Shayne Fitz-Coy is the co-founder of Sabot Family Companies, a long term investment company founded in 2016 in Stanford, California. Shayne is an innovator and entrepreneur with a keen eye for managing growing enterprises. Published Reviewed Latest At the Actual Place: Why Rustic Pathways Leaders Stay With Students August 7, 2025 · 7 min read Rustic Pathways believes real leadership happens at the actual place—beside students. This article outlines why our most experienced staff stay in the field, not behind laptops, and how that presence transforms student travel experiences. Read more The Psychology of Travel for Teens: Why Some Programs Transform and Others Don't June 19, 2025 · 8 min read Why do some teen travel programs yield change and others don't? After 12,000+ students, one pattern keeps surfacing: transformation happens in the stretch zone. Too comfortable and teens stay the same. Too stressed and they shut down. The programs that work find the middle. The ones that don't, don't." Read more