Cameron Herold explains that he raises his children to be entrepreneurial — to spot opportunities, problem-solve, hustle, and own their time. Drawing on his family history of businesses and 15 years running his own company, he emphasizes that entrepreneurship is primarily about freedom of time rather than money; financial rewards follow but are not the main aim.
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I've often been asked why I grow my kids to be entrepreneurs. And it's not so much that I want my kids to be entrepreneurs, but I want them to be entrepreneurial. So when I was growing up, I was definitely raised to be an entrepreneur. My brother and my sister and myself have all run our own businesses pretty much our whole lives, or we've been second in command growing someone else's business, but very entrepreneurial or entrepreneurs. And I've been running my own company now for 15 years. I want my kids to be entrepreneurial. I want them to see opportunities. I want them to problem solve. I want them to be able to think on their feet. I want them to be able to make money and hustle and not rely on a daily paycheck and a daily job. I think there's an opportunity as entrepreneurs to actually own your freedom, to own your time, to be able to work when you want to work, work when you're inspired, and then also to be able to take as much time as you off. Entrepreneurship for me has always been about the freedom of time, not necessarily about money. The money's always followed. But the freedom of time is what I've always been after. So I want my kids to have that opportunity to have the freedom of time and to be entrepreneurial.
