The Chief of Staff Podcast

Guest: Ryan Kelly ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kelly1801/ ), VP, Chief of Staff, VeremarkHost: Tristan Lim ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-lim-709527a2/ ), founder of Beyond Founders and Chief of Staff Network Singapore chapter lead Episode...

Guest: Sawyer Middeleer ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/sawyer-middeleer/ ), Founder, Revi Systems (former Chief of Staff, Aomni) Host: Scott Amenta ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-amenta/ ), Founder, Chief of Staff Network Episode Overview Every com...

Guest: Yorm Ackuaku, Former Chief of Staff to the CMO, WeightWatchers Host: Scott Amenta, Founder, Chief of Staff Network Episode Overview Yorm Ackuaku came into this conversation ready to argue that Chiefs of Staff own culture, then changed her mind. ...

Guest: Donald J Cunningham ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldcunningham/ ), Head of Family Office for a senior member of the Qatari royal family Host: Scott Amenta ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-amenta/ ), Founder, Chief of Staff Network Episode...

Guest: Anna Aden ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-aden/ ), Chief of Staff, Asia Pacific at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Host: Tristan Lim ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-lim-709527a2/ ), Chief of Staff Network Fellow and Founder, Beyo...

Guest: Kartikeya Jaiswal ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjaivc/ ) (KJ), Head of Strategy and Operations, Bifrost AI Host: Tristan Lim ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-lim-709527a2/ ), Chief of Staff Network Fellow and founder at Beyond Founders Epi...

Host: Tristan Lim ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-lim-709527a2/ ), Chief of Staff Network Fellow and Founder, Beyond Founders Guest: BreeAnne Yek ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/breeyek8/ ), Chief of Staff, Series A MedTech and luxury wellness star...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...