Let’s save the ocean's superpower | Martha LaGuardia-Kotite | TEDxSarasota

Retired Coast Guard Captain Martha LaGuardia-Kotite draws on a lifetime spent on the ocean to reveal one of Earth’s most overlooked natural superpowers. Through stories of leadership, rescue missions, and environmental urgency, she makes the case for protecting the force that sustains life on our planet. #TEDxSarasota Captain Martha LaGuardia-Kotite US Coast Guard (retired) spent her life in, on or near the ocean. She is one of the first female officers to serve aboard two Coast Guard cutters, patrolling the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and the Caribbean Sea, leading all-male crews and teams through numerous disasters during her decades long military career. Her awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, six Commendation Medals, three Achievement Medals, and numerous service and team accolades. An award-winning author of So Others May Live: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers Saving Lives Defying Death (used by Kevin Costner for his role in the movie The Guardian) and two other books. She built a robust second career as a keynote speaker and coach, inspiring current and future leaders on how to be bold, first and authentic to achieve their biggest dreams. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx