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Name | Kevin Green |
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | September 21, 1968. As of 2024, he is around 56 years old. |
Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | 3 |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
Nationality | Welsh |
How did Kevin Green start his business? | His career began as a dairy farmer before he made his fortune in business. |
Introduction :
Kevin Green is a Welsh multimillionaire businessman. He is also an ambassador for the Make A Wish UK foundation.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Kevin Green was born on September 21, 1968, in Burry Port, a small town in South Wales.
- The son of a dairy farmer, Kevin had a younger sister, Julie. Unfortunately, Julie died from complications due to lupus when Kevin was twenty-two years old.
- As a young child, Kevin was dyslexic and struggled while attending the Queen Elizabeth Boys Grammar School in Carmarthen from 1980 to 1993.
- He then attended Gelli Aur Agricultural College, which was a much better experience.
- In 1984, at the age of nineteen and after extended conflict with his father, Kevin left home without money or a plan.
- He ended up living on the streets of Yeovil, Somerset, and begged for food. The gutsy Kevin managed to turn his life around.
- Green is now married, and has three children: Llinos (29), Carwyn (27), and Emyr (26) (ages as of 2023).
- He spends time between his homes in Spain and in the United Kingdom.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- While living on the streets in the mid-1980s, Kevin applied for a job in dairy management, and started working at the Trill Farm Dairy in Sherborne, Dorset.
- Following his sister’s untimely death, Kevin reconciled with his father and moved back to the home farm, expanding it and raising his family.
- At the age of 37, having achieved all he could at the farm, Kevin applied for the Nuffield Farming Scholarship, which he was awarded.
- This allowed him to go on the Mindset for Success programme, and Kevin travelled the world, speaking to entrepreneurs at the top of their game.
- After a meeting with tycoon Richard Branson, Kevin borrowed some money and invested in his first property, an old house which he renovated and sold at a profit. This was the beginning of his stratospheric career in property development and real estate.
- Since 2000, he has been the owner of Kevin Green Lettings.
- In 2009, he appeared on the Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire, where he donated 60,000 GBP to charities helping the homeless and resourceless youth.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Kevin charmed his way into a meeting with Bill Gates while on his scholarship programme. He had prepared twenty-seven questions, of which Gates answered two.
- He returned three times to Richard Branson’s Oxfordshire residence before he was granted an audience with the billionaire owner of Virgin.
- Kevin’s ongoing business strategy is that for every three houses he restores, he sells one and keeps the other two.
- Since 2010, Green has acted as a wealth coach for Kevin Green Wealth. He advises new businesses on how to become established, and existing businesses on how to ensure success.
- Kevin is an avid supporter of the Welsh rugby team.
- He has also published a book, The Rich Rules: Steps to Wealth and Happiness.
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