
Welcome to the “Second in Command” Podcast hosted by Cameron Herold, brought to you by the COO Alliance, where top-level COOs share their insights, tactics, and strategies that made them the Chief Behind the Chief. Cameron Herold founded the COO Alliance with one simple goal in mind: to provide COOs with the same professional development and growth opportunities CEOs have enjoyed for many years. C... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 608 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EntrepreneurshipBusinessManagement | |||

What does it take to build a global team from scratch when a pandemic hits weeks into your new job?
In this episode, our co-host, Lindsay Smith, sits down with Awa Kone, Head of Finance at Caliza. Awa previously served as COO of Corridor and as glob... more
What does it take to go from Chief of Staff to running your own business unit before turning 30?
In this Fan Favorite episode, Cameron Herold sits down with Melisa Tokmak, former General Manager of Document AI at Scale AI and now founder of Netic, t... more
What does it take to keep a brewery's supply chain running when a hurricane floods it six feet deep, four days after you start the job?
In this episode, Lindsay Smith sits down with Tom O'Connell, Chief Supply Chain Officer at New Belgium Beer. Tom ... more
Ep. 608 - FAN FAVORITE | YPO President and COO Sean Magennis - Lead With a Servant's Heart
What does it take to lead an organization of 27,600 CEOs across 135 countries while still leading with a servant's heart?
In this Fan Favorite episode, Camer... more
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This is my new way to start the day! I make sure to bring my headphones to the gym just to listen to this podcast. I've even started following some of the people that have been on this podcast. Super useful information and great energy!
I look forward to each podcast and am always inspired. Cameron Herold is a great Communicator, leader and puts heart and soul in each podcast!
The best, simply the best. Cameron Herold knows what he's talking about and his passion shows!
can't get enough. I have listened to you before many times.. but never thought to look for a podcast. duh.. thanks for all your work making a podcast worth listening too!
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This show centers on COO leadership, organizational scale, and operational execution. Episodes frequently explore how to align a growing company around clear visions, robust processes, and healthy leadership dynamics, with topics ranging from realigning talent and avoiding burnout to building multi-brand platforms, AI-enabled operations, and high-growth strategies in healthcare, fintech, and tech. Noteworthy are candid deep-dives into founder-operator dynamics, practical playbooks for scale, and stories of turning ambitious plans into disciplined results. The format consistently emphasizes actionable frameworks, candid leadership lessons, and pragmatic advice for COOs and other senior operators seeking to drive sustainable growth.
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Recent guests on this podcast include:
1. Awa Kone
2. Melisa Tokmak
3. Tom O'Connell
4. Sean Magennis
5. Nick Murphy
6. Laurie Aaron
7. Mike Fedorov
8. Sameer Kazi
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