Keynote speaker for schools & events

Three talks. Every claim verifiable. No student can dismiss it.

Chad Kempel brings thirty years of verifiable evidence to every stage. Father of seven, 4x Guinness World Records title holder, MA in Research Psychology. Based in Boise, Idaho — available nationwide and internationally.

Talk 1 — The flagship assembly

Anything Is Possible

A sign, a son, and thirty years of proof that the phrase isn't a wish — it's a decision followed by evidence.

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Opens in a locker room, not on a finish line. Chad traces one phrase through bullying, wrestling, an academic turnaround, Ironman Canada, five babies born at 27 weeks, a three-attempt marathon arc, and a sign that made it to a museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. Every claim is verifiable — the race times are in public databases, the records are on the Guinness website.

Best for: full-school assemblies · graduation ceremonies · kickoff events

Talk 2 — The mental health assembly

The Weight You're Carrying

What no one named for you — and the vocabulary that changes everything once someone finally does.

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Chad opens at a university podium — the moment his phone rang and he learned he was losing his twin sons. Then a 100-mile run past every landmark of his life. Then the freeze response, named and explained. Grounded in his MA in Research Psychology, this talk gives students vocabulary for what they've been feeling — and teaches them that naming it is the first step to putting it down.

Best for: mental health assemblies · counselor-requested events · wellness programming

Talk 3 — The belonging talk

I Walked the Hallways Alone

I had no hero in those hallways. So I became one in someone else's.

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No Guinness World Records. No stroller. No marathon. Built entirely on relational evidence — a kid who watched classmates group up and had no fallback plan, who later counseled children with disabilities, taught inside San Quentin State Prison, and coached Special Olympics athletes. Closes with the simplest call to action a school will ever hear: sit down next to someone who looks like they're alone.

Best for: orientation week · anti-bullying programming · school culture initiatives

What your audience walks away with

→Vocabulary for what they've been feeling — grounded in psychology, not platitudes

→Evidence they can verify on their phone that the person on stage earned every word

→Proof that where they start isn't where they finish

→A reason to sit down next to someone who looks like they're alone

Ideal for

High school assemblies Graduations Youth conferences Mental health & wellness Anti-bullying programs Corporate keynotes Faith events

Bring Chad to your stage.

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chad@chadkempel.com · (208) 391-2959