A sweet, confection-focused episode highlighting a creative chocolate bar graffiti set + a magical SoHo, NY sweets shop!
View on YouTube →Custom katalytic footwear is highlighted in this artistry-focused episode. BUA, Mags & Macatawa Bank provide the creative goods that will prompt you to gaze, gawk & giggle!
View on YouTube →Some young reader books are filled with wisdom & insights that can benefit anyone willing to peruse these “seemingly simple” reads. Sustaining a forever curious & forever young attitude can serve us all well.
View on YouTube →A funny tale of how Chicago-based artist/Betty Sitbon illustrates KC’s catalytic journey in a clever & truly inspiring mural, mails the beautiful piece of art but…to the incorrect address, miraculously recovers the missing mural & it arrives in time to be included in The Katalyst - Season ONE!
View on YouTube →A rag-tag group of children in an unidentified, war-torn country are playing soccer and their ball flies out of reach. Our hero Ana is unexpectedly forced into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a sniper. Ana’s Playground avoids political or regional stereotypes. Its focus is on the effects of war on children. “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” - Nelson Mandela
View on YouTube →Meet three social innovation organizations making a BIG, positive difference via sport and play. Featured in this episode are: Right to Play, The Homeless World Cup & Beyond Sport - a BALL can change the world!
View on YouTube →An accomplished artist is given a unique project - capture the beauty & story of some “difficult” talent via oil painting. Learn about the artist - Jenny Harmon-Scott. Meet the “difficult” talent - KC’s “RedRubberBall” Collection. Hear a few stories of how a ball is changing the world.
View on YouTube →Cars. Planes. Bag tags. Hundreds of cities. Hotels. Hotel keys. Room Service. Late Nite Prep. Early wake-up calls. Event Venues. Event teams. Production crews. Lights, Camera, PLAY! A “redrubberball” (aka following our passion) can take us on a wondrous, unexpected, joy-filled journey!
View on YouTube →A One Man Show. A One Man House Band - KC’s BFF/Beatbox Friend Fo’evah.
Katalytic Creative Cacophony. Simple. Sweet. Inspirational. AHAs!. Who Knews?! WOWs!
An idea five years in the making. One day of shooting.
The 1st of 14 webisodes - ENJOY!
View on YouTube →Kevin Carroll Katalyst pays a visit to Aloha HS in Oregon.
Kevin Carroll, author of Rules of the Red Rubber Ball, international, inspirational on the road in Johannesburg, South Africa. 1300 beautiful, motivated, brilliant children were able to hear Kevin’s message of hope and empowerment.
Kevin journeys to Tokyo to speak at the Tokyo International School and to spread the magic of the Red Rubber Ball.
It’s been over a decade since Kevin Carroll’s home court was Philadelphia’s Wachovia Center. As one of the first African American athletic trainers in the NBA, Kevin taped ankles, reset finger joints and iced creaky knees. During his tenure between 1995-1997 with the Philadelphia 76ers, KC tended to Jerry Stackhouse and the great Allen Iverson as well as developing enduring friendships that remain strong in spite of the passage of time.
This past spring, the Sixers set out the welcome mat and invited the Katalyst back to town for their March 24 game against Orlando. Kevin jumped at the chance to catch up with old friends, inspire the crowd with Rules of the Red Rubber Ball, and watch a damn fine game of basketball!
Kevin visited the cities of Bilbao and Madrid invited the Katalyst all the way over to the Iberian peninsula to address two groups of creative minds.
The NBA’s Read to Achieve literacy program featured Rules of the Red Rubber Ball as part of their All-Star weekend. Kevin gave away thousands of books to Houston area kids.





















































































































