Kevin Hancock is the Managing Owner + Chairman of his seventh-generation family business, Hancock Lumber, as well as an award-winning author, nationally recognized keynote speaker, and executive coach. Over the last decade, Kevin has written books, spoken locally and nationally, developed and co-hosted executive coaching programs, and created content that fuels his website, The Business of Shared Leadership. The mission of his personal website is to heighten RESPECT FOR ALL VOICES. “If everyone on Earth felt trusted, respected, valued, and heard, what might change?” Kevin believes that everything might change—and, most importantly, that the workplace can and must become a catalyst for this transformation.

Kevin is also an award-winning author and speaker. His first published book, “Not For Sale: Finding Center in the Land of Crazy Horse,” won three national book awards. In 2020, Post Hill Press published his second book, “The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey into the Business of Shared Leadership.” Released in 2021, Kevin’s third book, “48 Whispers from Pine Ridge and the Northern Plains,” is a hybrid book of sorts——part photography and part thoughts for reflection, heightened self-awareness, and human advancement.

Kevin has worked at the company since 1991 and is part of the seventh generation of his family to help lead the organization. A family-owned integrated forest products company since 1848, Hancock Lumber is passionate about its people-first and values driven culture. Over the course of his career, Kevin has received the Ed Muskie ‘Access to Justice’ award, the Habitat for Humanity ‘Spirit of Humanity’ award, the Boy Scouts of America ‘Distinguished Citizen’ award, and Timber Processing Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ award. He is also a past chairman of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association. Kevin’s work has been featured in both The New York Times and Inc. Magazine.

Kevin is a frequent visitor to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and an advocate of strengthening the voices of all individuals through listening, empowering, and shared leadership.

Kevin is a graduate of Lake Region High School and Bowdoin College.  He lives in Maine with his wife, Alison.  Together they have two adult children, Abby and Sydney.

To learn more, visit Kevin’s website or reach out directly by email at: [email protected].

“An organization’s true value is not defined by revenue growth or profitability. Those are important metrics for our business, but they are outcomes of a higher purpose. The real mission is to enhance the lives of the people who work here.”

-Kevin Hancock