Kindness Personified

With Random Acts of Kindness Week celebrated February 13 - 19 we go inside Kennon Adkinson’s journey as Chief Kindness Officer for Sonny’s BBQ.Kennon Adkinson believes in kindness. The sort of kindness that’s unprovoked and selfless and stems from nothing more than having a beautiful heart. Yes, his is the sort of generosity that extends beyond simply being a good person — at his core, Adkinson believes in inclusivity and the need to spread joy. It’s why he makes it a major life priority to participate in philanthropic efforts and, more directly, why, in early 2020, he was chosen as Sonny’s BBQ’s first Chief Kindness Officer (CKO).

“Now I need to step my game up,” Adkinson remembers thinking upon his longtime company naming him to such a unique position. “I can’t just talk the talk,” he adds of his thought process at the time. “I gotta walk the walk. I love doing things for the community but now I have to represent that for the whole brand and inspire other…