Meet the Team
Austin J. Franklin
Austin J. Franklin is the CEO and Co-founder of Good-Natured Life, LLC. The company was established in 2015 when he was 20 years old and a junior at Hampden - Sydney College. The mission of the company is to spread kindness, friendliness, and patience (KFP) and to uplift minds across the world.
Mr. Franklin received his HBX Core Credential (Pre-MBA) from Harvard Business School. Also, he received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Rollins College's Crummer Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Franklin is an internationally certified speaker, consultant, and trainer. Additionally, he is the author of a book entitled, Wake, Rise, and Smile and a workbook entitled, A Literary Guide to Wake, Rise, and Smile.
Austin Franklin has had the opportunity to inspire educators and thousands of youth through his inspirational messages, publications, and Q&A sessions. He has served as a three - time commencement speaker, named the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaker for the City of Green Cove Springs and was named as a "Leader Under 40 Changing Lives" as a Community Pearls Award recipient.
Mr. Franklin has also been a guest on Channel 4's Morning Show, 107.9's Radio Show, and NPR's StoryCorps podcast (which is archived at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC).
