The Chief of Staff Podcast

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  A Second Brain, Not an Assistant: beehiiv's Chief of Staff Model 19.08.2026 53min

  Guests: Tyler Denk ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-denk/ ), Co-founder & CEO, beehiiv | Brian Schneider ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-schneider-nyc/ ), Chief of Staff, beehiivHost: Scott Amenta ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-amenta/ ), F...
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  Why the Chief of Staff Should Own AI Adoption, with Zen Foo 12.08.2026 53min

  Guest: Zen Foo ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/zen-foo-33a22888/ ), Chief of Staff, Aspire Host: Tristan Lim ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-lim-709527a2/ ), founder of Beyond Founders ( https://www.beyondfounders.com/ ) and Chief of Staff Network ...
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  Why Slowing Down is a Chief of Staff Superpower 05.08.2026 32min

  Episode OverviewSpeed is the currency of the Chief of Staff role, but Carrie McMahon argues the way to sustain it is to slow down. A two-time Chief of Staff at one of the fastest-growing AI companies in San Francisco, she treats energy regulation as a ...
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  The Incognito Test: Why Most AI Work Reveals Nothing About the Person 08.07.2026 54min

  Guest: Alex Craig ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/portswigger-alex/ ), Chief of Staff at PortSwigger Host: Scott Amenta ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-amenta/ ), Founder, Chief of Staff Network Most companies say they're adopting AI. PortSwigger act...
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  Map Before You Buy: A Chief of Staff AI Playbook 01.07.2026 40min

  Guest: Kanika Choudhary ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanika-c/ ), Chief of Staff, People IX Host: Scott Amenta ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-amenta/ ), Founder, Chief of Staff Network Episode Overview Most companies are buying AI tools before th...
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  AI Is a Productivity Boost, Not a Compass with Eric Nehrlich 17.06.2026 39min

  Guest: Eric Nehrlich ( https://linkedin.com/in/nehrlich/?skipRedirect=true ), Executive Leadership Coach and former Chief of Staff for Google Search AdsHost: Scott Amenta ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-amenta/ ), Founder, Chief of Staff Network Ep...
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  Steering AI at a Privacy-First Company with Delong Lu 10.06.2026 40min

  Guest: Delong Lu ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/delonglu/ ), Chief of Staff, Proton Host: Scott Amenta ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-amenta/ ), Founder, Chief of Staff Network Delong Lu has spent nearly a decade at Proton ( https://proton.me/ ), t...
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  Escaping the Doer Trap with David Kirby 03.06.2026 48min

  Guest: David Kirby ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkirbyjdmba/ ), Author of "The Ultimate Chief of Staff Guide" ( https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Chief-Staff-Guide-Navigating/dp/B0FVQV5D23 ) (2025), Former Chief of Staff at Ford Motor CompanyHost: S...
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  CoS to Functional Leader (and Back): Judy Abad's Career Playbook 27.05.2026 43min

  Guest: Judy Abad ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/judyabad/ ), Chief of Staff, CFOO, Freshworks Host: Scott Amenta, ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-amenta/ ) Founder, Chief of Staff Network Judy Abad has oscillated between Chief of Staff and functiona...
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  Inside Chief of Staff Connect SF: AI Transformation and What's Next 21.05.2026 18min

  Guest: Tom Guthrie, President and Co-Founder, Chief of Staff Network Nearly 100 chiefs of staff gathered in San Francisco, the epicenter of AI optimism and anxiety, to tackle the question: how do we lead transformation when adoption is uneven and the p...
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  Why This CoS Left Strategy for Clay: A Case Study in Career Pivots 06.05.2026 43min

  Most Chiefs of Staff leave for a bigger title or more money. Lissa Sorgenfrei left to open a pottery studio. After eight years at German construction tech startup Capmo, where she moved from customer success to product management to Chief of Staff to g...
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  The CoS Who Won't Just Say Yes: Marlen Heske on Clarity Before Harmony 29.04.2026 43min

  Guest: Marlen Heske ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlenheske/?locale=de ), Chief of Staff at Enpal Episode Overview At fast-moving companies, the problem is rarely a lack of ideas or urgency. It's that everyone is chasing too many things at once. Marl...
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  Managing 5 Clients at Once: A Fractional Chief of Staff's Playbook 22.04.2026 49min

  How do you switch contexts between skincare operations, luxury recruiting, and B2B financial modeling all in the same day? Zoe Jakubowich ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-jakubowich/ ) joins Chief of Staff Network Fellow, Tristan Lim ( https://www.lin...
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  The VC Chief of Staff: Building in Ambiguity with Stephania Greco 15.04.2026 36min

  Stephania Greco ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephania-greco-ab8a5b116/ ) takes us inside the Chief of Staff role at Bicycle Capital, a growth-stage VC fund, and reveals how it differs from startup CoS work. Instead of managing product roadmaps and cr...
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  The Integrity Pyramid: What Actually Makes a Great Chief of Staff 25.03.2026 46min

  Priyanka Peeramsetty has been a Chief of Staff, a growth operator, a community builder, and is now Engineering Operations Director at Crunchyroll — and she'll tell you the one thing that underpins all of it: integrity. In this episode, Executive Coach ...
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  From Chief of Staff to Product Manager: Sarah Kislak on Following Your Talent 11.03.2026 42min

  Sarah Kislak spent nearly a decade at Box, progressing from an executive assistant in a rotational program to Chief of Staff for a 1,000-person engineering org, and ultimately into product management. In this episode, Sarah shares what she learned by o...
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  Navigating the Intersection of Public and Private Leadership 04.03.2026 34min

  Have you ever wondered what it takes to manage the intricate dance of politics and business? Meet Nick Greif, a seasoned leader who has seamlessly maneuvered through both the public and private sectors as a Chief of Staff. We delve into the path charte...
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  Positioning Yourself as a Chief of Staff 25.02.2026 38min

  Positioning Yourself as a Chief of Staff How do you stand out when thousands of people are applying for the same Chief of Staff role? And what if you've never held the title before? In this episode, Scott Amenta sits down with Chief of Staff Network Pr...
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  The Career Accelerant: Lessons from a Chief of Staff Turned COO 18.02.2026 43min

  Bryan Silverman joined Suzy (then CrowdTap) as an SDR and never left. Over nearly 11 years, he's moved from enterprise sales to Chief of Staff, to running a business unit, to his current role as COO. In this episode, Bryan talks with Scott about the le...
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  From Force Multiplier to Builder: Why We're Taking Connect to 7 Cities in 2026 11.02.2026 9min

  Chief of Staff Connect is expanding to seven cities in 2026, our biggest year yet. We're meeting Chiefs of Staff at one of the most critical inflection points in the role. In this episode, Scott Amenta and Tom Guthrie break down the strategy behind Con...