Captain Sandy captured our attention as the first female superyacht captain on Bravo’s Below Deck Mediterranean, and her fascinating stories hold leadership lessons for today’s live and virtual audiences.

Through 30+ years of international maritime experience, Sandy has broken glass ceilings, survived near-fatal accidents on land and pirates and fires at sea.

Most business leaders will never have such life-or-death challenges in their daily work. But surviving stormy seas has taught Captain Sandy many invaluable lessons on such timeless leadership principles as inspiring your crew, that failure is ok, and empowering your team to accomplish their “win” together “in the same boat.”  

Enduring a voyage on a 154-foot vessel requires discerning when to be tough enough to stay the course or flexible enough to navigate to calmer waters – decisions all leaders are faced with every day.

Throughout her career, Sandy has lived by the mantra, “Wake up, Show up, Kick Ass and Repeat while Charting Your Own Course in life.