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Sandy is the only female captain in the Below Deck franchise with the original show led by Lee Rosbach, Kerry Titheradge on Adventure, Glenn Shepard on Sailing Yacht and Jason Chambers on Down Under.<\/p>\n
When questioned on how their leadership styles compare by Express.co.uk, Sandy commented: \u201cI think my approach is more of compassion and empathy and also, to pause.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWomen listen, they\u2019re raising children, women are great multitaskers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we pause more instead of charging into it. What is on my lung, is on my tongue but I pause and think about how what comes out of my mouth will impact that person in life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause our words are very powerful, we\u2019re an authority and when someone from authority speaks to you, it impacts you.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I\u2019ve worked for people of authority, what they said to me impacted me for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n She continued: \u201cI worked for an owner and I\u2019ll never forget it, he was on a phone call, I was in his office and he was a very powerful man and I heard him say \u2018I don\u2019t know, take 15 minutes and educate me\u2019 and I went \u2018he doesn\u2019t know! I don\u2019t have to know everything.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThat really meant the world to me, I don\u2019t have to know everything in my role, \u2018take 15 minutes and educate me\u2019, wow, that was huge.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSo now I defer my team, even if it is a junior deckhand, I\u2019ll say \u2018Hey, have you ever been to this area before, give me your knowledge.\u2019 Sometimes I use that knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think for a man to say that in a very powerful position means that he is a very humble human being.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhereas a lot of men in those roles come from ego and as a woman and a captain, I don\u2019t come from ego.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI come from a place of \u2018how can I best serve?\u2019 and that’s the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n Away from the drama of Below Deck Med, Sandy had some amazing news to share this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n She had popped the question to her other half, gospel singer Leah Shafer after five years which she gleefully accepted.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sandy, who proposed by a beautiful cove with violinists, said she wanted it to look like a \u201cfairytale\u201d for her girlfriend of five years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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