Scott Carbonara

Scott Carbonara is a speaker, trainer, author, and consultant who “brings authentic leadership to life from the boardroom to the family room.”

Scott is known as “The Leadership Therapist” for his diverse professional portfolio–ranging from serving as an award-winning family crisis intervention counselor–to executive director of communications and change management and eventually chief-of-staff of the nation’s largest non-investor-owned health insurance company. While there, he addressed a skyrocketing 38% attrition rate and, through digging beyond the surface and implementing creative employee engagement initiatives and branding of a positive corporate culture, led the team that reduced it to an unprecedented 6.5%.

Scott’s dual background in both counseling and executive leadership makes him a highly-skilled, passionate communicator and problem solver who provides direction to diverse teams ranging in size from 1 to 13,000.

Scott has spoken at international conferences and for such esteemed groups as Chicago Booth School of Business, and is the author of several leadership books. Through his humorous and practical keynotes, executive coaching, management consulting, and story-driven books, he breathes life into leadership initiatives including employee engagement, change management, communication, positive culture, and customer service. Like a houseplant which grows towards the light, Scott aims to inspire people everywhere to lead by living positively, and paying it forward. Visit his website at www.LeadershipTherapist.com, or call him at (919)732-5549.