Steve Potts

Born in Connecticut to a submariner and stay-at-home mom, and shipped to the Deep South in the 1960s, STEVE POTTS learned early on how to navigate the shifting tides of personality types. Bitten by the boat-building bug outside Charleston, South Carolina at age fourteen, he neglected his studies and toiled at the trade, the only job he’s ever had. Working his way up in various manufacturing companies until he and his wife saved $50,000 and took a second mortgage to begin Scout Boats in 1989, Potts is slowly extracting himself from the business as the second generation takes over. He and his wife, Dianne, enjoy traveling the world and learning about other cultures, and then returning home to their children and grandchildren in Charleston, South Carolina.