Harold Mills's guest appearances

Harold Mills

The HBCU Nation Radio Show

The Franchise Story Podcast

Derrick L. McRae: Unscripted

Brian Scudamore

Peter Hansen

Bobby Williams

Bedros Keuilian

Kevin Dubois

Dave Thomas

Cameron Herold

Ron Holt

Brian Holmes

Josh Cohen

Ed Cunningham

Lance Farrell

Nigel Travis

James Williams

Alejandra Font

OwlTail

Gerald Hector

HAROLD MILLS is the CEO of VMD Ventures focused on investing in entrepreneurs in a variety oftechnology and service industries. Mills is also former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ZeroChaos,a leading global workforce management company. Mills is attributed with building ZeroChaos from inception to a multi-billion-dollar company with operations in over 56 countries.Prior to ZeroChaos, Mr. Mills held various executive positions in general management and corporate development with leading solutions companies, including, HR technology companies and telecom companies, including AT&amp;T. Mills began his career holding several management positions at GE as a member of one of its fast-track management programs.He serves on the boards of Guidewell/Florida Blue, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Conversus, a Stepstone Company, Orlando Economic Partnership and LIFT Orlando, among others. He is a former director with\Visit Orlando, the Florida Council of 100, Florida A&amp;M University, and past board chair for the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Florida Citrus Sports. A Henry Crown Fellow and member of the Aspen Institute, Mr. Mills has been honored with many awards including the EY Entrepreneur of the Year; the Peter Yessne Industry Innovator of the Year; HRO Association’s Thought Leader of the Year; Orlando’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and many others. He has been featured in many industry and trade magazines, business journals and other business and trade outlets.Mr. Mills earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He resides in Orlando with his wife and three children. It's Easy Son airs on Wednesdays and can be viewed on HBCU Smart TV , LinkedIn (@TheHBCUNation)

HAROLD MILLS is the CEO of VMD Ventures focused on investing in entrepreneurs in a variety of technology and service industries. Mills is also former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ZeroChaos,a leading global workforce management company. Mills is attributed with building ZeroChaos from inception to a multi-billion-dollar company with operations in over 56 countries. Prior to ZeroChaos, Mr. Mills held various executive positions in general management and corporate development with leading solutions companies, including, HR technology companies and telecom companies, including AT&amp;T. Mills began his career holding several management positions at GE as a member of one of its fast-track management programs. He serves on the boards of Guidewell/Florida Blue, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Conversus, a Stepstone Company, Orlando Economic Partnership and LIFT Orlando, among others. He is a former director with\Visit Orlando, the Florida Council of 100, Florida A&amp;M University, and past board chair for the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Florida Citrus Sports. A Henry Crown Fellow and member of the Aspen Institute, Mr. Mills has been honored with many awards including the EY Entrepreneur of the Year; the Peter Yessne Industry Innovator of the Year; HRO Association’s Thought Leader of the Year; Orlando’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and many others. He has been featured in many industry and trade magazines, business journals and other business and trade outlets. Mr. Mills earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He resides in Orlando with his wife and three children.   It's Easy Son airs on Wednesdays and can be viewed on HBCU Smart TV , LinkedIn (@TheHBCUNation)

Gerald Hector welcomes Harold Mills to It's Easy Son

Stories from Franchisees &amp; Founders In this episode, Brian is joined by Harold Mills, a successful Urban Air franchisee. Urban Air is the preeminent indoor adventure park hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball, and parties. Harold just safely and successfully opened one of the largest Urban Air parks in the country this summer, which has been among the franchise system’s top performers even in the midst of a global pandemic. In addition, Harold is also the CEO of VMD Ventures focused on investing in entrepreneurs in a variety of technology and service industries. Harold walks us through his journey into entrepreneurship and the leadership experience he has taken with him to the franchising industry. In the spirit of experimentation, Harold says, “I believe in business processes, I believe in structure, I believe in protocol until it gets in the way of innovation, speed, and how you address markets from that perspective.” The duo also dives into fighting inertia in an organization, and how best to enable your business through structure and culture in order to reinvent itself.  Tune in to this episode now and gain timely insights on business from a high-performing franchisee!  What we talk about:  Harolds background and his journey in franchising Building a company that lasts by innovation and reinvention From being an employee to being an entrepreneur     “The more problems we solve, the more value we continue to add, and the greater our relationship became with those customers.” - Harold Mills     How the funding looked like going from the startup level to 52 countries What drives complexity and opportunities for the business - Being “Glocal” What led Harold into franchising The difference between starting your own business and jumping into franchising Launching Urban Air in the middle of the pandemic situation and setting up processes to promote safety How the marketing looked like before the park opening  The long term strategy in franchising Urban Air Creating the options that get you to the goal The commitment to life long learning The path towards significance     “You can help a lot more people when you have a lot more yourself.” - Harold Mills      What we mention:  Urban Air  VMD Ventures The Aspen Institute 

Stories from Franchisees &amp; Founders In this episode, Brian is joined by Harold Mills, a successful Urban Air franchisee. Urban Air is the preeminent indoor adventure park hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball, and parties. Harold just safely and successfully opened one of the largest Urban Air parks in the country this summer, which has been among the franchise system’s top performers even in the midst of a global pandemic. In addition, Harold is also the CEO of VMD Ventures focused on investing in entrepreneurs in a variety of technology and service industries. Harold walks us through his journey into entrepreneurship and the leadership experience he has taken with him to the franchising industry. In the spirit of experimentation, Harold says, “I believe in business processes, I believe in structure, I believe in protocol until it gets in the way of innovation, speed, and how you address markets from that perspective.” The duo also dives into fighting inertia in an organization, and how best to enable your business through structure and culture in order to reinvent itself.  Tune in to this episode now and gain timely insights on business from a high-performing franchisee!  What we talk about: <ul> <li>Harolds background and his journey in franchising</li> <li>Building a company that lasts by innovation and reinvention</li> <li>From being an employee to being an entrepreneur</li> </ul> <ul> <li>“The more problems we solve, the more value we continue to add, and the greater our relationship became with those customers.” - Harold Mills</li> </ul> <ul> <li>How the funding looked like going from the startup level to 52 countries</li> <li>What drives complexity and opportunities for the business - Being “Glocal”</li> <li>What led Harold into franchising</li> <li>The difference between starting your own business and jumping into franchising</li> <li>Launching Urban Air in the middle of the pandemic situation and setting up processes to promote safety</li> <li>How the marketing looked like before the park opening </li> <li>The long term strategy in franchising Urban Air</li> <li>Creating the options that get you to the goal</li> <li>The commitment to life long learning</li> <li>The path towards significance</li> </ul> <ul> <li>“You can help a lot more people when you have a lot more yourself.” - Harold Mills</li> </ul> What we mention: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.urbanairtrampolinepark.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urban Air</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Orlando/harold-f-mills-P1206101.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> VMD Ventures</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Aspen Institute</a></li> </ul>

97: From Success to Significance, with Urban Air Franchisee Harold Mills