Before Sixth Wing became a place where leaders come to grow, it was just a place, a place in the largest dormitory in the world at the U.S. Naval Academy, where two women, Bridget and Laura, first met as high school juniors attending an admissions camp called Summer Seminar. Their last names—Stamp and Tuck—landed them in the same room in Bancroft Hall's Sixth Wing. That room became the serendipitous starting point of a friendship and partnership that would last long beyond the walls of Bancroft Hall, built on decades of shared values: service, leadership, and a relentless commitment to others.
Fast forward through years of military service, careers in coaching, negotiation, and facilitation, and raising families, and another pivotal moment arrived. Laura and Bridget's husband worked at the McChrystal Group, where a company-wide executive coaching certification sparked something unexpected. Laura called Bridget one evening and said, "I think I found my thing — and I think I found your thing too." Bridget paid attention. Those early nudges—one from a trusted friend, the other from her husband—became the spark that launched her into the world of executive coaching.
As their coaching journeys progressed, they knew they wanted to build something together. With a growing client base and deep coaching, facilitation, and negotiation expertise, the next step was to name it.
They brainstormed everything. Consulted friends. Workshopped options.
Nothing stuck.
Until they came back—again—to where it all began: Sixth Wing.
At first, it felt too obvious, too sentimental, too… Navy. But then the layers started to unfold. Sixth Wing wasn't just a place. It was a symbol of their origin, connection, shared identity, and formative experiences.
And it didn't stop there.
Bridget had served as a Navy salvage diver aboard a ship whose hull number was LPD-6. Laura, a helicopter pilot, flew her first helo (and her favorite) with six rotor blades. Even the word "wing" spoke to what they wanted for their clients: lift, momentum, a sense of forward movement.
Since then, "Sixth Wing" has become more than a name — it's become a verb. Clients often mention having "Sixth Winged" something after applying what they've learned to elevate their teams. It's impactful. It sticks. And it represents something real.
At its heart, Sixth Wing is about service. It's about the impact, discipline, and loyalty that come from lives shaped by service to something bigger than ourselves. Bridget and Laura built this company not just to coach and facilitate but to continue contributing to the greater good—to support leaders who want to lead with clarity, courage, and purpose.
Today, Sixth Wing represents more than a memory; it's a movement, one grounded in the discipline of service and fueled by the belief that leadership is not a destination but a practice.
And it all started in a room in a wing in Bancroft Hall.
