SCOTT MUIR : KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Former Division I soccer player · 12-year Air Force pilot · Incomplete quadriplegic
Scott shares a powerful perspective on meeting unexpected challenges with resiliency and the determination to keep showing up—even when the outcome is uncertain.
In October 2026, the Daughters of the American Revolution honored Judah Ely for his heroic rescue of Scott Muir on September 28, 2025. In this speech, Scott reflects on the terrifying experience of nearly drowning, the teenager who risked his own safety to save his life, and how an extraordinary moment forged a bond that has grown into family.
Jackie Nourse is the host of JUMP with Traveling Jackie, the award-winning travel podcast that was named Best Travel Podcast at the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards. For more than a decade. In this conversation, she sits down with Scott Muir nearly one year after a surfing accident left him paralyzed. He talks about the mindset that has carried him through recovery, his focus on effort and attitude, and what it means to embrace a life that looks different than the one he imagined.
In August of 2026, Tackling Sports hosted a conversation at Witte Hall in Newport Beach. Led by Laird Hayes, former NFL referee, he brought Scott on stage to share lessons shaped by a lifetime in sports, 12 years as an Air Force pilot, and the unexpected path of recovering from a severe spinal cord injury.
In this powerful conversation on The Passion Project Podcast, Scott Muir shares the story of a life-changing moment and the resilience, gratitude, and community that carried him forward.
This conversation is filled with powerful reminders that the moments we often cannot control can still reveal the strength, kindness, and resilience within us.
When The San Clemente Podcast invited Scott Muir to share his story, it felt especially meaningful. Scott isn’t just a guest with an incredible story—he’s a longtime San Clemente local, lifelong surfer, husband, father, former Division 1 soccer player at the Air Force Academy, and 12-year Air Force pilot.
In this episode, Scott opens up about the surfing accident that changed his life, the young surfer who helped save him, and the remarkable journey that followed.
In this powerful 11-minute speech on behalf of The Ben Carlson Foundation, Scott Muir shares how preparing for a 30- mile prone paddle became so much more than a physical challenge. The discipline, mindset, and community built through the journey gave him the resilience needed two weeks later when a surf accident tested him in ways he never imagined.