Ep. 470 - Environmental Incentives COO, Andrew Alexandrovich

Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief

Second in Command with Cameron Herold

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Careers

4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode of the Second in Command podcast, co-host Sivana Brewer is joined by Andrew Alexandrovich, Chief Operating Officer of Environmental Incentives.

During the conversation, Sivana and Andrew explore the complexities of navigating company growth and the unique challenges that arise when an organization scales rapidly. They explore the intricate balance between quality and quantity, particularly in a professional services environment, and discuss the difficulties that leadership teams face in maintaining high standards while managing a fast-paced, evolving business.

You'll gain insights on the strategic processes employed by the EI executive team to prioritize and manage competing demands. Andrew reflects on the practical steps taken to ensure smooth collaboration, both internally and externally, while emphasizing the value of regular check-ins and clear agendas.

This episode also offers lessons Andrew has learned about balancing careful planning with adaptability and the need for continuous learning.

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In This Episode You'll Learn:

Andrew's journey at Environmental Incentives, starting as one of three employees and growing to becoming the COO in 2020.
The importance of maintaining a people-focused culture, with a focus on learning, adaptability, and continual improvement.
The challenges of scaling systems from a small business to a mid-sized business operating globally.
EI's strategic planning process, including a five-year strategy and annual strategy.
The tactical steps taken to ensure executive team cohesion, including regular check-ins with clear agendas.
And much more...

Resources:

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Cameron Harold, the host of the Second Command podcast. Before we dive in, there's something
0:04.4	you need to know. If you're a C-O-O-V-P operations or you're in any role where you're the second
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0:34.6	Go to COOalliance.com to learn more and see if you qualify.
0:38.9	You can even book a free call with our team to ask questions. Now let's jump into this week's
0:43.3	episode. As the COL, I'll take, I'll kind of understand where our executive team and the annual
0:49.1	strategy is thinking big picture and then build an annual strategy around that. I'm using that to work with our program
0:56.6	teams and ops teams and all our internal teams to really guide our quarterly and monthly goals
1:02.7	and make sure we're tracking towards progress. And that does give me the kind of long-term vision
1:08.5	and the day-to-day kind of managing workflow project management needs.
1:19.1	Welcome to the Second and Command podcast, produced by the COO Alliance and brought you by its founder,
1:26.0	Cameron Harold. In the Second in Command podcast, we talked to top COOs who share the insights,
1:32.2	strategies, and tactics that made them the chief behind the chief.
1:35.9	And now here's your co-host, former COO of a multi-eight-figure remote company and alumni
1:41.7	member of the COO Alliance, Savannah Brewer.
1:48.3	Our guest today is Andrew Alexandrovich, the CEO of Environmental Incentives, a mission-driven
1:55.5	organization that has grown from 40 employees to over 135 employees under his leadership. With a background and
2:02.8	environmental management and a sharp focus on strategic operations, Andrew has helped secure
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