
Born: September 04, 1973 – Los Angeles, California, United States
Carlos Whittaker is a speaker, podcaster, and author whose work centers on faith, personal growth, mental health, and human connection in a digitally distracted world. He is known for books including Moment Maker, Kill the Spider, Enter Wild, and Reconnected, which blend memoir, spiritual reflection, and practical encouragement.
Carlos Whittaker grew up in Pico Rivera in East Los Angeles in a family shaped by migration, church life, and mixed heritage. The son of a Panamanian father and Mexican mother, he has often described learning identity at the intersection of Black and Latino experience and from watching his father rise from shining shoes at LAX to college and later UCLA. Public professional profiles place part of his formal education at California Baptist University from 1998 to 2000, and his early career unfolded in worship ministry in Southern California and later Atlanta. ((https://premierespeakers.com/speakers/carlos-whittaker/posts/carlos-whittaker---race-and-reconciliation-1))

Carlos Whittaker
A refreshing guide to rediscovering authentic connections and becoming the best version of yourself in today's disconnected world.

Carlos Whittaker
A thought-provoking journey of digital detox, offering insights on reclaiming human connection in our technology-driven world.

Carlos Whittaker
A refreshing guide to rediscovering authentic connections and becoming the best version of yourself in today's disconnected world.

Carlos Whittaker
A thought-provoking journey of digital detox, offering insights on reclaiming human connection in our technology-driven world.
"Carlos Whittaker does love like few people I know"
— Bob Goff
"Whittaker is at his best when talking about his own process of developing a wild faith"
— Publishers Weekly
"Carlos Whittaker reminds us that God offers life to the full"
— Sadie Robertson
"Carlos Whittaker is the quintessential 21st Century dad"
— CCM Magazine
"As only Carlos Whittaker can do, he unapologetically calls us to the life available as children of God"
— Banning Liebscher
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