Scott Eddy – Face Tragedy Head-on

<p>After 10 years in investment banking,<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrscotteddy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <strong>Scott Eddy</strong></a> moved overseas and lived in Europe and Asia for 17 years. While living in Bangkok, he started the first digital agency in Southeast Asia, and it remained the biggest in the region for five years.</p><p>After selling the agency and spending some time in Europe while building his personal brand, he now travels full-time while building social media strategies, speaking at conferences, creating video marketing packages, and consulting for the world of luxury travel. He is also the TV host for the new travel series on Lifetime Television called<a href="https://videoglobetrotter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Video Globetrotter</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“The one skill that you need no matter what industry you’re in is sales.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Scott Eddy</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><p>Scott comes from a police background. His father was a Fort Lauderdale cop. Just like everybody on his dad’s side, Scott’s plan in life was to graduate high school, join the police academy, become a cop, get married, have kids, retire, and die.</p><h3><strong>Getting ready to be a cop</strong></h3><p>Scott spent every day after school in the police department, where he learned everything about being a cop. He watched an autopsy when he was 13, saw interrogations, and went on ride alongs. That was Scott’s whole life.</p><h3><strong>The dream turns to dust</strong></h3><p>Three weeks before Scott graduated high school, and just a few months before he joined the police, his father was killed in a plane crash in the line of duty. This turned Scott’s whole world upside down and killed his dream to become a police officer.</p><h2><strong>Lessons learned</strong></h2><h3><strong>Face tragedy head-on</strong></h3><p>When tragedy strikes, you could stick your head in the sand, pity