Scott Burrows

Biography

Early in Scott`s life he played wide receiver at Florida State University under coach Bobby Bowden and was a top-ranked kick-boxing champion having his last fight broadcast by ESPN. But on November 3, 1984, Scott`s life took a dramatic turn when he was involved in a horrendous accident while a passenger in his friend`s car that left him paralyzed from the chest down and diagnosed a quadriplegic.

Despite this grim prognosis, Scott stood up this challenge. To survive, beat the odds and put himself in a position to thrive and achieve the extraordinary, Scott took accountability for what happened! Then he realigned his mindset and embraced this paralyzing irrevocable change and forged forward with all the grit he could muster. Over time, this unstoppable attitude paid unbelievable dividends!

Scott started achieving goals in his rehabilitation that few doctors thought possible. Within a year of being paralyzed and regaining some mobility, Scott enrolled back into college, earned a degree in finance and upon graduation, Scott sought a career which would give him a lasting and meaningful impact in people`s lives, an agent in the insurance and financial industry. He joined Northwestern Mutual and specialized in life and disability insurance planning in both the individual and business markets. As he grew his practice he started teaming up with his peers & mentors and began tackling the wealth and estate planning markets. In his fifth year he qualified for the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table, a 100% commission driven award that less than 8% of agents worldwide achieve yearly.

In 1994, Scott made the gut-wrenching decision to leave a hugely successful career in an industry he had so much passion for to welcome a new life changing opportunity to team up with his brother Mark. Together they founded Global Golf Group, an international company that markets custom blended fertilizers, chemicals and golf equipment to golf courses in Southeast Asia. Their enterprise continues to thrive today.

As an International Keynote Speaker, Scott speaks to more than 100,000 people annually, and has presented in over 25 States and in such countries as Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Greece, India, Mexico and Prague, Czech Republic.

Titles

Stand Up To Your Challenges
Our world is changing at the fastest rate in human history. Maintaining the status quo is fraught with danger. Others in your ultra-competitive industry could be passing you by. Creating break-through opportunities for your organization and achieving extraordinary results as a team and as leaders is all about how you respond to circumstances. Finding solutions to help your team rise above the competition means being willing to stretch beyond self-perceived limitations, persevere and stand up to challenges.

Realign Your Mindset ~ Transform Your Results
In today`s competitive environment, organizations should consider responding to market challenges by increasing innovation as a means to personal and business success. Innovation can happen anywhere at any time. During this powerful message, Scott shows how by creating focus and clarity through vision, mindset and grit, your innovation agility can be inspired and your results transformed. With his perseverance through tremendous personal adversity and his use of business intelligence, Scott turned the odds in his favor to succeed in business and in life. His shared experiences will help inspire innovation across your organization.

Take Responsibility: Using Vision, Mindset & Grit to Achieve Success
Does your organization have a culture of accountability? How much more productive would your organization be if everyone held themselves accountable? During this presentation, Scott`s eloquent and entertaining storytelling brings the theme of taking responsibility to life, and demonstrates how vision, mindset and grit can become a viable part of your organizational strategy.

Scott teaches how these concepts can help you tackle ongoing challenges and changes, promoting a path of business growth, which can result in faster-than-expected and even unprecedented outcomes. Learn how to apply these concepts to your personal and professional life and how by taking accountability you can achieve greater heights of success and prosperity.

Turning Impossibilities Into Possibilities
Because we live in a world that revolves around change, stress and setbacks, learning how to conquer these challenges by having a positive attitude and strong belief system is essential for life balance, success and fulfillment. Given that most industries are trying to keep up with industry trends, new technologies and the changing dynamics of their industry, it`s important we continually educate ourselves on how we can be support each other and maintain a positive outlook and work/life balance.

Throughout this presentation, Scott draws upon three words: vision, mindset & grit. Three words which when put into action are very powerful. They are powerful enough to become part of your organizational strategy and potent enough to inspire and motivate your people to shape new beliefs, be more productive and to let no circumstances take precedence over the power of the human spirit, personally and professionally!

Using his physical paralysis as a visual metaphor, Scott will show your organization how to drive personal and business results by maintaining poise and execution. His experience will help you develop cutting-edge ideas as well as leadership strategies that you can utilize to achieve bottom line results.