Shaped by the values of his upbringing, Kevin Smith’s guiding principle is his conviction that “the meaning of life is to live it in a way to make a meaningful difference.” Upon graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Class Salutatorian from Gettysburg College, Kevin joined a Fortune 500 company where he quickly rose the corporate ranks to become Director of its largest business unit. Soon after this promotion, he walked away and left a promising 12 year-corporate career behind.

Instead, he found greater meaning and purpose by founding what is now Smith Wealth Advisory Group and built a team of advisors dedicated to helping clients translate their monetary resources into meaningful life experiences. He has been recognized by Barron’s, Forbes, and the Financial Times as one of the top wealth advisors in the USA, and his attainment of 14 professional designations distinguishes him as the most credentialed wealth advisor in the world.

On Good Friday morning 2023, fate and circumstances intervened when a lost wallet was returned to him by a Good Samaritan within moments after he discovered it was missing. Kevin’s desire to identify and thank the young woman in a more meaningful way soon became an unexpected adventure of a lifetime causing a moment to become a movement to change the world through kindness. This fascinating journey inspired the formation of the global nonprofit Kindness Worldwide.

Launched November 9, 2023, Kindness Worldwide’s vision “to create a culture of kindness in communities throughout the world”, and the story that inspired it, has attracted global attention. In October, 2024 Kevin delivered the keynote address at the World Kindness Movement’s 11th General Assembly in Palermo, Italy. There, he called on leaders at all levels in all communities including every country in the United Nations to elevate Kindness to the global shared value that represents all of humanity.

Kevin’s commitment for this call to action to be heeded and passion for the vision of Kindness Worldwide to be achieved has rejuvenated his purpose and brought new life to his belief that “the meaning of life is to live it in a way to make a meaningful difference.” Changing the world through kindness is by far his most meaningful pursuit yet - a story beautifully captured in the feature length film “For Such a Time as This” that recently premiered to multiple standing ovations and rave reviews.

Kevin and his wife Anne of 31+ years live in York, PA and are the proud “pet parents” of their 12-year old Bichon Frise “Bella,” an adorable lapful of charm in puffy white clouds of cotton ball hair.