Scott Hamilton is a well-known thought leader & speaker in the field of “next practices” improvement of executive and workforce performance for emerging companies across the Global 5000. With a multi-discipline experience as an internal corporate executive and external trusted advisor, Scott has helped leaders and organizations be more effective in how they strategize and execute. His executive and organizational coaching expertise includes the development/implementation of strategic plans, advanced innovation methods, leadership team performance sessions and the pioneering use of “collective intelligence” alignment & adaptability programs. He has worked with leaders at all levels to build their strengths in order maximize team commitment, capability, focus and results in both emerging and established businesses.
Scott’s industry exposure has been both broad and deep. He has held key marketing, strategy, human resources and organization development executive roles for such companies as McDonald’s, Nestle, Bergen Brunswig, Honeywell, ARAMARK Distribution and DirecTV. Scott has also founded several businesses and built top advisory practices that have coached hundreds of C-level leaders through strategic planning, large-scale change efforts, teambuilding, merger and acquisition/integration activity teams, and developed in-house executive development programs.
Hamilton is CEO of the Executive Next Practices Institute, a global C-suite innovation focused organization that is based at UCI Beall Applied Innovation at the University of California Irvine and the Founder of NextWORKS Strategy, a premier provider of strategy development, alignment, talent management, and executive performance programs to small to middle-market companies. Both of these entities have been recognized by Forbes and the Orange County Business Journal as leaders in fields of innovation, entrepreneurship and strategic transformation.
He is a frequent keynoter and panelist to CEO groups, trade associations, private company functions and global conferences. Hamilton serves on the boards of several organizations.
