Scott Burrows, Education Keynote Speaker, Developing Resilience and Overcoming Adversity

Why Did the Country Not “See” Your Sacrifice? In one of my recent motivational talks on educators developing resilience and overcoming adversity, an administrator at a large university timidly raised her hand and asked: “Scott, while I appreciate the sacrifice of the healthcare profession, first responders and the like, why does it seem that […]
Scott Burrows, Healthcare Speaker on Resilience, Grit and Teamwork

The Delta Variant: As Tough as We Want It to Be Being a Healthcare Keynote and Motivational Speaker on resilience, grit and teamwork, I realize that while no one can predict the future, all of us have a choice when it comes to the “Delta Variant” of the COVID-19 virus. The choice is whether […]
Scott Burrows, Small Business Resilience Speaker

Now, more than ever, Every Business Must Be Resilient As a motivational resilience speaker with a passion for small business, I know how tough it has been. My background as a small business owner, manager and consultant, made me aware of what every small business employee knows: the pandemic may be hindsight for several […]
Scott Burrows, Resilience & Grit Speaker

Resilience and Grit, A Physical Impossibility? It’s a funny comparison, resilience and grit, but as a resilience and grit keynote speaker, I know that what seems opposite are connected. When we think of “resilience,” we think of a strand of cooked spaghetti, a rubber band, stretch-band or something that bends every which way in […]
Scott Burrows, Resilience Speaker

You’re Much Tougher Than You Think Speaking to audiences across the country about overcoming adversity and developing resiliency, it has been my honor to motivate organizations going through tough periods of change and challenges. In my keynotes about overcoming adversity, I recall my own challenges while still in my hospital bed, formulating my life […]
Scott Burrows Change Management Keynote Speaker

If Change is the New Normal, What Must Stay the Same? “Everything is changing, Scott. What do I do now?” Not long ago, as I was about to deliver a change management keynote speech, a harried chief executive manager asked me the question that you see above. If 2020 was a year of […]
Scott Burrows, Keynote Speaker for Insurance & Financial Services

Change is All-Around Us, It’s Time to Rise Up As a motivational speaker for the insurance and financial services industry, I have never seen as much sweeping change as we are experiencing now. I say this as someone who worked in the industry and made it to the Million Dollar Round Table and who […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Speaker on Grit in Healthcare

There is no Medicine Like Grit In my motivational presentations on Grit for healthcare organizations, my audiences are sometimes puzzled when I stress the importance of grit in every aspect of medicine and patient care. The relationship between grit and healthcare is stronger than you might imagine. The Predictor From physicians in training, to […]
Scott Burrows, Corporate Keynote Speaker on Vision

Having a Shared Corporate Vision: More Than a Feel-Good Expression My keynote speeches for corporations on the value and importance of having a shared company vision stress that a collective vision is more than a “feel-good” expression; it is a philosophy of corporate wellness. There is quite a bit of research that backs me […]
Scott Burrows, Motivational Safety Speaker

A Safety Mindset is Not Optional In my virtual and live safety speeches, I often remind audiences that safety protocols are sometimes viewed as an option when workers are tired, stressed or in a hurry. In order to remain steadfast during times of unexpected change or mental and physical overwhelm, training teams to remain […]