McKain is one of about 150 living members of the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame. He was also recently recognized by Social Media Marketing Magazine as one of the fifty most influential marketing authors on Twitter and GenJuice, a leading resource for emerging professionals, as one of the Top 25 people for Gen Y and Millennial leaders to follow on Twitter.In his book, Create Distinction, McKain takes a revolutionary approach by showing how organizations and individual professionals create differentiation in the marketplace. The original edition was named one of the "Top 10 Business Books" of the year by the Miami Herald, Huffington Post, and other major media outlets and reached the number one spot on Amazon.com's list of business bestsellers.McKain has appeared multiple times as a commentator on FOX News to discuss business, politics, and American culture. In his earlier career as a broadcast journalist, two million people saw his commentaries each week on 80 television stations in the United States, Canada, and Australia. He has also been a news anchor for a CBS-TV affiliate in one of the nation's 25 largest markets.McKain has been named as a Hoosier Hero in his home state because of his commitment to youth and philanthropy He was selected by Arnold Schwarzenegger to be the emcee and speaker for the Great American Workout, held on the White House lawn with the President in the audience carried live on CNN and NBC's "Today" show. He also portrayed the villain in a film by internationally esteemed director Werner Herzog, acclaimed by critic Roger Ebert in his original book Great Films as one of the best movies ever made.