Profile
Rich comes from a community living at the highest edges of human performance and potential. As a retired Navy SEAL Officer, Rich draws upon 20+ years of experience. Throughout his career, he served with several SEAL Teams and achieved multiple leadership positions – to include the Commanding Officer of a Navy SEAL Command.
While serving as the Officer in Charge of Training for an elite Naval Special Warfare Group, Rich spearheaded the creation of a directorate that fused physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines with the goal of enhancing and advancing operator performance – as well as to build massive mental and physical resiliency. Drawing from this background, Rich now works with Dr. Andrew Huberman, PhD. - a tenured Professor of Neurobiology, Ophthalmology and BioX at Stanford University where together they teach and train individuals, teams, and organizations on optimizing performance through uncertainty, stress and fear, as well as training mental toughness and grit.
Additionally, Rich works as an independent contractor for the Start With WHY organization and the Barry-Wehmiller Leadership Institute where he speaks and instructs on leadership, purpose, and high performing teams.