Chief of Staff and Operator Accelerator Program

Expand your impact in 10 weeks!

Manifest your leader’s strategic vision and accelerate better business outcomes, faster.
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Why Join this Accelerator Program

This program is for chiefs of staff or operators, new in their role or ready to advance their growth in their current role. You support C-Suite and senior leaders from start-ups to large organizations, or lead operations for growth companies and are ready to accelerate your impact in your organization.

Being a great chief of staff and operator requires a blend of strategy and operations, humility and confidence, courage and vulnerability, data and stories, influence and execution. As a chief of staff or operator, finding the right balance while managing your attention and energy is a challenge.
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We have created this program to support you through the chaos and challenges of navigating this field, especially in a remote VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) environment, so you can get started the right way. Join us to bring structure, clarity and confidence in finding your right balance and strip away the doubt and frustration you may be feeling.

You will leave with ...


​** Battle tested plays and frameworks you can begin to use immediately

** Supportive peers you can lean on and learn from through your journey ​
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** Leadership tools and skills to bolster your operational excellence acumen
"For people looking to establish themselves as an effective chief of staff or operations leader, I often recommend they learn from frameworks and systems that have proven effective in the field. Solu has been supporting my 1000+ people org for over a year now, and it was clear early on that she had a set of processes and tools that were easily adapted to meet the unique needs of the organization. The impact has been dramatic on a global level especially as we navigated through COVID-19, organizational transformations and business transitions. With this accelerator program, she has packaged her proven and flexible approach into a 10 week program and it is an opportunity to learn from and add those best in class practices to your repertoire."

- Norman Gennaro - President of Sales, Zendesk​

Program Syllabus

Week 1 - module #1: setting your gps to great
  • Uncover the key priorities in your role across multiple perspectives
  • Understand where you are in the capability maturity model
  • Build your development plan to unlock greatness in your role
Week 2 - MODULE #2: strategic PLANNIng, from ideas to execution
  • Learn to build and lead planning and review cycles with confidence
  • Understand the core components and pitfalls of planning
  • Get frameworks to monitor progress and hold accountability with ease
week 3 - mastermind #1
  • Tackle your most gnarly challenges with peers 
  • Work on your role and the business in a safe space for peer learning
week 4 - MODULE #3: leading special projects, from zero to one
  • Know how to apply the rubric for setting up and leading special projects
  • Understand how to navigate complex stakeholders, processes and blockers
  • Discover how to transition out of a special project smoothly
week 5 - MODULE #4: leading through influence
  • ​Build out your organization's influence lattice
  • Discover techniques to effectively navigate your influence lattice for impact
  • Learn the secrets to bridging the gap to your most difficult stakeholders
WEEK 6 - mastermind #2
  • Tackle your most gnarly challenges with peers 
  • Work on your role and the business in a safe space for peer learning
WEEK 7 - module #5: facilitating high impact conversations
  • Discover how to use the PLR framework to facilitate effective meetings
  • Learn how to get clarity, alignment and accountability with senior leaders
  • Unlock techniques for effective facilitation in a virtual world
WEEK 8 - module #6: managing your energy
  • Learn to advocate for yourself without being obnoxious
  • Unlock the secrets of successful prioritization and focus
  • Develop your self-rejuvenating techniques to sustain your energy
WEEK 9 - mastermind #3
  • Tackle your most gnarly challenges with peers 
  • Work on your role and the business in a safe space for peer learning
WEEK 10 - module #7: the journey to mastery
  • Discover steps to continue your growth in the capability maturity model
  • Understand how to use the operating rhythm canvas for your needs
  • Reflect on your journey to greatness and the journey ahead to mastery

Program Lead

Solu Nwanze
Solu is a seasoned chief of staff and business operations leader in tech. She is the Sr. Director of Business Operations and Chief of Staff to the President, Sales/GTM at Zendesk. Solu has built multiple BizOps teams from ground up and has trained multiple chiefs of staff supporting C-Suite leaders. She previously led the BizOps & chief of staff team for Creative Cloud Product & Marketing at Adobe. She is also a certified executive coach and an architect of leadership development programs for professionals at work.
"When I was hired into the Chief of Staff role, I worked with Solu to gain a deeper understanding of how to design and execute organizational strategy, operations, and communications at the executive level. Solu and I collaborated together to identify critical operational needs of the team and opportunities to generate early wins for my principal. If you are in search of a coach/practitioner to accelerate your climb up the Chief of Staff learning curve or to sharpen your operational leadership edge, Solu will help you achieve the results you seek."

- LJ ERWIN - Chief of Staff, Youtube TV​

Program Logistics

Our program will be conducted virtually. Seats are limited, submit your application now. 
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This is an investment in your career growth and the impact you bring to your organization. The frameworks and tools you'll gain will help you accelerate business outcomes, faster. Some participants may get their program fees reimbursed by their company, as this investment directly benefits the company. You may share the program outcome and modules as well as your reason for joining with your manager, to help you make your case.

Want to learn more about this program? Book a complimentary consult session with our team.