ABOUT SCOTT

Scott Mason, a speaker/communicator, was raised in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. On the surface, he had everything going for him: his mom attended a prestigious law school, while his step-father owned a successful electrical company. For family vacations, they traveled to locations such as London, Amsterdam and Denmark. His mom was strict, but fair, and only wanted the best for her son. On many occasions, when he was in trouble at school, she would sit in the back of his classes to make sure he would not act up, and copy down his homework to make sure it was completed. Scott, however, had other plans for his life, and after being kicked out of three different high schools over a period of two years, education was not his top priority.

At 19, Scott was introduced to a whole new life, a life that he had heard about, but never experienced. This life was filled with drugs, alcohol, sex and theft. As he puts it, "I was living like a rock star without the tour bus." In only a few short months, he became addicted to this lifestyle and had no idea how fast it would take him down. Scott makes it very clear in his talks that "when you're in the middle of the storm, you don't know how extensive the damage is until after it clears." In Scott's case, the damage was catastrophic.

Over a 13 year period, Scott became addicted to cocaine, meth, marijuana, alcohol, and thievery. Due to the alcohol and drug use, he decided that his life was out of control and needed to end. One night, he pulled up to an ex-girlfriend's house and parked his car so she could see what was about to take place. He proceeded to load the handgun he had stolen from his father, took one last drink from the bottle he had with him, put the barrel in his mouth and pulled the trigger.

God intervened and the bullet never left the chamber. Scott did not take that night as an act of God; if he would have known what was to take place over the next decade, he would have pulled the trigger 100 more times.

Overall, Scott was committed to 2 psychiatric hospitals, arrested over 25 times (2 times by S.W.A.T.) appeared before 15 judges in 12 courts, tried and convicted of 36 felonies, spent 10 years in 16 prisons where he became a ranking gang member for a powerful prison gang. One night while attending an event in a prison chapel Scott's life was forever changed.
In his graphic personal story, Scott tells of a time where drugs, alcohol, sex, attempted suicide, crime and prison ruled his life, and how two men one who hung on a cross for him and the other doing life in prison completely changed his life.

Today, Scott Mason travels the country speaking to high schools, universities, churches, prisons and organizations about his life: the effects of drugs, alcohol, sex, peer pressure, crime and suicide. In 2008, Scott began working in Los Angeles, CA, speaking to entertainment industry professionals through Johnson/Edwards Entertainment. Scott lives in the Columbus, OH area with his wife, Carrie and their 2 daughters.

Scott's first book entitled "No Reason To Live" is available to purchase through Amazon.com. You can read the first 17 chapters of "No Reason To Live" right here.

NEW! Scott's second and newest book entitled "Beauty & Disgrace" is also available to purchase through Amazon.com.