Hailed as The Master of Innovation by Fortune magazine and World’s Leading Business Strategist, award-winning strategic consultant, trends expert and professional speaker Scott Steinberg is a top expert on change and innovation who’s extensively covered areas like real estate, financial services, and fintech.

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Hailed as The Master of Innovation by Fortune magazine and World’s Leading Business Strategist, award-winning strategic consultant, trends expert and professional speaker Scott Steinberg is a top expert on change and innovation who’s extensively covered areas like real estate, financial services, and fintech. A business consultant and thought leader fo over 2500 brands, he's the bestselling author of 30 books including Think Like a Futurist and Make Change Work for You.

One of America's top futurists (per the BBC) and business strategy and leadership training providers, the Fortune 500 calls him a "defining figure in business and technology" and "top trendsetter to follow." A respected business strategist and trendspotter says PBS, and the creator of smash hit training tools The Future is Yours and What’s the Future of…?” as well as the POP FUTURE training method, he's helped craft hit products found in 500 million homes. Mid-pandemic, he made Consulting's Top 25 Consultants list for Excellence in Leadership as one of the field’s most influential voices.

A strategic adviser to CEOs and 4-star generals, and the head of BIZDEV: The International Association for Business Development as well as management consulting and market research firm FutureProof Strategies, he's one of today's top keynote speakers and its #1 generations expert and technology expert, as seen in 800+ outlets from CNN to The New York Times.

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