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 with distinguished honors from Gettysburg College in 1989, Kevin joined a Fortune 500 company and rose its corporate ranks to become Director of its largest business unit. Soon after this promotion, he walked away and left a promising corporate career behind. Instead, in 2001 he found greater meaning and purpose by founding what is now Smith Wealth Advisory Group - dedicated to helping others experience the riches of life itself by translating their monetary resources into meaningful life experiences. 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 a fascinating adventure of a lifetime, causing a moment to turn into a movement and inspiring him to form the global nonprofit Kindness Worldwide Inc. Launched in November last year, Kindness Worldwide’s vision “to create a culture of kindness in communities throughout the world”, and the story that inspired it, has attracted the attention of prominent leaders and influencers across the globe - including among those in the World Kindness Movement. It has brought new life to Kevin’s belief that “the meaning of life is to live it in a way to make a meaningful difference”, and is his most meaningful pursuit yet. Kevin and his wife Anne of 30 years live in York, PA and are the proud “pet parents” of their 9-year old Bichon Frise “Bella,” an adorable lapful of charm in puffy white clouds of cotton ball hair.