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Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief

Ep. 413 - Masterminds and Mentors: How Surrounding Yourself with Success Drives Results

Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief

Second in Command with Cameron Herold

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Careers

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode of the Second in Command podcast is a recast of a conversation between Cameron and Erik Huberman, host of the HawkeTalk podcast.

The conversation explores Cameron's journey and how he navigated the complexities of various entrepreneurial ventures, starting from his early experiences with auto body shops and college franchises.


You'll learn about a significant career transition where Cameron moved from a highly operational role to becoming a sought-after coach for high-level executives.


Cameron also offers profound personal lessons he's learned throughout his career. From understanding the significance of surrounding oneself with inspiring and successful individuals to the realization that the journey itself is more important than the destination, he offers valuable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. 


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In This Episode You'll Learn:


  • Cameron's early experiences with entrepreneurship, such as caddying at the golf club and recycling coat hangers. (4:12)


  • How he joined the head office of College Pro Painters and expanded the business to the West Coast. (17:49)


  • The transition to coaching entrepreneurs after leaving 1-800-GOT-JUNK. (26:53)


  • The importance of being in the right communities and learning from successful entrepreneurs. (32:19)


  • And much more...


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Transcript

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0:00.0

What I've always loved about coaching is that I'm not sitting teaching you a structure or a methodology.

0:05.3

I'm more sitting there as a mentor and kind of calling you on your bullshit and showing you the struggles and

0:10.4

and also because I've coached in so many different industries, I never know my client's industry.

0:16.2

You know, I've coached four or five companies that are in the digital marketing space.

0:19.3

One was called, is now called Tannuity.

0:21.2

I coached them from 40 people up to about 400 when they were elite

0:24.3

SEM. But I watched their growth for four years and I realize I don't even know your

0:28.9

industry and I'm able to coach you. by the CEO Alliance and brought to you by its founder Cameron Herald.

0:44.8

In the second in command podcast we talked a top coos who share the insights,

0:49.6

strategies and tactics that made them the chief behind the chief. And now here's your host, Cameron Herald.

0:54.0

In this recast.

0:57.0

In this recast episode, I'm excited to share an interview I did as a guest on the

1:05.0

Hawk Talk Podcast, where I talked about my entrepreneurial journey and some of the

1:09.2

pivotal moments that shaped my career. I reflected on my early ventures like recycling coat hangers and

1:14.7

comic book Arbitrage all the way back to my upbringing in Sudbury, Ontario, and the

1:20.2

influence my father had on my entrepreneurial spirit.

1:24.0

I also delved into my experiences, scaling companies

1:27.2

like College ProP painters, Gerber, Auto, body,

1:31.2

and 1-800 got junk, where I helped grow the business from $2 million to

1:36.8

106 million dollars. You'll hear me talk about the value of surrounding

1:41.1

yourself with successful people, the importance of learning from

1:45.0

of learning from mastermind groups

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