Cameron Herold: How to Build a Business That Doesn't Own You

Most founders start a business to create freedom. Then they build one that cannot function without them.

I started this conversation with a question I have had to ask myself:

Why do so many founders say they want to scale, then build a company that cannot function without them?

Cameron Herold knows the cost of that contradiction.

At 34, his health, marriage, family life, and business were all under extraordinary pressure. He thought he was handling it. Then a stress assessment came back at 435.

Cameron says a score of 250 represented a 90% chance of a heart attack.

His entire identity had become the business.

In this conversation, we explore what Cameron changed after that moment and how founders can build companies that support their lives instead of consuming them.

We discuss delegation, executive assistants, second-in-command leadership, personal Vivid Visions, unique ability, coaching, failure, gratitude, and why Cameron's own team told him they liked it when he went away.

Cameron Herold is an entrepreneur, author, former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, and founder of the COO Alliance.

Learn more: www.cooalliance.com

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