About Matthew Scott

I entered the United States Army in 1985 serving in various leadership positions as a combat infantryman, a Special Forces Psychological Warfare specialist, commanding combat medics during Operation Desert Storm in Iraq, and a paratrooper officer with the 82nd Airborne Division.

In 1994, I made the decision to leave the military hoping I could better integrate my family and career life. Since graduating high school, I knew I wanted to be a soldier and planned my career choices according to this goal. Then at the age of 30 years old, I realized I did not have a process or plan to uncover what career decision I should make next, let alone understand how to uncover my unique purpose or life's work.

I decided to choose a position as a sales and marketing consultant in the biotechnology market after leaving the military and within seven years, I was a Co-Developer and a Vice President, Sales for MacroPore Biosurgery, a biotechnology company in San Diego, California. I hired and trained a sales force and began to establish global marketing and distribution in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. This period of my life was marked with moving every two years to accept promotions and constant self-imposed road warrior status of being away from my family even more than when I was in the military. I convinced myself that if I continued to receive promotions that my ambition and constant travel would begin to settle.

In 2004 the biotechnology business unit  I co-developed, sold for 16x times earnings. I had surpassed every career and financial goal I set for myself after leaving the military. After this event, I began to ask the questions that would direct my life’s work and deliver a life outside of work fulfilling my definition of success and significance. My discoveries led to the formation of The Life’s Work Group, Inc.

Today I lead personalized and group coaching for exclusively men small business owners who want to grow revenue to the next level and live a more meaningful personal life. Currently I serve as the Director of Coaching & Recruiting for Duct Tape Marketing Coaching Evangelism  around the world. In addition, I'm the founder and head coach of men@pause coaching an exclusive coaching practice for executive men in professional and personal transition.

I completed my Masters Degree in Healthcare Management in 1991 and completed certification as a Certified Professional Coach sanctioned by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) in 2006.

I reside in Oregon with my wife and three children living with intention next to the ski trails of Mt. Hood and the vineyards of Willamette Valley. I am scheduled to publish my book, men@pause: executive men in transition in early May 2008.