About
Rob Townsend

Meet the chef

Rob Townsend

Founder of RWT Consulting, author of Easy to Follow: The Secret Sauce of Leadership, and a veteran leader with 35 years leading plant floor and inspection teams worldwide. He holds ASNT Level III certifications in RT, MT, PT, UT, and VT, plus AWS-CWI and AWS-CRI credentials.

"Leadership isn't a recipe you follow. It's a meal you cook, together, every day."

Rob Townsend

35+

Years leading plant floor & inspection teams

7

ASNT Level III & AWS certifications

RWT Consulting

Founder

From Rob's kitchen

Book · 2026

Easy to Follow: The Secret Sauce of Leadership

A practical leadership playbook built around the recipe-card method, written for managers ready to build teams that perform and actually like each other.

Newsletter · weekly

The Townsend Letter

A short Sunday note on one leadership idea, one question, and one thing Rob is reading.

1:1 Program

Kitchen Table Coaching

A six-month coaching engagement for founders and operators ready to lead at the next level.

In-person · quarterly

Boardroom Workshops

Hands-on workshops where leadership teams cook the recipes together, literally.

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