Michael Shawn Keller

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Michael Shawn Keller is an author, speaker, and business coach in Sonora, Kentucky. He writes about coming out, bullying, and a week you can actually live, speaks in schools and workplaces, and teaches service businesses indoor air quality.

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Michael Shawn Keller is an author, speaker, and business coach living in Sonora, Kentucky, with his husband Jonathan and their children, Jack and Amariah. Born and raised in Connecticut, he came out later than he wished. He writes so kids do not make the same mistakes and get hurt. His books are Room 308, Bullies Among Us, and Life in a Week. He speaks on bullying that hides in jokes and policy, the bully inside the closet, and dignity as a practice.

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Michael Shawn Keller is an author, speaker, and business coach in Sonora, Kentucky, with his husband Jonathan and their children, Jack and Amariah. He was born and raised in Connecticut and spent years running a small business before slowing the chapter toward family, writing, and special education. He came out later than he wished. The years in the closet are why he writes: so kids do not make the same mistakes and end up hurt or sick. Room 308 is a coming-out novel about inner homophobia. Bullies Among Us is a short guide for school and work that refuses the cartoon bully. Life in a Week is a practice you can finish by Sunday. In schools and workplaces he names the bully you can see, the bully you carry, and the bully in the meeting. He also teaches service businesses how to add air duct cleaning. A school day is $750 plus travel. A workplace day is $1,500 plus travel. The three-day IAQ course is $5,000 plus travel.

Topics

  • The bully you can see — grades 4–8
  • The bully you carry — high school, coming out, inner homophobia
  • The bully in the meeting — staff and workplaces

Rates

School day $750 plus travel. Workplace day $1,500 plus travel. Signed classroom or staff sets lower the day rate.

Photos

Michael Shawn Keller headshotMichael Shawn Keller with his son, Jack

A short video is on the speaking page.

Covers

Room 308 coverBullies Among Us coverLife in a Week cover

On the record

“A lot of the time, it’s all in our heads. We worry for no reason.”

Connecticut Voice, 2019