Scott Burrows, Grit, Change and Resilience Speaker
What Were Your 2021 Resolutions, Anyway? After my last keynote speech on Grit, Change and Resilience, I asked the participants a simple, yet revealing question: “What were your 2021 resolutions?” The question was met with lots of nervous laughter. The typical answer was “to forget about 2020.” But that’s not a resolution Everyone, including […]
Scott Burrows, Resilience & Grit Motivational Speaker
The Power of Resilience in Hard Times As a motivational speaker on resilience, flexibility and grit, since the start of the pandemic I stressed that the power of resilience would get us through the toughest times and that the organizations most flexible in their outlook would thrive. In fact, the most resilient companies would […]
Scott Burrows, Teamwork Safety Speaker
“63% of businesses use email for emergency communication even though it is the preferred channel of communication for only 10% of respondents.” – 2021 Rave Workplace Safety & Preparedness Report A Safety-Minded Team is Your Best Piece of Safety Equipment I mentioned the above quote to point out an obvious – and potentially […]
Scott Burrows, Pharmaceutical Sales Keynote Speaker
I’m Tired of the “Bitter Pill” Jokes – You Too? As a pharmaceutical sales speaker, who has a broad background in sales and motivating pharma sales teams, I am tired of the “Bitter Pill” jokes. What I mean by that are people minimizing your professional background and efforts. If this past 18 months has […]
Scott Burrow, Change Management & Resilience Motivational Speaker
Nothing is Back to Normal, and That’s The Point Recently, as I was presenting to a group in-person, on resilience and strength, I emphasized that nothing is back to normal. Last year I presented to the same group virtually and next year? Next year is next year. There was a time when we knew […]
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 […]
