Shayne Fitz-Coy is an operator-investor who buys companies and builds people. He is CEO of Rustic Pathways and Co-founder and Co-CEO of Sabot Family Companies, the long-term holding company he co-founded with Arar Han in 2016.
He teaches Introduction to Private Equity at Seoul National University and writes on education, travel and investing as the Teaching CEO.
He splits time between Palo Alto, California and Seoul, South Korea.
Learn more at shaynefitzcoy.com.
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At the Actual Place: Why Rustic Pathways Leaders Stay With Students
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.
The Psychology of Travel for Teens: Why Some Programs Transform and Others Don't
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."
Travel for All: Inclusive, Accessible, and Affordable Student Programs
The scholarships, flight grants, and accommodations behind a simple position: money, mobility, diet, or mental health should not decide which students get to travel.