kevin carroll

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• Kevin gives an overview of what Tech San Diego is [02:26]

• Kevin shares the typical companies they engage with [04:03]

• Kevin shares his journey of understanding the talent needs for Tech San Diego, the talent portfolio they have, and their university talent initiative [05:55]

• Kevin talks about the issues recruiting local talent and what they’re doing about it [08:59]

• How does Tech San Diego help in transitioning university talent to the private sector? [11:49]

• What are the things Tech San Diego is currently focusing on? [13:34]

• Where does Kevin see Tech San Diego a year from now? [15:47]

• Kevin explains why they’re more focused on talents fit for technical jobs [17:08]

• Kevin shares how they make transitioning university talent to the private sector easier [18:42]

• How can a company looking for talent or students looking for jobs connect with Tech San Diego? [20:06]

• Kevin shares his favorite taco spot, a taco place in Escondido [20:55]

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Everything has changed. In a blink we realize what we took for granted. I miss Dodgers games, yoga class, and Friday Morning Hike Club. In this episode of the Idea Fountain Kevin Carroll talks about the void left in our lives from the absence of sports and play during Covid-19. If quarantine has you in a rut - taking a few lessons from Kevin’s Rules of the Red Rubber Ball may be exactly what you need. 

This week’s conversation is with Kevin Carroll, an author, speaker and creative catalyst.

It is Kevin’s job to inspire businesses, organizations and individuals - from CEOs and employees of Fortune 500 companies to schoolchildren - to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize their human potential and sustain more meaningful business and personal growth.

He has helped turn creative ideas into reality for organizations such as Nike, Starbucks, Adidas, Walt Disney, Target, Proctor & Gamble, Under Armour, Mattel, the NBA and many others.

The focus of this conversation is much more about how Kevin became the man he is today rather than the “what” of his accomplishments so I want to give a quick rundown of Kevin’s stops along the way.

Raised by his grandparents in Philadelphia, Kevin spent endless hours at the neighborhood playground where he found his calling: a red rubber ball.

His subsequent pursuit of play and his ‘red rubber ball’ took him overseas with the Air Force, where he served as a language interpreter and translator, gaining fluency in Croatian, Czech, Serbian, and German.

After serving in the Air Force for ten years and earning his college degree, Kevin became an athletic trainer at the high school and collegiate levels in Philadelphia.

His expertise in sport performance recognized by the 76ers organization and led to his job as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Philadelphia 76ers in 1995.

While at the 76ers, Nike tapped Kevin to bring his unique experiences to the sneaker giant in 1997.

Although no job “officially” existed at the time, Kevin was directed to create a position at the company that would add value to the overall mission of the brand.

Kevin left Nike in 2004 to create his own company, Kevin Carroll Katalyst, committed to elevating the power of sport and play around the world.

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