Brian K.

Brian K.

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World-Class Experience and Decades of Experience

1,635 min coached

3 followers

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Studied at University of Kansas

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Hiring Manager at Kalar Educational/The Test Prep Machine

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Brian's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $149/hr

Get help with ACT Math, ACT Science, and .

Brian also coaches for LSAT, GMAT, GRE, and SAT. View all.

Brian’s ACT Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Scored a 35 on the ACT

250+ people coached for ACT

Welcome to my profile! With over 23 years of experience teaching and tutoring thousands and writing courses, I have honed my skills in helping students excel in standardized tests such as the ACT. As the Director and Lead Instructor at The Test Prep Machine, I have developed comprehensive courses and materials that have contributed to significant success for my students/clients. My expertise extends beyond the classroom, having written an LSAT course and marketed educational services across the U.S. and online. Whether you're aiming to boost your ACT score through solidifying academic skills or through learning strategies for managing the exam, I'm here to guide you every step of the way. Let's connect and create a personalized plan to achieve your academic goals!

Brian can help with:

ACT Math

ACT Science

Test Prep Strategy

ACT Reading

ACT English

Tailored Study Plan

Brian also coaches for LSAT, GMAT, GRE, and SAT. View all.

About Brian

*I have taught test prep for over 23 years, but my last several years were spent on a special project of sorts: helping my own autistic children prepare for, and then succeed in, public school. I couldn't be prouder of the results, and now I get to focus on my teaching career again! *While I was blessed with the deductive and analytic ability to score well on these exams and the ability to articulate explanations well, I am also very affected by ADHD in my executive function and some types of memory and learning curves. While I enjoy working with anyone, this has always given me a certain insight with atypical students: both those from modest backgrounds like mine, and those with processing or sensory issues, obstacles toward gaining certain skills, or neurodivergence. *As I grew my business, and then again in smaller markets, I complemented test prep with work in fine dining. While I know more about wine and cuisine than the average tutor, the more important outcome is my dream of opening an ice cream cafe in which I do all of the churning and roasting myself. Feel free to ask me off-the-clock about my zero-carb-sugar ice creams. Or about whether using a double-hyphen is allowable in the previous sentence. ;) *In my free time I enjoy playing with my kids, playing board and card games, playing acoustic guitar, and hiking. While I'm a proud Kansas Jayhawk and attended with a few KU legends, I only closely follow NBA basketball now and despite pushing 50 I'm the best NBA2K player that you know.

Why do I coach?

Every brain and background is different. In my small town and within my blue collar family, I was treated as a savant growing up. While I was winning spelling bees and acing standardized tests, no one taught me the structure and discipline that I would need in higher academia. Then I found out at age 21 that I have ADHD and over several years I have learned how to be more effective and efficient. My older sister scored a perfect 36 on the ACT English and Reading but an 18 on Math. My kids are autistic. WE CAN ALL DO THIS. I want to help everyone regardless of background or personality type, and I want every student to realize that intelligence is broader than any exam. I'm certainly not afraid to be self-deprecating to illustrate that even the high-scoring instructor isn't perfect and has issues to deal with too!

Work Experience

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Director/Lead Instructor and Course Writer

Kalar Educational/The Test Prep Machine

April 2005 - Present

Hiring Manager

*Taught and tutored thousands of GMAT and GRE hours for Veritas Prep literally coast-to-coast over 13 years, growing with the company and contributing to market growth and materials *Wrote an LSAT course that I taught and tutored through an established relationship with St. Louis University's Mock Trial team *Marketed services locally in the St. Louis, Chicago, and Silicon Valley markets, and nationally online *Developed website and recorded podcasts toward company-sponsored publication

Education

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University of Kansas

B.A., Political Science

1994 - 1999

Mathematics, Computer Literacy and +5 skills

Brian was also personally admitted to

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    University of Chicago

  • Tulane University Logo

    Tulane University

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