Sandy Yawn
Transform leadership and team dynamics with Captain Sandy Yawn, speaker and maritime leadership expert. Sandy works with organizations to develop resilience and overcome barriers, delivering powerful insights from her bestselling book and three decades of yachting industry experience.
Denver, United States
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Throughout her career, she has encountered various challenges, including encounters with pirates and collaborating with influential individuals, all of which have contributed to shaping her distinctive approach to leadership.
Her best-selling book, Be the Storm or Be the Calm, provides engaging and insightful guidance on becoming a better leader in both personal and professional life.
With over three decades of experience in the yachting industry, Captain Sandy is widely respected within her field. She is available for bookings as a celebrity speaker for private events, public speaking engagements, and virtual appearances worldwide.
Despite operating in a male-dominated industry, Captain Sandy's bravery and resilience shine through, making her an ideal keynote speaker for events related to boating, perseverance, women in leadership, travel, and ocean life.
Audiences describe her public speaking style as courageous and inspiring, as she imparts valuable advice on breaking barriers and never succumbing to defeat.
Captain Sandy's speech topics encompass a range of leadership lessons, overcoming obstacles, and the significance of teamwork. Her extensive experience in the maritime industry has instilled in her timeless leadership principles, such as inspiring and empowering one's team.
Despite the challenges she has faced, Captain Sandy approaches her work with unwavering determination, encapsulated by her mantra, "Wake up, Show up, Kick Ass, Repeat!"
Her journey of triumphing over addiction and cancer to achieve success in a male-dominated field serves as both an inspiring and entertaining narrative.
Captain Sandy delves into the unique leadership and teamwork challenges she encounters in her role, where her crew changes weekly. She shares valuable lessons from her extensive yachting experience, from the inception of a voyage to its final destination.
Captain Sandy's works, including her book Be the Calm or Be the Storm, provide invaluable insights into leadership from a woman at the helm.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
Leadership, diversity, overcoming obstacles: hear top leadership lessons from Captain Sandy of Bravo’s Below Deck.
Leadership, diversity, overcoming obstacles: hear top leadership lessons from Captain Sandy of Bravo’s Below Deck.
Leadership, diversity, overcoming obstacles: hear top leadership lessons from Captain Sandy of Bravo’s Below Deck.
Leadership, diversity, overcoming obstacles: hear top leadership lessons from Captain Sandy of Bravo’s Below Deck.
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