Welcome to the Second in Command Podcast, produced by the C.O. Alliance and brought to

its founder Cameron Herald.

In the second-in-command podcast, we talked to top COOs who share the insights, strategies,

and tactics that made them the chief behind the chief.

And now here's your host, Cameron Herald.

Our guest today is Kate Erickson.

She's known as the engine at

entrepreneurs on fire, which is an award-winning podcast where John Lee Dumas

interviews the inspiring entrepreneurs who are truly on fire. She's also the co-author

of the podcast journal, Idea to Launch in 50 Days.

In 2008, Kate earned her degree in English with high hopes of becoming a college professor,

but I realized it was far from becoming a reality due to funding cuts across the state of California, so she went after any

job she should get, which eventually placed her into the HR department at a bank.

In 2013, Kate left her corporate job in an advertising and marketing agency to create the life she wanted to live as an entrepreneur.

Working with John Lee Dumas, founder and host of entrepreneurs on fire,

she's active as John's partner, achieving fulfillment and loving what she does at the engine of the company.

Helping entrepreneurs achieve financial and lifestyle freedom through developing systems and processes

that can help scale their businesses and help them grow.

So Kate, welcome to the Second and Command Podcast.

Cameron, thank you so much.

I'm excited to be here.

And in full disclosure to everybody else,

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