How to hire & use a Chief of Staff

​Hiring a Chief of Staff is one of the most powerful upgrades a founder can make. But most leaders mess it up.

​They hire the wrong person—or worse, hire the right one and have no idea what to actually do with them.

​In this no-fluff, behind-the-scenes session, Michael Girdley and his Chief of Staff Robyn Smith share the exact systems they use to make the role a 10x force multiplier.

​You’ll walk away with:

• ​A tested job description that attracts A-players
  

• ​Michael & Robyn’s weekly cadence and meeting structure
  

• ​A first-90-days onboarding checklist
  

• ​Examples of what Robyn owns (and how that evolved)

​Plus, we’ll cover the critical questions:

​ ✅ How do you know you’re ready to hire a Chief of Staff?
✅ What should you delegate, and what should stay on your plate?
✅ How do you avoid the “high-charisma, low-output” trap?
✅ What’s the simple framework we use to build trust, fast?

​If you’re a leader with too much on your plate and not enough time, this is your roadmap to get out of the weeds.