Who he is
Khary Penebaker founded a commercial roofing company at 24 and grew it to $15M with 50 employees. He ran for U.S. Congress in Wisconsin's 5th district in 2016, served six years as a Wisconsin DNC Representative, and built Roofed Right America from $6M to $35M with 180 team members. He is currently Division President at MetalMaster-RoofMaster. He is an Everytown for Gun Safety Fellow, former Board President of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, and a noted gun violence prevention advocate. His mother, Joyce, died by firearm suicide when he was 22 months old. He speaks from biography, not biography about someone else.
Speaking topics
01
Gun Violence Prevention
Firearm suicide accounts for 58% of all gun deaths. Khary lost his mother to firearm suicide at 22 months old. He speaks on prevention, policy, and what the data demands of leaders and communities.
02
Resilience and Adversity
What the hardest moments actually teach you. Built and lost companies, ran for Congress, kept going. Resilience without the inspirational-poster version of itself.
03
Construction Leadership
Nearly 30 years in the trades, from installing roofs at 18 to running $35M in annual revenue. What the construction industry teaches you about leading people at scale.
04
Culture, Accountability & Trust
Frameworks for the gap between stated values and actual behavior, earned across $35M+ operations and six years on a national political committee.
Credentials
Media appearances