Scott Kress

Scott Kress is an accomplished mountaineer, keynote speaker and President of both Summit Training and Frontier Team Building. Kress is an experienced and highly regarded keynote speaker, whose expertise in leadership, peak performance and team development shines through in his highly engaging keynotes. He has designed and delivered programs for many of the Fortune 500 organizations in Canada, the United States and Europe. In addition to customizing his keynotes, Kress can also design a training session or workshop to build upon his presentation.

Scott began his career in training and development in 1989 and has worked with some of the leading experiential training organizations in the world including, Pecos River, Aon Consulting and Outward Bound. He has studied adult learning, leadership, conflict resolution, change management, and much more at the hands of some of the most talented trainers in North America. He has designed and delivered programs for many of the Fortune 500 organizations in Canada, the United States and Europe. Scott has a Masters degree in Leadership and Training and is an Executive MBA Professor having been voted Professor of the Year every year he has taught. Not only has Kress applied his expertise in business, but he has also applied it to create highly successful mountaineering teams.

Not only has Kress applied his expertise in business, but he has also applied it to create highly successful mountaineering teams. As a climber and guide for over 22 years, Scott is only the 15th person to have climbed the "7 Summits"; the highest peak on each of the 7 continents. Only a hand-full of Canadians have accomplished this to date.

Through his inspiring story of triumph, challenge, determination, and sometimes failure, Scott shows audiences that we are all climbers looking to summit our own mountains. By rising to the challenge of change and continuous improvement, he demonstrates how the lessons learned in the mountains are directly applicable to any organization's challenges.

Scott's high-energy presentations will immediately get the attention of your audience and keep it. Scott educates, entertains, and motivates while imparting wisdom critical in achieving success. Most importantly, your audience will leave with a better understanding of what it takes to reach the summits in their own personal and professional lives.

Keynote Options:

All keynote options are highly engaging and use powerful visual images to help tell a story and convey a message. Scott does not just stand behind a lectern and present. He engages and connects with the audience.

Interactive Keynotes:

Scott's interactive keynote is a hybrid between a keynote and a workshop. Are you tired of sitting and listening and want to get involved? Through activities and discussions Scott will engage you like you have never experienced in a keynote before.

PRESENTATIONS >>>

LEARNING IN THIN AIR
Educational Keynote

What can you learn from an MBA Professor who climbed Mount Everest? ... A LOT!

You may have seen an Everest speaker in the past, but none with the same story, point of view, or connection with business learning. Scott's is not just a story about climbing in the mountains; it is a story that provides real world examples of success and failure and how to apply these lessons in a business environment.

Summiting Mount Everest is a notable accomplishment at any time. But in May of 2008, an Olympics in China brought military blockades, arrests, deportations and chaos to Everest. Scott Kress witnessed firsthand how team-work, the ability to embrace change and leadership were critical in overcoming unexpected obstacles.

In Scott's gripping presentation, you will discover how the many skills used in climbing may be applied to summit your own personal mountains in business and in life. Through inspiring personal stories of triumph, challenge, determination and even failure, Scott shows audiences that we are all climbers of our own mountains. By rising to the challenge of change and continuous improvement, he demonstrates how lessons of life in the mountains are directly applicable to any organization’s challenges.

THE CLIMB OF A LIFE TIME
Motivational Keynote

Getting to the summit of Mount Everest was the realization of a lifelong dream for Scott Kress, but is almost never happened. Just like so many personal dreams, Scott's dream to climb Mount Everest had been put on the back burner as life took over. Scott is not an Olympic or sponsored athlete; he is a normal guy with a job, a mortgage and a family just like you. There was just not enough time in the day to get it all done. And then one day, Scott got motivated to live life to the fullest, but unfortunately it took tragedy to do it. In quick successions his Father was diagnosed and died of cancer and then Scott was diagnosed with cancer himself. He could no longer ignore the fragility of life and vowed to make the most of what time he has on this planet. Let Scott's story be your catalyst to change.

CONQUERING EVEREST
Interactive Keynote/Team Building Workshop
2 - 2 1/2 hours

Creating a high performance team is your best competitive advantage in today’s ultra-competitive business environment. How well teams work together has a direct connection to employee satisfaction, employee performance, product or service quality, customer satisfaction and ultimately company profitability. The key to achieving high performance as a team is communication. In this interactive session you will have the opportunity to climb along with Scott as he recounts his climb of Mount Everest and you will be challenged to make many of the same decisions climbers need to make on the mountain. You will be provided with tools, models and insight into effective communication and decision making that you will use during this session and a short debrief will examine application in the workplace. This process of creating high performance teams has been proven in business, in an EMBA program and on Mount Everest.

Scott Kress is represented by K&M Productions for speaking engagements. For more information and booking Scott Kress, simply contact us.