As Founder and CEO of Infinite Motivations, Keith B. Wheeler couples his inspiring life story with his rich experience as an educator to inspire others to pursue excellence in their own lives. No stranger to life’s near-tragic endings, Keith knows how personal decisions can lead either to destruction or to triumphant growth. Born on Seattle’s South Side, Keith was confronted by the ills of society at an early age and many of the teenagers he grew up with were experienced criminals before they entered high school. Keith nearly lost two of his siblings when they were shot due to gang violence and before long, he was pulled into the same dangerous world. Critical parts of Keith’s adolescence were interrupted by expulsion from school and time spent in juvenile detention. The one thing he took pride in was playing basketball, and the sport served as a place of refuge amid the chaos and became his pipeline to college.
Through Infinite Motivations, Keith shares his path to redemption to help others transform their challenges into stories of excellence. Founded in 2011, the mission of Infinite Motivations is to empower individuals, communities, and organizations with dynamic strategies that increase resilience, self-efficacy, and productivity in the face of adversity. Keith carries out this mission with the In Pursuit of Excellence framework as his anchor. This self-developed and research based tool is a multi-level framework designed to inspire, transform and empower. He is living proof that his In Pursuit of Excellence framework is more than an abstract concept; it’s a lifestyle.