Kevin McCarthy, CSP
2018 CSP Recipient
CSP Designation - Certified Speaking Professional - the highest certification recognized globally by the speaking industry.
Amazon #1 Bestseller
Blind Spots are hidden biases, assumptions, and thinking errors that cloud perception, drive destructive behaviors, and impair decision-making.
We all have them. Most of us think we don't. That's the conundrum.
Orvel Ray Wilson (co-author of the famous Guerrilla Marketing series)
rated it: 
"One of the best works of applied Psychology I've ever read."
Keynotes
Welcome to the Blind Spot Zone
We all have them, hidden biases, implicit associations, and thinking errors. They cloud perception, drive destructive behaviors, and impair decision-making. Expose the invisible barriers that hobble your performance at work and at home.
In this fast-paced presentation, you will learn to:
- Identify the blind spots that hinder you from living your best life
- Better communicate with others and reduce conflict
- Enjoy improved relationships with co-workers, friends and family
- Make more ethical decisions, at work and at home
- Expose invisible barriers that impact culture, operations, training, service and leadership
Find Your Stride — Expose Your Blind Spots And Thrive!
How you move through the world reveals unseen influences that hobble your success. Just as biases impact your decisions, so do beliefs, environment and experiences. Kevin McCarthy spent 33 months in prison for a crime he didn’t knowingly commit. In this humorous, enlightening and actionable program, he shares three critical insights he learned from his bunkies on the inside, who came out transformed.
Participants will learn:
- Three secrets for changing your life
- The key to garnering respect and influence
- How to recognize and break self-destructive habits
- How to become a leader that others will follow
- How small changes have a big impact on your decisions, and your future
Training
The Blind Spot Zone™ Half & Full Day Training
Identifying and reducing your blind spots leads to making better decisions, communicating more effectively and developing stronger relationships, at work and home.
In this training program, you will further learn to:
- Identify the blind spots that hinder you from living your best life
- Better communicate with others and reduce conflict
- Enjoy improved relationships with co-workers, friends and family
- Make more ethical decisions, at work and at home
- Expose invisible barriers that impact culture, operations, training, service and leadership
The Blind Spot Zone™ On-site Training
Identifying and reducing your blind spots leads to making better decisions, communicating more effectively and developing stronger relationships, at work and home.
In this customized training delivered on-site, you will further learn to:
- Identify the blind spots that hinder you from living your best life
- Better communicate with others and reduce conflict
- Enjoy improved relationships with co-workers, friends and family
- Make more ethical decisions, at work and at home
- Expose invisible barriers that impact culture, operations, training, service and leadership
Custom Blind Spots Programs
for Leadership, Ethics, Teamwork, Sales, Relationships
What people are saying...
"Kevin was the highest rated session of the conference. "
Jerome Bruce, Jerome Bruce, CAE, CMM, CMP, CEM
Assn of Government Accountants
"We hired Kevin to speak at both our annual leadership conference in Chicago and our national InspectionWorld conference in San Diego. I am pleased to recommend Kevin to any organizer looking to elevate their conference with a dynamic and inspirational speaker."
James Thomas
Executive Director, American Society of Home Inspectors
"Kevin's luncheon presentation was engaging and interactive….a wonderful component for an after lunch speaker! I wouldn't hesitate to invite him to speak again to another audience. "
Stacy Roth, Chairman TEXPO® 2018
AT&T Inc. | Corporate Treasury
"Kevin is a wonderful speaker with a compelling story and perspective that kept our audience engaged throughout. I highly recommend Kevin to open or close you event!"
Kassandra Roberts, Department of Internal Auditing
Georgia Institute of Technology
"Everyone loved your story. Your sincerity, and honesty allows each person to connect with you on many levels."
Susan Ross , MBA, CISA, CRISC
FedEx, Systems Advisor, Internal Audit Systems
"Best speaker of the day. Thanks for pointing out just some of my blindspots. Looking forward to the book."
Patty Burks
FedEx
"We all fall prey to blindspots. [Kevin] made us aware of ours, because we don’t know what we don’t know."
Sanitra Angram
Horizon First Bank
"Always refreshing to hear information that is highly effective to me both personally and professionally. Quality professional development at its best!"
Debbie Banks
City of Memphis
"Valuable for auditors and anyone in positions of influence and authority."
Nicki Stewart
PGN
"This presentation was great! It allowed me to put into words things I have been feeling throughout my life, but just didn’t know how to describe."
Golden Tawzer
City of Rexburg
"An engaging and lively presentation that got me thinking about my own biases. Helpful in both my professional and personal lives!"
Peter Soelter
"Thought-provoking! Be prepared to self-analyze."
Monque Hart
Piedmont Natural Gas
"Outstanding presentation! Great insights and engagement."
Kevin Ciccotti
"Great presentation! Your energy and sense of humor are great! If you capture that in your book it will be awesome! Can’t wait to read it!"
Lori Baumgartner
"Excellent speaker – stayed engaged in his entire presentation."
Sarah Meyer
Meet Kevin McCarthy
Author of the bestselling book, BlindSpots – Why Good People Make Bad Choices, and holds the highest certification recognized globally by the speaking industry, the Certified Speaking Professional.
An award-winning sales professional, he built one of the largest Century 21 offices in America, then developed and sold a dot-com startup.
In 2004, his boss was arrested for the largest stock fraud in Washington State history. As a result, Kevin spent 33 months in federal prison for a crime he didn’t knowingly commit. There he studied Cognitive Psychology and recognized — then deeply researched — the blind spots that lead to his predicament.
Today Kevin and his team expose the invisible barriers that impact culture, operations, training, service and leadership.
Discover Your Blind Spots
Organizational Blind Spot Assessment
Discover the blind spots in your organization across five key areas: Culture, Operations, Training, Service and Leadership.
Articles
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BlindSpots Leadership Development
Portland, Oregon USA
