Founders Kevin & Lorraine
Kevin and Lorraine launched the Kehoe Family Foundation in 2021 to encourage generational giving by involving nephews, nieces, and children to carry on their vision. Kevin is the Founder of the Aspire Software Company (https://www.youraspire.com) and when the company was sold, he dedicated a large portion of the proceeds to causes important to he and his family
Lorraine and Kevin have been married for twenty years. It is a second marriage for both of them. She was born and raised in Scotland coming to the US at age twelve. She studied and became an American citizen. Kevin grew up the oldest of six – second generation Irish.
He has a BA from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, an MBA from Southern Methodist University, and a Masters from the Thunderbird School of Management at Arizona State University. He is also the author of “One Hit Wonder: The Real Life Adventures of an Average Guy and the Lessons He Learned along the Way” (https://onehitwonder.site)
Together they have battled Kevin’s Stage 4 colo-rectal cancer since 2014. She is the “rock” and the reason he is still in the fight.
Julia M Kehoe
Julia Kehoe grew up in Southern California and attended California State University, Fullerton. After graduation, she relocated to Portland, Oregon with her now-fiance, Chad.
Julia discovered her passion for small business and tech sales in 2018 while working for her father’s software company Aspire. After Aspire, she went on to build the business development organization at Block, formerly Square, and ended her time there after building and leading the company’s first Sales Research and Development teams.
She continues to build her career in tech in the sales operations and strategy space, leading a sales operations team for a marketing tech company based in Chicago, IL. Julia enjoys cycling, pilates and spending time outdoors. She currently lives in Long Beach, CA with her husband and two dogs.