What schools and conferences have to say about Scott…
Scott was phenomenal! The ambassadors and volunteers loved him! His message was funny, entertaining and inspiring. He was so great that I could not pass up the opportunity to include him in our seminar next year. I have already booked him for our 2011 seminar!! One simple word to describe Scott – OUTSTANDING!!
– Chenique Murphy, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar
Scott is a dynamic and captivating speaker! He spoke to the entire senior class as well as many of the senior teachers for part of an all day assembly. He connects well with the audience, and gives a lot of personal insight that keeps the listeners engaged. While his stories contain personal antidotes, they all have messages that carry over to each person watching. He gives meaningful suggestions for motivation, not just words that sound good and fill time. I would highly recommend Scott. He is entertaining, and purposeful. I look forward to working with him again.
-Gina Nicoletta – Activities Director Leigh High School, San Jose, CA
One of the great pleasures of gathering with speaking colleagues is getting to hear stories and (on occasion) watching them speak. It’s very rare for speakers to see colleagues present since we usually are not on the schedule close enough to see a presentation. At the Las Vegas gathering, I organized one component of the event which was a conference where everyone presented for 15 minutes. One of the great and fresh finds was a young speaker named Scott Backovich. He is unique, fresh, and your students will like his style and message. You are being enlightened here before every leadership association claims credit for his success.
-Norm Hull, Norm Hull and Associates, Founder of Core Summer Leadership Camp
Scott Backovich has a way of relating to students that I have never seen before in a motivational speaker. By relating to them, the empowering messages he shared were ones that students remembered, and I know they took what they learned back to their communities. He is a joy to work with, and his ability to cater to each group’s individual needs makes him the perfect addition to any seminar, assembly, or event. Scott is passionate about seeing youth become better versions of themselves, and he is committed to leaving a lasting impact upon all those with whom he speaks. His desire to stay connected to those who hear him speak shows the passion he has toward developing youth into phenomenal leaders.
— Mallory Cyr, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar Volunteer and Program Assistant for Multicultural Programs at UNLV
“ I was fortunate to first hear Scott speak at a local Speaker Showcase for Activity Leaders/Advisors. The stories he told as his foundation were entertaining and had both students and adults hooked from the start. Sometimes I could see how he was going to relate it back to the “big picture/message” and sometimes I was pleasantly surprised! Scott has a high energy level which made him an obvious choice for our middle school. Not only did our students enjoy the assembly, but they were able to discuss the big picture/message back in their classrooms. After the assemblies, Scott conducted a Leadership Workshop with selected student leaders to build upon the assembly. They worked on goal-setting as well as identifying the smaller steps that needed to be taken and accomplished in order to reach the underlying goal.”
– Jennifer Loesher, Sedway Middle School, North Las Vegas, Nevada
“Scott Backovich is an innovative speaker who brings a strong yet comical message to his audience. I have had the honor of watching Scott develop into one of today’s up and coming keynote speakers. I can say that anyone who hears him speak will be deeply moved and inspired!”
–Mark Sandner, Seminar Executive Director, Northern California Youth Leadership Seminar
“Not only did he make a good impression on me, but he also left a lasting impression with the students. His energy kept them engaged, his topic kept them interested, and his personality kept it fun.”
-Kelsey Maclevaine, Director of FLOW
“ You have been such an amazing inspiration! You have only spoke to me among a crowd and given me a high five, yet your enthusiasm has touched my heart and helped me discover myself as a leader! Thank you!
-Haley- Ceres, Ca
In a lifetime, a person is lucky if someone can touch and change their life. Over this past weekend, you have made 100 young leaders that lucky. Your youth, professionalism, and enthusiasm mush together like play-doh to make a work of art that is ‘you’. Simply that you could go up there and not only be yourself, but tell us your personal goals, motivations, fears, and trials shows how you set an incredible example for all the impressionable minds around you. You know that you can and have changed our lives, and you can give yourself a hearty congratulations because you changed our lives for the better.
-LeeAnn- Woodside, CA
I used to think of you as that one dude who spoke at our conference, but now I think of you as a guy who helped change my life.
-Nicholas- Campbell, CA
“Scott was able to get the audience to pay attention while having a good time… he spoke in our ‘language’ to help us understand him better, he communicated well with us… he was funny and we could relate to him… very entertaining… we loved how he interacted with us.”
– Sedway Middle School Student Council Members reflecting on an assembly
The first time you came up on stage, I realized I want to be like you someday. The things you do for people bring out deepest emotion and passion. I tear up when I think that I for once know that I’m not alone. I could honestly go on for a long while, but I just want you to know that you changed my life. If I ever become as meaningful and life changing as you, it would be one of the most outstanding achievements a young leader like me could make. You are my role model. And for giving me a life’s purpose, I thank you so much.
-Erin- San Jose, CA
You are truly an inspiration! I mean you’re 20 yrs old and you’ve already impacted hundreds of lives that thanks to you have been able to make a difference in the world!
-Salvador- Elk Grove, CA
Scott let me just say that you are an amazing speaker. I envy your way of being and your passion. You have inspired me to not be afraid of what I want to do and to just go ahead and jump.
-Brooke- Lodi, CA
You are an amazing speaker, which I’m sure you hear constantly. I wish everyone at my school could be inspired by you!
-Paige- Corralitos, CA
You are SUCH an inspiration. You show how young people can make change.
-Megan, Sutter Creek, CA
What can I say? It’s like you have ‘inspire’ written on your forehead, because when everyone see’s you they get inspired!
-Yvette- Burrel, CA
“The thing I believe that made Scott stand out from many of the other speakers I have heard was his age. His speech was very heartfelt and knowing that someone my exact age could give such an amazing speech was quite inspiring to me.”
-Matthew Hagarty, Chico State University