ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Chief operating officer

Okay, so imagine you and your friends decide to start a lemonade stand business. You are going to sell cups of delicious lemonade and make some money.

Now, one of your friends is going to make the lemonade, another friend is going to draw signs to advertise the lemonade stand, and you are going to handle the money.

But, who is going to make sure everything is running smoothly? Who is going to make sure all the ingredients are in stock? Who is going to make sure the lemonade is made correctly and served at the right temperature?

That's where the Chief Operating Officer, or COO for short, comes in. The COO is like the 'boss' of the company. They make sure everyone is doing their job right and that everything is in order. They make sure the business is running efficiently and effectively to make the most money possible.

The COO works closely with the other people in the business, like the lemonade maker and the sign drawer, to make sure everything is coordinated and the business is successful.

So, the COO is like the person in charge of making sure the lemonade stand runs like a well-oiled machine!