Just wiggle your toes.
For 25 years these four words have inspired well over a million people around the world who have experienced Kevin’s story.
- lives reached
- 1M+lives reached
- presentations
- Thousandspresentations
- years speaking
- 20+years speaking
Featured nationally
Also featured on The Tyra Show in an episode called “Teens on the Edge: A Wake Up Call”, and in season one, episode one of My Life with the Walter Boys on Netflix.
What Kevin speaks about
What he actually talks about.
Traffic safety
For 20+ years Kevin has been a leading speaker on the subject. He has been the keynote speaker at numerous provincial, state and national conferences, and worked with nearly every organization there is promoting traffic safety across North America.
Attitude, gratitude & having a crew
At his lowest point, Kevin thought of ways to end the pain. But from the support of family, friends and an amazing hospital staff at Vancouver General Hospital, Kevin found the strength to persevere. He has been handed suicide notes and razor blades, and read hundreds of messages from people who were inspired to keep going because of his story.
Decision making
One poor decision cost Kevin the ability to walk and, even sadder, the life of his childhood friend Brendon. Realizing there was no going back, Kevin had to learn to make positive choices that would propel him and others forward.
Overcoming obstacles
Spend a day in someone else's shoes and maybe see their point of view. Roll around in a wheelchair for a day… Life is a labyrinth of obstacles. Kevin teaches people how to get around, over and through them.
Can't stand up comedian
Tragedy + time = comedy. Onstage or offstage, Kevin is more often than not lining up a zinger that leaves audiences rolling on the floor laughing… like him. See what he did there!?
Leadership & positive change
Kevin's story and message resonate with anyone who meets him, and he has a way of making others want to not just change their own lives, but also change the lives of others.
Who Kevin speaks to
Who he speaks to.
A middle-school gym, a police academy, a nurses’ conference, an army base, a corporate stage. These are just some of the rooms where Kevin can hold an audience and impact motivate and inspire.
- Colleges and Universities
- High Schools & Middle Schools
- Corporate Safety Events
- Fundraisers
- P.A.R.T.Y. Program
- First Responder Conferences
- Police Training & Academies
- Nurses Associations & Conferences
- Sheriffs Association Conferences
- Suicide Prevention Mental Health Conferences
- First Nation Reserves (Canada)
- Native American Reservations (USA)
- Traffic Safety Conferences
- Non Profit Organizations
- Disability Groups, Companies and Conferences
- MC & Hosting Corporate Events
- Stand Up Comedy
- Army Bases & JROTC
- Religious Schools & Churches
- Youth Detention Centers
- Rehabilitation Facilities
- Summer Camps
Who books Kevin
Some of the organizations, communities and audiences Kevin has spoken with.
Kevin puts the real list at many times this. These 123 are the ones we can name from his own records — the insurers, police forces, school districts, hospitals and prevention groups that have put him in front of their people.
Road safety & insurance
- ICBC — Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- SGI — Saskatchewan Government Insurance
- MPI — Manitoba Public Insurance
- State Farm
- Florida Department of Transportation
- Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Florida Teen Safe Driving Coalition
- Oregon Department of Transportation
- Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- Teens in the Driver Seat
- Street Racing Kills
- BC Hydro
- Nebraska Department of Transportation
- American Automobile Association
- Drive to Zero
- Arrive Alive
- Operation Red Nose
- Oregon Impact
Prevention & youth organizations
- SADD — Students Against Destructive Decisions
- MADD — Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- TADD — Teens Against Destructive Decisions
- OSAID — Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving
- Colts Neck Alliance
- Freehold Alliance
- Douglas Community Coalition
- Together We Can Burbank
- Taylor Hagen Memorial Foundation
- Canadian Youth Against Impaired Driving
- Leduc Community Drug Action Committee
- Clackamas Safe Community
- Oregon City Together
- Phelps County Safe Communities Coalition
- Vermont Teen Leadership Committee
- Tennessee Teen Institute
- Teens on the Move Mississippi
- Towns County Health Occupations Students of America
- Uplifting Voices Boston
- Cariboo Youth
- IMAlive
Police, military & emergency services
- United States Army
- Joint Readiness Training Center
- RCMP
- Bonnyville RCMP
- Vancouver Police
- Surrey Police
- Miami-Dade Police Department
- Broward Sheriff's Office
- D'Iberville Police Department
- Burbank Police Foundation
- Florida Sheriffs Association
- Nebraska State Patrol
- Norfolk Police Department
- Saanich Police Department
- Watertown Police Department
- Scituate Police Department
- Jackson Police Department
- Middlesex County District Attorney's Office
- Nogales District Attorney
- Allegheny Pretrial Services
Health & hospital programs
- Victoria General Hospital P.A.R.T.Y. Program
- Nanaimo General Hospital P.A.R.T.Y. Program
- Peace River P.A.R.T.Y. Program
- Bonnyville P.A.R.T.Y. Program
- St. Paul P.A.R.T.Y. Program
- St. Isidore P.A.R.T.Y. Program
- Alaska Emergency Nurses Association
- Lac La Biche Community Health Services
- Freehold Area Health Department
- La Frontera SEABHS
School districts & schools
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Palm Beach County School District
- Orange County Public Schools
- Katy Independent School District
- Burbank Unified School District
- Clackamas School District
- Clackamas County
- Freehold Regional High School District
- Claremont Secondary — SD63 Saanich
- Northern Lights School District
- Lloydminster Public School Division
- Norfolk Public School District
- Old Bridge Public Schools
- Oxnard Union High School District
- Oregon City Public Schools
- Oregon City Community Education
- Collingwood School
- Langley Christian School
- MEI Schools
Colleges & universities
- Simon Fraser University
- University of British Columbia
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Vancouver Island University
- Northern Lights College
- College of New Caledonia
- Portage College — St. Paul
- Sheridan College
- California State University, San Bernardino
- Adelphi University
- Tallahassee Community College
Corporations & brands
- Reebok
- Pixar
- WestJet
- Union Pacific
- Volcom
- Albemarle Corporation
- W. R. Grace & Company
- Havoc Pro Scooters
Community, disability & victim services
- Rick Hansen Foundation
- Spinal Cord Injury British Columbia
- Human in Motion
- Richmond Centre for Disability
- Employabilities Alberta
- Human Service Agency Alberta
- Bonnyville Victim Services
- Lac La Biche Victim Services
- Two Hills & Area Victim Services Unit
- Family & Community Support Services Blackfalds
- Great Falls Connections
- Township of Colts Neck
- Randolph County, Illinois
- Monroe County, Illinois
- Coopersville National Champions Sports
- Cedar Canyon Camp
The short version
How he ended up doing this.
Kevin Brooks skateboarded, snowboarded and played hockey. One Saturday night he left a party and drove drunk. The crash left him paralyzed from the chest down, and his passenger — his childhood hockey friend Brendon — did not survive it.
Lying in a hospital bed, he tried to move his legs and could not. Walking was not the goal any more. The goal was four words: just wiggle your toes.
He has spent the years since telling that story — in thousands of middle and high schools across Canada and the United States, at colleges and conferences, to sports teams, and to thousands of US Army troops. One minute he has an audience laughing. The next he has them crying.