Here’s the thing about frontiers: they belong to the bold. Back in England, a call goes out. Not for battleships, but for pleasure yachts, fishing trawlers, and little wooden ferries. Boats that could skim the surface and slip right up to the shore.

Enter our protagonist, let’s call him Arthur.

In 2007, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen was on the brink of collapse. The fast-food franchise had lost its direction, trust, and spirit. Yet, in the midst of that storm, an extraordinary leader emerged—Cheryl Bachelder. She didn’t arrive with a command staff, but with a listening ear and a serving heart.