Kevin’s enthusiasm and good instincts made him very adaptable as we rapidly expanded into a number of markets and verticals

Carey - Founder Big Ass Fans

Kevin is truly passionate about what he does and builds a culture of enthusiasm and positive energy. Spend a few hours with Kevin, and you’ll be motivated to take on anything!

Chad

Kevin has the ability to know what a business needs before they know themselves. As salesman he makes the customer’s job easy through very accommodating communication and proposals. It’s never about simply selling product, he’s focused on solving a problem and improving working conditions inside any type of facility, anywhere we need him to. Salesmen can often be too pushy or too hands off. Kevin is neither, working with him has always been a pleasure and I would recommend him to friends or family all day long.

Robbie

Kevin is a top notch presenter, stellar negotiator and an inspired leader

Kimberly

He’s one of those people that literally can’t help but to give more energy, into everything he does, than most can imagine is possible. He doesn’t have a slow gear

Keith

Kevin is a true professional, great leader and always willing to help his colleagues learn and exceed expectations. Kevin possesses the rare quality of being a great individual sales professional, while also being an incredible leader and manager of sales teams. Always one to take on the tough challenges, new categories, and simply do whatever it takes to make sure himself, his team, and his company are a success.

Scott

His professionalism and positive attitude are two traits that always stand out to me in our interactions. Kevin brings a tremendous amount of drive and attention to detail to anything that he is working on

Michael - CEO

For anyone seeking Insight, leadership, or ways to enhance your selling skills, I would recommended Professor Kevin Young. He is engaging, interactive and brought energy to every class he taught. I feel confident in what I have learned from his class and how it will help me in my future career!

Kate

Kevin’s MKT410 Class was extremely beneficial prior to my graduation. Using the SPIN philosophy, Kevin gave us opportunities to apply what we’ve learned in class through mock situations which helped us tweak our strategies to become more effective salespeople. I highly recommend his class for anyone in the Gatton College of Business.

Jack

Mr. Young provides a classroom that not only rewards hard work and effort but is engaging to students. His outside sales experience allows him to share his knowledge with students in a way that most professors cannot. Loved this class one of the best teachers I have had at Kentucky

- Jeff

I am terrified of public speaking and this class was extremely helpful for getting me more comfortable with selling in front of people. The class time really helped me improve my knowledge and skills with selling. His real world experience taught us how to truly apply what he was teaching. Even though he is not technically a “professor” he has been one of my favorites during my time at UK

-Ruth

Professor was very passionate about the content He never made anyone feel dumb even when sometimes people did kind of say dumb things. Without ever explicitly saying it he successfully created a class environment where “no question is a stupid question” was accepted and rang true in that class.

-Scott

Kevin was relaxed and spoke to students with respect. He definitely knew an lot about sales and it was nice that he actually worked in the business and wasn’t just a professor. You could tell he wanted to be there.

Katie

Kevin is such a cool guy! He does a fantastic job on how he goes about this course. His personal experience within the field of sales really adds a whole other layer to the course. He truly cares about his students, he wants to be involved, and he wants his students to be just as passionate as he is about sales. What a fantastic person to teach this course! Go Kevin!

-Ashley

He has real life experience to personal selling and he could share stories. Aided to learning because you know it actually plays a role in your future. Had us do role play assignments and took his time with the feedback. Helped us improve as “sellers” and overall students

-Travis

He was one of the most supportive and insightful professors at UK as he brings in outside experience and applies it through coursework.

-Devin