Motivational Speaker

About Scott Greenberg
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Everyone who had to good fortune to hear you speak left inspired, full of hope and in love with Scott Greenberg.
Anne Kennedy, Executive Director, The Wellness Community -- Foothills

Motivational Speaker Scott Greenberg has educated, entertained and inspired hundreds of thousands of people with his unique blend of keynote presentations, workshops and leadership programs. Few speakers can move effortlessly between corporate culture and student culture. Scott's uncanny ability to connect with all sorts of audiences and discuss universal messages about resilience, leadership and peak performance keep him in constant demand. His diverse client list includes Nike, the United Nations, as well as the National Teen Leadership Program and hundreds of schools and universities across North America.

Scott's history of creativity dates back to his days as a humor columnist for the UCLA Daily Bruin. While applying his writing skills at NYU Film School, he was forced to drop out after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Drawing upon his inner reserves of strength (inherited from his grandmother, a Schindler's List holocaust survivor) and his unfailing sense of humor, Scott beat the disease and began speaking professionally about human performance and the power of positive thinking. Rather than making films, he found greater joy in telling stories in person for the betterment of others. He was soon published in Chicken Soup for the College Soul and Burning of Difference Makers, before writing his own motivational leadership books, including the Jump Start Leadership Workbooks (Volumes 1 & 2) and The Sandbags & The Fire: How Leaders Cut Loose Their Hang-ups & Soar to Success.

As word of Scott's message spread, so did requests for live presentations and trainings. He facilitated diversity programs at the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance. He served on the Board of Directors for the California Association of Student Councils and the strategic planning committee for Key Club International. He facilitates conferences for the Kiwanis International Key Leader Program, and has helped develop and still manages the Teen Leadership Camp program for Rotary International, who honored Scott by naming him a Paul Harris Fellow. Listed on the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation speakers list, he regularly keynotes at healthcare and hospital events nationwide. He has been featured on national television and radio programs, and co-hosted a reality TV show pilot for Fox. Along the way, he's run a marathon, gotten married and become a father.

Scott with President Gerald Ford at America's Promise Rally in 2000.

And while nothing can quite compare to his love of playing basketball with his son, motivational speaking comes a close second. Scott's passion for providing nuts and bolts advice to audiences is apparent the second he picks up a microphone. Poignant stories, hilarious anecdotes combined with practical, substantive messages always leave crowds buzzing with excitement.

A longtime member of the National Speakers Association, Scott reaches tens of thousands of people a year at functions for professionals, educators, colleges and teens. Bringing out his listeners' best traits, providing substance and value, making each and every audience member feel excited about the future - this is Scott's stock-in-trade.

Living up to his motto of "more meat and less cheese", Scott Greenberg's motivational speaking programs educate, entertain, and always leave you wanting more.

Without question, Scott Greenberg is the most effective motivational speakers I have heard during my thirteen years in secondary education. -- Jeff Parker, Principal, Eaton High School