BE GALLANT
AND GREAT
DISCOVER YOUR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAl
FORGE FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN OF
Purpose & CHARACTER
A ship in harbor is safe, but
that is not what ships are built for
– John A. Shedd
Clarify and honor
your purpose
Embrace the call and
challenge
Confidently realize
your full potential
Truly belong among a crew of amazing men with whom you can be safe, honest, and real
Forge resilience and expand your comfort zones
Forge resilience
and expand your comfort zones
Actively sail a freaking majestic old-school tall ship!
IT’S FOR YOU!
Join an amazing crew of entrepreneurs, CXOs, and men of purpose aboard the tall ship Shenandoah for six days and five nights of transformative experiences. Together forge profound connections, hone leadership skills, and craft more meaningful lives. Mature your masculine experience and deepen your leadership capacity and range.
The Ultimate
Leadership Journey
Leadership & Celebration
Leadership & Celebration
Distilling your practices
Moving towards mastery
day 6
Synergy & Transcendence
Synergy & Transcendence
Being the captain
The power of your crew
day 5
Integration & Fellowship
Integration & Fellowship
Self-management
Courageous conversations
Control vs. influence
day 4
Challenge & Choice
Challenge & Choice
Self-sabotage
Force multipliers
Complete ownership
Day 3
Courage & Connection
Courage & Connection
Bravery, confidence & full-heartedness
Intentional relationships
Day 2
Safety & Trust
Safety & Trust
Designed alliance
Purpose & vision
Systems thinking
Contextual awareness
DAy 1
what will your schedule be?
what will your schedule be?
Here's what a day aboard might look like:
programming and weather dependent
6:00
Time for reflection - Morning Ritual Part I
7:00
Getting ready & Breakfast
8:00
Morning Ritual Part II & Introduction to Programming for the day
10:00
Set Sails
12:00
Lunch
21:00
Closing of the day / Evening ritual
Closing of the day / Evening Ritual
16:00
Set Anchor & Time for relaxation, swimming, water & beach activities
19:00
Evening Programming
13:00
Programming
18:00
Dinner
Vineyard Haven
BOSTON
(Logan Airport BOS)
Martha’s
Vineyard
(MVY)
Nantucket
Cape Cod Bay
The Shenandoah:
Your Home on
the High Seas
The Shenandoah:
Your Home on
the High Seas
U.S. Coast Guard-inspected sailing passenger vessel (no engine)
U.S. Coast Guard-inspected sailing passenger vessel (no engine)
Length Overall: 152 ft. (42 m)
Length at the Rail: 108 ft. (33 m)
Waterline Length: 101 ft. (31 M)
Length Overall: 152 ft. (42 m)
Length at the Rail: 108 ft. (33 m)
Waterline Length: 101 ft. (31 M)
Directed by a captain (USCG 500-ton oceans master’s license), mate, chef, bosun, and five deckhands
Beam: 23 ft. (7 M)
Rig Height: 94 ft. (29 M)
Sail Area: 7,000 sq. ft. (650 SQ.M)
Beam: 23 ft. (7 M)
Rig Height: 94 ft. (29 M)
Sail Area: 7,000 sq. ft. (650 SQ.M)
Draft: 10.5 ft. (3 M)
Displacement: 170 tons
Fresh Water Capacity: 2700 gallons (10220 litres)
Draft: 10.5 ft. (3 M)
Displacement: 170 tons
Fresh Water Capacity: 2700 gallons (10220 litres)
single-bunk
stateroom
two-bunk
staterooms
three-bunk
staterooms
four-bunk
staterooms
x 1
x 1
x 3
x 3
x 5
x 5
x 2
x 2
Saloon with two
18-person tables
Galley
(kitchen)
Captain and
crew quarters
Consistently sourcing from love (not fear) as our essence and motivation.
Embracing vulnerability to create positive change in ourselves and others.
Empowering and supporting others to feel and be greater than imagined.
Consistent re-examination of life and self in our pursuit of mastery.
Living on purpose and in resonance with core values.
Honoring the opportunities, gifts, and relationships that comprise our lives.
WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE Responsibility TO Lead
AND THAT TRUE SUCCESS INCLUDES:
What do you believe?
How will you contribute to our crew and conversation?
Sailing and leadership development experiences
Excludes travel to and from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
OR Bring a friend And
Each pay $2990
join Our 6-day Men
at Sea leadership program
join Our 6-day Men
at Sea leadership program
$3990
Full-board accommodation
aboard the Shenandoah
Daily meals and beverages
after july 1st, PRICE
will be $5990
APPLY BEFORE July 1st for
As coaches and colleagues, we shared a dream: to create a unique retreat on a tall ship, where each participant can grow as an individual, partner, father, friend, and leader.
Join us for a transformative experience, connecting with yourself and others on a new level.
This is a men's only journey, welcoming those seeking profound success beyond societal norms.
Frank lived in Dubai for 15 years, serving as the director and project manager responsible for building skyscrapers and the Formula 1 Racetrack Hotel.
Through managing such complexity and his propensity for
self-development (having read more than 200 related books), adventure and expansiveness (including desert vision questing, pilgrimage, and becoming a yoga instructor, fire walker, and free diver), he discovered a passion for coaching and performance enhancement, in which he holds numerous certifications.
Frank currently serves as a coach and performance manager for a leading boutique technology consultancy based in Switzerland.
He is a divorced father of three (nest model, based near Frankfurt) trying to give his kids roots and wings, and to model living a
fully-engaged, curious, and courageous life.
Frank was born and raised in Germany, and completed advanced studies in engineering and commerce in Germany, Scotland, and France.
Derek grew up in the United States, and completed advanced studies in history, economics and business in New York City and Stanford, California.
Derek’s career has included private equity, venture capital, and angel investing, as well as entrepreneurial senior executive leadership roles in digital communications infrastructure software and services companies that enabled the early commercial and consumer internet, and in the agricultural biotechnology industry that made possible the scale-up of the organic food movement.
For the last decade, Derek has served as a consultant, advisor, and coach to leaders of purpose-driven, high-performance teams. His corporate clients include some of the highest-returning and fastest-growing financial sponsors and operating companies in the world, and his individual clients’ backgrounds include being entrepreneurs, professional athletes and senior government, military / special forces, and corporate leaders.
Derek’s passions include mentoring young leaders, technology, travel (having visited more than 80 countries), and being on the water.
Derek lives on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts with his wife, a public high school teacher and writer, with whom he enjoys two young adult sons.
Derek Fairchild-Coppoletti
Derek Fairchild-Coppoletti
Frank Landsiedel
Frank Landsiedel
Derek & Frankie
Derek & Frankie
Program leaders
Do not fear death, but rather the unlived life.
You don't have to live forever. You just have to live.
Do not fear death, but rather the unlived life.
You don't have to live forever. You just have to live.
― Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting
Stories of Growth and Transformation
Stories of Growth and Transformation
What does it mean to embody healthy masculinity in today’s world? Can you be both light and profound, gentle and strong, loving and tough, persistent and flexible, emotionally available? Having worked and facilitated alongside Derek and Frank, I know that you can - together they can show you how.
Derek’s endless capacity for love and connection means he sees the truth that lies within each person, creating a level of trust so that you can safely plumb your own depths and transform. He is with you equally in your pain or elation.
Frank brings daring, hilarity, and passion, embracing his authentic masculine power with a blend of fierce and gentle love and connection to body and sexuality. His unrelenting drive challenges you to grow and achieve your full potential.
Frank and Derek's complementary styles create a dynamic in which you embrace your whole self, helping you grow and transform with confidence and support.
Laura Scott
Executive Coach & Former Googler (18 Years),
Communications & Leadership Development
Frankie. Friend, coach, lover of life. Life's goals change all the time and no matter how rough the sea: with his experience he helps you to set sail and you learn to appreciate life's sunny sides and how you survive the most powerful storms and even gain something positive from them.
Christian
Global Head, Leveraged Finance
I've worked with Derek for over 25 years. Over that period, as a coach and a friend, he has helped me to transform my life. Derek has also worked with dozens of CEOs and senior executives at my company, Alpine Investors, and has had an incredible impact on them, helping them to overcome their challenges and achieve their goals. I could not recommend anyone more highly than Derek!
Graham Weaver
Founder, Alpine Investors
My relationship with Derek has spanned more than 2 decades. Beyond being a great friend and thought partner to me, Derek has also had a major impact on our firm through his work with individuals and teams. If you're looking to do real work on yourself or your organization, Derek will bring what is needed to help you achieve the extraordinary in your pursuit of mastery.
Rajiv Patel
Co-Founder & President,
Spear Street Capital
Frankie's path to success? A foundation of trust and the irrepressible desire to work with you to bring out the best in you, and an unconditional belief that life’s a journey, not a destination. He always knows how to approach a person and encourages you to reflect in a unique way.
Do you want to shape the best version of yourself and live life?
Frankie is your man!
Robin
executive, selected as high performer
The best coaches I’ve ever had, whether in sport or life, are all-in for their people and have a preternatural ability to know exactly what their people need to hear or see from them at exactly the right time. In doing so, they help elevate performance to the absolute pinnacle of human achievement. Derek has these traits in spades. He makes me a better person, friend, and leader for my teams. I consider his coaching indispensable and I am grateful for his friendship.
Anthony Gonzalez
Co-CEO, Cobalt Service Partners
Former Member, United States House of Representatives
Former Receiver, Indianapolis Colts
Frank built a strength-based organization from scratch, designing custom frameworks and tools that tap into personal strengths and passions to enhance leadership effectiveness in our organisation. His workshops, coaching, and interventions—both internally and with clients—are bespoke and impactful. Frank's bold approach keeps you on your toes, but his deep knowledge and approachable delivery make the journey smooth, even if the ultimate comfort lies in the end results.
Aleardo
CEO, IT SME
I have worked with Frank and Derek in a 10-month leadership program as one of the holders of that program. They both are powerful leaders and bring quite different qualities to the table. However, when these qualities are combined, I believe they can create a synergy that is more powerful than either of them alone.
Derek brings a profound depth, and an ability to call forth and be with high intensity and whatever emotion arises, in ways that bring shift and transformation. He brings order to chaos, and his big heart without reservation.
Frank brings the gift of the universal fool, the courage and wisdom to look at anything and find meaning. Frank will bring lightness so that greater depth can be achieved, and when things are skipping along the surface and there are demons and monsters below, he will cut through the shit and bring you face to face with what is below the surface.
These two humans are good men, and excellent role-models for what it looks like in this crazy VUCA world to be examples of healthy masculinity. This is not masculinity without femininity, it is unapologetically whole.
Patrick Vorys Carrington-House
Senior Faculty, Co-Active Training Institute
Before working with Derek, I was privileged to lead green berets in the U.S. Army Special Forces. I had access to the best leadership development resources, trainers, and coaches that the special operations community had to offer. The lessons learned were invaluable, but once I started my growth journey at an operating company, I quickly realized a steep learning curve lay ahead. Derek taught me how to build a growth-minded culture from the ground up, align a team around a vision, and reach our potential. Most importantly, Derek showed our team how to scale our culture AND win. Four short years ago, our journey together started with one acquisition and 98 new teammates; today, we're over 2,000 strong. Derek is as much a part of our growth story as I am. We could not have done it without him.
Brad Schwartz
SE Regional President,
Apex Service Partners
Set Sail Towards
Your Leadership Transformation!
Set Sail Towards
Your Leadership Transformation!
Have some questions?
Want to schedule a live chat to learn more? Email us!
info@leader-ship.co
HAVE SOME QUESTIONS?
HAVE SOME QUESTIONS?
Why is this program for men only?
We aim to create a safe, courageous, and growth-provocative space for participants who identify as men to discuss and explore how to best thrive and show up in our modern world. While Shenandoah’s hired crew may include individuals of different genders, the program focuses on fostering personal development and male fellowship.
What are the qualifications needed for this program?
What is the challenge level?
What are the health & physical ability requirements?
How long will I be on the ship, and what are the living conditions?
What measures are in place to ensure safety?
What kind of food is served, and what should I pack?
How do I get to the program, and what about connectivity?
What are the program’s discount policies?
BE GALLANT AND GREAT
DISCOVER YOUR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAl
FORGE FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN OF
Purpose & CHARACTER
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for
– John A. Shedd
The Ultimate
Leadership Journey
Join an amazing crew of entrepreneurs, CXOs, and men of purpose aboard the tall ship Shenandoah for six days and five nights of transformative experiences. Together forge profound connections, hone leadership skills, and craft more meaningful lives. Mature your masculine experience and deepen your leadership capacity and range.
Safety & Trust
Designed alliance
Purpose & vision
Systems thinking
Contextual awareness
day 1
Courage & Connection
Bravery, confidence
& full-heartedness
Intentional relationships
day 2
Challenge & Choice
Self-sabotage
Force multipliers
Complete ownership
day 3
Integration & Fellowship
Self-management
Courageous conversations
Control vs. influence
day 4
Synergy & Transcendence
Being the captain
The power of your crew
day 5
Leadership & Celebration
Distilling your practices
Moving towards mastery
day 6
what will your schedule be?
Here is how an example day
might look.
6:00
Time for reflection - Morning Ritual Part I
7:00
Getting ready & Breakfast
8:00
Morning Ritual Part II & Introduction to Programme of the day
10:00
Set Sails
12:00
Lunch
13:00
Programming
18:00
Dinner
21:00
Closing of the day / Evening ritual
16:00
Set Anchor & Time to relax / swim / water & beach activities
19:00
Evening Programming
programming and weather dependent
Vineyard Haven
BOSTON
(Logan Airport BOS)
Martha’s Vineyard
(MVY)
Cape Cod Bay
Vineyard Haven
BOSTON
(Logan Airport BOS)
Martha’s Vineyard
(MVY)
Cape Cod Bay
Nantucket
Length Overall:
Length at the Rail:
Waterline Length:
Beam:
Rig Height:
Sail Area:
Draft:
Displacement:
Fresh Water Capacity:
152 ft. (42 m)
108 ft. (33 m)
101 ft. (31 M)
23 ft. (7 M)
94 ft. (29 M)
7,000 sq. ft. (650 SQ.M)
10.5 ft. (3 M)
170 tons
2700 gallons (10220 litres)
The Shenandoah:
Your Home on the
High Seas
Directed by a captain (USCG 500-ton oceans master’s license), mate, chef, bosun, and five deckhands
U.S. Coast Guard-inspected sailing
passenger vessel (no engine)
Saloon with two
18-person tables
Galley
(kitchen)
Captain and
crew quarters
single-bunk
stateroom
two-bunk
staterooms
three-bunk
staterooms
four-bunk
staterooms
x 1
x 3
x 5
x 2
IT’S FOR YOU!
Clarify and honor
your purpose
Confidently realize
your full potential
Forge resilience and
expand your comfort zones
Embrace the call and
challenge
Truly belong among a crew of amazing men with whom you can be safe, honest, and real
Actively sail a freaking majestic old-school tall ship!
OR Bring a friend AND EACH PAY $2990
OR Bring a friend AND EACH PAY $2990
Excludes travel to and from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Daily meals and beverages
Full-board accommodation
aboard the Shenandoah
Sailing and leadership development experiences
$3990
Becomes $5990 after July 1st
APPLY BEFORE July 1st for
join Our 6-day Men at Sea leadership program
He lived in Dubai for 15 years, serving as the director and project manager responsible for building skyscrapers and the Formula 1 Racetrack Hotel.
Through managing such complexity and his propensity for self-development (having read more than 200 related books), adventure and expansiveness (including desert vision questing, pilgrimage, and becoming a yoga instructor, fire walker, and free diver), he discovered a passion for coaching and performance enhancement, in which he holds numerous certifications.
Frank currently serves as a coach and performance manager for a leading boutique technology consultancy based in Switzerland.
He is a divorced father of three (nest model, based near Frankfurt) trying to give his kids roots and wings, and to model living a fully-engaged, curious, and courageous life.
Frank was born and raised in Germany, and completed advanced studies in engineering and commerce in Germany, Scotland, and France.
Frank Landsiedel
Derek’s career has included private equity, venture capital, and angel investing, as well as entrepreneurial senior executive leadership roles in digital communications infrastructure software and services companies that enabled the early commercial and consumer internet, and in the agricultural biotechnology industry that made possible the scale-up of the organic food movement.
For the last decade, Derek has served as a consultant, advisor, and coach to leaders of purpose-driven, high-performance teams. His corporate clients include some of the highest-returning and fastest-growing financial sponsors and operating companies in the world, and his individual clients’ backgrounds include being entrepreneurs, professional athletes and senior government, military / special forces, and corporate leaders.
Derek’s passions include mentoring young leaders, technology, travel (having visited more than 80 countries), and being on the water.
Derek lives on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts with his wife, a public high school teacher and writer, with whom he enjoys two young adult sons.
Derek grew up in the United States, and completed advanced studies in history, economics and business in New York City and Stanford, California.
Derek Fairchild-Coppoletti
Derek & Frankie
Program leaders
As coaches and colleagues, we shared a dream: to create a unique retreat on a tall ship, where each participant can grow as an individual, partner, father, friend, and leader.
Join us for a transformative experience, connecting with yourself and others on a new level.
This is a men's only journey, welcoming those seeking more than just financial or health success.
WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE CAPACITY TO BE A LEADER, AND THAT TRUE SUCCESS INCLUDES:
Living on purpose and in resonance with core values.
Honoring the opportunities, gifts, and relationships that comprise our lives.
Consistently sourcing from love (not fear) as our essence and motivation.
Embracing vulnerability to create positive change in ourselves and others.
Empowering and supporting others to feel and be greater than imagined.
Consistent re-examination of life and self in our pursuit of mastery.
What do you believe?
How will you contribute to our crew and conversation?
Do not fear death, but rather the unlived life. You don't have to live forever. You just have to live.
― Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting
Stories of Growth and Transformation
Before working with Derek, I was privileged to lead green berets in the U.S. Army Special Forces. I had access to the best leadership development resources, trainers, and coaches that the special operations community had to offer. The lessons learned were invaluable, but once I started my growth journey at an operating company, I quickly realized a steep learning curve lay ahead. Derek taught me how to build a growth-minded culture from the ground up, align a team around a vision, and reach our potential. Most importantly, Derek showed our team how to scale our culture AND win. Four short years ago, our journey together started with one acquisition and 98 new teammates; today, we're over 2,000 strong. Derek is as much a part of our growth story as I am. We could not have done it without him.
Frank built a strength-based organization from scratch, designing custom frameworks and tools that tap into personal strengths and passions to enhance leadership effectiveness in our organisation. His workshops, coaching, and interventions—both internally and with clients—are bespoke and impactful. Frank's bold approach keeps you on your toes, but his deep knowledge and approachable delivery make the journey smooth, even if the ultimate comfort lies in the end results.
Aleardo
CEO, IT SME
I have worked with Frank and Derek in a 10-month leadership program as one of the holders of that program. They both are powerful leaders and bring quite different qualities to the table. However, when these qualities are combined, I believe they can create a synergy that is more powerful than either of them alone.
Derek brings a profound depth, and an ability to call forth and be with high intensity and whatever emotion arises, in ways that bring shift and transformation. He brings order to chaos, and his big heart without reservation. Frank brings the gift of the universal fool, the courage and wisdom to look at anything and find meaning.
Frank will bring lightness so that greater depth can be achieved, and when things are skipping along the surface and there are demons and monsters below, he will cut through the shit and bring you face to face with what is below the surface.
These two humans are good men, and excellent role-models for what it looks like in this crazy VUCA world to be examples of healthy masculinity. This is not masculinity without femininity, it is unapologetically whole.
Patrick Vorys Carrington-House
Senior Faculty, Co-Active Training Institute
Brad Schwartz
SE Regional President,
Apex Service Partners
Set Sail Towards
Your Leadership Transformation!
info@leader-ship.co
APPLY TODAY
Have some questions?
Want to schedule a live chat to learn more? Email us!
HAVE SOME QUESTIONS?
Why is this program for men only?
We aim to create a safe, courageous, and growth-provocative space for participants who identify as men to discuss and explore how to best thrive and show up in our modern world. While Shenandoah’s hired crew may include individuals of different genders, the program focuses on fostering personal development and male fellowship.
What are the qualifications needed for this program?
What is the challenge level?
What are the health & physical ability requirements?
How long will I be on the ship, and what are the living conditions?
What measures are in place to ensure safety?
What kind of food is served, and what should I pack?
How do I get to the program, and what about connectivity?
What are the program’s discount policies?
Why is this program for men only?
We aim to create a safe, courageous, and growth-provocative space for participants who identify as men to discuss and explore how to best thrive and show up in our modern world. While Shenandoah’s hired crew may include individuals of different genders, the program focuses on fostering personal development and male fellowship.
What are the qualifications needed for this program?
What is the challenge level?
What are the health & physical ability requirements?
How long will I be on the ship, and what are the living conditions?
What measures are in place to ensure safety?
What kind of food is served, and what should I pack?
How do I get to the program, and what about connectivity?
What are the program’s discount policies?
info@leader-ship.co
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