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The rise of the Chief of Staff role in 2025: A strategic lever for high-growth startups

The Chief of Staff role is having a moment in 2025.  This position has transformed into a cornerstone of operational efficiency and strategic growth for high-growth startups. If you’re a leader trying to scale your organization without adding unnecessary layers of management, hiring the right Chief of Staff might be your best move. The shifting […]

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Quality Candidates Exist Beyond Big-Name Logos

There’s a stubborn obsession with big-name companies. CEOs, boards, and hiring managers often think, “If they worked at Meta, Uber, or insert-big-name-tech-company-here, then they’ve got to be amazing.”  But great talent isn’t restricted to the big-brand crowd, and over-relying on those names might be costing you better hires. Signal or noise? The obsession with big-name

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Striving Valiantly and Challenging Notions in Entrepreneurship, Recruiting, and Life

One of my colleagues recently gave me a bit of a ‘thank you’ after a conversation we had around sourcing strategy when they thought they had looked at every single profile on the internet. My point was to challenge their own notions, even when they’ve exhausted all options. With the risk of jumping into entrepreneurship,

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Operating like an Operator, Forging Solutions to Complex Problems

I believe a gap exists in the recruiting space, and Guild Talent fills this space by focusing on Senior Managers, Directors, and VP roles of the non-technical variety. After now nine months in business, I remain confident that the gap exists and also more confident in my decision to start the business. There are a

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