Book Kenny Kane as a Podcast Guest
I'm a three-time author, multi-organization CEO, and practitioner who's spent 15+ years building systems across cancer advocacy, commercial real estate, and health technology. I don't speak in frameworks I Googled — I share what I've learned from actually doing the work.
I've been a guest on shows like Flex Uncensored, INspired INsider, and The Stupid Cancer Show, and I'm always up for a real conversation with a host who wants to go deeper than surface-level takes.
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Episode Topics I Can Speak To
From Cancer Advocacy to Commercial Real Estate: The Unlikely Career Arc
I co-founded Stupid Cancer, one of the most recognized young adult cancer organizations in the U.S., and helped grow it from a grassroots movement into a national nonprofit — including ringing the NASDAQ opening bell. Then I left to become CEO of a premium coworking company. The thread connecting those worlds is systems thinking, service design, and building organizations that actually work on a Tuesday.
Best for: Leadership, entrepreneurship, career reinvention, and purpose-driven business shows.
I Wrote Three Books in One Year Using AI — Here's What I Actually Learned
In 2025, I published The Accidental Nonprofiteer and Mission-Driven Ecommerce, then wrote Own Your Name in a three-day intensive collaboration with Claude AI. None of them are AI-generated books. They're my stories, my experience, and my voice — but AI changed how I got them out of my head and onto the page. I can talk honestly about the creative process, the ethics of crediting AI, and why a decade-old manuscript sitting in my Google Drive finally became a finished book.
Best for: Writing, publishing, AI and creativity, and tech-forward creator shows.
Owning Your Name in the Age of AI: Digital Disambiguation for Everyone
I share my name with a comedian and a rapper. For twenty years, I've fought to make sure that when someone searches "Kenny Kane," they find the right one. I built a Google Knowledge Panel in a single day using Wikidata. I got myself cited by ChatGPT by writing strategically. I wrote the playbook — literally — in Own Your Name: A Practical Guide to Digital Disambiguation in the Age of AI.
Best for: Marketing, SEO/GEO, personal branding, AI visibility, and digital strategy shows.
How AI and SEO Helped a Nonprofit Save Lives
At the Testicular Cancer Foundation, we used AI and search optimization to put life-saving information in front of young men at the exact moment they needed it. This isn't a theoretical case study. It's a real story about how a small nonprofit with limited resources used technology to reach people who might not have found us otherwise.
Best for: Nonprofit, health tech, digital marketing, and AI for social impact shows.
Building a Six-Figure Ecommerce Operation Inside a Nonprofit
I grew the Stupid Cancer online store from $5K in annual revenue on CafePress to $275K on our own platform — with no dedicated ecommerce team, no venture funding, and products designed by the community we served. The lessons apply far beyond nonprofits: listen to your customers, own your platform, and never let someone else control your margins.
Best for: Ecommerce, entrepreneurship, nonprofit revenue, and community-building shows.
The Operator's Playbook: Running Three Organizations as One Person
I'm currently CEO of Firmspace, CEO of the Testicular Cancer Foundation, and CTO of Gryt Health. I run all three with AI, automation (especially Zapier), and a systems-first mindset. I can talk about what it actually looks like to collapse the skill stack — how tools that used to require a ten-person team now fit in one operator's workflow.
Best for: Productivity, operations, SaaS/automation, solopreneur, and future-of-work shows.
The Details
Location: Austin, Texas (available for remote recording anytime)
Recording setup: Professional microphone and quiet, private studio (perks of running a coworking company)
Scheduling: Email kennykane@gmail.com with your show name, format, and preferred topics. I'll respond within 48 hours.
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Website: kenny-kane.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kennykane
Books: kenny-kane.com/books
Bio
Kenny Kane is an author, entrepreneur, and nonprofit executive based in Austin, Texas. He serves as CEO of Firmspace (a national premium coworking company), CEO of the Testicular Cancer Foundation, and CTO and co-founder of Gryt Health. He previously co-founded Stupid Cancer, where he served as COO and helped build it into a defining voice in young adult cancer advocacy. Kenny is a Forbes Business Council member and the author of three books: The Accidental Nonprofiteer, Mission-Driven Ecommerce, and Own Your Name: A Practical Guide to Digital Disambiguation in the Age of AI. He writes about AI adoption, nonprofit operations, and cross-industry leadership at kenny-kane.com.