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Ep. 569 - Pearl COO Ben Plomion - How Top COOs Crush Chaos and Build Pro Teams
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- Apr 9, 2026
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What would happen if you finally ditched micromanagement and actually let your teams run wild, faster, riskier, and more creative than you’d ever dare on your own? Ben Plomion, COO of Pearl AI , joins Sivana Brewer for a sharp, no-fluff deep dive into the gritty reality of leading in markets where mistakes happen fast and growth is non-negotiable. Drawing from cross-functional battle scars in marketing, ops, and tech, Ben unpacks how he leveraged his CMO chops to become a next-level COO, why most leaders fail at “connecting the dots,” and exactly how he’s turning AI into his secret weapon for culture and operational scale. If you’re tired of theory and ready for the untold COO playbook that frees you from indecision, protects you from hidden traps, and gives you unfair access to what the best operator-leaders are actually doing, listen now. Stalling means losing team trust, missing radical growth, and getting left behind. Timestamped Highlights [00:03:42] – The shocking “dumpster” pitch that clinched Ben’s COO job—would you take this text? [00:05:10] – Connect the dots or die: Why leaders who only skim the surface always lose big [00:07:26] – Zero in-house finance, outsourced chaos—how Ben plugged the leaks before it was too late [00:10:51] – From chief cook to master delegator: The brutal art of giving up “employee benefits” and focusing where it matters [00:14:42] – CEO second-in-command: The secret archetypes and why most COOs get it wrong [00:18:29] – CMO to COO crossover: The superpowers that every operator should steal from marketing [00:21:23] – Ditching values for operating principles—radical new rules for building a creative, AI-savvy team [00:32:19] – “Let them run”: The unorthodox motto that keeps Ben’s teams breaking the rules, beating churn, and staying ah…