Scott Mann – It’s time to bridge trust and restore social capital.

In Making Waves Conversations by Mark Sylvester


It’s time to bridge trust and restore social capital. Overcoming distrust and disengagement.


Scott believes if we're going to hand this country off to our children better than we found it, we will have to overcome the distrust and disengagement in this country by bridging beyond our groups. We’re going to have to get back to a level of connection that transcends race, gender, and politics. We’ll investigate and unpack the mission he is on.

Books Scott mentioned during this conversation

Scott Mann

Lt. Col, (ret), Green Beret, Warrior Storyteller, Strategic Connection Coach


Scott Mann is a master at building relationships in high-stakes, competitive environments. As a Green Beret in the United States Army, he forged bonds and solved problems using values and leadership skills that moved people worldwide to stand up for themselves. His secret? He was able to restore trust and create human connections in places where that didn’t seem possible. Scott Mann spent 23 years in the United States Army, 18 of that as a Green Beret, where he specialized in unconventional, high-impact missions worldwide, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Iraq, and Afghanistan.