank-you so much for coming to our school today! It definitely wasn’t just “another assembly”. It was much more! You’re such a positive person for having gone through so much! You’re story really touched mine and a lot of other people at LFAS’s hearts! I hope you come back and see us sometime! Thanks again! P.S… I’m wiggling my toes.”
- Becky S, Student, Langley, British Columbia
Thousands more testimonials found here