Captain Sandy Yawn is one of the most famous and one of the few female superyacht captains in the world – for a high-school graduate, not too shabby! Her ability to set goals and accomplishments has even led to Captain Sandy speaking around the world to leadership groups, global brands, maritime groups and diversity organizations.
It is a tale of unlikely triumph – both personal and physical. Having survived – and eventually defeated – cancer, she made sure to go on. Her leadership sessions at JP Morgan, Amazon and other organizations are universally positive.
Hearing Captain Sandy’s story of coping with alcoholism and her ultimate self-realization is instructive and inspirational. As a gay woman, the burdens of a ruthless and difficult coming out experience has given Captain Sandy a voice for future talk-show business. Captain Sandy is available to women’s, college, or corporate Leadership and DEI teams.
