

Ask a Chief of Staff: From Chaos to Clarity: Defining & Navigating the Chief of Staff Role
🗓️ Join us on September 9th!
The Chief of Staff role is famously hard to define -- especially if you’re the first to hold it. In this member-exclusive, AMA-style session, Nicki Disz, a 3x Chief of Staff with five years in the seat, will share lessons from her first year in her current role at a later-stage company undergoing a startup-style transformation.
From co-designing company strategy and building out the exec team, to helping that team operate as a cohesive unit, Nicki will walk through how the CoS role evolves -- and how to stay strategic while navigating cross-functional chaos, shifting power dynamics, and constant context-switching.
Whether you’re new to the role, mid-transformation, or thinking about what comes next, bring your questions -this session is for you!
✅ You should attend this session chat if...
you’re in a CoS role that feels ambiguous or overwhelming -- and you’re looking for structure that still allows for flexibility;
you're trying to move from reactive to strategic without losing trust or momentum;
you're supporting a leadership team through scaling, re-orgs, or culture shifts -- and want to influence more effectively across functions;
you're thinking about your next move and want help translating your CoS experience into a compelling story;
you just want to hear from someone who’s been in the seat -- and kept their sanity!
🎟️ Please note, there will be a 100-person limit on this event. If you are unable to attend live, we will send a recording of the event afterwards.
🎙️ More about the Speaker
Nicki Disz is the Chief of Staff at Mural, a leading visual collaboration platform for driving organizational transformation and accelerating go-to-market results. She has 15 years of sales, go-to-market strategy, and business operations experience leading scaled teams across privately held, PE-backed, and publicly traded companies. Nicki is known for being a change agent and force multiplier who accelerates transformation and breaks down silos. She is currently a mentor within the Ask a Chief of Staff community.
💜 Ask a Chief of Staff
Ask a Chief of Staff is a premier executive search and career development platform dedicated to placing top-tier Chiefs of Staff and empowering professionals in strategic leadership roles. We serve ambitious professionals and high-growth companies by offering executive recruiting, mentorship programs, and career resources tailored to Chiefs of Staff. By addressing the lack of structured career paths for this role, we provide guidance, connections, and opportunities that accelerate leadership development and organizational success.
Learn more at askachiefofstaff.com.