Scott Burrows, Small Business Resilience Speaker
Small Business in America: It’s Gut-Check Time Being a small business resilience speaker and having my own business, I relate on a personal level to one of the tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic: how it impacted small business across America. By May 12, 2020, the Washington Post reported that at least 100,000 small businesses […]
Scott Burrows, Corporate Speaker on Diversity & Inclusion
Is Your Team Determined to Fight for Diversity? Never before in the history of our nation has diversity been more of an issue than it is now. It is time for change, but it takes an active mindset to change the corporate vision. Are you determined to help in that fight? Dollars and (Common) […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Insurance Sales Speaker
Insurance Industry Change: Virtually as Hard as You Make It As a motivational insurance sales speaker and former member of the Million Dollar Round Table, I know that selling insurance is easily one of the world’s most intensive, public facing sales jobs. Though products vary from company to company, the most important product you […]
Scott Burrows, Overcoming Healthcare Challenges Speaker
The Biggest Healthcare Challenges Are Found in Us It is impossible to say how many times I’ve delivered keynote speeches on Healthcare Challenges when an audience member might ask, “Scott, have you ever seen a greater healthcare challenge than the one we face?” Invariably, they are referring to a specific disease or a set […]
Scott Burrows, Pharmaceutical Sales Keynote Speaker
“Looking Around” is Not the Same Thing as Having Vision In my role as a keynote speaker on pharmaceutical sales and change management, I am often surprised by the answers I receive when I ask a group of sales reps, “What is your vision?” The answer I most frequently hear is “I am looking […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Speaker on Resilience and Grit
In Sales, Some Things Change; Resilience Doesn’t As a motivational speaker on resilience and grit, I know that of the many qualities a salesperson needs, resilience – and the daily grit to remain resilient – are never mentioned enough. Perhaps it’s because resilience, the skill of being flexible, isn’t thought of as being cool. […]
Scott Burrows, Inspirational Customer Service Speaker
Customer Service Opportunities Win Customers for Life As a motivational customer service speaker, I’ve based keynote speeches on important lessons I first learned in the insurance and financial services industry, and later as a co-owner of an international export company. Customer service means we must always be prepared to go above and beyond the […]
Scott Burrows, Leadership and Accountability Keynote Speaker
What Do You Ask of Others That You Don’t Demand of Yourself? As a keynote speaker on leadership and accountability, I have found that in terms of all the issues causing C-level executives to struggle, far and away, “accountability” is their biggest challenge. Leadership cannot survive without accountability in their organizations. Business writer Shannon […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Insurance and Financial Services Speaker
The Changing Landscape for Insurance & Financial Services As a former insurance and financial adviser, I know much has changed in the past few years in the insurance and financial industry. Customers are more sophisticated and they want to be seen as people, not numbers. Roi Agababa, the CEO of Novidea, a major brokerage […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Speaker on Overcoming Challenges
Are Meeting Planners Determined to Overcome a “Rosy” Outlook? As a motivational speaker on overcoming challenges, it may be counter-intuitive for me to ask clients in the meeting planning industry if they are determined to ‘overcome’ the rosy market outlook for 2020. Yes, but… Most industry surveys for 2020 seem to be optimistic enough. […]
