Nova Chief of Staff

Join us for one of the most fun events of the year! 

Friends Maggie & Clara will sit down and talk about ALL THINGS Chief of Staff, diving deep into their differing backgrounds: Maggie who grew up in corporate roles, and Clara whose career has been in the startup world. 

Clara and Maggie will discuss their paths to Chief of Staff, the differences between the roles in both environments, overlap in CoS work between corporate and startup, and will save lots of time for a juicy Q&A too. 

Maggie Olson is the Founder of Nova Chief of Staff, the premier and first-of-its-kind destination for Chief of Staff education, certification, and development. She has 20 years of experience in retail, food and beverage, and technology sectors and has held leadership roles at Nordstrom and T-Mobile. 

At T-Mobile, Maggie's impressive work led her to become the Chief of Staff to the President of the T-Mobile Business Group. In this role, she built the Chief of Staff model from the ground up, creating a highly efficient team and establishing an executive back-office structure, supporting the President, SVPs, and over 5,000 employees. She also built a Chief of Staff team, defining all roles, processes, and systems. 

Through Nova Chief of Staff, Maggie continues to shape the future of business leadership, providing the tools and resources necessary for Chiefs of Staff to excel in their roles and drive company success.

Clara is the Founder and CEO of Ask a Chief of Staff. Ask a Chief of Staff the premier resource for Chiefs of Staff looking to secure high-impact roles and drive results.

Prior to founding Ask a Chief of Staff, Clara was the Chief of Staff to the CEO of Hugging Face, a unicorn AI startup, where she helped shepherd the company from its Series A to Series B. After serving as the Chief of Staff, Clara went on to become the Program Director of On Deck's (Series B) Chief of Staff Fellowship, growing its membership base from 80 to over 400+ Chiefs of Staff.

Clara's background is a combination of strategy, operations, and recruitment, having held titles in each of these departments at various early stage startups. She prides herself on being an early stage operator and building from 0 to 1.

Katie Montbriand spent a decade leading transformation at a Fortune 500 company. As Chief of Staff for a 1,000-person organization, she pioneered a groundbreaking team of "Culturists" dedicated to boosting employee engagement and fostering genuine workplace connections.

Now, with her latest venture, Lived and Loved, Katie is channeling her passion for positive disruption and storytelling into helping people share their career journeys in fresh, impactful ways. She’s especially excited to bring Chief of Staff stories to life through a custom LinkedIn and resume package in partnership with Nova!

Chief of Staff: Corporate or Startup