Kevin Brooks
Kevin Brooks on stage in his wheelchair, microphone in one tattooed hand, grinning out at the room under a blue stage wash

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

Kevin is also 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.

Programs

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 he speaks for, and what a booking looks like

Who books Kevin

Some of the organizations, communities and audiences Kevin has spoken with.

See who Kevin has spoken with
Kevin Brooks at home holding up a copy of his book, Just Wiggle Your Toes, and pointing at the cover with a tattooed hand

How he ended up doing this.

Read Kevin's Story

Where the words came from

Why just wiggle your toes?

The phrase has a page of its own: how Kevin came to say it, and what people have done with it since. Some of them had it tattooed.

Just Wiggle Your Toes

From the road

The new school year is in full swing

Viewpoint School and Steele Canyon High School in California, home to Vancouver, a 103rd birthday, and five schools in New Jersey next.