Scott Burrows

Scott Burrows, Team Building Motivational Keynote Speaker

The Glue That Holds Teams Together   As a team building motivational keynote speaker, I know that we are in the midst of an unprecedented time. Indeed, there have been three phases to this time. Hubert Joly, writing for the Harvard Business Review (May 8, 2020) wrote that these phases are: The Shelter-in-Place Phase, the […]

Scott Burrows, Virtual Sales Team Motivational Speaker

The Most Important Member of Your Sales Team? Hint: It Isn’t You.   As a virtual sales team motivational speaker, I know how tough its been in what I call “The Time of COVID.” The good news is that for the most part, business has adapted. McKinsey & Company, the international management consulting firm, has […]

Scott Burrows, Medical Device Sales Speaker on Managing Change

Medical Device Sales Customers Need You, Are You Determined to ‘See’ Them?   How is your Medical Device Sales team managing change in these times of COVID-19? Are you succeeding or have you given up? Your customers need you more than ever, are you determined to see them? Or have you written them off? “But […]

Scott Burrows, Corporate Sales, Change Management Speaker

When Everything is Changing, What Should Stay the Same?   If you perform any corporate sales function, I don’t have to tell you that in the pandemic everything has changed. As a former corporate sales person myself, I valued meeting face-to-face with my clients. That is currently not possible. Sales people have had to re-focus […]

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, 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 […]