This page (and its sub-menu pages) are devoted to the life and times of Retired Navy Captain, Jeffrey Kendall Sapp, M.A., M.S., M.A., and his talented wife and partner, Shannon. After an exemplary, 30-year career in the Navy, Jeffrey found himself leading an aggressive personal war against his rare form of cancer, Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia. As a Master Caregiver, who had to learn on the job, Shannon saw him through death-defying moments, hours, days, months, and years.
Now, they are leaders in advocacy for cancer research and in teaching both patients and caregivers healthier ways of preparing food that allow the body to use its natural resources to fight off this and other diseases.
Let’s Learn About Who the Sapps Are and How You Can Benefit from Their New Mission in Life.
We’ll start with Jeffrey.
J.K. Sapp, B.S., M.A., M.A., M.S.
Captain, US Navy (Ret.)
Leadership Consultant & Co-Host of “Thriving with Taste & Style”
Motivational Speaker & Cancer Awareness Advocate
As a Retired Navy Captain and renowned Leadership Consultant, Jeffrey Kendall Sapp now turns his attention and exceptional presentation skills toward being a dedicated cancer awareness and research advocate, teaching cancer patients and caregivers about healthful eating, and helping business leaders – in any field – reach new heights.
Professional Milestones
- Jeffrey’s first nationwide recognition for leadership, as well as talent, was as a collegiate NCAA football All-American athlete.
- In a consistently upward career trajectory, Jeffrey reached pinnacle experiences when he served as Commanding Officer of six warships. He retired as a Navy Captain after 30 years of active duty. Click Here to review his detailed professional background.
- After retirement, he held executive positions in three national nonprofit organizations, provided valuable leadership counsel to four U.S. Federal government agencies, and taught at three Federal leadership schools.
Current Activities
Jeffrey Sapp, Co-Owner of Flourishing Beyond Cancer and Motivational Speaker
Today, Jeffrey is a Leadership Consultant and successful cancer combatant – one of the nation’s most vibrant, versatile, winning, and interactive Motivational Speakers.
Jeffrey knows how to leverage his vast knowledge and cross-functional leadership experience to empower audiences with insights and models for achieving high levels of personal and professional success.
He is equally adept at addressing C-suite executives and youth whom he wants to inspire to take STEM and Arts classes.
Links to YouTube and More Info
- Click to see his YouTube page for several examples.
- Click to watch his TEDX Warrenton event about giving Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia a knockout punch in a death-defying battle.
- Click to review a past Client List.
The Whole Story & Lessons Learned
Watch for Jeffrey’s soon-to-be-published book about launching his currently successful battle against Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia, a form of cancer that quickly kills 96% of those who contract the disease.
New Beginnings: Flourishing with Taste & Style
Jeffrey and Shannon Sapp, Co-hosts of the “Flourishing with Taste & Style” cooking show
Shannon and Jeffrey Sapp are embarking on the creation of a new series of videos designed to teach audiences and followers about healthful food preparation and eating habits. Their primary focus is on people who are overcoming cancer, their caregivers, and veterans in general. However, these principles and recipes are well-researched and provide excellent nourishment for people of all kinds in any state of health. See more below.
First, Let’s Talk About Shannon!
Shannon A. Sapp (SAS), Co-Owner of Flourishing Beyond Cancer
Owner of Signature Designs by SAS
Shannon has done many things, but she prefers to concentrate on her recent history involving the heroic fight for her husband’s life and what they can do to enhance and preserve the health of everyone in the family, as she has become the primary caregiver for three people.
She has a lot of wisdom to impart, based on grueling experiences, and her husband gives her credit – along with stem cell research and faith in God – for his being alive and fully functional today.
Shannon has Another Great Talent!
It is More Esoteric.
She has an artist’s eye for selecting and placing decor items elegantly throughout any space. She is not just adept at staging but has expanded that expertise to create tablescapes for meals and events as high art. Realtors, caterers, and event planners find her to be a treasure!
They Can Cook!
It also turns out that both Shannon and Jeffrey are great cooks! The love they share for each other and for experimenting with tasty dishes has sparked the idea of teaching others how to cook well and make it fun to eat more healthfully. The food combinations are designed to prevent illness and to help create healthy habits for body, mind, spirit, and emotions.
Our favorite couple is about to create a series of “How To” videos. Although they are designed especially to assist veterans and other people fighting off cancer, the dishes will be good for any and everyone. The program will be online. It’s called:
Flourishing With Taste & Style
Watch for the announcements of these videos! Links will be posted in several places online, including on YouTube! Your hosts will take you through the step-by-step creation of healthy meals, topped off by a beautifully themed tablescape, courtesy of Shannon Sapp!
If you want to contact Shannon about design and decor, please email her at and put Help with Design in the subject line.
To comment or ask questions about cancer or cancer funding advocacy, please email Jeffrey at [email protected] and put the topic in your subject line.
If you want to chat about booking Jeffrey for public speaking engagements, we can do that online for up to 30 minutes. Send your email to [email protected] and put “Request Chat” in the subject line.
The first one is FREE!
After our initial 30-minute session, if you’d like to continue our conversation or explore a consultation, we can arrange a plan that works for you.