Technology. Fatherhood.
Starting over.
Kevin M. Coles has spent fifteen years inside enterprise technology, founded a community for his daughters, and written a memoir about the life behind the person people count on.
His talks bring those experiences into the room: the decisions a business inherits, the weight of responsibility, and what it takes to build again.
Discuss your event ↗Decided by Accident
For owners, executives, boards, and business associations.
A renewal nobody questioned. Software one department bought. A temporary workaround that became permanent. Together, those choices become the technology a business depends on.
Drawing on enterprise architecture and his work through Coles Technical Group, Kevin M. Coles examines how leaders take ownership of those decisions: what to fund, what to question, and who stays accountable.
Leave with: sharper questions for providers, clearer ownership of major decisions, and a way to connect technology spending to business priorities.
The One Who Would Be Okay
For conferences, organizations, and community audiences.
Some people become dependable long before anyone asks whether they should have to be.
Kevin M. Coles draws from his memoir: growing up largely on his own, losing his father, building a career, financial collapse, and becoming a father determined to be present. The talk follows what those experiences changed about responsibility and success.
Leave with: a different way to think about the dependable people in your life, and what showing up for them actually means.
Strong. Prepared. Confident.
For workplaces, women’s groups, and community organizations.
Raising Tactical Daughters began when Kevin M. Coles’s first daughter was born. Today, that responsibility extends to both of his daughters.
Kevin M. Coles brings that work into a practical conversation about situational awareness, de-escalation, boundaries, and trusting the signals people too often dismiss. The focus is on recognizing trouble early and having options.
Leave with: everyday ways to notice changes in your surroundings, set boundaries, and think through your next move.
Tell him who
will be in the room.
An executive team questioning its technology direction. A community talking about safety. An audience connecting with the story behind the memoir. Start with the people in the room and what you want them to take away.
Based in Arizona. Virtual sessions available. Share your location and dates when inquiring.
Discuss your event ↗Keynotes · Breakouts · Panels · Moderated conversations