Resilience · Change leadership · Four generations
Scott
Lesnick
CSP · Certified Virtual Presenter · Author of two books
His two children were abducted abroad. He got them back. Twice.
Twenty four award winning years leading sales and management teams at Shaw Industries, a Berkshire Hathaway Fortune 500 company, then 50 plus events a year showing leaders at all levels how to be resilient, connect with all generations, grow productivity, and successfully navigate change.
Florida
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The story behind Kidjacked, and the persistence principles that came out of it, customized to your conference.
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- Audience
- Leaders at all levels, HR and talent, associations, whole companies, government and public sector
- Known for
- Resilience, change leadership, four generations at work, productivity, retention
- Based in
- South Florida
- Virtual
- Yes, and he is a Certified Virtual Presenter
- Delivers
- Keynote, interactive workshop, virtual session
- Customization
- His signature keynote is customized for your conference, with Q and A throughout
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Straight answers
Quick answers for event planners.
What topics does Scott Lesnick speak about?
Resilience and change leadership, the four generations now working side by side, recruiting and retention, productivity, and getting more done with limited resources. Underneath all of it is his own principle: persistence equals success.
Who is Scott Lesnick best suited to speak for?
Leaders at all levels, HR and talent teams, association conferences, and whole company meetings. His client list runs from UPS, US Bank, 7-Eleven, and Northwestern Mutual through to state health departments, the Department of Justice, and Caltrans, so corporate, association, and public sector rooms are all familiar ground.
What is Scott Lesnick's signature keynote about?
It comes from his first book, Kidjacked: A Father's Story. His two small children were abducted and taken abroad by the person he trusted most, and he devised a plan to get them back, not once but twice, at a time when no law required their return. The keynote turns that into practical principles of tenacity and persistence, and it is his most requested program.
What types of events does Scott Lesnick speak at?
Association annual conferences, corporate leadership meetings, HR and payroll conferences, government and healthcare gatherings, and internal leadership development days. He delivers keynotes, interactive sessions, and workshops.
Does Scott Lesnick offer virtual presentations?
Yes, and he holds the Certified Virtual Presenter designation, which means his virtual delivery has been independently assessed rather than simply moved online.
Where is Scott Lesnick based, and does he travel?
He is based in South Florida and works as a global keynote speaker, including through the London Speaker Bureau.
What outcomes can Scott Lesnick's audience expect?
He is direct that audiences should leave with powerful actionable takeaways they can use professionally and personally. Depending on the program, that means strategies for navigating change, methods for improving morale, retention, and operational efficiency across generations, and tools for increasing productivity when resources are tight.
What are Scott Lesnick's credentials?
He is a Certified Speaking Professional, a National Speakers Association designation held by only 12 percent of speakers worldwide, and a Certified Virtual Presenter. He is a TEDx speaker and the author of two books, and he spent 24 award winning years at Shaw Industries, a Berkshire Hathaway Fortune 500 company. Internationally he is represented by the London Speaker Bureau.
What are Scott Lesnick's keynote titles?
His signature keynote, customized for your conference, plus Exceptional Leadership Amid Disruption and Change: Building Organizational Resilience from the Inside Out, The Future of the Workplace: Recruit, Retain, and Develop a New Mix of Four Generations, and Limited Resources or Unlimited Resourcefulness: Get More Done.
Has Scott Lesnick written a book?
Two. Kidjacked: A Father's Story is the true account of his children's abduction and return. Lifejacked: Life Lessons on Leadership is a collection of in person interviews with people who navigated life's toughest challenges and thrived. Both are on the author page of his site.
Is there video of Scott Lesnick speaking?
Yes. There is speaking footage on this profile, plus a TEDx talk and more on his own site, so you can see the delivery before you book.
What did Scott Lesnick do before speaking?
He spent 24 award winning years at Shaw Industries, a Berkshire Hathaway Fortune 500 company, leading sales and management teams. That is why the leadership and generational content lands with operators rather than sounding theoretical. He now presents at more than 50 events a year, and also works as a consultant.
What industries does Scott Lesnick work in?
In his own words, his presentations suit corporations, associations, education, human resources, finance, tech, healthcare, manufacturing and industrial, retail, service and project management, and change initiatives.
How do I book Scott Lesnick?
You can reach him by phone at 414-507-8008 or through the availability form on his website. His profile is listed in the Charli Jane Speakers Directory.
Keynotes and workshops
Four programs, all customized.
Interactive, with humor, actionable takeaways, and questions taken throughout rather than saved for the end.
The signature keynote, customized for your conference
His most requested presentation, and the one built on his own story. Scott devised a daring plan to reunite with his two small children after they were abducted and taken abroad, at a time when no law required them to be returned. It was a significant test of both his resolve and the strength of his conviction, and he did it twice.
The abduction, and how he remarkably retained custody of his children, led to the principles of tenacity and persistence that run through all of his customized presentations. As his client at the American Payroll Association put it, you have to remind yourself to breathe because you are so caught up in it, and then he turns it into how to handle the stress of your own job while keeping a positive attitude.
Exceptional Leadership Amid Disruption and Change: Building Organizational Resilience from the Inside Out
Staff are surrounded by change and by the effect it has on their jobs and their workplace satisfaction, retention, and productivity. This program is about building the organizational resilience to meet that from the inside out, so leaders and their people can navigate the intricacies rather than absorb them.
The Future of the Workplace: Recruit, Retain, and Develop a New Mix of Four Generations
Today's employees can have four generations working side by side, and productivity drops when staff do not understand the characteristics and talents each person brings. This interactive session covers strategic methods for improving employee morale, operational efficiency, retention, and productivity, and how to find it, harness it, and keep it.
It comes with a dash of humor, actionable takeaways, and content he says you will not get elsewhere, drawn from his own work rather than recycled generational stereotypes. Millennials, Gen Z, and the emerging Generation Alpha each get their due.
Limited Resources or Unlimited Resourcefulness: Get More Done
A practical session on productivity when the resources are not coming. It works on the tools that increase output, the networking and sharing of ideas and information across a workplace, stronger and more agile relationships between coworkers, and the leadership abilities and employee buy in that make any of it stick.
Leadership workshops and breakouts
Alongside the keynotes he runs workshops for leaders facing the challenges of four distinct generations, and a Future Leadership Workshop focused on mentoring the next set of leaders. That covers proactive team planning, developing successors, filling skill gaps, structured transition plans, and hybrid workplace flexibility.
Why Scott
The Never Give Up Guy, and he earned the name.
A Certified Speaking Professional with a TEDx talk, two books, and a client list that runs from UPS to the Department of Justice.
Scott on stage.
Scott spoke at our 2018 Payroll Conference and was fantastic! He really brings you into his story and many times you have to remind yourself to breathe because you are so caught up in it. Scott scored very high on our survey results (an overall rating of 4.54 out of 5!) and we had many great comments that his story was very inspiring and he was an impactful speaker.
Scott presented not once, but twice at Northwestern Mutual! Scott is very easy and flexible to work with; and goes over and beyond to make his presentations relevant and powerful for his audiences. He did an outstanding job and received excellent feedback from the participants!
A great keynote presentation, fantastic event. Very positive evaluations! Scott was a pleasure to work with and our attendees were riveted as he spoke on leadership, communication and individual growth.
We had a great time and our leadership team is still talking about the value of your presentations!
Who books him
Corporate, association, and government.
Organizations that have had Scott on their stage:
- UPS
- US Bank
- 7-Eleven
- Northwestern Mutual
- Shaw Floors
- SHRM
- American Payroll Association
- Financial Planning Association
- American Association of Orthodontists
- American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- US Department of Justice
- Caltrans
- California Department of Public Health
- Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Adirondack Health Institute
- CPS HR Consulting
- IAAP
- NARI
- School Nutrition Association
- ANFP
- TEDx
Meet Scott
Persistence equals success. He can prove it.
"What would you do if you woke up one morning and those most precious to you were gone?"
Scott exemplifies the attributes of the Never Give Up Guy in many areas of his life. Over the years, the message of persistence equals success has permeated the way he has triumphed over challenges, grown as a leader, and overcome adversity.
The reason is in his first book. His two small children were abducted and taken to the Middle East by the person he trusted most, his wife. No law required their return. He devised a daring plan to reunite with them, and persevered not once but twice to get them home to the United States.
That test of his resolve and the strength of his conviction became the principles of tenacity and persistence that run through every presentation he gives. He wrote it down as Kidjacked: A Father's Story, and it remains the inspiration for his most requested keynote.
His second book, Lifejacked: Life Lessons on Leadership, moved the lens onto other people. It collects in person interviews with women and men who reached the end of their rope professionally or personally, leaned in, and discovered strength and talents they never knew they had. They did not just survive, they thrived.
Alongside all of it ran a corporate career: 24 award winning years at Shaw Industries, a Berkshire Hathaway Fortune 500 company, leading sales and management teams. He has also run the equivalent of twice around the planet, roughly 50,000 miles, which tells you something about how he approaches a long project.
Today he is an inspirational leadership keynote speaker and interactive session presenter, a Certified Speaking Professional, and a Certified Virtual Presenter, working with leaders at every level on resilience, change, and the four generations now sharing a workplace.
Could Scott be right for your room?
Check his availability.
Send your event date, your audience, the format, and the length you have in mind. His availability form asks for exactly that, so the first reply comes back useful rather than generic. His own site is a second place to get to know him, not a detour.
Phone: 414-507-8008
Availability form: scottlesnick.com/contact
Website: scottlesnick.com