SCOTT STEIN - MA - CSP - Director

With a Masters in Communication and over 25 years experience in learning & development throughout the US, Asia & Australia, Scott has been in a unique position to inspire and train thousands of senior executives, managers and frontline staff.

As a founding Director of The Learning Difference, Scott has experience that spans 4 continents, in the project management, design and delivery of large scale learning & development Initiatives. Before moving to Australia, he was working in Detroit, Michigan as a Training Manager of 5 automotive facilities that had over 500 employees. He is renowned for his inspirational style and his wisdom in providing practical strategies that people can implement immediately.

Scott has extensive industry experience working in automotive, manufacturing, financial services, and retail industries as well as in the state and national government level. These have included small initiatives to improve individual skills to large scale global ‘train-the-trainer’ initiatives where he has successfully project managed roll outs with up to 17,000 staff participating. He is also well versed in sales having started his career as a door to door knife salesman at the age of 17—which started a range of selling roles from retail to account management.

He is the author of 5 books including his latest books:  Leadership Hacks:  Clever Strategies to Boost Your Impact and Results and Hybrid Workplace Hacks both published by Wiley.  Although he is an expert, he also holds a range of accreditations including:  Certificate IV in Training & Assessment, DiSC, Human Synergistics 360 instruments, Compression Planning, and the Indicator of Ambiguity Assessment.  Scott is also a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) putting him in the top 5% of speakers globally. 

Scott has also worked across industries with leading companies including:  CNH Industrial, Carlton United Breweries, City of Sydney, Westpac, Water Authority of Fiji, WMK Architecture, Realestate.com.au, and numerous others.

Automotive clients include Toyota, Hyundai, General Motors in Australia, NZ and the United States, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Trucks, Freightliner Trucks, Saab, and numerous Dealerships & Dealer Groups.  Scott is known for his enthusiastic style and his raving fans that are past participants!