Many think that the founder’s secret weapon is a co-founder. Not all the time.This role doesn’t make headlines. It doesn’t raise funding. It doesn’t even have a standard job description. But it quietly runs the company.Clara Ma went from being Chief of Staff at Hugging Face to founding Ask a Chief of Staff, a fast-growing community that’s reshaping how founders build, scale, and survive.Discover:🟢 The most misunderstood yet most powerful roles in business🟢 What really breaks startups🟢 How founders unknowingly become bottlenecks🟢 Why delegation is a necessary leadership skill.This is a blueprint for founders who are smart enough to know they can’t do it all — and ambitious enough to build the system that can.Connect with Clara:https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarama/https://askachiefofstaff.com/🔗 Save hours with top business hacks every Friday:https://thesearchlight.com/subscribeTimestamps: 00:00 - Intro01:01 - The Chief of Staff Journey04:58 - Navigating Remote Work Challenges06:56 - Work Environment Preferences09:33 - Delegation and Growth11:25 - Finding the Right Executive Assistant15:00 - Energy Management and Decision Making21:00 - The Art of Matchmaking for CEOs22:02 - Understanding the Chief of Staff Role24:38 - Building a Professional Network33:03 - The Future of Chief of Staff in the Age of AI35:06 - Debunking Startup Myths39:47 - Connect with Clara#ChiefOfStaff #Entrepreneurship #StartupLife #Leadership #RemoteWork #WorkLife #Delegation #ProfessionalDevelopment #Networking #AIinBusiness #ExecutiveAssistant #CareerGrowth #OrganizationalDesign #HuggingFace #TheBDPodcast