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Ties & Tennies: A Pathway for Engagement | Scott Grant | TEDxHilliard

3,616 views · Published 12 November 2018 · 13:19 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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For high school teacher, Dr. Scott Grant, a back injury and the practical decision to wear a pair of tennis shoes changed the course of his life and that of his disengaged students. Scott discovered the power of finding common ground on a personal level to spark learning. This discovery has led him to teach personal branding and social media education in hundreds of schools and community organizations. There are moments in every person’s life that change the course of their future. For Dr. Scott Grant, it was the simple decision to wear a pair of tennis shoes. As a history teacher, he was a suit and tie guy, but a back injury had him lacing up his Nike Air Max Tempo Lows. The shoes made his pain more tolerable, but it was the reaction that he received from his students that made this tiny decision a life changing moment that changed the course of Scott’s life.

Scott spent five years as a high school teacher, two years as an athletic director, then left and pursued a doctorate in leadership studies. He’s been teaching as a college professor the past five years, and the last two, running Triple Threat Leadership, a company created during his doctoral program that provides Personal Branding & Social Media Education to schools and organizations. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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