Everything you need to write about Ken.
Bios in three lengths, photos, book covers and talk topics. Use them as they are. For interviews, email ken@boostinnovation.ca.
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Ken King, a Calgary entrepreneur, author and coach, is Founder and CEO of Boost Innovation Inc. and the author of five books, including Pyramid Scheme.
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Ken King is an entrepreneur, author and coach based in Calgary. He is Founder and CEO of Boost Innovation Inc., the company behind the GRW Project and the Boost Mindset apps. He has written five books, most recently Pyramid Scheme (2026). Ken coached university basketball for 15 years and has spent about 20 years in sport. He is Executive Director of the Calgary Minor Basketball Association and teaches at Mount Royal University.
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Ken King is an entrepreneur, author and coach based in Calgary, Alberta. He is Founder and CEO of Boost Innovation Inc., the company behind the GRW Project, which reads composure, presence and clarity from ordinary video, and the five Boost Mindset apps for youth sport. He has written five books: Pyramid Scheme (2026), on how organized sport became an empire and how to rebuild it; The Smile Sheet; Leading on the Edge, second edition; The Sportasaurus Survival Guide; and Elbows Up. Ken spent 15 years coaching university basketball and has spent about 20 years in sport. He is Executive Director of the Calgary Minor Basketball Association and has taught at universities and colleges since 2012, including Laurentian University, Red Deer Polytechnic and now Mount Royal University. He also completed the altMBA. He speaks to coaches, sport organizations, HR teams and leadership groups about a single question: what actually happened in the room?
Ken King of Calgary is the entrepreneur and author, not the late Calgary Flames executive of the same name.
The short list.
- Entrepreneur, author and coach, based in Calgary, Alberta.
- Founder and CEO of Boost Innovation Inc.: the GRW Project and the Boost Mindset apps.
- Five books: Pyramid Scheme (2026), The Smile Sheet, Leading on the Edge (second edition), The Sportasaurus Survival Guide and Elbows Up.
- 15 years coaching university basketball.
- About 20 years in sport. Executive Director of the Calgary Minor Basketball Association.
- Teaching at universities and colleges since 2012: Laurentian University, Red Deer Polytechnic and now Mount Royal University. Completed the altMBA.
Pictures you can use.

Headshot
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Calgary at night
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Wonderland, Calgary
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On stage
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Sport for Life talk
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All five books.

Pyramid Scheme
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The Smile Sheet
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Leading on the Edge
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The Sportasaurus Survival Guide
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Elbows Up
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