#123: From Selling Coat Hangers At Age 7 To Building 9-Figure Companies & How YOU Can Unleash The Power Of A “Second In Command” To Grow Your Business… w/ Cameron Herold

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Today’s guest has built not one… not two… but three $100+ million companies.

At age 21, he had 14 employees.

By 35, he’d helped build his first two 100 million dollar companies.

By the age of 42, he engineered 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s spectacular growth from $2 Million to $106 Million in revenue in just six years.

That’s right, today’s guest is “The CEO Whisperer”, Cameron Herold.

But on top of all his accomplishments, he also lives life to the fullest.

He’s currently a full time nomad.

He sold his homes, his cars, and all of his stuff… and in 2022 traveled to 23 different countries with his wife.

So if you want to not only learn from one of the top business growth minds in the world who's also living a life of full alignment, this episode is for you!

To learn more about Cameron, visit https://7figuremillennials.com/podcast/cameron-herold/

Key Takeaways:

[02:04] Get to know Cameron Herold
[07:42] Where Cameron got the idea for his first business venture... at 7 years old
[08:53] Cameron’s journey building 1-800-GOT-JUNK, the world’s largest residential junk removal company
[13:27] Teaching monks how to fly paper airplanes
[17:02] The responsibilities of a COO as defined by Cameron
[21:23] How Cameron uses his “activity inventory” to assist leaders in learning how to delegate responsibilities
[24:12] Cameron’s discovery of his unique ability throughout his entrepreneurial journey
[27:18] Things to consider before hiring a COO
[33:43] How a CEO and COO getting to know each other is like a "date night"
[36:42] Finding the “right fit” for the company
[42:22] How skiing made an impact on Cameron’s life and career.
[47:49] Approaching a personal vivid vision vs a business vivid vision
[52:59] How Cameron defines happiness
Resources:

The Second in Command: Unleash the Power of Your COO COO Alliance Second in Command Podcast The Core Value Equation: A Framework to Drive Results, Create Limitless Scale and Win the War for Talent

#123: From Selling Coat Hangers At Age 7 To Building 9-Figure Companies & How YOU Can Unleash The Power Of A “Second In Command” To Grow Your Business… w/ Cameron Herold

Beyond Curious ™ (formerly 7-Figure Millennials)