Keidrian Kunkel

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President and CEO, CareerSource Tampa Bay at CareerSource Tampa Bay

United States

Overview

Keidrian Kunkel is the President and CEO of CareerSource Tampa Bay, a nationally recognized workforce development leader with over 15 years of experience. She is focused on unifying the regions talent systems and has been named the 2020 Workforce Professional of the Year. Keidrian holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the College of Charleston.

Her passion for her field originated from her early experience teaching adult education classes. Originally from Charleston, SC, she has embraced her new home, expressing appreciation for the Tampa Bay communitys ability to "work hard and play hard" and the welcome she has received.

Unique fact: She was recognized as the National Workforce Professional of the Year in 2020 for her innovation and impact in the field.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Curious

Example Seeker

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Topics They Care About

Regional Collaboration
A key focus of her first year as CEO has been unifying the workforce development boards of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties to create a more efficient regional system.
AI's Workforce Impact
She recently shared insights with the Tampa Bay EDC on how artificial intelligence is creating new talent needs and challenges for employers in the region.
Youth Opportunity
Has stated a key goal is to secure funding and create programs for "opportunity youth"—young adults aged 18-24 who are disconnected from employment and education.

Media Appearances

Leading Through Change: A Conversation with Keidrian Kunkel, President and CEO of CareerSource Tampa Bay. Featured in Spotify

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A Conversation with Keidrian Kunkel, CEO of CareerSource Tampa Bay – Leading Through Change. Featured in What’s Working With Tampa Bay! (Podcast)

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Work History

1-2025
President and CEO, CareerSource Tampa Bay at CareerSource Tampa Bay
11-2020 - 2-2025
Senior Operations Director at Eckerd Connects
7-2015 - 11-2020
Region Manager at Eckerd Connects
1-2014 - 7-2015
Vocational Instructor at Henkels & McCoy, Inc. Training Services Division (Palmetto Youth Connections)
6-2012 - 1-2014
Program Facilitator at Charleston Adult Education

Education

2006 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from College of Charleston

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Insights For Selling To Keidrian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Keidrian is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Keidrian

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Keidrian move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Keidrian take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Keidrian

Personality Compatibility


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