421 Word Biography

Motivational speaker Scott Greenberg has educated, entertained and inspired hundreds of thousands of people with his unique blend of keynote presentations and workshops. An expert in the areas of resilience, leadership and peak performance, his uncanny ability to connect these universal topics with all sorts of audiences keeps him in constant demand. His diverse client list includes Fortune 500 companies, associations, government agencies, as well as hundreds of schools, universities and student leadership organizations across North America.

Scott received a B.A. from UCLA where he wrote a humor column for the Daily Bruin. Upon graduation, he received a scholarship to the NYU Film School, but was forced to drop out early after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Drawing upon his unfailing sense of humor and inner reserves of strength (inherited from his grandmother, a Schindler's List holocaust survivor), 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 Heart 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 programs. He facilitated diversity workshops 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 the Teen Leadership Camp 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 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.

A longtime member of the National Speakers Association, Scott reaches tens of thousands of people a year. 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 will make sure you laugh, learn and leave confident in what you can achieve.