On this Truly Human Leadership Podcast where we continue to pay tribute to Bob Chapman, our leader and mentor who passed away on March 19, 2026.
All of us at Barry-Wehmiller are very appreciative of all the tributes, condolences and kind words that have come in over the last few weeks. If you’d like to send your own tribute, condolence or remembrance of Bob, we have a page to do so. When you submit it, we’ll make sure it gets to Bob’s family.
On our last episode, we paid tribute to Bob Chapman in his own words. On this episode, we want to hear from some of his friends, colleagues and admirers.
Last fall, there was a dinner held at Barry-Wehmiller’s St. Louis office to honor Bob’s 50 years as CEO of our company and to also celebrate his 80th birthday. Bob and his entire family were there to enjoy the evening and we’re incredibly thankful Bob got to experience this tribute while he was with us.
Here's a video that recaps that celebration:
On this podcast, we want to feature the speeches that were given that evening. We share them not only to remember Bob, but to share the lessons all of these folks learned from him. They include:
- Raj Sisodia, the co-founder of Conscious Capitalism and the co-author of Bob’s book, Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family
- Tim Sullivan, Barry-Wehmiller board member and longtime part of Bob’s leadership team
- Rhonda Spencer, Barry-Wehmiller Chief People Officer
- Steve Gund, CEO of the Gund Company
- Simon Sinek, speaker and author, Bob’s close friend and one of the biggest champions of Bob’s message on leadership
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