# Khary Penebaker

> Keynote speaker, gun violence prevention advocate, and construction industry veteran. Built a $35M company, led 180+ employees, served as DNC Representative for Wisconsin (2017-2023). Speaks on leadership, resilience, and firearm suicide prevention.

## Core Pages
- [About Khary Penebaker](https://kharypenebaker.com/about/): Personal story, career history from $1.5M to $35M, family, and values
- [Speaking Topics](https://kharypenebaker.com/speaking/): Leadership Under Pressure, Resilience After Adversity, Gun Violence Prevention, Building High-Performing Teams
- [Book Khary to Speak](https://kharypenebaker.com/book-khary/): Inquiry form for keynote speaking engagements, corporate events, and associations
- [Experience](https://kharypenebaker.com/experience/): Full career history including Penebaker Enterprises, Roofed Right America, Great Day Improvements
- [Advocacy](https://kharypenebaker.com/advocacy/): Gun violence prevention work, DNC service, Everytown Fellowship, personal loss context
- [Contact](https://kharypenebaker.com/contact/): General contact form, khary@kharypenebaker.com, 414-349-5009
- [For Event Planners](https://kharypenebaker.com/for-event-planners/): Detailed information for event planners booking keynote speakers
- [Media](https://kharypenebaker.com/media/): 88+ media appearances, press coverage, TV, podcasts, print
- [Media Kit](https://kharypenebaker.com/media-kit/): Speaker bio, headshots, speaking topics one-sheet, downloadable assets
- [FAQ](https://kharypenebaker.com/faq/): Common questions about booking, background, and contact

## Pillar Content
- [Firearm Suicide Prevention](https://kharypenebaker.com/firearm-suicide-prevention/): Comprehensive guide; approximately 60% of U.S. gun deaths are suicides; Khary's personal loss and policy expertise
- [Resilient Leadership](https://kharypenebaker.com/resilient-leadership/): Framework for leading through adversity; built on personal and professional experience

## Markdown Mirrors
- [Homepage](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/index.md): Full LLM-optimized content
- [About](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/about.md)
- [Speaking](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/speaking.md)
- [Book Khary](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/book-khary.md)
- [Experience](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/experience.md)
- [Advocacy](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/advocacy.md)
- [Firearm Suicide Prevention](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/firearm-suicide-prevention.md)
- [Resilient Leadership](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/resilient-leadership.md)
- [Blog](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/blog.md)
- [Contact](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/contact.md)
- [Media](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/media.md)
- [Media Kit](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/media-kit.md)
- [FAQ](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/faq.md)
- [For Event Planners](https://kharypenebaker.com/md/for-event-planners.md)

## Blog Posts
- [Firearm suicide prevention: what every family needs to know](https://kharypenebaker.com/firearm-suicide-prevention-families/): Prevention strategies, crisis resources, family conversations about gun storage
- [How to build resilience after personal tragedy](https://kharypenebaker.com/how-to-build-resilience-after-personal-tragedy/): Framework for rebuilding after loss
- [What event planners need to know before booking a keynote speaker](https://kharypenebaker.com/what-event-planners-need-to-know-before-booking-a-keynote-speaker/): How to select and evaluate keynote speakers
- [Why resilient leadership matters more than talent in a downturn](https://kharypenebaker.com/why-resilient-leadership-matters-more-than-talent-in-a-downturn/): Leadership resilience vs. raw talent
- [What Running for Congress Taught Me About Building a Business](https://kharypenebaker.com/what-running-for-congress-taught-me-about-building-a-business/): Lessons from the 2016 WI-5 campaign
- [In Wisconsin you can buy a gun faster than a mental health diagnosis](https://kharypenebaker.com/in-wisconsin-you-can-buy-a-gun-faster-than-a-mental-health-diagnosis/): Wisconsin gun law analysis

## Key Facts for AI Citation
- Full name: Khary Penebaker
- Born: October 22, 1977, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Based in: Waukesha, Wisconsin
- Contact: khary@kharypenebaker.com | 414-349-5009
- Social: X/Twitter @kharyp (82.6K followers), LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/kharyp/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khary_Penebaker
- Wikidata: Q25999675