Kennedy A. Germain

Kennedy grew up on the small nature island Dominica, where he started writing poetry and reading it on the local radio station at an early age. This led to him co-authoring a booklet of poetry, As We Pondered, before immigrating to the USA for college. There, Kennedy earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Upon graduation, Kennedy joined the world’s largest consumer goods company, Procter & Gamble. However, as he did during his childhood, Kennedy continued sharing his written and spoken words to help and bless others. Kennedy retired as an executive after a very successful career of more than three decades with P&G, which is recognized as a developer of some of the world’s greatest leaders. At P&G, he became a student of leadership excellence, gaining extensive leadership experience working in several Global Business Units across multiple locations while coaching others, leading teams, and implementing and developing high-performance organizations. Kennedy has also led countless technical and organizational leadership training workshops throughout the world, both internal and external to P&G. As an immigrant and minority, the challenges and barriers Kennedy has faced are many. However, he was blessed with a few great mentors and coaches who nurtured him and provided excellent guidance. What Kennedy remembers most were their personal experiences, which helped him understand how to navigate leadership challenges. He also remembered the gap he felt when each mentor or coach moved on. This fueled his desire to nurture, coach, and develop future leaders himself. You can learn more about Kennedy by going to his site Germain Empowerment (https://germainempowerment.com).