Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief with Cameron Herold

Company acquisition can be a messy transaction, indeed. But if accomplished carefully and accordingly, its returns will be handsome and worthwhile. Sharing his first-hand experience in such a deal with Cameron Herold is Ian Reynolds, the Partner at Zibtek. He details his role in acquiring half of the software development company by explaining how he set it […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate...

People who are second in command must be as good as their bosses and not just act as mere spare tires. Thus, excellent leadership skills are still expected from them, no matter the situation. Cameron Herold sits down with Scott Frisch of AARP to give a peek at his life as its COO. He shares his strategies […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you to subscribe to the podcas...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Luis Scott, Managing Partner for Bader Scott Injury Lawyers. Many people forget that running a law firm is equally challenging as running a business. Therefore, lawyers in this field encounter the same predicaments entrepreneurs deal with on a regular basis. Exploring this industry even further with Cameron Herold is […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd...

Thanks to the ever-evolving nature of technology, the tasks involved in running a business become much more manageable and easier each day. By automating business strategies, entrepreneurs can improve their systems in the most significant way and focus on other important matters, both inside and outside the workplace. Cameron Herold sits down with Courtney Waid, […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate &amp...

The commercial real estate industry is hit hard by the pandemic, and surprisingly, it continues to overcome the challenges and struggles caused by the lockdown. To explore the current situation, even more, Cameron Herold sits down with Chris Ressa, Chief Operating Officer of DLC Management Corp. They discuss how he joined DLC, how he deals with […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd...

If the CEO is the one in the company who carries the vision, it is the COO who develops the processes and structures to make that vision a reality. Stringcan Interactive COO, Sarah Shepard sees that line separating her responsibilities from those of the CEO very clearly, allowing both of them to be the best in […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you to subscribe to the podcas...

Rippling is an all in one HR and IT platform that eliminates a lot of the administrative burden required to run a company. Overseeing this disruptive company’s business operations is Matt MacInnis. Formerly the CEO of the mobile learning platform Inkling for nine years, as well as an occupier of various roles at Apple for […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you to subscribe to the...

There are multiple benefits in outsourcing your company's services overseas and the Philippines is one of the best countries to do it. Full Scale makes the most of this by employing the greater bulk of their workforce from Cebu City, the country's second-largest city. Despite the challenges associated with working in another culture and another time […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Rachel Scava, COO at Fully Accountable. Finance is the profit center of any company and leaders must invest in someone who can focus on this bottom line. If hiring your own CFO isn't feasible, then Fully Accountable is one of your best go-to solutions. Fully Accountable is a full-service accounting […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you to su...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Scott Shrum, President and COO at Hennessey Digital. The CEO may be the idea-generator and visionary for the company, but the COO is likely to be the gatekeeper. This is what Scott Shrum is to Jason Hennessey. As Hennessey Digital's COO, Scott filters Jason's entrepreneurial ideas between what should be […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you...

Accountability among team members makes a leader's job infinitely easier, but fostering it without micromanaging is a delicate balancing act. Real estate company, Chantel Ray is huge in accountability and goes to great lengths to reward that in its teams. Overseeing the company's operations is the indefatigable Heather Roemmich, a powerful leader who manages to be […] Resources: Subscribe, Ra...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on all businesses, but it had a particular challenge in store for huge global organizations. Operating across different countries and with more than 1,000 employees, ICT provider, T-Systems has had to engineer a massive pivot just to keep things going. Its success in doing so relies on taking action as […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love yo...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Victoria Petriw, VP of Operations at Widerfunnel. WiderFunnel is a leading experimentation company that helps enterprise brands make confident business decisions by co-creating insight-driven experimentation programs. In keeping with its brand, the organization needs to have leaders who enjoy thinking out of the box to make things better for […] Resources: Subscrib...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Michael Fiorenza, COO at Bundren Painting & Drywall. Houston is a boomtown when it comes to construction and companies are reaping the benefits of sustained demand even during the pandemic. A fixture in the city's construction industry since 1984, Bundren Painting & Drywall is well-positioned in its specific niche of […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate &amp...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Erin Nelson, Vice President, Operations and Organizational Effectiveness at Kindred Bravely. It's seldom the problem that organizations have bad people; it's almost always a case of having good people in the wrong roles. To help avoiding this potentially costly mistake, Southern California maternity and nursing clothing company, Kindred Bravely invests […] Res...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Kevin Corne, COO at Sullivan & Stanley. The COO's main role is to complement the CEO in order to make sure that the company's mission and goals are being achieved. Sullivan & Stanley COO, Kevin Corne considers himself as the other half beside the organization's visionary, Pat Lynes. The two go […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love y...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Valerie Rivera, COO of Freedom Street Partners & Investment Executive, RJFS. Market corrections are a normal part of the business cycle and the COO must be ready to lead the team in pivoting whenever the situation calls for it. Valerie Rivera, the COO of Freedom Street Partners & Investment […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you to subscri...

Our next guest is COO Alliance Member Alex Zerbach, Director of Operations at Carrot. It can be tricky to stand out in the crowded space of real estate marketing, but with the right approach to software, you might just hack your way into dominance. Carrot helps you solve that problem by using a high-level website development […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you to subscrib...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Jennifer Leech, COO & Founder of Truss. Proper communication is a benchmark of good leadership. Jennifer Leech lives by this principle as the COO of Truss, a software and consulting company that helps teams work together to quickly and securely produce high quality, iterative software. Jen has doubled the performance […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Re...

In this special episode, COO Alliance founder, Cameron Herold answers some burning questions from his audience about growing your business, setting the right internal systems in place, and improving your relationship with your CEO. What are the signs that a company needs a COO? How do you value and identify adaptability in teams? What are […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you to...

Second in Command is now on its 100th episode! Since the podcast was launched, Cameron Herold has talked to several COOs and others in the position of the second-in-command to learn and educate others on how to increase their results, improve their business and affirm better communication with their respective CEOs. In this episode, Cameron recaps […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I...

Background checks will never be the same, thanks to Checkr, a SaaS company that revolutionizes the background checking process by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to process data impartially. A far cry from the extremely tedious and antiquated processes that has so far characterized the background check industry, Checkr makes it its mission to raise […] Resources: Subscribe, Ra...

It is inevitable for corporate politics to make a tangible presence, especially in big companies, and it its part of the COO's job to keep it in check so that the company can focus more important things. Tom Wolczik has done a great job in doing this as COO of Group Claims at Hiscox, a diversified […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you to subscribe to the podcast and leave an hon...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Andrew Cederlind, COO at Conversion Logix. Conversion Logix is a digital advertising agency that specializes in driving online shoppers to make offline conversions through their new software, The Conversion Cloud. Holding the post of COO in this company is Andrew Cederlind, a digital marketing expert who joined in 2011 as […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & R...

Our guest is COO Alliance Member Daniel Flores, CFO & COO at Billy Gene Is Marketing. Behind every great CEO is an equally amazing COO. They are the very people who help the CEO turn ideas into reality. In this episode, Cameron Herold is joined by the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Billy […] Resources: Subscribe, Rate & Review I'd love you to subscribe to the p...