Kevin’s professional experience is vast. He is the following things:
Essayist – Kevin has been published in Litro, The Los Angeles Review of Books China Channel, Open Democracy, Fair Observer, Asian Cha and more.
Author – Kevin wrote the short story collection ‘The Naked Wedding’, which was published in 2021. He has had short stories published in the United States, Australia, Europe, and Asia. He maintains a popular Substack which is updated at least once a month.
MBA and Office Administrator – Kevin has an MBA from EU Business School. He has a proven track record of generating profit by figuring out solutions that are both creative and effective. He spent four years at Midea Group, a Fortune 500 company, and in 2024 and 2025 was employed at a law firm that is listed on the Times Best Law Firms, where he worked behind the scenes on a high-profile case.
Educator – Kevin works in schools, universities, churches and as a private tutor. He is a guitar teacher, Mandarin tutor, and support worker for university students in Greater Manchester.
Linguist – Kevin has a long and colourful background with China and its language. He worked in China’s state media from 2011 to 2013 and wrote about the experience here.
He created the YouTube channel Monday Mandarin to help people learn Chinese, and runs The Mandarin Club in Manchester and online.
On Duolingo he studies Spanish to an intermediate level and the Arabic writing system.
Musician – Kevin has been teaching guitar since 2004 when he attained Grade 8 with The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).
The Kevin McGeary Guitar YouTube channel is updated regularly and includes classical guitar recitals, pop covers, guitar lessons, and self-penned love songs.
Musical Comedian – The Kev is a comedy persona that brings together all of Kevin’s passions, from music to creative writing to philosophy to history to linguistuics. His YouTube channel averages over 100,000 views a year and he performs in Greater Manchester every week. He has a proven track record of bringing the house down with his own material.
The Kev has been the subject of media features all over the world, including Belfast Live, China Daily, Eye Shenzhen, ALLfm, GDTV, and Kiss 104.7 FM.
Reviews of The Kev can be found here.
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