About Kevin September
Our StŌr(y)
HOW I CAN HELP
HOW I CAN HELP
In keeping with a recent trend toward marking our life's chapters as Era's, Kevin September is transitioning into his sixth Careera!
Having explored then left the world of finance, while in his late teens, Kevin's experience and success as a DJ, then in Radio, eventually lead him to work in PR, and as a Publicist; while his ongoing passion for Music & Entertainment became a gateway to roles in A&R, Artist Marketing and Brand Integration.
Throughout his careers, September has always found creative ways to give-back. That became his daily mission over several years in the non-profit world, managing celebrity & influencer engagement around a variety of innovative fundraising campaign initiatives. He continues to lend his support, and contribute to important conversations around the work of under represented causes he believes in.
In a transformative move to Stratford, Ontario, mid-pandemic, Kevin founded a hub for creative storytelling, as owner/curator of Our Stōr(y), a community focused retail space, celebrating the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington region through the work of local Artists, Makers & other creatives.
HOW I CAN HELP
HOW I CAN HELP
HOW I CAN HELP
Kevin believes that Community is a verb, and he always emphasizes action over algorithms.
Your Source for Resources --
Finding the right people for your creative brainstorming and ideation sessions.
Project Research Assistance
Panel Moderation // Hosting
Interviews for Live Events & Content Creation.
Bringing together your ideal collaborators & partnership opportunities.
Sourcing Artwork (Artists) to make your spaces more engaging
* Can also provide a wide range of creative services, including Bio's, Press Releases, LinkedIn upkeep, and other social media marketing & management services; designed to elevate your public and online presence and reputation, and deepen engagement with target audiences.
IMPACTFUL AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
Starts Conversations...
Curiosity, creativity, and the magic in pop culture have provided me with some wonderful personal stories —from my start in radio at 13 years-old, reading uncensored Rolling Stone Magazine cover stories for the blind and vision-impaired, my years as a nightclub DJ that began years before I was legally old enough to be in many of the venues I entertained in... To that night at legendary Toronto rock club, The Gasworks (you saw 'Wayne's World' right?!?) — Nickelback weren't the headliners that evening, but I couldn't get their hooks out of my head and later signed the band to their 1st national distribution deal in Canada. A few years later my persistence, and passion for brand storytelling, took client SC Johnson's Windex® brand well beyond basic Product Placement as a character in the record breaking film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". There was also that time when Billy Ray Cyrus wrote me a reference letter on his 'Doc' headshot photo — but I digress...
Builds Community!
The stories I am most proud of have come from my collaborations with celebrities & other influencers, in creating impactful philanthropic activations — something I've become known for, over 20+ years of meaningful projects — on behalf of the wrongly convicted, who depend on Innocence Canada for justice, ArtHouse who provide free arts-based programming for children and youth, as well as vulnerable children and communities in countries affected by extreme poverty, conflict and war, through my more recent work with World Vision & War Child. I have received support in these initiatives from Bob Dylan, Nikki Sixx, Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones), The Property Brothers, Colin Mochrie (Who’s Line Is It Anyway?) and many other compassionate influential voices; with the ability to amplify a need and engage fan support for meaningful and often underrepresented causes.
STAR-POWERED PHILANTHROPY
Kevin September introduces Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter to Bruce Springsteen, to discuss Innocence Canada (then AIDWYC)
While managing Celebrity & Influencer Engagement on behalf of World Vision, Kevin collaborated with WV Ireland and Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham in a unique fundraising initiative, in partnership with Omaze. $180K was raised toward international development, relief & advocacy work aligned with Liam’s personal areas of support. He later secured Mr. Cunningham’s permission to create a commuter gallery of his personal photography, at Toronto’s Union Station, leading up to World Refugee Day.