Lessons on Leadership and Life from My 600-Mile Caribbean Yacht Race with Skipper Nikki Henderson

Between Now and Success · Apr 3, 2025 · 1h 16m

Guest: Nikki Henderson, a world-class professional sailor. In 2018, Nikki became the youngest skipper to lead a team in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. At the age of 25, over the course of more than 40,000 miles of ocean racing, Nikki led a diverse team of mostly amateur sailors from 16 countries to an extraordinary second place finish. She's also skippered numerous transatlantic races and won the Race to Alaska.

In a Nutshell: How do you define your job as a leader?

Nikki Henderson says that what she does as a skipper is pull together disparate individuals, build them into…