Scott Barry Kaufman - Psychologist, Speaker, and Best-Selling Author

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<p class="has-text-align-center large mb-4 has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#2b507b">Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman believes in a world where everyone is empowered to realize their greatest potential.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center small has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#ffffff"><strong>"Thanks to you and your team for a great run up to and actualization of our Fall Educators Conference. Scott Barry Kaufman did a great job for the event. He was prompt, flexible and easy to work with. His remarks were targeted to the audience and powerful, without being stuffy. He was funny and interactive, even with a session of 1000 people. The parts I heard were great and the feedback from others including our executive director, were that he did an excellent job. All-in-all, it was a success!"</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center small has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#ffffff"><strong>"Thank you for serving as a keynote speaker at the 29th annual ATE Principal Investigatorsâ Conference. We also greatly appreciated that you attended the student poster session and spent some time with the student attendees! Your remarks set just the right tone for our audience as well as were highly informative and engaging. The keynote also provided a wonderful synergy to the conference theme of 'Reconnecting & Advancing the Skilled Technical Workforce' and provided a much needed 'human' focus to our work. Thank you again for your contribution in making this conference a great success!"</strong></h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center small has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#ffffff"><strong>"Scott's 2016 talk for FAN stands apart from others in three ways: He quickly establishes intimacy with the audience via a deft weave of personal narrative, research, and on-the-fly insight; He emanates a sensitive, deep optimism, and delivers his theories and observations with compassion and humor; and He has an open, curious "beginner's mind," that is balanced with astute, nuanced observations. Scott's wholehearted engagement with his work is a pleasure to witness.â</strong></h2>
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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#ffffff">SCOTT BARRY KAUFMAN is one of the worldâs leading authorities on the science of human potential. He has worked with thousands of leaders from category leading companies such as Google, Deloitte, Vogue, and Under Armour, helping them achieve what they are truly capable of through a research-backed, accessible, and actionable framework that he humorously shares from some of the biggest stages in the world.</p>
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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#ffffff">He blends deep research and content that has attendees smiling from ear-to-ear as he delivers exactly what audiences need to hear in a way that is accessible to everyone.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-theme-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color"><strong>RISE ABOVE:</strong> HOW TO REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL AND EMPOWER OTHERS</h3>
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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#2b507b">The modern world is more chaotic and competitive than ever, making it harder to perform at our best and achieve true creativity. </p>
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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#2b507b">In this engaging talk, Scott Barry Kaufman shares science-backed strategies to overcome fear, regulate emotions, and unlock peak potential for individuals and teams.</p>
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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#2b507b">Scott Barry Kaufman challenges rigid definitions of intelligence, advocating for a human-centered approach that nurtures studentsâ passions and strengths. </p>
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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#2b507b">His research applies the latest in positive psychology to help all individuals, especially those with learning differences, reach their full potential.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#ee5b61"><strong>ENGAGING, ACTIONABLE & HUMOROUS</strong></h2>
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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color" style="color:#2b507b">Scott Barry Kaufman helps people transition from fear about the future to confidence like theyâve never experienced before so that they can continue to perform at their best and achieve the excellence they know is possible by implementing these science-backed strategies and leading incredibly high performing teams along the way.</p>
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