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Kinetic Affect is a nationally-renowned, award-winning duo. Bringing over 30 years of combined experience to the stage and having been featured on America’s Got Talent and The Apollo these highly dynamic keynote speakers, community leaders, entrepreneurs and poets have been brought into schools, fortune 500 companies, TEDx talks, and conferences around the nation to entertain, educate and inspire others to rekindle their passion, overcome their struggles, and remind audiences with a variety of backgrounds that we are all connected.

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Gabriel Giron

Gabriel Giron is a multi-award winning, national keynote speaker and poet who transformed his life from an angry and violent teen to become the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Speak It Forward, Inc. and one-half of the powerhouse known as Kinetic Affect. Gabriel now dedicates his life to helping others heal through the art of writing, performance and mindfulness.

Having lived in three different countries and six US States, he brings a diverse perspective to his work. Aside from two degrees Gabriel also holds multiple certifications in mindfulness training and trauma-informed therapeutic healing and as a US Army veteran, cancer survivor and Executive Director/CEO he has learned how to utilize effective wellness techniques to manage stress in high pressure environments and enjoys sharing what he has learned with others.

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Credell "Pete" Kitchen

Credell “Pete” Kitchen, grew up in a household where abuse and violence were a part of everyday life. Pete found an outlet for his rage while studying martial arts and soon become a junior olympic medalist. Years later a chance encounter helped him turn his troubled path into an avenue to reach youth who were making the same bad choices he did as a teenager. Once Pete made the choice to leave his past behind him and turn his life around his passion for martial arts helped him become a personal trainer and mindset coach for people all across Michigan. As his reputation grew so did his opportunities to use his gifts. Pete is now the co-founder and Executive Director of the Counterpunch Academy, a non-profit dedicated to transforming the lives of underserved youth while instilling a sense of personal empowerment and discipline to those most in need.

Pete is now one-half of the highly dynamic duo knows Kinetic Affect. He uses his platform to help others as a high-profile mindset coach and youth mentor, sharing his story of overcoming trauma and using obstacles to achieve success and finding one's purpose.

Testimonial

“Best professional development message I have received in the 6 years that I have been teaching! You both are so talented. Here's to you both for following a crazy, off beaten path to your happiness! Great message and very eye opening! Thank you for sharing your stories!”

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Janelle Schulz

Teacher, Niles Public Schools

If you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing them, Google them! They are so amazingly talented and versatile; they will create a performance fit to size and audience/event type. HIGHEST of recommendations from me and the rest of the MFE team.

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Kymie Spring

Director of MFE

High energy mixed with a great message! Best PD I've ever had in the 20 years I've been doing this work. Presentation was engaging and so much fun. These conferences can be draining sometimes but you guys set the right tone. Liked it far more than I thought I would. And I'm not one to blow smoke up anyones you know what!

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Becky Search

Attendee at MSDHA

Spoke to my heart and my colleagues and I couldn't stop talking about you guys on our drive home. Your individual stories were quite inspiring, the poetry was awesome!! It was a perfect way to end our PD. Very entertaining, would recommend 10 out of 10!

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Kristen Richards

Director of Community Engagement

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