Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III

After coolly and successfully executing the most famous landing of a crippled airplane in human history, Capt. Sullenberger became an international hero in a matter of hours.  Sully and his family were swamped with media, speech, and appearance requests, and he asked Barbary Coast to help him handle the tsunami of inquiries.  Barbary Coast assisted the family: we helped them cope with the intense, non-stop media attention; we advised them on strategy and the multitude of opportunities before them; and we handled thousands of logistical details necessitated by Sully’s sudden notoriety.  Sully is now a New York Times best-selling author, national spokesperson for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and a highly sought after public speaker.  (Let’s be clear – Sully’s lifelong preparation and extraordinary competence created those opportunities for him, not Barbary Coast – we just helped him answer the constantly ringing phones.)