Partner Spotlight: Future Focused Solutions
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Maddy Niebauer
- May 19
Client Spotlight: AccesSOS
AccesSOS aims to make 911 calls accessible to all Two major incidents motivated the push for Gabriella Wong to launch AccesSOS. Home...
Maddy Niebauer
- Apr 20
How to wrap up a consultant’s engagement
If you’ve brought on an external consultant, at some point, the work will likely wind down. There may be some possibility of that...
Maddy Niebauer
- Mar 22
Partner Spotlight: The Expecting Entrepreneur
Your life is baby-ready—but did you babyproof your business? This tagline at the top of The Expecting Entrepreneur website would give...
Maddy Niebauer
- Mar 20
Start-up businesses (Part 3): Lessons Learned at vChief
I thought a good way to wrap up our startup series would be to share some of my own lessons learned as the startup founder of vChief. I...
Maddy Niebauer
- Feb 5
Start-up businesses (Part 2) - How to build your org chart
There’s no denying it: being a founder in the startup world can be lonely and overwhelming, and leave you feeling like you need to do it...
Maddy Niebauer
- Jan 12
vChief's 2021 Year in Review
As we enter the third calendar year of transitioning around an ever-changing–yet constantly challenging–global pandemic, the world of...
Maddy Niebauer
- Dec 23, 2021
Start-up businesses (Part 1) - How to use a chief of staff as an entrepreneur
I’ve talked time and again about the benefits of enlisting support from a chief of staff when you are in the grind of developing your...
Maddy Niebauer
- Nov 11, 2021
What does a chief of staff do in the higher education industry?
While we continue to debunk the myth that the chief of staff role is reserved solely for politics, we thought it would be helpful to...
Maddy Niebauer
- Oct 15, 2021
Small business and start-up founder challenge: How to balance strategy and individual contributions
Let’s address something that isn’t always talked about in the startup world, but should be: how do you balance all the responsibilities...
Maddy Niebauer
- Sep 28, 2021
How to Find a Great Chief of Staff
At some point in your business, you may determine you are ready to hire a chief of staff. Of course, at that point in your business...
Maddy Niebauer
- Aug 19, 2021
vChief Included on the 2021 Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Company List
NEW YORK, August 17, 2021 – Inc. magazine today revealed that vChief is No. 2,156 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious...
Maddy Niebauer
- Jul 20, 2021
How Can a Chief of Staff Effectively Support Multiple Executives?
The chief of staff role can look different depending on the organization, the executive who is being supported, and the culture of the...
Maddy Niebauer
- Jul 10, 2021
Meet the vChief Interns
This has been an exciting summer here at vChief as we’ve taken on a new opportunity: internships. With a values system that includes...
Maddy Niebauer
- Jul 5, 2021
Launching Women Into Leadership Through the Chief of Staff Role
While many parents, women included, adjusted their full-time work schedules or took time off in the midst of the pandemic because of...
Maddy Niebauer
- Jun 23, 2021
Partner Spotlight: The Equity Practice
We are thrilled to introduce our latest spotlight partner, The Equity Practice, an organization run by two former vChiefers: Alli Myatt...
Maddy Niebauer
- Jun 11, 2021
Five Healthcare Challenges a Chief of Staff Can Solve
We are always sharing the ways in which a chief of staff can add value to an organization and, while we tend to talk a lot about startups...
Maddy Niebauer
- May 11, 2021
5 Year Anniversary: Part 5 - Build a Foundation for Success
For our final anniversary post, I’m hopping down memory lane and reflecting on the history of vChief. On April 15th, we officially...
Maddy Niebauer
- May 4, 2021
5 Year Anniversary: Part 4 - Lessons Learned as a Start-up
When you celebrate a milestone like a five-year anniversary, it’s the perfect opportunity to reflect on where you started and how far...
Maddy Niebauer
- Apr 29, 2021
5 Year Anniversary: Part 3 - Finding Room to Grow
In continuing on with my anniversary reflections, I’m going to get a little bit vulnerable and own up to my areas for growth and...