Meet Amy Scruggs

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Amy Scruggs. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Amy below.

Hi Amy, so happy to have you with us today and there is so much we want to ask you about. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others developed certain skills or qualities that we are struggling with can be helpful. Along those lines, we’d love to hear from you about how you developed your ability to take risk?
“The Greater the risk the greater the reward”. I have found that to be true throughout my life and career as I am more afraid of regret than failure. This mindset has allowed me to take the big risks. I believe in the daily pursuit of my passion and potential. If I don’t succeed at something, it is an indicator that steers me in the right direction. “No”, is a powerful word to accept. The power of “no” or the experience of “failing” means that I am being protected or promoted for the right direction of where I am supposed to be.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
With 20 years’ experience as a Media Executive, TV host, Recording Artist, Public Speaker, Corporate Spokesperson, and Sales Professional, I love to help others present and communicate a concise and professional message, for TV, podcasts, ZOOM, social media, or public speaking appearances. I excel in Providing media and communications coaching to corporate and private clients through individual and team training workshops to enhance their communications, public speaking, and media skills.

In 2021 I was thrilled to receive “Bestseller” with my book “Lights Camera Action”. As a TV Host I enjoyed the past 5 years on the national shows “The American Dream TV”, “Retiring Right TV”, “Veterans One TV” and “Financing the American Dream”, which airs on CNBC.

My passion for music brought about my years as a Recording Artist, being known in the country music industry for more than 15 years and have opened for Artists including Clint Black, Trace Adkins, Charlie Daniels, and many more. My new music “Love Another Day” EP released in 2022 and the single “What if it All Goes Right” is now on 

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Effective communication can be the number one ingredient to finding success in any career. That includes how to share your message or story along with being an engaged active listener. Body Language, vocabulary, and eliminating the filler words can bring instant understanding and credibility to your audience. It starts with self awareness and practice. As in anything else in life, the daily habits can be created and directed toward your goals. Without self-awareness of how one communicates, impasses and misunderstandings can be created that could have been avoided.

Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?
If I am feeling anxiety start to creep up I immediately allow my thoughts to go towards gratitude for having so much opportunity and abundance. I took the words “overwhelmed” and “busy” out of my vocabulary years ago. I am full of activity. Activity that I am paid for and activity that I am not paid for. I can then prioritize my day or week and be productive and grateful. The right mindset for my workload allows me to continue with joy even on the most hectic day. I did work for and ask for this to happen, so I am responsible for gratefulness, and being a good steward of the gift of business and privilege of working in my passions.

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