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Moburst COO Lior Eldan, Put the Data Where the Work Happens
What does it take to turn a 150-person agency into an AI-first company? In this episode, our co-host, Lindsay Smith, sits down with Lior Eldan, co-founder…
Calisa Head of Finance Awa Kone, Make Sure Success Does Not Become Failure
Ep. 611, Calisa Head of Finance Awa Kone, Make Sure Success Does Not Become Failure What does it take to build a global team…
Scale AI General Manager Melisa Tokmak, I Don’t Want a Ladder, I Want an Elevator
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…
New Belgium Beer Chief Supply Chain Officer Tom O’Connell, We’re a Human Powered Business
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?…
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,…
Optomi Professional Services COO Nick Murphy, Our People Are Our Inventory
What happens when a company builds its growth strategy around reviving forgotten small towns instead of chasing the next big metro? In this episode our co-host,…
Arron Coaching Founder Laurie Aaron, Speak Yourself Into the Room
What does it take to sit at the right hand of three different CEOs, back to back, and make each partnership work? In this Fan Favorite…
Applied AI Labs COO Mike Fedorov, Autopilot Is the Enemy of Excellence
Most operators never learn to fight autopilot, the quiet enemy of excellence. In this episode, Lindsay Smith sits down with Mike Fedorov, COO of Applied AI…
Former ActiveCampaign President Sameer Kazi, The Financial Skill Most Leaders Skip
How do you walk into a company of nearly 800 people as its first-ever president and win over the ones who wanted your job? We are…
Stemple Creek Ranch GM Conner Hackett, How to Turn One Product Into Five Revenue Streams
What does it really take to turn a single-family ranch into a thriving, multi-stream meat company that families and top chefs trust? In this episode, Lindsay…
ElevenLabs Lead of Operations Victoria Weller, Why Great Operators Never Wait for the Answer
What does it take to go from astrophysics to running operations at one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world? In this Fan Favorite episode,…
Your First Team
What if the most important team you lead is not the one you actually run? In this solo episode, Cameron Herold tells the story of coaching…
Jarrett Companies COO Mike Wood, The $1M Mistake That Made His Team Stronger
Ever wonder what happens when the COO who scaled a company to $100 million realizes he was the problem? In this episode, Cameron sits down with…
Calix COO John Durocher, Why Your Best People May Be in the Wrong Seat
What if the smartest move you can make is to disrupt your own company before a competitor does? In this episode, Lindsay Smith sits down with…
What’s the point of a COO?
What is a COO actually for, and why do so many CEOs never figure it out? In this solo episode, Cameron Herold tackles a question most…
Zingerman’s Bakehouse Managing Partner Amy Emberling, Love, Vision, and the Art of Creating Irresistible Company Culture
Ever wonder why some companies feel magnetic while others are just a job? If you believe company culture is fluff, this…
XnGen AI Co-Founder Jeff MacPherson, Rebuilding Operations Around AI
In today’s episode of The Second in Command podcast, Cameron is joined by Jeff MacPherson, co-founder of XnGen AI, an…
SaaS Academy COO Matt Verlaque, Building a Growth System for SaaS Founders
Our guest today is Matt Verlaque, Chief Operating Officer of SaaS Academy, a complete business growth system for…
Copy.ai Co-Founder Chris Lu, Teaching Machines to Write Marketing Copy
Chris Lu shares how copy.ai helps marketers, entrepreneurs, and copywriters write and brainstorm their marketing copy.
Building Shopify with Harley Finkelstein
Harley Finkelstein, COO of Shopify, talks about the culture they have in Shopify as well as the importance of…
Contactually COO Tony Cappaert, The Intelligent CRM
Tony Cappaert, COO of Contactually, talks about CRM, the beginnings of the company, and how empowering their…
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