Pokorny Consulting

...where our consulting services result in respectful and productive working environments!

Kevin J. Pokorny, Consultant

Consulting Experience

  • 22 years business owner.
  • Worked with hundreds of employers in the United States: financial and insurance, retail, ag-industry, senior care retirement, small manufacturers, law enforcement, education, non-profits, state and local governments.
  • 30 years in designing and delivering training in areas that include employment law, harassment, diversity, interviewing, emotional intelligence, leadership, teamwork, performance coaching, critical thinking, and change management.
  • 31 years of experience with EEO laws as an investigator and trainer.
  • 25 years of experience in planning and facilitating education and human service public forums, strategic planning for government and non-profits, management retreats, and employee focus groups.
  • Trained more than 35,000 employees in sexual harassment prevention.
  • Consultant to attorneys for EEO cases and expert witness.
  • Conducted workshops at business conferences.
  • Listed as a speaker with International Association of Speaker Bureaus.

Education

  • Drake University - BA
  • University Associates Consulting & Training Services, San Diego - Internal Consulting

Community Involvement

  • Member of the Greater Des Moines Partnership - West Side Chamber board member
  • Former member and co-chair of the Drake University Arts and Sciences National Advisory Board
  • Weekly volunteer at Hubbell Elementary School - tutor 5th grade students in reading and writing
  • Member of the Korn Patch Klowns and perform as Popek the Clown for public and private events

Publications

  • Kevin's strategic planning process Futures: Planning Creatively was published in The 2002 Annual: Volume 2 Consulting 2002, by Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.