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With the immense workforce challenges experienced in today’s shifting marketplace, companies must find a way to encourage employees to stay focused and resilient in the wake of our shifting economic crises. One way to meet this challenge is through an Inspirational Overcoming Adversity Resilience Speaker who will excite, engage and leave the audience with a lasting message that will bolster team spirit and teach practical tools for managing change. Scott Burrows is an impactful resilience speaker who will rally employees to challenge not only themselves, but effectively manage adversity with the mindset of a champion.

“The Carestream experience with Scott Burrows was nothing short of extraordinary. He did not simply speak to our people, he transformed the way we think, and challenged us to reframe and purposefully examine where we are and where we want to be. The few moments when my eyes left Scott to see how our people were receiving him, I was moved by the extent of their engagement; eyes riveted, leaning forward, holding their breath, crying and laughing, riding his highs and lows with him. From my 40 years of experience in this business, I place Scott among the giants in this field.”

NEIL BRYANT
Vice President,
Sales Development, US&C

Resilience Speaker Scott Burrows speaks from experience as a person who has overcome enormous obstacles and produced unexpected success during times of catastrophic change. His undaunting spirit and three-pronged strategy of VISION, MINDSET, GRIT provide a great foundation and perspective-builder if your company is ready to introduce new initiatives into the corporate structure.

Use Scott’s motivational resilience keynote to underscore the value of taking the lead when things get tough, and finding ways to embrace fear and remove resistance surrounding change. Inspirational speaking events are also an effective way to support an organizations culture by offering examples and solutions to ongoing issues at the staff and volunteer levels.

Whatever challenges your company or association may face, the true measure of success is how well you respond to adversity, change, setbacks and fear.

The belief system you employ must be powerful enough to conquer these obstacles and any other impediments to your personal and professional growth, or you—and your organization—will be left behind.

 

   

KEY PROGRAM Takeaways

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VISION

  • Learn how to create a visionary game plan that entices you to take action
  • Examine the benefits of dreaming in full color and setting goals that stretch the mind
  • Discover the impact of connecting your organization to a shared company vision
  • Find out how conscious visualization can give you that competitive advantag

MINDSET

  • Learn how breaking the fall line can help you create an unstoppable mindset
  • Examine the mindset of poise and execution and releasing resistance around change
  • Discover how to not let your mindset become your biggest handicap to increase productivity
  • Understand how forgiveness, a leadership trait, increases employee engagement and leads to greater team adherence
  • Find out how asking the “what” questions can get you thinking differently and help you navigate change

GRIT

  • Learn what it takes to stretch yourself beyond your paralysed state to reach unimaginable goals and up your game
  • Examine why your willingness to fail but your unwillingness to quit is a leadership trait that can keep you focused
  • Discover adaptive strategies to help you stand up to any challenge
  • Understand the winning impact of going with what scares you
  • Cultivate ways to unlock your grit that can improve your performance

“Sometimes the last speaker at a conference is faced with everyone looking at their watches and wondering about their flights to get back home. Scott Burrows changes that equation in every way. Not only are people glued to their seats, they are hanging on every word. His passionate story about overcoming the most difficult of life’s challenges is a must-see and must-hear for anyone that believes in ascending to the highest of mountains or reaching for the moon and the stars. There were few dry eyes in our audience when Scott was done, but there were many hearts and minds opened to the possibilities of what perseverance and belief in oneself can achieve. Scott Burrows delivers more than a speech about what he has overcome in his life, he brings a mindset that can change your life.”

VISION-MINDSET-GRIT is Scott’s best-selling book detailing his engrossing life story, laying out the roadmap for companies and organizations dealing with catastrophic change and uncertainty. Scott’s book details how to face seemingly unconquerable setbacks by providing readers with practical tools they can put into immediate action to help push them toward exponential growth and personal success.

“You have a great story that reinforces how important one’s commitment, belief and passion for overcoming obstacles are to achieving their goals. Our organization will benefit greatly from your story. I spoke with many of the sales reps, and they all were inspired to accept change and challenge themselves to do things differently. Thank you again for your time and inspiration.”

WILLIAM ASBURY,
Executive Business Director,
National Accounts, Managed Markets

Scott's Clients Have Used These Alternate Titles:

  • Rise to the Challenge
  • Anything Is Possible
  • Triumph Over Adversity
  • Stand Up to Any Challenge
  • Rising and Thriving
  • The Power of Tomorrow: NO LIMITS
  • Thriving Through Changing Times
  • How to Develop an Unstoppable Mindset
  • Overcoming Adversity
  • Don’t Stop Believing
  • Transforming Limitations into Opportunities
  • Vision, Mindset, Grit: Key Components to a Successful Strategic Plan

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“This keynote sets the tone and stage for the entire convention. We look for someone who can inspire us, has a message that ties to our convention theme & industry, and who would motivate us. Scott delivered on these three key points and more! Scott was able to weave his personal story with lessons learned, strategies to overcome obstacles that come your way, and encourage all to never to quit because success can be just around the corner. Our audience was clearly captivated. A measure of success was that he received two standing ovations. Standing ovations rarely happen in our keynotes, and two have never happened before Scott. Working with Scott was a pleasure. He was available, communicative and generous with his time. He made sure he delivered what we were looking for in a keynote. I highly recommend him as a keynote speaker and would be happy to talk with you personally about our experience.”

LIZ WHITNEY, Director, Education & Meetings,
International Warehouse Logistics Association

“If living with success is easy and overcoming adversity is the true test of the human spirit, Scott Burrows passed the test with flying colors and went right to the head of the class.  Scott’s presentation on Vision, Mindset and Grit is an extremely powerful, warm, enlightening and inspirational chronicle of an amazing man with a very active and passionate heart and soul. Scott exemplifies WILL and HUMANITY. Beyond the fundamental message of never giving up, Scott Burrows delivers multiple messages in his presentation that stimulate deep thought, raw emotion and bold energy to dig a little deeper and be a lot stronger. In 20+ years of hand-picking speakers to create very substantive impact with large and diverse audiences, Scott Burrows was hands-down, heads-up, eyes-welling and hearts-pounding one of the very best.”

JOEL DANDREA, CEO, Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association

“Scott Burrows addresses Registered Representatives and Agents eager to hear his story of overcoming adversity in ways that others could not imagine possible. Scott delivers an exhilarating and motivational presentation while simultaneously signifying that the much-debated Mind-Power relationship exists. I was introduced to Scott’s techniques to harness the astounding power of mind to influence one’s body. His message resonated with the entire audience, earned Scott standing ovations throughout his time on stage, and left many wiping tears off their faces in silence and disbelief. Scott’s sheer grit sends so many of us on a mission to pursue triumph over adversity and to make positive changes and not give up when things go wrong. Truly one of the best speakers I had the honor to listen to.”

JOSEF PIETRASZ, MBA, Farmers Financial Solutions

“I could say that Scott Burrows simply ‘spoke’ to our buying group organization’s owners and senior partners, but actually, it would be better stated that Scott mesmerized this group of hard-to-impress folks on these topics that day! By diligently researching SMA before his speech, learning in-depth our purpose, practices, challenges and opportunities, and precisely aligning these with the myriad relevant aspects of his amazing life’s story, Scott drove home to all a message of seeing what is possible and good, overcoming all obstacles to get there, and winning! He left our audience standing, clapping and deeply wishing that he would stay with us a whole lot longer!”

CHRIS ROWE, Director of Marketing Services,
Strategic Marketing Alliance

“Exceeded my understanding to overcome adversity. He is a highly motivating speaker with an amazing life journey. Spectacular and jaw-dropping presentation.”

“Once he started his presentation, I was hooked. Such a moving and motivational session. Great way to end the conference. You could not have selected a better speaker or topic. Again, Bravo!”

“This was so powerful – excellent choice for the closing speaker.”

“Scott was a wonderful way to end our session. Just cannot get over what a positive person he is and full of amazing energy!”

ASHRM: American Society for Health Care Risk Management

“We recently launched a new division and were facing challenges and growing pains common in the start-up phase of many organizations; basic operational and support challenges as well as the challenge of being ‘first’ and having to establish a successful culture and foundation with limited bench strength to draw upon. Scott Burrows was definitely the right choice, and his personal story touched everyone. Scott worked with my management team and me to understand our business goals and challenges, and effectively paralleled these with his own experiences to illustrate how his approach could be applied to their personal challenges. He was effective in his delivery, and he provided them with the inspiration and motivation to continue breaking new ground, while establishing a winning culture in the process.”

“Scott did wonderful job serving as the keynote speaker for our 2022 Annual Sales Conference. His presentation impacted our employees in such a positive and emotionally stirring manner that we have continued to hear comments such as ‘Best meeting yet!’ and ‘What an awesome event!’ Scott’s buildup and delivery grip the attention of the audience and pull them in by captivating their attention. We provided Scott with descriptive information about our company, and he took the time and effort to customize it by weaving it throughout his presentation, allowing our employees to relate to the message he was were sharing. This included using the D&M Leasing language and lingo our sales team utilize everyday while on the job. It was energizing, captivating, relatable, and astounding! We have booked many speakers over the years. Scott raised the bar and delivered the impact we were looking for.”

GREG BUELL, CFO, HERNCO (D&M Leasing Family of Companies)

“Scott Burrows did an excellent job delivering a very powerful and motivating keynote presentation at our global Finance & Operations team meeting in Bermuda.  His message of Vision, Mindset and Grit resonated with our team in a tremendous way as Scott did an excellent job at not only speaking from his heart but also personalizing his message to touch on various challenges and initiatives that our team has been facing or focusing on. Scott’s story about how he has overcome tremendous challenges in life to achieve enormous success is relevant at both a personal and professional level and we all walked away with a greater sense of belief in ourselves as individuals and as a team.”

JAMIE FRASER, Chief Accounting Officer,
RENAISSANCE RE SERVICES, Ltd

“Scott Burrows has a story to tell. A moving story, one that will make your eyes well up, will make you come to your feet in support and will leave you with a message forever implanted in your brain. I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with Scott in the hours leading up to his presentations to two different groups that we were hosting over a weekend conference. Both groups have a slightly different vision and purpose. This is where he has exceeded any speaker I have ever dealt with. He “listened” to me over the conversations that we had and wove our message, our story into his presentation with a masterful way that one would have thought it was the only message he ever presents. The following day to a different cohort, he accomplished the same feat. It was a joy to listen to him, a greater joy to get to know him.”

HARVEY WEINGARTEN, DDS
The Commission on Dental, Competency Assessments

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“The theme of this year’s meeting was ‘Believe,’ and Scott’s story blended beautifully with our meeting message. He seamlessly incorporated our client’s name, goals and other key information into his talk.”

JOYCE RUSSELL, President

“It was as though Scott had been working side-by-side with our General Agents, as he clearly demonstrated an understanding of the issues and opportunities they face.”

J. CRAIG COLLINS, Senior Vice President

“Scott took the information he gathered in our per-meeting call and wove it seamlessly into his message, which made it relevant to each and every person in the room.”

CHRIS POWELL, Senior Vice President

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