scottasai.com

Bringing soft skills to hard skilled industries by turning tech managers into [people] leaders. 

How I do it > virtual keynotes, workshops/training + coaching/consulting 

- 93% of employers term soft skills as “very important” or “essential”
- 90% of what moves people up the success ladder is EQ
- 85% of workplace success comes from soft skills

Current/Former Clients: McDonald's SoCal, Arbonne, MediaNug, Syngenta Group, Total Education Solutions, Granite Properties, Thermosystems, Trio, Pepperdine University, Illustrative Mathematics, Cal Bank & Trust, AICPA, Scholly

Top 3 most requested talk topics: communication, leadership + emotional intelligence (EQ) 

TEDx Speaker, Certified Professional Coach, M.A. Organizational Leadership, B.A. Psychology 

See more at: scottasai.com

Keynote Speaker

Behind My Brand (formerly UX Palate)

Brand storytelling through film. 

Helped find clients and crafted their story into video.

Helping you discover the WHY behind your story

Chief Execution Officer

Growing Forward Academy

Online SAT/ACT prep & academic tutoring featuring "matchmaking" to pair the right tutor for your child's personality and learning style.

Head Matchmaker/Owner

Growing Forward

- Trained Managers of & Millennials at the following companies: RPA, EXOS, Pepperdine, Claris Health, Coast Produce, Calvary Christian School, ZOE International, Nikkei America
- Specializing with helping small to mid-sized companies retain & train their Millennial workforce (200+) via workshops, training & coaching managers and Millennials
- Provides professional development via weekly podcasts (Winsight), e-newsletter and social media 
  (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ etc) 
- Conducts strengths-based leadership training & staff development

Millennial/Career Coach

Revolution Prep

- Manages 30 full-time employees (tutors) remotely
- Coaches instructors weekly during 1:1 meetings to manage student programs
- Facilitates weekly team meetings
- Co-leads monthly new tutor training
- Maintains 80% Retention Rate & Net Promoter Score (NPS)

Faculty Manager

Calvary Christian Schools

- Recruits teacher candidates via network events, college fairs/job boards and personal/social networks
- Recommends “cultural fits” to management
- Leads team building sessions for administrative team
- Facilitates bi-monthly individual coaching sessions for teachers
- Runs strengths-based leadership program where 50+ staff improves their confidence, efficiency and self-awareness

Recruiter & Leadership Coach

LakersNation.com

Contributing Writer

Community Perks

Community Perks is uniting the community of Santa Monica through providing a fundraiser for schools/non-profits while supporting local businesses. A $20 rewards card gives you daily discounts to 38 local businesses and 50% of your purchase goes to a school or non-profit in the area.

Co-Owner

The CS Network (formerly Career Synergy)

Monthly career advancement network events geared towards Millennials.

Hosts monthly career network events for young entrepreneurs
➢ Recruits speakers, raffle prize donors and refreshment sponsors for monthly network event
     geared towards the young professional with an invite list of 450+
➢ Oversees registration, ticket sales, promotion, logistics, scheduling & follow-up.
➢ Facilitates communication between host site, local business owners and potential sponsors.
➢ Helps build your personal network and a community of young entrepreneurs.
➢ Provides one-on-one career coaching & leadership development.

Creator/Host

Coast Produce Company

- Identified Millennial leaders within the company
- Conducted monthly evaluation meetings with candidate’s supervisors
- Accomplished 90% retention rate with coaching candidates enrolled in the program
- Awarded 65% of candidates new responsibilities due to results of strengths-based leadership program
- Promoted 50% of clients within 3 – 6 months as a result of performance coaching

Individually coached Millennial workers on a weekly basis to improved performance, engagement and results! Communicated with executives and management frequently. Focused on teaching leadership skills, communication/interpersonal skills & personal motivation. Fostered community between different generations in the workplace.

Millennial Coach

Helping managers become leaders through soft skills I TEDx Soft Skills Speaker

45% of companies offer soft skill training to Gen Z employees.😳

82% of managers believe Gen Z hires need more guidance and training in soft skills.💀

The soft skills gap is real.❗️ 

That's why my mission is: Saving Soft Skills From Extinction (the name of my TEDx Talk)

I do that through virtual keynotes, workshops & consulting to help frontline, managers and executive teams strengthen their soft skills in the workplace.

It's time to be proactive and train your talent before they leave 🔜

Message me or visit: http://scottasai.com

Scott Asai

US Navy

Command Master Chief

The Optimizer Group

CEO of The Optimizer Group. We are a premier boutique focused on optimizing organizational performance. A Veteran own business.

President

Simple philosophy alert!



1. Managers are the most impactful force in modern organizations.
2. Senior leaders who can direct this force lead successful organizations.

I can help create both.

Who is this guy?

For the past 22 years, I've helped build the World's most powerful Navy. I have led impactful teams in contested environments and I'm responsible for producing over 7K leaders. 

I'm on a mission to help 10 million leaders chart a new path forward, optimize their management, and lead the charge for high performance and well-being at work.

Two more things:

1. I post daily about leadership. Share One Pro Tip. You can hit follow, and you'll see my post.

2. I am known as The Management Optimizer because it sounds better than Management Yoda.

I would like to know about you. 👋Feel free to DM me.

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