Scot Tatelman

Co-Founder, Owner STATE Bags

Scot defines the term ‘social entrepreneur’ and has made it his life’s work to balance profitable business ventures with making the world a better place.

In 2005, he collaborated with The Mark Wahlberg Foundation and The Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester, Massachusetts to create Camp Northbound. Held at a premier camp facility in Maine, Camp Northbound, now in its twelfth year, is a residential camp for youth growing up in the inner cities of Boston.

Following the success of Camp Northbound, Scot set out to build and run a similar program for kids growing up in New York City’s most violent and turbulent communities, which led him to create a nonprofit org, and its signature program, Camp Power. In nine years, this volunteer-based organization has served thousands of kids, providing year-round life-changing experiences, positive role models and college scholarships for these very deserving children.

Scot and Jacq founded STATE after seeing kids at Camp Power carrying their belongings in ripped garbage/shopping bags, and wanted to do more. They adapted the one for one model to serve American children in need - for every STATE Bag sold, one fully stocked backpack is hand-delivered to an American child at its signature, inspirational bag drop events. 

A graduate of The University of Vermont and Boston native, Scot currently resides in Brooklyn and is a proud father of two who will always #GiveBackPack!