BACKPOCKET COO IS ONLY WORKING WITH A SELECT GROUP OF YOUNG, FUN, ENTREPRENEURIAL, HIGH GROWTH COMPANIES. WHY? “BECAUSE IT’S WHAT I LOVE TO DO…”

Some Career Highlights:

  • While COO at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? the company ranked as #2 Best Employer To Work For in all of Canada, and were twice ranked the #1 Employer in BC.
  • He’s landed PR about his companies since 1986 and most recently built and led a team which landed over 5,000 stories in just 6 years
  • As COO he helped grow a company from $2 Million to $105 Million in six years with no debt
    and no outside shareholders
  • Opened the Pacific Northwest for College Pro Painters
  • Helped build a company which sold for $64 Million
  • Every day he wakes up feeling excited to help entrepreneurs – that’s a highlight.

Here is my Painted Picture (PDF) of what BackPocket COO looks like at the end of 2010.

My Unique Ability is “to lead & energize people by using quick, intuitive alternatives to build plans that reverse engineer their dreams.”

My Kolbe Profile is: 4-3-9-3 which says that I am… terrific with future-oriented challenges and dealing with the essential facts… I deal extremely well in situations of risk & uncertainty… I’m great at initiating change, creating a sense of urgency, improvising solutions, initiating innovation and doing presentations.  I prevent getting boxed in by staying open to alternatives, and have an ability to quickly adapt plans to take advantage of opportunities.  I’m highly intuitive.  I’m way ahead of the curve in tackling what others consider underdeveloped or unconfirmed opportunities.

BIO

For over 20 years Cameron has been coaching, speaking to, or helping entrepreneurs build their companies.

Cameron Herold is one of the country's most innovative business leaders and was a leading force behind one of the most successful new business ventures of the last decade, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. He was Chief Operating Officer for just under seven years and his innovative business leadership helped enable 1-800-GOT-JUNK? to build a presence in 46 states, 9 provinces, and 4 countries while being ranked the “2nd Best Company to Work for in Canada” by Canadian Business Magazine and “the #1 Company in BC to Work for” twice by BC Business Magazine. During his tenure the company was studied by numerous MBA programs including Queen’s University in Canada & Harvard.

Cameron Herold helped this leading edge company grow from $2 Million to $105 Million in revenue in six years with no debt or outside shareholders.

Prior to this he had two other EO qualifying companies, where he was VP, Corporate Development at Ubarter.com, a division of a 900-person firm with a $900 Million market cap based in Seattle. He was also, President of Barter Business Exchange in Vancouver, and from October 1994 to March 1998, Herold was VP, Franchise Development for Coast-to-Coast Franchise Services (Boyd Autobody & Glass).

In these positions over 20 years he gained insight into tried-and-true systems from having been involved in the sale, branding and integration of 450+ franchise locations with three franchisors. He’s worked on the development and deployment of e-commerce and Internet strategies, negotiation of corporate acquisitions and development of numerous strategic partnerships. He has a unique understanding of business and growing companies from having led business areas of Operations, Marketing, Public Relations, Strategic Alliances, Sales, Call Centers and Franchising.

His work has helped companies be featured in the Associated Press, Bloomberg, USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune, as well as TV shows like Donny Deutsch, Oprah, and Dr. Phil.

Building a successful brand and hyper-growth business isn’t about personality or luck. It’s about having the right systems. Cameron can give you the framework and proven solutions that will accelerate your revenue, build your profitability, and help you avoid costly problems.