Chief Of Staff
Phoenix, Az, Us
Enhanced the CEO and ELT's functional capacity through a "divide and accomplish" approach that allowed them to concentrate on the most important work.- Orchestrated alignment and implementation of company OKRs as a key interface and "dot connector" across business units, ELT, and senior leadership — streamlining strategic initiatives and organizing workstreams.- Proxied for the CEO in meetings and initiatives he could not attend directly, amplifying his impact.- Acted as a trusted thought partner, coach, and sounding board to the CEO and ELT — offering feedback, challenging assumptions, pressure-testing thinking, and designing solutions for complex problems based on insights of the business, market, and team.- Exercised strong intuition and gut instinct to quickly assess, diagnose, and triage situations — often with the need to "parachute" in with minimal context.- Drove ongoing governance, analysis, and optimization of the company rhythm of business and operating cadence — ensuring meetings are productive, collaborative, and actionable.- Influenced and built trust at all levels to foster team cohesion while simultaneously ensuring focus and accountability on the most critical priorities.- Proactively looked around corners for risks, gaps, and challenges to company culture while championing its vision, mission, and goals.- Translated data and information into relevant communications for a variety of audiences — internal employees, external speaking engagements, board members/investors, and customers/partners.
