Scott Strode is the founder of The Phoenix, a national sober active community on track to help a million people in their recovery journey by the end of 2025. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, by a father who suffered from untreated mental illness and an emotionally distant, workaholic mother, Scott turned to alcohol and cocaine early on as an escape from his tumultuous childhood. On April 8, 1997, he made the life-changing decision to get sober. His early motivation came from adopting an active lifestyle, including boxing, biking, and ice climbing. But the catalyst for his long-term sobriety was the support he gave to, and got from, others in recovery. Since its founding in 2006, The Phoenix has offered healing and hope through group activities like hiking, concerts, and yoga. “We believe in each other even before we believe in ourselves,” says Scott. He lives in Boston with his wife and two children.
