Growing Internally As A Chief of Staff with Anne Duffy

Anne Duffy, the SVP Strategic Growth and Chief of Staff at Skift, joins David Nebinski to talk about building a career through relationships, how the CoS role evolves with a company's needs, and why emotional intelligence might matter more than any metric. They both talk about the community building work they are doing too. Enjoy!

You can connect with Anne on LinkedIn here!

FULL VIDEO

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Episode highlights:

01:00: Anne’s Career Path into Chief of Staff

04:00: Evolution of Her Role Internally Into The Chief of Staff

04:30: What She Is Enjoying Now and Helping Build New Business Lines

06:00: David’s Approach to Events & Community

11:00: From CoS to SVP of Growth & Owning Projects

14:30: Why In‑Person Events Matters

18:30: More about Skift and their Travel Industry Focus

21:30: Community & Career Compounding

26:30: Long‑Term Value of Relationships & Tim Ferriss Framework

32:30: Being A Chief of Staff as Skills + Relationship Experiment & Emotional Intelligence

37:00: Advice to Aspiring Chiefs of Staff & Closing