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Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief with Cameron Herold

Ep. 72 – The Roles Of An Heir Apparent COO With Shawn Taher

Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief with Cameron Herold

Second in Command with Cameron Herold

Business, Management, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.9224 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Shawn Taher is the “heir apparent” COO at Taher, Inc. Shawn has had a unique career, starting in the vending industry filling vending machines at Taher, Inc. to becoming a respected Senior Leader. In this episode, Shawn answers the question of, “Is being a COO is dependent on what does your CEO need?†He also shares […]

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0:00.0

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

0:11.8

its founder Cameron Herald.

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

0:20.0

and tactics that made them the chief behind the chief.

0:23.0

And now here's your host, Cameron Harold.

0:27.0

Sean Tahoe has had a unique career starting in the vending industry filling

0:34.5

vending machines at Tarr Inc. to become a respected leader, leading his team

0:39.0

on the newest initiative, Healthy is the new cool, with his simple leadership style based on honesty,

0:44.4

straightforward communication, coaching leaders to achieve their maximum

0:47.9

potential and giving back to the community family who serves.

0:50.9

Sean has led teams to earn Tahrink's largest single vending client, successfully turning

0:56.9

around multiple struggling divisions and most recently with the help of his team developed

1:02.0

and manufacture a line of fresh food for a 500 plus store chain of convenience stores. Starting in 2005 as the founding treasurer and eventual chairman of the board for the Jack Brewer Foundation,

1:12.8

Sean is an active member of Hospitality Minnesota's Foundation Board.

1:16.9

In 2012, working together with his brother Trent,

1:19.5

creating a Thanksgiving initiative that has delivered over 85,000 meals to families in need.

1:25.0

Most recently, again in partnership with his brother, Sean has launched the Real Food Initiative

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and Real Food Lab where they plan to continue the journey of educating and engaging kids on where food comes

1:36.2

from and how to cook using real foods to combat childhood hunger.

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Sean was recently a keynote speaker at the United Nations sharing

1:44.1

Tyres views and initiatives involving diplomacy through food. Tyres the

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sole food service partner with the Monastery model UN. Sean, you've had a really cool background.

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