Tom Scott (born February 2, 1966) is an American entrepreneur best known as the CEO and co-founder of
Nantucket Nectars
Nantucket Nectars is an American beverage company created by Tom First and Tom Scott, which began as a small business selling a variety of items to yachts in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Eventually they began selling juice blends that were originall ...
, a beverage company Scott founded with Tom First in 1989. The company reached national prominence, appearing on the “Inc. 500” list of fastest growing U.S. companies for five years in a row. In 2002, Scott and his partner sold Nantucket Nectars to Cadbury Schweppes.
Scott currently serves as CEO of
The Nantucket Project
The Nantucket Project is an annual gathering that takes place on Nantucket, Massachusetts, housed mainly at the White Elephant Hotel. The event is held in a tent overlooking Nantucket Harbor.
The Nantucket Project was co-founded in 2010 by Tom ...
, an annual conference that takes place on the
island of
Nantucket
Nantucket () is an island about south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachuse ...
.
Education
Scott graduated from
Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...
in 1989.
Career
Nantucket Nectars
Tom Scott and Tom First met at Brown University and moved to Nantucket after graduation. Together they started a business called Allserve that was a floating convenience store serving yachts in Nantucket Harbor. First and Scott began to produce juice beverages, which they pasteurized and bottled themselves. They grew this enterprise into a national brand that competed with companies like Snapple, Coke, Pepsi and Arizona Ice Tea.
Scott and First sold Nantucket Nectars to Cadbury Schweppes PLC in 2002 for an undisclosed amount. The story of how Scott and First grew their brand is the subject of a popular
Harvard Business School
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case study, which was published in 1998 by Jon Biotti, Joseph Lassiter,
William A. Sahlman.
Film and television credits
Scott is a film and television creator/producer. His accomplishments in the field include the rare honor of selection to both the
Cannes
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and
Sundance Film Festivals in 2010 for his film “Daddy Longlegs.” His television series ''Neistat Brothers'', aired on HBO. Most recently, Scott produced the documentary film “Apple Pushers” with
Edward Norton
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Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised ...
. Prior to that, he founded
Plum TV
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, which became a national network of eight stations receiving more than 14 Emmy Awards® in total.
The Nantucket Project
Scott's vision for
The Nantucket Project
The Nantucket Project is an annual gathering that takes place on Nantucket, Massachusetts, housed mainly at the White Elephant Hotel. The event is held in a tent overlooking Nantucket Harbor.
The Nantucket Project was co-founded in 2010 by Tom ...
(TNP) is to energize the public dialogue by creating a venue in which individuals can engage innovative thinking from a fresh perspective. Speakers have included
Rahm Emanuel
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,
Eric Schmidt
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,
Larry Summers
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,
Meredith Whitney
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,
Senator John McCain
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,
David Rubenstein
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,
Mellody Hobson
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,
Peter Thiel
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,
Craig Venter
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, former Senate Majority Leader
Bill Frist
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, U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry
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, Former Barclays CEO
Bob Diamond, Tony Award winner
Julie Taymor
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and many others.
References
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1966 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Maryland
Brown University alumni