338: Building a Vivid Vision, Put Happiness First and Be More Successful

Get out from under never-ending to-do lists, delegate and build a business with happier employees, customers, and profit.  Cameron Herold was the CEO of 1-800-Junk, which he grew from 2 million to well over 100 million. He now has a company called the CEO Alliance where he helps second in command up their game and be more successful.  He's also the author of 5 books, including Vivid Vision, which lays the foundation for building a vivid vision in 3-year segments for your business and life. There’s a ton of insight to gain from Cameron and we discuss getting clear on your priorities, traveling while running a business, having kids and still being an entrepreneur, and strategy for how to delegate, manage, hire and train your team. Episode Highlights: 5:26 Traveling to Antarctica with a group of CEO’s 8:31 Creating a larger vision for life and work and how Cameron came to practice and teach this 11:25 How to have a successful CEO and COO relationship to be successful 13:11 Cameron’s experience in a CEO / COO relationship 14:52 Hiring talent when experiencing rapid growth  17:21 Training & “passing information” from entrepreneur to leadership team  21:53 System lesson’s from franchisors for all business owners  25:41 Filling the model for setting goals  27:24 Why employee happiness should come before customer happiness 29:31 What motivates Cameron & how he stays motivated 30:42 Cameron’s personal vivid vision for the last 3 years  32:42 Building a global lifestyle  40:54 Making decisions for life and career and how it changes over a lifetime  42:35 How to adjust when things don’t go according to your vision  46:45 Being an entrepreneur and having a family  47:42 Delegation strategy and why leaders should be at the bottom of the org chart  Resources: Investinyourleaders.com Cameronherold.com Book: How to Run Away From Home: And Bring Your Family With You by Adam Dailey Book: Vivid Vision by Cameron Herold  Book: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredibly Voyage by Alfred Lansing  The Brand Growth Accelerator (apply today: next cohort starts Feb 15, 2022) The Brand Growth Membership @a_brawn on Twitter Review or subscribe on iTunes