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 Harold. Our guest today is CEO Alliance member Brian Gowette, Vice

President of Operations at V shred.

Brian began his career as a financial analyst with a Fortune 100 financial firm doing

accounting and reporting for investment portfolios.

Brian eventually partnered with a group of people to form a digital

marketing agency where he got to see the inner workings of many different businesses at once,

which is a great learning experience. Together they created one of the largest networking and young

professionals organizations in the Greater LA area. Within a year they had over 50,000 members,

sponsorships with Google and Microsoft and were hosting sold-out events at top LA venues.

Brian joined V-Shred in January of 2018 and was the second employee.

A few years later he became the VP of operations overseeing finance, HR, CX, supply chain, business intelligence, legal and compliance and more.

V Shred is over 100 full-time employees now, along with a large team of personal

trainers from across the country, and a phone support and sales team down in

Texas and an offshore team in the Philippines. Outside of work, Brian loves to be

outdoors, being active, cooking, and practicing holistic, healthy habits.

This year Brian was blessed with a bunch of new family members.

He became an uncle and unexpectedly discovered a half-brother via 23 and me,

which has been the most incredible blessing for him and his family.

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