#54 Annie Gilbert and Renee Weber | The Chief of Staff Role

#55 More staff than chief with Annie Gilbert and Phil Burns

What does an education in pastoral education, music, and clinical counseling have in common? They all led to paving the way for Primitive’s Annie Gilbert and Proxxy’s Phil Burns to excel in their respective chief of staff roles. In this episode, Annie chats with Phil to uncover even more about the chief of staff role, what it looks like in-house compared to with third-party backing, and the critical “tough versus tender” balance they’re constantly looking to strike in their respective workplaces. Listen now only on The Primitive Podcast.

Leadership at Primitive: Part 4 Defining Core Values

Defining a company’s core values is the key to establishing a healthy company culture. Your values speak into the goals, attitudes, and character you want your company to exhibit to your audience. As something of high priority to your company, it’s important to not take establishing your values lightly. In this last episode in our four-part mini-series with Primitive’s Chief of Staff, Annie Gilbert, Kade explores how to begin the process of establishing a company’s core values, and shares some lessons from a few failures he’s learned along the way. Listen now only on The Primitive Podcast.

Leadership at Primitive - Part 3: Finding Balance as a Leader

Humans crave balance. Whether you’re a young entrepreneur, a blossoming small business owner, or seasoned leader, the idea of achieving balance is the ultimate goal. But is it possible or are you doomed to be lonely at the top? In this episode, Kade chats with Primitive’s Chief of Staff, Annie, to explore the idea of balance and steps necessary to get there. Listen now only on The Primitive Podcast.

#54 Annie Gilbert and Renee Weber | The Chief of Staff Role

#58 Diving into the differences in the Chief of Staff role with Renee Weber Does the chief of staff role have tight guidelines? Do you need specific strengths? How do you even get there? As Primitive’s Chief of Staff, Annie, discusses the up-and-coming role with Renee Weber of Gravy, you might be surprised at how unique, and necessary, this position truly is. Listen now only on The Primitive Podcast.

Leadership at Primitive - Part 2: Developing and mentoring leaders with Annie Gilbert and Kade Wilcox

Every high-performing company knows at least one fundamental rule: Profitability and productivity boil down to how thoughtfully you invest in your people. In this episode, Kade chats with Primitive’s Chief of Staff, Annie, about how to intentionally invest in creating leaders within your company, and the one thing you have to know to ask for if you’re the one being led. Dive in, ears first, to part two of this mini series, only on The Primitive Podcast.