by Stephanie Bennett | Aug 13, 2026 | Executive Support
Chief of staff AI tools promise to save you hours every week. Some of them actually do. Most just move the busywork somewhere else, and you don’t notice until you’re re-checking everything the tool handed back. I’ve spent enough time in the role, and...
by Stephanie Bennett | Aug 6, 2026 | Operations
Someone hands you a business plan. Maybe a founder built it over a weekend with ChatGPT. It reads clean: a TAM slide, a five-year revenue model, a competitive matrix with checkmarks in all the right boxes, and a hiring plan that somehow lines up perfectly with...
by Stephanie Bennett | Jul 30, 2026 | Operations
Institutional knowledge loss doesn’t show up on a P&L. It shows up in a Slack thread from 14 months ago nobody can find, and a new hire asking the same question three different people already answered. You’ve seen the pattern. A new account manager...
by Stephanie Bennett | Jul 23, 2026 | Operations
If you’re weighing Atlanta startup resources against what you’d get in a bigger market, Atlanta holds up well. Access to talent, a growing investor base, a supportive founder community, and cost of living that lets you extend runway further than most...
by Stephanie Bennett | Jul 16, 2026 | Fractional Leadership
Fractional executive Atlanta searches have picked up fast over the last few years, and for good reason. Atlanta’s startup ecosystem has grown significantly over the last decade. More capital, more exits, more experienced operators staying in the market. With...