small acts of courage have the power to transform lives & organizations.
Scott’s presentation to our team was inspiring and transformative. Many regarded it as the most motivational session our team has ever experienced.
Dr. Dan German
Founder and CEO, Orthobrain
SELECTED KEYNOTES
All keynotes and workshops can be designed to meet desired outcomes.
The 8 Words That Changed My Life (And Can Change Yours Too)
Focus: Inspiration, empowerment, practical strategies, great for team retreats or off-sites.
Small Shifts, Huge Transformations
In the competitive business world, overcoming fear and inertia is crucial for maximizing potential. Scott Simon's keynote tackles this challenge head-on. He shares his transformation from a bullied introvert to a leader of a global courage movement, inspired by his personal commitment to "scare his soul" daily. This session, rich in storytelling and scientific insights, equips CEOs and HR leaders with strategies for fostering transformative growth in health, happiness, and team empowerment. Attendees will leave with a practical blueprint for enacting sustainable change and the drive to live more audaciously.
Tiny Steps, Big Leaps
Focus: Productivity, innovation, vulnerability, leadership development.
Incremental Bravery, Exponential Growth
We all aspire to productivity fused with purpose. Yet accomplishing what truly matters requires expanding comfort zones. And that takes courage. In this keynote, Scott synthesizes the provocative frameworks of James Clear’s "Atomic Habits" and Brene Brown’s "Daring Greatly." Blending scientific insights with vulnerable storytelling, he spotlights how to reframe fear as fuel, transform excuses into growth, and lead with inspiration versus authority. Audiences will leave enlightened by the amplifier effect of tiny brave actions stacked over time. The future sprouts from seeds planted courageously today.
Turning Failure into Fuel
Focus: Risk-taking, psychological safety, reframing failure, culture-change.
A Revolutionary Guide to Loving Our Mistakes, Errors and Stumbles
The fear of failure affects us all. But what if failure actually led to success? This keynote completely upends our assumptions about failure. Attendees will gain frameworks to assess basic, complex, and intelligent failures while preventing unproductive ones. They’ll learn to replace shame and blame with curiosity, psychological safety, personal growth, and smart risks. The path forward relies not on an absence of mistakes, but extracting wisdom from imperfect progress. It’s time to embrace failure as a key to success.
The Hope Code
Focus: Energizing and motivating teams, enhancing morale, connecting to positivity.
The Art and Science of Activating Hope In Organizations
Backed by positive psychology research, this uplifting keynote decodes the drivers of human flourishing. Scott skillfully blends data, storytelling, and experiential learning to showcase the progression from possibilities to innovation. Attendees will gain actionable frameworks to nurture optimism, inject joy and meaning into roles, activate psychological safety for risk-taking, and inoculate against cynicism. They'll leave energized and equipped to spread a vibrant vision focused on potentials rather than problems. Your team's greatest breakthroughs begin with adopting the optimism advantage.
“When Scott’s talk is over, you’ll wonder where the time has gone – and wish for more.”
Laura Weber Smith
Director of Coaching Services and Business Development, Weatherhead School of Management
SELECTED WORKSHOPS
All keynotes and workshops can be designed to meet desired outcomes.
The Art of Accelerated Connection
Focus: Team-building, fun, creativity, deep collaboration.
This Ain't Your Average Team-Building
Most "team bonding" feels forced. Not this! This art and music-based experience ignites authentic connections, creativity, and the collaboration today's teams crave. Inspired by Late Nite Art's acclaimed methodology, these 90-minutes of live art and music incorporates risk-taking, deep conversations, and collaborative problem solving. Get ready to engage and unlock uncommon teamwork. Proven to enhance engagement in over 650 top companies - like LinkedIn, Google, Accenture, and SAP - this workshop promises unforgettable bonding and revitalizing experience for your team.
Revealing Your “Most Courageous Company”
Focus: Teamwork, alignment, mindset shift, shared vision, culture change.
Reverse-Engineering Your Dream Culture
Vision without action is hallucination. Most leadership workshops end with lofty words and little momentum. Not this one. We start with the baseline of a very provocative question - What would it look like for your company to become the world's most courageous in 3 years? Then we make that ambitious vision practical through discussions, experiences, and planning. Leaders leave energized, aligned, and equipped to act courageously together … now.
Co-Creating Your Culture of Belonging
Focus: Empathy, awareness, strength-focused, engagement, action.
Reconnecting Teams in the Hybrid Era
With remote and hybrid work, “lonely” has become the norm. But science confirms that belonging boosts performance over 30%. This workshop guides teams to rediscover shared identity through co-creating an inspiring company "Belonging Manifesto." Blending storytelling, science and collaboration, participants re-establish trust and reconnect at a human level. The renewed bonds empower purpose, agility, and fulfillment in this new era of work.
The Resilience Blueprint
Focus: Employee wellbeing, renewal, inclusion.
Avoiding Burnout in High-Stress Environments
Designed for start-ups or high-growth companies
The pressure of high-growth environments pushes leaders to give more than seems sustainable long-term. Burnout looms on the horizon. This science-based workshop explores radical self-care - boldly prioritizing wellbeing alongside achievement. Through personal insight exercises, mindfulness tools, vulnerable courage stories, and research-backed habits, participants will build resilience, demolish unhealthy norms, and architect healthy support systems so they can thrive for the long haul. They'll gain the mindsets, tools and accountable companionship needed to forge ahead courageously and avoid crashing hard.
“Scott Simon's approach was both insightful and purposeful, allowing us to gain a deeper understanding of our colleagues while igniting a contagious level of enthusiasm.”
Jennifer Altstadt
CEO, Sea-Land Chemical
