Max Dutton wasn’t supposed to make it.

He was born into chaos, two parents battling crack addiction, nights spent in shelters, and days hoping there’d be enough food stamps to get through the week. He knows what it’s like to use a bucket as a toilet, to move from place to place with everything you own in a trash bag, and to grow up wondering if things would ever get better.

But they did.

Max joined the U.S. Marine Corps to escape the streets, and found discipline, structure, and the belief that he was built for more. The Marines gave him a mission. But it was life itself that gave him a message.

Today, Max is a motivational speaker, mindset coach, and walking proof that your past doesn’t define your future. His story moves audiences not because it’s polished, but because it’s

real, raw, unfiltered, and deeply human. Whether he’s on stage at a leadership conference or speaking to youth in underserved communities, Max brings one powerful truth: You were not born to break. You were born to lead.

Through his keynotes and workshops, Max helps people rise above excuses, own their story, and lead with purpose, no matter where they come from.