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5,068 Schools & Organizations Have Rated Our Speakers 4.9/5.0

Duncan Kirkwood was one of the best speakers we’ve ever had, and we will definitely be bringing him back here.

Duncan Kirkwood has such a genuine, positive personality, with a great sense of humor. His ability to connect with our teachers was appreciated. His presentation was extremely informative and relevant, which allowed teachers to leave with strategies and activities to use on day one in the classroom. Thank you for such a memorable experience!

Duncan Kirkwood did a great job speaking to our staff about resiliency. We can’t wait to have him back.

I highly recommend Duncan Kirkwood, he will not disappoint.

Duncan Kirkwood worked with our team to ensure that the 1,500 attendees left the conference feeling motivated, inspired, known, and valued to go out and do this very important work that they do.

Duncan Kirkwood’s presentation was ranked the highest by students of our entire event. He brought a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the message for students. I already recommended him to other Gear Up State Directors.

Duncan Kirkwood is a very dynamic speaker. I have seen several motivational speakers in the past, and they are usually just okay. Duncan was the best I have seen so far.

Duncan Kirkwood was the most impactful keynote we’ve ever had.

We absolutely loved Duncan Kirkwood’s presentation and were happy to have him at our event for the second year in a row.

Duncan Kirkwood really ‘wowed’ our crowd! His energy and passionate delivery of first-hand experiences resonated deeply with our audience of high school students and parents! He had a crowd of people around him after his talk who couldn’t wait to ask him questions. I appreciated his professionalism in communicating with me before his speech, his personality once we met onsite, and his command of the stage to get his inspiring message across!

Duncan Kirkwood was amazing! Very friendly, positive message, engaging, supportive, easy to work with, and inspirational!

Duncan Kirkwood nailed it! He inspired the youth and adults.

Duncan Kirkwood was fun and tailored the message to our needs.