Second in Command: The Chief Behind the Chief Cameron Herold

Humility is not a trait we often associate with being a CEO, but it is necessary to be able to have the kind of relationship with your trusted COO to say, ‘Hey, I’m not strong in this area, can you help?’ Having that level of trust is a vital component of the CEO/COO relationship. In […]

Our guest today is COO Alliance Member, Alicia Williams, the Chief Operating Officer of the Center for Family Representation. Alicia oversees CFR’s diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging work, human resources, information technology, and administration activities, and also works closely with our CFO and Executive Director on strategic planning, facilities and operations issues. She has more […]

The relationship between a CEO and COO is a vital one for a business. It’s a yin/yang relationship, where the COO can help to bolster areas where the CEO may be weak, while executing on the CEO’s larger vision. In today’s episode, Cameron provides some insight into this relationship – how to measure its quality […]

Our guest today is COO Alliance Member and Vice President of Search and Operations for Y Scouts, Sammy Siegal. Born and raised in Alabama, Sammy has worked in general practice senior management level executive search, managed entry-level talent acquisition strategy and execution within the big-4, and led talent acquisition at a SaaS startup supporting the […]

As a business scales, the roles within that business must evolve. Staff numbers increase, and the tasks that need to be completed increase as well. At some point, an entrepreneur needs to make the decision to take on a COO to help with the day to day execution of the business. This role will itself […]

Our guest today is COO Alliance Member and Chief Operating Officer for Vintory, Randy Bonds. Since grade school Randy has had a passion for entrepreneurship. For more than 30 years he has been building his skills by owning and operating eight companies all focused in travel and tourism. Founding, scaling, and selling five companies taught […]