Episode #546 - The Early Stages Of Business Building with Heather Smith

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Cameron Herold, Founder of COO Alliance and Second In Command Podcast (iTunes), known around the world as THE CEO Whisperer. Cameron was an entrepreneur from day 1. By 21, he already led a team of 14. By 35, Cameron had played a crucial role in building two $100 million companies. At 42, he masterminded the remarkable expansion of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? boosting its revenue from $2 million to $106 million and growing its staff to 3,100. Cameron is also a highly sought-after international speaker, having delivered talks in 26 countries. Besides his entrepreneurial ventures, he is an accomplished author with his latest book sharing its name with his podcast, "The Second in Command."

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Cameron Herold, Founder of COO Alliance and Second In Command Podcast (iTunes), known around the world as THE CEO Whisperer. Cameron was an entrepreneur from day 1. By 21, he already led a team of 14. By 35, Cameron had played a crucial role in building two $100 million companies. At 42, he masterminded the remarkable expansion of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? boosting its revenue from $2 million to $106 million and growing its staff to 3,100. Cameron is also a highly sought-after international speaker, having delivered talks in 26 countries. Besides his entrepreneurial ventures, he is an accomplished author with his latest book sharing its name with his podcast, "The Second in Command."

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Ivan Illan, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Aligned Wealth Advisors Investment Management (AWAIM). Additionally, Ivan is an Official Member of the Forbes Finance Council. At just 13 years old, Ivan placed his first buy order in 1987, aiming to impress his grandfather, a former Undersecretary of the Treasury under the Castro Revolutionary Government, who was living in exile. Since 1996, Ivan has dedicated himself to the finance industry, working in various roles, from portfolio management to institutional sales, for both Fortune 500 companies and small startups. Ivan is the author of two notebooks on financial services. His second book, "Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies," achieved #1 Amazon Bestseller in Accounting. His debut book, "How to Hire (or Fire) Your Financial Advisor: Ten Simple Questions To Guide Decision-Making," dedicated to his grandfather and presented to him before his passing, received positive coverage from The Washington Post.

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Ivan Illan, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Aligned Wealth Advisors Investment Management (AWAIM). Additionally, Ivan is an Official Member of the Forbes Finance Council. At just 13 years old, Ivan placed his first buy order in 1987, aiming to impress his grandfather, a former Undersecretary of the Treasury under the Castro Revolutionary Government, who was living in exile. Since 1996, Ivan has dedicated himself to the finance industry, working in various roles, from portfolio management to institutional sales, for both Fortune 500 companies and small startups. Ivan is the author of two notebooks on financial services. His second book, "Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies," achieved #1 Amazon Bestseller in Accounting. His debut book, "How to Hire (or Fire) Your Financial Advisor: Ten Simple Questions To Guide Decision-Making," dedicated to his grandfather and presented to him before his passing, received positive coverage from The Washington Post.

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Ivan Illan, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Aligned Wealth Advisors Investment Management (AWAIM). Additionally, Ivan is an Official Member of the Forbes Finance Council. At just 13 years old, Ivan placed his first buy order in 1987, aiming to impress his grandfather, a former Undersecretary of the Treasury under the Castro Revolutionary Government, who was living in exile. Since 1996, Ivan has dedicated himself to the finance industry, working in various roles, from portfolio management to institutional sales, for both Fortune 500 companies and small startups. Ivan is the author of two notebooks on financial services. His second book, "Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies," achieved #1 Amazon Bestseller in Accounting. His debut book, "How to Hire (or Fire) Your Financial Advisor: Ten Simple Questions To Guide Decision-Making," dedicated to his grandfather and presented to him before his passing, received positive coverage from The Washington Post.

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Ivan Illan, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Aligned Wealth Advisors Investment Management (AWAIM). Additionally, Ivan is an Official Member of the Forbes Finance Council. At just 13 years old, Ivan placed his first buy order in 1987, aiming to impress his grandfather, a former Undersecretary of the Treasury under the Castro Revolutionary Government, who was living in exile. Since 1996, Ivan has dedicated himself to the finance industry, working in various roles, from portfolio management to institutional sales, for both Fortune 500 companies and small startups. Ivan is the author of two notebooks on financial services. His second book, "Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies," achieved #1 Amazon Bestseller in Accounting. His debut book, "How to Hire (or Fire) Your Financial Advisor: Ten Simple Questions To Guide Decision-Making," dedicated to his grandfather and presented to him before his passing, received positive coverage from The Washington Post.

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Chase Harmer, Founder of Wishes, a company that empowers donors with complete transparency on their donations. Donors have visibility into their donation from the time they donate, to when the donation is spent. Chase has over 26 years of experience as a payments entrepreneur, pioneering virtual credit card technology. With a foundation of seven patents since 2013 and multiple company ventures. He now uses his expertise to support emerging entrepreneurs through mentorship and lectures at the Founder Institute. Despite earning a track and field scholarship to Cal Poly in 1998, Chase chose to dive into the business world, launching his first venture in the payments sector at 19, which grew into a $40 million enterprise by the time he was 32. Before his current role at Wishes, Chase founded ProfitPay, which was later acquired by OnRiva.

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Chase Harmer, Founder of Wishes, a company that empowers donors with complete transparency on their donations. Donors have visibility into their donation from the time they donate, to when the donation is spent. Chase has over 26 years of experience as a payments entrepreneur, pioneering virtual credit card technology. With a foundation of seven patents since 2013 and multiple company ventures. He now uses his expertise to support emerging entrepreneurs through mentorship and lectures at the Founder Institute. Despite earning a track and field scholarship to Cal Poly in 1998, Chase chose to dive into the business world, launching his first venture in the payments sector at 19, which grew into a $40 million enterprise by the time he was 32. Before his current role at Wishes, Chase founded ProfitPay, which was later acquired by OnRiva.

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Chase Harmer, Founder of Wishes, a company that empowers donors with complete transparency on their donations. Donors have visibility into their donation from the time they donate, to when the donation is spent. Chase has over 26 years of experience as a payments entrepreneur, pioneering virtual credit card technology. With a foundation of seven patents since 2013 and multiple company ventures. He now uses his expertise to support emerging entrepreneurs through mentorship and lectures at the Founder Institute. Despite earning a track and field scholarship to Cal Poly in 1998, Chase chose to dive into the business world, launching his first venture in the payments sector at 19, which grew into a $40 million enterprise by the time he was 32. Before his current role at Wishes, Chase founded ProfitPay, which was later acquired by OnRiva.

This week on the Million Dollar Mastermind podcast, host Larry Weidel is joined by Chase Harmer, Founder of Wishes, a company that empowers donors with complete transparency on their donations. Donors have visibility into their donation from the time they donate, to when the donation is spent. Chase has over 26 years of experience as a payments entrepreneur, pioneering virtual credit card technology. With a foundation of seven patents since 2013 and multiple company ventures. He now uses his expertise to support emerging entrepreneurs through mentorship and lectures at the Founder Institute. Despite earning a track and field scholarship to Cal Poly in 1998, Chase chose to dive into the business world, launching his first venture in the payments sector at 19, which grew into a $40 million enterprise by the time he was 32. Before his current role at Wishes, Chase founded ProfitPay, which was later acquired by OnRiva.