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-Rich Karlgaard, Publisher, Forbes Magazine

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“If you want to multiply your success and make your vision a reality, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.”
JOE POLISH
Founder of Genius Network
“Role clarity is critical for the success of a CEO and COO working together.”
SEAN MAGENNIS
Past COO of YPO
“I was asked to read an early copy of The Second in Command, and quickly realized... I’ve been NEEDING THIS BOOK!”
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Co-Founder and Head Curator
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“The Second in Command is a must-read.”
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A Letter From Cameron Herold for CEOs
Who Feel “Stuck in the Day-to-Day”
of Building The Business

Discover Exactly How To Recruit, Hire & Onboard The Right COO

So You Can Finally Bring Your Vision To Life, Grow A Bigger & Stronger Company, and Free Up Your Time

The Second In Command is for CEOs who feel stuck in the day-to-day of building the business. They have no time for strategic thinking. They spend too much energy working on too many areas where they kind of suck, which leaves them feeling drained. They know they need to hire the right second-in-command.

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Chapter 1

What is a COO?

“Ask questions about everything. If we don’t ask questions, we hold ourselves back, and therefore our companies are held back in an unnecessary way. If we have the curiosity and the humility to ask questions and admit when we don’t know, we’re all so much better off for it.”

—Brittany Walters, COO Alliance member and Director of Operations for Scribe Media

When a CEO decides it’s time to get help in the business, they may well feel overwhelmed and a little desperate. They’re tempted to reach out to the first person who comes along. That’s completely the wrong approach. It’s unlikely to succeed—and it might well make things worse.
A COO could be outward-facing with a focus on marketing or PR and sales. They could be inward-facing and focus on operations, execution, and engineering. They could be IT-centric. There’s only one key requirement, and it’s this:

The COO has to be great at whatever the CEO sucks at. Again, it’s yin and yang.

Chapter 2

The Seven Types of COOs

Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles wrote a great book on COOs—Riding Shotgun—and also a widely read Harvard Business Review article titled “Second in Command: The Misunderstood Role of the Chief Operating Officer.” They describe the COO’s role as “at once so critical and so situational.” They go on: “While other jobs are primarily defined in relation to the work to be done and the structure of the organization, the COO’s role is defined in relation to the CEO as an individual.”

After interviewing dozens of CEOs and COOs, Bennett and Miles arrived at seven main categories of COO, depending on the role the CEO needs the COO to fill: Executor, Change Agent, Mentor, Other Half, Partner, Heir Apparent, and MVP (of course, a COO can belong to more than one category at the same time, or evolve over time).

Chapter 3

The Seven Types of COOs

Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles wrote a great book on COOs—Riding Shotgun—and also a widely read Harvard Business Review article titled “Second in Command: The Misunderstood Role of the Chief Operating Officer.” They describe the COO’s role as “at once so critical and so situational.” They go on: “While other jobs are primarily defined in relation to the work to be done and the structure of the organization, the COO’s role is defined in relation to the CEO as an individual.”

After interviewing dozens of CEOs and COOs, Bennett and Miles arrived at seven main categories of COO, depending on the role the CEO needs the COO to fill: Executor, Change Agent, Mentor, Other Half, Partner, Heir Apparent, and MVP (of course, a COO can belong to more than one category at the same time, or evolve over time).

Chapter 4

The Seven Types of COOs

Nate Bennett and Stephen A. Miles wrote a great book on COOs—Riding Shotgun—and also a widely read Harvard Business Review article titled “Second in Command: The Misunderstood Role of the Chief Operating Officer.” They describe the COO’s role as “at once so critical and so situational.” They go on: “While other jobs are primarily defined in relation to the work to be done and the structure of the organization, the COO’s role is defined in relation to the CEO as an individual.”

After interviewing dozens of CEOs and COOs, Bennett and Miles arrived at seven main categories of COO, depending on the role the CEO needs the COO to fill: Executor, Change Agent, Mentor, Other Half, Partner, Heir Apparent, and MVP (of course, a COO can belong to more than one category at the same time, or evolve over time).

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Your “Go-To Guidebook”
When You’re Ready To Scale Up

As founder and CEO, you’re used to making all the decisions, but the business you have isn’t yet the one you envision.

You need a COO—someone who can help build the company you don’t know how to build on your own. The Second in Command is your go-to guidebook when you’re ready to scale up. Cameron Herold details every aspect of the process, from knowing when you need to hire a COO, through identifying and hiring the right candidate, to successfully onboarding and working with them.

The Second in Command reveals the benefits COOs bring to companies and explores the many ways a COO mastermind or COO forum can help grow your COO’s skills. You’ll meet the different types of COOs and understand the role each type plays. Discover how to bring a COO into your company with the least disruption and avoid common problems before they arise. There is no need to go it alone.

Meet The Author Cameron Herold

Known by Many Leaders as
“The Business Growth Guru”

CAMERON HEROLD is “the COO Whisperer.” He is the founder of the COO Alliance and the Second in Command Podcast. By age thirty-five, Cameron had helped build his firsttwo $100 million companies. By forty-two, he had engineered1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s spectacular growth from $2 million to $106 million in revenue in just six years.

An In-demand Speaker, Best-selling Author, Mentor, and Coach. He has shown hundreds of clients globally how to double both their revenue and profit in three years or less. He is the top-rated lecturer at EO/MIT’s Entrepreneurial Masters Program and a powerful speaker at entrepreneur and leadership events online and in-person globally.

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“Cameron is not only an inspiration, but the best example of what a COO represents. The Second in Command is a critical read for any organization looking to scale to a substantial exit value.”

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“Cameron brings all of his practice, personality, and prowess to bear in this excellent book. I continue to learn from him, and this is no exception. A must-read!”

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President of Kris-Tech Wire

“If you need a second command and want to avoid the mistakes most founders make when hiring one, then reading The Second in Command is simply essential.”

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Co-Founder, The Baby Bathwater Institute

“If you want to multiply your success and make your vision a reality, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.”

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“Pragmatic and with a wealth of experience, Cameron Herold brings actionable and effective wisdom you’d be foolish to ignore. Conversational style—easy to read.”

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Meetings Suck: Turning One Of The Most Loathed Elements Of Business Into One Of The Most Valuable

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We all know that meetings suck, right?

You hear it all the time. It’s the one thing that almost everyone in business can agree on.

Except it’s not actually true… 

Meetings don’t suck.

We just suck at running meetings.   

When done right, meetings not only work, they make people and companies better.

In Meetings Suck, world renowned business expert and growth guru Cameron Herold teaches you how to use focused, time effective meetings to help you and your company soar.

This book shows you immediately actionable, step-by-step systems that ensure that you and everyone in your organization improves your meetings, right away.

In the process, you’ll turn meetings that suck into meetings that work. 

In life, we always hear about people who’ve made huge decisions from their gut – without data.Today, I want you to make a decision, not only from your gut, but also from some data.  A decision that is only $12 per employee but will be priceless for your business.

Right now, your gut is telling you something is wrong with your company’s meetings.  You KNOW everyone complains about meetings.

People HATE going to them, they HATE running them, and they really have NO idea which meetings are truly necessary but they hold meetings simply because they think that is what they SHOULD do.

Even some of the smartest CEOs in the world complain about meetings – Elon Musk publicly told employees at Tesla & SpaceX to walk out of meetings if they weren’t being run properly.

I sent Elon a message saying that wasn’t going to fix anything – the key is to fix the root of the problem – NOT continue to ignore why meetings suck.

A Meeting is – Any phone call, video call or occasion where 2 or more people meet to discuss or work-through office topics.

Most employees on average spend 1-2 hours per day in meetings.

And likely, none of those employees – front-line staff or leaders – have had any training on how to attend meetings or participate in them, LET ALONE How to RUN THEM.

Consider this…

If the Average employee spends just 1 Hour per day in meetings – that’s 1/8th of their time.

If the Average employee earns $50,000 per year.

And they’re spending 1/8th of their time in meetings, that means you’re paying $6,250 dollars per year for just ONE employee to attend meetings.

The reality is, employees spend 1/8th of their time – and 1/8th of your company’s payroll – doing something they have literally NO idea how to do.

The Reality is…

95% of employees are booking & leading meetings – and they have NEVER been trained on how to run them.

95% of employees have had NO training on how to show up and participate in the meetings they attend daily.

And 95% of employees and companies have no idea what meetings are even necessary to hold.

Meetings CAN be hugely effective – IF you know how to run them

Meetings don’t SUCK, we just SUCK at running meetings. 

Investing $15 per employee – to help ensure the $50,000 a year you spend on them is an obvious and easy choice.

This could be the most impactful $15 you’ll ever spend and will save the company’s money, time and resources instantly.

Buying a copy of Meetings Suck for 100% of your employees and having them read it this month will have a huge impact on your company’s success.

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Free PR: How To Get Chased By The Press Without Hiring A PR Firm

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Public relations has always been an essential part of doing business which is probably why you’re shelling out big money to an outside PR firm. But the truth is that you don’t need them. You already have all the necessary tools in-house to do as good a job as the so-called experts. 

Cameron Herold and Adrian Salamunovic have taught thousands of company execs how to exploit free media coverage and ditch these expensive, often ineffective outsiders. 

Cameron & Adrian have also built in-house PR teams, spent decades learning how to generate Free PR and how to leverage public relations to complement their sales and marketing strategy. 

In Free PR, you’ll learn how the media world operates while you gain invaluable insider knowledge and actionable advice on how to: 

  • Build your own in-house PR team
  • Provide effective interviews
  • Score great media coverage for free with just a few easy steps 

Landing public relations coverage for yourself and your company is a powerful tool to help elevate your personal brand. PR is easier to generate than marketing, PR is easier to leverage than marketing and PR is more cost effective than marketing. In other words, Public Relations is more critical than ever in growing your brand and your business. 

You’ve got more passion, commitment, a larger stake, and a deeper understanding of your business than any outside PR firm could ever have. So stop wasting money and take the reins yourself.  Learn the secrets to landing TONS of Free PR for your company.

What they’re saying:

“I think PR is the core for promoting any business. Public relations acquires customers! That’s what’s cool about this book.”

– Kevin O’Leary,  Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank

“The ultimate guidebook for those looking to get press, grow their brand, and get in front of the masses. Free PR is the roadmap you’ve been looking for.”

– Peter Shankman, Founder, Help a Reporter Out (HARO)

“Adrian and Cameron will show you the secrets of getting massive exposure for your business. This book is packed with actionable insights from two guys that actually know how to to do it.”

– Dan Martell,  Serial Entrepreneur & Investor (Intercom.io, Unbounce)

“I told Cameron to write the book on generating free PR. I’m excited to see that he’s finally sharing his secrets with the world. This is a must read for any entrepreneurial company and marketing team.”

– Verne Harnish, Founder of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and author of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)

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Vivid Vision: A Remarkable Tool For Aligning Your Business Around a Shared Vision of the Future

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Many corporations have slick, flashy mission statements that ultimately do little to motivate employees and less to impress customers, investors, and partners. 

But there is a way to share your excitement for the future of your company in a clear, compelling, and powerful way and entrepreneur and business growth expert Cameron Herold can show you how. 

Vivid Vision is a revolutionary tool that will help owners, CEOs, and senior managers create inspirational, detailed, and actionable three-year mission statements for their companies. In this easy-to-follow guide, Herold walks organization leaders through the simple steps to creating their own Vivid Vision, from brainstorming to sharing the ideas to using the document to drive progress in the years to come. 

By focusing on mapping out how you see your company looking and feeling in every category of business, without getting bogged down by data and numbers or how it will happen, Vivid Vision creates a holistic road map to success that will get all of your teammates passionate about the big picture. 

Your company is your dream, one that you want to share with your staff, clients, and stakeholders. Vivid Vision is the tool you need to make that dream a reality.

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The Miracle Morning for
Entrepreneurs: Elevate Your SELF to
Elevate Your BUSINESS

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READY FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND ACCELERATED SUCCESS IN THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

A step-by-step guide to enjoying the roller-coaster ride of growth — while getting the most out of life as an entrepreneur. A growth-focused approach: The book is divided into three sections, which cover planning for fast growth, building a company for fast growth, and leading for fast growth. Each topic the author covers — from creating a vision for the company’s future to learning how to generate free PR for a developing company — is squarely focused on the end goal: doubling the size of the entrepreneur’s company in three years or less. A down-to-earth action plan: Herold’s experienced-based advice never gets bogged down in generalities or theory. Instead, he offers a wealth of practical tips, including: How to design meetings for maximum efficiency; How to hire top-quality talent; How to grow in particularly tough markets; How to put together a board of advisors — even for a smaller company; How even the busy entrepreneur can achieve a work/life balance.

READY FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND ACCELERATED SUCCESS IN THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Hal Elrod’sThe Miracle Morning has helped redefine the mornings and the lives of millions of readers since 2012. Since then, careers have been launched, goals have been met, and dreams have been realized, all through the power of the Miracle Morning’s six Life S.A.V.E.R.S.

THESE SIX DAILY PRACTICES WILL FUEL YOUR EFFORTS TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN POSITIVE CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE.

Now The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs brings you these principles in a whole new light—alongside the Entrepreneurial Elevation Principles and the Entrepreneur’s Elevation Skills. These are essential skills that you need to create a successful business and personal life. Cameron Herold— Bestselling Author and a widely-respected expert on entrepreneurial mindset—brings his wisdom and insight to you using Hal Elrod’s powerful Miracle Morning framework.

DEVELOP A VISION FOR YOUR BUSINESS, AND BECOME THE INFLUENTIAL AND INSPIRING LEADER YOU WERE ALWAYS MEANT TO BE.

The principles and skills you’ll find in this book will help you to channel your passion and achieve balance in a remarkable new way. – Learn why mornings matter more than you think – Learn how to master your own self-leadership and accelerate your personal development – Learn how to manage your energy—physical, mental, and emotional – Learn how to implement Hal Elrod’s invaluable Life S.A.V.E.R.S. in your daily routine – And much more… You’re already an entrepreneur. Now discover how to take your success to the next level by first taking yourself to the next level. The Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs is your roadmap to masterfully building an empire with a powerful vision, utilizing your areas of personal genius, with the right team at your side.

Start giving your business and your life the very best opportunities for success, right now.

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Double Double: How To Double Your Revenue And Profit In 3 Years Or Less​

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A step-by-step guide to enjoying the roller-coaster ride of growth — while getting the most out of life as an entrepreneur. A growth-focused approach: The book is divided into three sections, which cover planning for fast growth, building a company for fast growth, and leading for fast growth. Each topic the author covers — from creating a vision for the company’s future to learning how to generate free PR for a developing company — is squarely focused on the end goal: doubling the size of the entrepreneur’s company in three years or less. A down-to-earth action plan: Herold’s experienced-based advice never gets bogged down in generalities or theory. Instead, he offers a wealth of practical tips, including: How to design meetings for maximum efficiency; How to hire top-quality talent; How to grow in particularly tough markets; How to put together a board of advisors — even for a smaller company; How even the busy entrepreneur can achieve a work/life balance.