Scott Greenberg

As the grandson of a "Schindler's List" Holocaust survivor, Scott Greenberg grew up hearing his grandparents' stories of survival and developed a fascination for human resilience. During his chemotherapy and radiation treatments, he kept a journal and noted the attitudes and behaviors of fellow patients. Why did some suffer and others thrive, regardless of their specific diagnosis? Would these same reasons also apply to people's personal and professional lives? This curiosity would eventually become the basis for thousands of speeches.

Greenberg successfully beat the disease and immediately left for Hollywood to work in film production and screenplay analysis. Eventually he landed a job in the more corporate environment of MGM Pictures. He went on to start his own successful screenplay consultancy for screenwriters called "The Scripts Works," managing a staff of script analysts to provide feedback and networking opportunities for thousands of writers all over the world.

After a television program called Life's Choices did a segment on Greenberg as a cancer survivor, he was invited to be the keynote speaker at a leadership conference for teens. Having been inspired by motivational speakers when he was in high school, Greenberg jumped at the chance. Instead of focusing on cancer, he combined his knowledge of storytelling with his interest in human resilience to create a motivational presentation discussing the more universal issues of personal power and overcoming adversity. The response was incredible, and further requests for Greenberg as an inspirational speaker poured in. Greenberg quickly realized he could still make a living as a storyteller, but now with the added element of helping others.

Greenberg has guest lectured on public speaking at American Jewish University and has developed and/or facilitated leadership and peak performance programs for countless organizations. He's led conferences for the Kiwanis International Key Leader Program, and helped develop the Teen Leadership Camp program for Rotary International, who honored him by naming him a Paul Harris Fellow. Greenberg has facilitated tolerance programs for educators and law enforcement agencies at the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance and is currently partnered with Rotary and the City of Azusa, California on a tolerance program for youth.

More than just an inspirational speaker, Scott Greenberg has also employed his leadership techniques in a real world business setting. In 2005, he built an Edible Arrangements franchise in West Hollywood, where he managed ten employees while speaking on the road. His store regularly ranks among the top five grossing franchises in California, and was only three franchises (out of 800 stores) recognized for Best Customer Service. With this experience, he's also quickly becoming a popular customer service speaker.