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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 36 MIN

Palm’s Up Leadership with Rich Plumery

from Tim Stating the Obvious · host statingtheobvious

In this conversation, Palm’s Up Leadership with Rich Plumery, Rich Plumery shares his journey from being a lost kid to becoming a successful leader. He discusses the importance of mentorship, the principles of servant leadership, and how to engage teams effectively. Rich emphasizes the need for humility in leadership and the significance of transferring wisdom to future leaders. He also highlights the role of parents in fostering servant leadership in their children, advocating for a collaborative and supportive approach in both professional and personal settings. Rich Plumery bio: As the Senior Vice President of Project Delivery for AECOM, the world’s largest and most admired architecture, engineering, and design firm, Rich leads project delivery for AECOM’s most significant and critical business—their Americas business with over 50,00 projects delivered per year. Rich Plumery is now the author of Palms Up Leadership: Developing Our Future Leaders, which discusses how his unique experiences have shaped his new approach to servant leadership. His Enable, Engage, and Embrace approach offers methods for addressing many of the current challenges in today’s workplace, including dealing with the loss of wisdom due to a rapidly retiring workforce and the disruption caused by emerging AI technologies. Rich’s journey included growing and selling multiple businesses, including a successful tactical supply company in partnership with elite members of SEAL Team Six and Red Cell, as well as a sports performance coaching business that served hundreds of professional athletes across the NFL, NHL, MLB, and MLS. His center accommodated the world-famous Greg Roskopf’s first Muscle Activation Techniques clinic. www.muscleactivation.com Connect with Rich Plumery: website: www.palmsupleader.com Book: https://a.co/d/hsKlvMZ Tim Staton hosts conversations on leadership, entrepreneurship, ethical decision-making, and practical wisdom leaders can apply every day. Website: timstatingtheobvious.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timstatingtheobvious YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHfDcITKUdniO8R3RP0lvdw Instagram: @TimStating TikTok: @timstatingtheobvious LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-staton-04b41a271/ SKOOL Community: https://www.skool.com/timstatingtheobvious-9537/about?ref=de9c7e65d8ba4eeabc1a8eea413c125b

In this conversation, Palm’s Up Leadership with Rich Plumery, Rich Plumery shares his journey from being a lost kid to becoming a successful leader. He discusses the importance of mentorship, the principles of servant leadership, and how to engage teams effectively. Rich emphasizes the need for humility in leadership and the significance of transferring wisdom to future leaders. He also highlights the role of parents in fostering servant leadership in their children, advocating for a collaborative and supportive approach in both professional and personal settings. Rich Plumery bio: As the Senior Vice President of Project Delivery for AECOM, the world’s largest andmost admired architecture, engineering, and design firm, Rich leads project delivery forAECOM’s most significant and critical business—their Americas business with over50,00 projects delivered per year. Rich Plumery is now the author of Palms Up Leadership: Developing Our FutureLeaders, which discusses how his unique experiences have shaped his new approachto servant leadership. His Enable, Engage, and Embrace approach offers methods foraddressing many of the current challenges in today’s workplace, including dealing withthe loss of wisdom due to a rapidly retiring workforce and the disruption caused byemerging AI technologies. Rich’s journey included growing and selling multiple businesses, including a successfultactical supply company in partnership with elite members of SEAL Team Six and RedCell, as well as a sports performance coaching business that served hundreds ofprofessional athletes across the NFL, NHL, MLB, and MLS. His center accommodatedthe world-famous Greg Roskopf’s first Muscle Activation Techniques clinic.www.muscleactivation.com Connect with Rich Plumery: website: www.palmsupleader.com Book: https://a.co/d/hsKlvMZ Tim Staton hosts conversations on leadership, entrepreneurship, ethical decision-making, and practical wisdom leaders can apply every day. Website: timstatingtheobvious.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timstatingtheobvious YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHfDcITKUdniO8R3RP0lvdw Instagram: @TimStating TikTok: @timstatingtheobvious LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-staton-04b41a271/ SKOOL Community: https://www.skool.com/timstatingtheobvious-9537/about?ref=de9c7e65d8ba4eeabc1a8eea413c125b

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