Scott McCarthy doesn’t just teach leadership—he lives it at the highest levels under pressure.

With over two decades in the Canadian Army, Scott has led elite teams through complex, high-stakes environments. He commanded an 80-soldier platoon at 24, a 200-member Logistics Squadron by 33, and now oversees more than $4.3 billion in operational assets. For five years, he served on 48-hour global deployment notice—on Canada’s National Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations team and as Commander Designate of the National Liaison and Reconnaissance Team, establishing missions on behalf of the Canadian Armed Forces. It was in these roles that Scott came to understand—at the sharpest edge—what it truly takes to build and sustain a peak-performing team.

His leadership philosophy was forged not just in command, but in connection. In Kandahar, Afghanistan, he mentored the Afghan National Army and discovered that—despite language and cultural barriers—real leadership transcends rank, borders, and background. That belief drives his work today.

Now, as Chief Leadership Officer at Moving Forward Leadership, host of the globally ranked Peak Performance Leadership podcast, and an active Commanding Officer, Scott brings battlefield-tested clarity to modern leadership. His approach blends outcome-driven execution with people-first precision—helping leaders perform at the highest level without losing themselves or their teams in the process.

His message is clear: You don’t need another leadership theory. You need a legacy that outlasts you.