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A founder’s vision can get buried beneath the day-to-day work of running a business. This episode explores how a fractional COO can turn that vision into practical systems and help owners reclaim time for growth and the life they want.
In this episode, Bob Campana and Derek Fredrickson discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“I always say, listen, part of what our job is is to actually create the structure, the systems, the processes, not to take control of your business, but actually to give you control back.” - Derek Fredrickson
About the guest, Derek Fredrickson:
Derek Fredrickson is the CEO and founder of The COO Solution, a fractional COO firm that works hands-on with 7- and 8-figure founders and CEOs to build the operational foundation their businesses need to scale. With over 16 years as a Chief Operating Officer and second-in-command, he now leads a team of fractional COOs embedded inside growing businesses across industries and hosts The COO Solution Podcast.
Connect with Derek Fredrickson:
Website: https://thecoosolution.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekfredrickson/
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Chris Sund uncovers the wonders of having a leader who stops building fences to keep people in and starts building launchpads to help their people grow. In this episode, you’ll hear how an executive recruiter and author uses culture, honest feedback, and personal transformation to unlock the potential people don’t see in themselves.
In this episode, Bob Campana and Chris Sund discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“We are going to stretch you, but we're not going to break you.” - Chris Sund
Do you want to be the version of yourself? Learn how through Chris Sund’s book; grab a copy here: https://YouAreCapableofMore.com
About Chris Sund:
Chris Sund is the author of You Are Capable of More: A No-Excuses Guide to Becoming Your Best Self. As President and COO of Uniti Med, GQR Healthcare, and Nebula, he helped grow the business 12x in revenue in two years, earning the #3 ranking on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the Midwest, and today leads one of the largest healthcare staffing organizations in the country. The cultures he has built have earned Best Places to Work recognition from Fortune and others.
Chris keynotes at events all over the country and hosts the Amplify Speakers Podcast, featuring nationally recognized keynote speakers, bestselling authors, Olympic athletes, and business executives. He serves as Vice President of the NATHO Board of Directors and is a Certified Maxwell Leadership speaker, trainer, and coach.
Connect with Chris Sund:
Book Website: https://YouAreCapableofMore.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christophersund
Instagram: instagram.com/chrissund
Facebook: facebook.com/christopher.sund.9
X: https://x.com/ChrisSund7
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@christophersund
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
What if happiness in retirement isn’t about hitting a magic number, but mastering five simple steps? In this episode, Wes Moss reveals the Retire Sooner Method: money green zones, core pursuits, real community, and a written plan that delivers a 21% happiness jump. Ditch fear, find “enough,” and build a life worth retiring to.
In this episode, Bob Campana and Wes Moss discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“If you do all five of these… you’ve got a 96% chance that you end up in the happy retiree camp.” - Wes Moss
Want To Retire Sooner? Find out how by learning from Wes Moss’ Retire Sooner Method! Grab a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969190027?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
About Wes Moss:
Wes Moss, CFP®, is Managing Partner and Chief Investment Strategist at Capital Investment Advisors, a fee-only SEC-registered investment adviser with over $8 billion in assets under management. A dedicated financial educator, Moss has spent his career helping Americans retire sooner and happier through his research-driven Retire Sooner Method. Moss is the author of several books, including What the Happiest Retirees Know, and host of the long-running Money Matters radio show and the Retire Sooner podcast. A regular Forbes contributor and frequently quoted media source, Moss lives in Atlanta, where he leads a team committed to helping families find purpose and financial security in retirement.
Connect with Wes Moss:
Website: https://www.wesmoss.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesmoss/
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Chasing scale or eyeing the exit? Dave Parker reveals the signals founders miss, the metrics that matter, and a simple framework to decide: grow, pivot, or go. Avoid earnout traps, raise your multiple, and time your move with confidence.
In this episode, Bob Campana and Dave Parker discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“How many weeks could the business run without you paying attention to it? … if you haven't operationalized things, that will drag down the value of the enterprise because of its dependence on you.” - Dave Parker
About Dave Parker:
Dave is a five-time founder and has been part of >15 transactions, as founder, operator, board member, and advisor. He splits his time between funding early-stage companies and helping them exit. He’s a Senior Partner at Fearless.fund. The fund is focused on investing in Women of Color Founders across the US in Consumer and Tech companies. At the other end of the spectrum, he helps founders exit their companies through his work at NextPath Advisors.
His “20%” time (that can sometimes be 80% time) is as a community builder and speaker; he works with accelerators and startup programs worldwide.
Connect with Dave Parker:
Website: https://www.dkparker.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveparker/
Email: [email protected]
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
What does it really take to turn a soft-serve side hustle into a four-location staple with lines out the door? Meet Larry and Soshie Young, founders of The Yogurt Mill, and their daughter Carly, the next-gen co-CEO. Stick around for hard-won lessons on scaling, culture, and creating “memory moments” that keep customers coming back.
In this episode, Bob Campana, Larry Young, and Soshie Young discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“I never had that vision that we would be able to impact so many people's lives. I think what you see from Yogurt Mill is just the sincerity from our hearts.” - Larry Young
About Larry and Soshie Young:
Larry and Soshie Young are the husband-and-wife founders of Yogurt Mill, a Modesto staple they launched in the mid-1980s after Larry’s early career in commercial refrigeration and soft-serve equipment. Blending Larry’s mechanical mastery and product obsession with Soshie’s organizational rigor and community-minded marketing, they scaled from a single shop to multiple locations, trucks, and a catering arm. Their playbook- quality sourcing, relentless cleanliness, systems and training, and deep local engagement- built a beloved brand and a durable operation now transitioning to the next generation under their daughter, Carly.
Connect with Larry and Soshie Young:
Yogurt Mill Website: https://yogurtmill.com/
Yogurt Mill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogurtmillfroyo
Yogurt Mill Phone: (209) 523-2057
Yogurt Mill Facebook:https://web.facebook.com/yogurtmillfroyo
Yogurt Mill Email: [email protected]
Larry’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-young-a9a865aa/
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Meet Widgetteer CEO Bill McHenry, who turned a failed vacuum-seal idea into a masterclass on product design, sourcing with soul, and selling to the toughest buyers. From viral oil-and-vinegar platters to Disney-level vendor status, this conversation is a blueprint for building hits in the “social kitchen” era, where relationships, relentless follow-up, and packaging you can actually touch make all the difference.
In this episode, Bob Campana and Bill McHenry discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“We have that focus on the social kitchen… I'd be willing to bet when you have a party at your house, everyone congregates in the kitchen, and that's what we focus on.” - Bill McHenry
About Bill McHenry:
Bill McHenry is an innovative leader in the world of sales and marketing with over 25 years of extensive corporate and entrepreneurial experience. As a creative and energetic problem solver, Bill has helped launch a number of exciting new products and companies, building them from the ground up, including Widgeteer. As the founder and President of Widgeteer, Bill uses his comprehensive industry experience to bring innovative European housewares brands to North America. As the company has grown, he has been able to grow the logistics part of the business, creating a bridge between international factories and retailers in North America.
Throughout his noteworthy career, Bill has served in key capacities for a number of varied and high-profile companies, including Carnation, a division of Nestle Corporation, 3M, and North American Philips in upper executive positions in sales, marketing, and business development sectors.
Connect with Bill McHenry:
Website: www.widgeteerinc.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billmchenry/
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
In this episode of Get Back 2 Work, Bob Campana sits down with Master plumber Dan Dowdy as he reveals how leadership, systems, and faith transformed his family business into a coaching movement. Learn to scale your trades company, build culture, and lead the next generation.
In this episode, Bob Campana and Dan Dowdy discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“We only work at the top first, and then throughout the organization, because you're the biggest problem in your business, and we got to work on you first.” - Dan Dowdy
Learn more about Dan’s Coaching HERE: https://www.skool.com/built-for-the-trades/about
About the guest, Dan Dowdy:
Dan Dowdy is a Second Generation Master Plumber, an experienced Home Service Business Owner, and a Certified John Maxwell Leadership Speaker, Trainer, and Coach with over 22 years of leadership experience in the Trades. Dan has done it all, from running a service truck to owning and operating a successful, multi-million dollar home service company. Dan is known for building self-operating businesses with a great culture.
Connect with Dan Dowdy:
Website: https://builtforthetrades.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuiltForTheTrades/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/builtforthetrades/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@builtforthetrades
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dan-dowdy-989b8111a
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@built4trades
X: https://x.com/Built4theTrades
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
On this episode of Get Back to Work with host Bob Campana, internationally renowned visual artist Firdaus Kharas reveals how animation breaks barriers, using short, culturally authentic visuals to overcome stigma and save lives. Join in to hear rapid storyboarding, taboo‑busting ideas, and the human edge over AI.
In this episode, Bob Campana and Firdaus Kharas discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“Animation gives you what is called a suspension of your disbelief system, meaning that you know what you're seeing is not real, and therefore I use animation because I can do things that I could not do with normal people.” - Firdaus Kharas
About the guest, Firdaus Kharas:
Firdaus Kharas is a globally recognized social innovator, media producer, humanitarian, and pioneer in behavior change communication. For more than three decades, he has harnessed animation and mass media to advance social change, producing or co-producing over 5,000 media works across 110 series, translated into hundreds of languages and distributed in 198 countries and territories. As Founder and Chair of Chocolate Moose Media, his work addresses critical global issues including public health, human rights, refugee support, climate change, education, and universal values, reaching more than a billion people worldwide through freely available Creative Commons content.
Kharas’s campaigns have addressed HIV/AIDS, malaria, gender equality, Ebola, and refugee crises, combining creativity, cross-cultural sensitivity, and humanitarian purpose to save lives and shift attitudes. His contributions have earned more than 130 international awards, including a Peabody Award and United Nations Peace Medal, as well as recognition as an Officer of the Order of Canada and honorary doctorates from Thiel College and Carleton University.
Connect with Firdaus Kharas:
Website: https://chocmoose.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/firdaus-kharas-95a28016/
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
From a 13-year-old mowing lawns to building an “Uber for mowing” that serves 300,000 customers, this episode pulls back the curtain on scaling a blue-collar hustle into a tech platform, the messy reality of selling a business, and the human-first coaching that turns solo landscapers into sustainable owners. Tune in for hard-earned tactics, founder confessions, and the surprising lessons Bryan Clayton learned when he traded a lawnmower for an app.
In this episode, Bob Campana and Bryan Clayton discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“We set out to create the app that works like Uber for lawn mowing, and that's what GreenPal is.” - Bryan Clayton
About the guest, Bryan Clayton:
Bryan Clayton started mowing lawns as a teenager with a push mower. Twenty years later, he’s the CEO of GreenPal — the app Entrepreneur Magazine calls *the Uber for lawn care*. Before GreenPal, Bryan built one of Tennessee’s largest landscaping companies, growing it to over $10 million a year before selling it. Now he’s doing it again — this time with technology. GreenPal connects 300,000 homeowners with reliable lawn pros, handling thousands of jobs every day all over the US. Bryan’s on a mission to bring AI into one of the oldest industries out there — helping small lawn care businesses use data and automation to compete like big companies. From pushing a mower to building a $30 million tech platform, Bryan’s story is all about grit, adaptation, and how old-school hard work can thrive in a high-tech world.
Connect with Bryan Clayton:
Website: https://www.yourgreenpal.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-clayton-a96b33214
Twitter: https://x.com/bryanMclayton
Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryanmclayton
Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_M._Clayton
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BryanClayton1
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Want your company to feel alive, not just profitable? In this episode, Catherine Bell maps a practical path, from waking your own self-awareness to reshaping relationships and team systems, so creativity and culture drive performance. Tune in for Enneagram-based tools, silence practices, and leadership moves that turn vision into collective action.
In this episode, Bob Campana and Catherine Bell discuss:
Key Takeaways:
“What most CEOs don't know is that if we focus two-thirds on corporate culture and 1/3 on financial success, that's where the magic is.” - Catherine Bell
About the guest, Catherine Bell:
Catherine R Bell is a successful entrepreneur, business leader, and best-selling business author. The Awakened Company, which she founded, focuses on helping organizations create healthy corporate cultures through awakening the self, relationships, and team dynamics.
The Awakened Company (2015)—Catherine’s revolutionary business book—was awarded the Nautilus Book Award in Business and Leadership and became a bestseller one week after its release.
As CEO of the Awakened Company, Catherine now consults all over the world on creating Awakened Companies. In 2022 alone, her work spanned twenty-three countries. She also started The Awakened Project, a jewelry line that helps women out of poverty by starting their own business with microloans. She recently co-founded a mindfulness app, Awakenly, which uses the Enneagram to ground people into presence and transform their realities.
Connect with Catherine Bell:
Websites: awakenedcompany.com & www.catherinerbell.com
Enneagram: vimeo.com/ondemand/enneagramseries
Awakened Company Culture Assessment:
https://awakenedcompany.com/awakened-company-assessment/
Awakened Company VIP Newsletter sign up:
https://awakenedcompany.com/contact-us/#tac-newsletter
Awakened Company YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/awakenedcompany
Awakened Company Certification Details :
https://awakenedcompany.com/awaken-with-us-2/
Connect With Bob Campana:
Website: https://www.bobcampana.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getback2workk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobcampana_/
Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
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Get Back 2 Work is a candid, no-nonsense podcast for seasoned entrepreneurs and operators who know that building something meaningful requires more than ideas — it requires…
Hosted by serial entrepreneur and author Bob Campana, who has started and grown eight companies over more than five decades, the show explores what it actually takes to build, lead, and rebuild through both good years and hard ones. Bob brings the perspective of someone who has lived the pressure, responsibility, and identity that come with creating and running businesses at a high level.
Each episode features honest conversations with experienced founders, executives, and problem-solvers who have moved beyond theory and into execution. Together, they dig into leadership under pressure, smart decision-making, reinvention, and the realities of growing companies in an unpredictable world.
This isn’t startup hype or surface-level motivation. It’s real dialogue for people who have built something, learned from it, and are ready to get back to work — smarter, stronger, and more intentional than before.