While most notably a professional athlete, Beachum is a multi-dimensional leader who knows how to create and manage energy to drive change. As a systems thinker, he is proficient in synthesizing complex information and remaining solutions-focused.
He is a professional speaker, active investor, advisor to various venture backed startups/firms and advisory board member within the global sports, global business, arts and philanthropic ecosystems.
Speaker
Kelvin is a sought after speaker for global events, company fireside chats, regional conferences, and keynotes. He has experience speaking on the topics of leadership, global affairs, technology, sports, sustainability, strategic planning/execution, and business.
Advisor
As a systems thinker, with keen insight into the impact of small changes on the greater outcome, Beachum focuses on his ability to step out of his local paradigm and take a broader view to recognize how to manage dynamics of the whole system.
His experience participating at the highest level of his craft has allowed him to assess, diagnose, problem solve, and put ideation into action for productive change. He has a passion and skill for bringing groups together, managing diverse personalities, and aligning priorities to forge genuine relationships and optimal interactions.
Investor
Kelvin is an active investor who has made over 80 investments in early-stage, venture backed companies over the last decade. His areas of curiosity include enterprise software, critical technology, fintech infrastructure, and sports.
Art Collector
Kelvin and his wife Jessica are partners in the Beachum Family Art Collection which features pieces of abstraction, figuration, and mixed media representing themes of identity, power, and the Black experience.
The Beachum Collection aims to support emerging artists as they grow in the development of their practice to contribute to and disrupt the art historical canon while building an established archive for generations of the Beachum family, cementing their legacy within the art historical canon. They have hosted several exhibitions with selections from their collection on the campuses of SMU, Baylor and Yale, and loan works to museums and galleries across the world.















