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