Chief of Staff Network

🌟 We’re back and bigger than ever in 2025! 🌟 Chief of Staff Connect is expanding to three global cities this year. Did you guess correctly? 🙃 🌉 San Francisco  🏙️ New York  🇬🇧 London 🎟️ Tickets are now available! See link in comments. In 2025, we’re focusing on The Art of Human Alignment—a deep exploration of how elite Chiefs of Staff serve as the critical link ensuring alignment, collaboration, and seamless execution across rapidly evolving organizations. While 2024 was all about AI’s rapid growth, we see 2025 as the year of human ingenuity and connection. COSC will feature: - Actionable workshops - Keynotes - Lots of (Un)structured networking 🌉 COSC San Francisco Date: May 16, 2025 Location: Flioli Estate, San Francisco Early Bird Pricing: $399 by 1/31/2025 🏙️ COSC New York Date: October 23-24, 2025 Location: Well& by Durst, New York Early Bird Pricing: $799 by 4/31/2025 🇬🇧 COSC Europe Date: November TBA Location: London Early Bird Pricing: $299 - Join the waitlist asap! #CoSConnect2025

How did the Chief of Staff Network get started? Listen to Founder Scott Amenta talk about how impactful our first in-person events in NYC were. In-person events help CoS develop a shared understanding of their role and help them make progress quicker! We have a bunch of in-person events coming up. Learn more below 👇

"A good Chief of Staff essentially comes in and is like an extra two arms and two legs for that CEO. And will take off of them the work that either they don't enjoy doing or the work that somebody else can and should be doing." - Jenna Parker Want to learn about her unconventional background, her informational rotational program as a CoS, and /or advice she gives to CEOs? Listen to our new Chief of Staff podcast episode with Jenna 🎧

What is one thing that you would share to an existing or an aspiring Chief of Staff? Rebecca Harrington: have a can-do attitude! Rebecca further shares the importance of asking yourself... "what needs to happen to make this a reality and how can I be a part of that?" PS: what is one piece of advice that you would share to an existing or aspiring CoS? Let us know 👇

Excited to welcome Arnaud Rager, former Chief of Staff at J&J and VP of Business Planning & Transformation at Bio-Rad, to Chief of Staff Connect SF! Arnaud will lead a hands-on workshop, sharing his journey building the Business Transformation Office at Bio-Rad — a four-year effort that culminated in the development of a practical and scalable transformation framework. His approach brings together four core pillars: ✅ Project Management – aligning stakeholders and driving execution ✅ Change Management – engaging people through each phase of change ✅ Process Excellence – solving problems with structured improvement cycles ✅ Operational Excellence – sustaining results through daily management systems If you're thinking about how to scale your impact as a CoS or formalize transformation efforts inside your company, you won't want to miss this. Join us in SF on May 15th and 16th!

Thrilled to announce that Diane Sadowski-Joseph, Co-founder and Head of Product at ApplyAI, is joining us at Chief of Staff Connect SF to lead an interactive workshop on one of the most urgent and complex challenges facing orgs today: how to operationalize AI from the inside out. Diane will guide attendees through a hands-on session covering: 🧠 The human competencies that matter in the age of AI; like learning agility and AI fluency. Plus: we’ll roll up our sleeves and build a custom GPT together 📍 May 15–17 | San Francisco

What a special night in NYC last night! We also have several exciting events coming up! Our next NYC gathering is a Brain Trust mini-conference on Thursday, May 8. When Chiefs of Staff come together for an extended time, magic happens! Join us!

🚀 New from Chief of Staff Network: The AI Transformation Playbook for Chiefs of Staff AI isn’t just a tool, it’s a shift in how organizations operate. And no one is better positioned to lead that shift than the Chief of Staff. In our latest post, we break down how CoS leaders are partnering with CEOs and CTOs (the AI Triad) to redesign workflows, scale adoption, and embed AI into the core of company strategy. ✅ Real-world use cases ✅ A 4-phase rollout framework ✅ Pro tips for overcoming resistance and driving impact Read the full playbook → link in comments!

Say hello to Richard White, the Founder of Fathom AI and someone who actually knows how to make meetings shorter, smarter, and more useful. He’s joining us at Chief of Staff SF Connect in May to share how AI is turning “Let’s circle back” into “Already done.”

Excited to announce that Brandon Sammut & Karly Gelardi from Zapier will join us at our SF Chief of Staff Connect conference in May! Their session, Creating the AI Spark, promises to inspire and equip Chiefs of Staff to lead AI-driven change within their companies. Brandon and Karly will share Zapier's transformation from "Code Red" moments to remarkable productivity gains through strategic AI adoption. If you're leading or supporting AI initiatives, you won't want to miss their discussion. Looking forward to seeing you at Connect!