For Event Planners
Book a Speaker Who Delivers Real Impact
Khary Penebaker brings nearly 30 years of leadership experience, personal resilience, and practical business frameworks to your stage. No motivational fluff. Real stories with real takeaways.
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Six keynotes, one authentic voice
Every talk is tailored to your audience, event goals, and industry context. Khary works with you beforehand to make sure the content lands.
Leadership under pressure
Decision-making frameworks for leaders facing high-stakes situations with no margin for error.
DetailsResilience and adversity
What resilience actually looks like. From personal loss to business failure to rebuilding stronger.
DetailsBuilding high-performing teams
Specific systems for hiring, accountability, and building culture that scales from 5 to 180 people.
DetailsGun violence prevention
Personal story meets policy advocacy. Honest, impactful, and consistently rated the most meaningful session.
DetailsConstruction and trades leadership
Nearly three decades of hands-on experience in crew management, safety culture, and scaling in the trades.
DetailsCulture, accountability, and trust
Build accountability that feels like fairness, not fear. Practical systems for maintaining culture through growth.
DetailsWho Books Khary
Built for audiences who want substance
Corporate leadership teams
Companies going through change, growth, or restructuring who need their leaders performing better under pressure.
Industry conferences
Construction, home improvement, roofing, and trades events where the speaker understands the products, processes, and people.
Nonprofit and advocacy events
Gun violence prevention organizations, advocacy groups, and community events where personal truth drives action.
Leadership retreats
Teams that need practical frameworks for trust, accountability, and culture. Workshop formats available.
University and education events
Students and emerging leaders who benefit from hearing real career paths, failures, and lessons from someone who has built from scratch.
Political and civic organizations
DNC experience, congressional campaign, and years of civic engagement. Khary understands how to speak to politically diverse audiences.
The Experience
What you get when you book Khary
Pre-Event strategy call
Khary talks with your team before the event to understand your audience, goals, and any specific challenges you want addressed.
Tailored keynote or workshop
Every presentation is customized. No canned speech. The examples, frameworks, and takeaways are built for the people in the room.
Audience Q&A
Khary stays for questions and conversation. Some of the best moments happen after the formal presentation ends.
Marketing support
Professional headshots, bio copy, social media assets, and a speaker one-sheet to help you promote the event.
How It Works
Simple booking process
Reach Out
Submit an inquiry through the booking form with your event details, preferred dates, and audience information.
Strategy call
Khary connects with you to discuss the event, audience needs, and how to make the presentation as impactful as possible.
Confirm and prepare
Lock in the date, finalize the topic and format, and receive marketing materials to promote the event.
Deliver and follow up
Khary delivers the presentation, stays for Q&A, and follows up to ensure the event met your goals.
What Planners Say
The impact speaks for itself
“The most impactful session of our entire conference. Khary connected with our audience in a way that none of our other speakers managed. People were still talking about it weeks later.”Conference Organizer, Leadership Summit
“We needed someone who could speak to our construction industry audience without sounding like a consultant who read about the trades. Khary has lived it. Our team walked away with frameworks they could actually use.”Event Planner, Industry Conference
“Khary made the strategy call feel like a real partnership. He asked thoughtful questions about our team and tailored the entire presentation to what we were going through. That level of care is rare.”HR Director, Corporate Leadership Retreat
Availability
Currently booking Q3-Q4 2026
Khary is based in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area and travels nationally for speaking engagements. Virtual keynotes and hybrid formats are also available.
Keynote, half-day workshop, and full-day workshop formats. Nonprofit and education rates available upon request.
Ready to book Khary for your event?
Submit an inquiry and Khary will respond within 48 hours. Include your event details, preferred dates, and audience information to get started.
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Everything you need to present Khary to your planning committee, in one page.
Get the One-SheetLast updated: May 31, 2026