Professor of Practice
University of Denver, Daniels College of Business, Colorado, United States
Kerry Plemmons has 30 years of entrepreneurial experience with success in launching and running small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. and Mexico, and another 20 years as an academic and consultant. As an executive with Starbucks, Plemmons opened stores in the western U.S. and Canada, ran several test-market innovations, and led operations for a couple hundred stores. Prior to Starbucks, he partnered in creating the Pour la France! Restaurant chain in three states and Mexico. Plemmons is on the Board of The Human Animal Bond Association.
During the years of teaching at the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, Plemmons created and delivered new courses in a variety of subjects. His passion is connecting innovation to leadership through experiential educational processes.
Plemmons Co-Created the University of Denver's Public Safety Leadership Program in 2008, and has worked with over 40 cohorts of Public Safety Officials.
His book, Juxtapositions: Comparing Mild to Wild Success – Irreverently, devotes Chapter nine to the Public Safety Industry.
Empowering Frontline Leaders: Strategies for Effective Supervisor Development
Saturday, October 18, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MT