EXPERT ON:
◉ Effective Communication
◉ Inspirational Life Story
◉ Leadership Development
EXPERIENCE:
◉ Grammy Award–Winning Musician & Songwriter – Cross-cultural artist whose music has been performed globally and reached audiences in over 20 countries.
◉ Youth Development & Nonprofit Leader – Founder of Elevate New York, a mentorship organization serving underserved students and supporting dropout prevention and community transformation.
◉ Social Entrepreneur & Leadership Trainer – Co-founder of Trellis Inc. and VP of Leadership Development at Elevate USA, training leaders and worship teams while investing in inner-city youth impact.
Kevin Singleton is a Grammy Award winning songwriter, cross cultural musician, nonprofit youth development mentor and social entrepreneur.
Some of Kevin’s songs have been sung by faith-based organizations globally. He has performed at gatherings, conferences and assemblies for more than 4 million people across America and in 20 countries around the world, using components of what he calls “The Mailman Method”. He learned these basketball skills and principles from his college coach, Bill Peterson, who created the workout for Karl Malone, the 3rd leading scorer in NBA history.
In 2009 Kevin founded Elevate New York, a New York City Department of Education accredited, in-school/after-school mentoring 501c3. Elevate serves students in the poorest congressional district in America. Through Elevate, he has helped raise and invest over $4 million into NYC Community School district 8. The Social ROI is now well over $100 million, because Elevate’s high school dropout prevention rate precludes the need for state and federal funds to subsidize its graduates.
In 2022 Kevin joined the Elevate USA national team as a VP of Leadership and Development. He remains active with Elevate New York as a board member.
In 2022, he co-founded the nonprofit, Trellis Inc., to support his mentoring work in the two areas of worship leader training and inner-city youth development.
Kevin is one of the team members, that trains Musical Worship Leaders at Adoration House Seattle, a prayer ministry in the university district.