Executive Assistants
Senior business partners moving from calendar and inbox stewardship into executive rhythm, stakeholder architecture and high-stakes decision prep.
A room for the people who run the room.
An invitation-only house where Executive Assistants, Chiefs of Staff, Founder's Office leads and strategic operators share operational intelligence, swap playbooks, solve live founder-led problems and sharpen their judgement.
Written for strategic operators, never “support”
The person running cadence, priorities and execution alongside a founder or C-suite leader holds one of the highest-leverage seats in an organisation — yet almost always works without a peer group inside their own company.
Chiefs of Staff
Operators running leadership cadence, board preparation, cross-functional alignment and special projects across scaling teams.
Founder's Office & Strategic Operators
Generalists and builders taking zero-to-one initiatives straight from the founder's desk — across Bengaluru, Auckland and global hubs.
What members receive inside the house
Practical resources, candid peer rooms and early access to shortlisted roles.
Operational intelligence
What is working right now in executive offices like yours, shared by people doing the job.
Playbooks and frameworks
Templates, workflows and operating rhythms you can use on Monday.
Founder-led problem solving
Bring a live problem; get answers from peers who have solved it.
AI workflows
Practical ways to use AI that strengthen your judgement rather than replace it.
First look at roles
Openings shortlisted by COvia are shared with members first.
The Discourse
Priority places at roundtables, fireside chats and networking evenings.
Free for the first 50 approved members
To keep the conversation candid and high-trust, the Gated Operator Community is invitation-only and every member is approved first. Membership is complimentary for the first 50 founding operators. Once all 50 seats are filled, entry moves to a waitlist or paid tier.
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50Founding cohort cap
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Gatherings: roundtables, fireside chats & networking evenings
Through The Discourse, members gather in small rooms — in Bengaluru, Auckland and online — for off-the-record problem solving, career spotlights and founder dialogues.
Curated operator roundtables & workshops
Placeholder imageSmall-group working sessions on AI workflows, executive rhythms and stakeholder alignment.
Fireside chats & networking evenings
Placeholder imageCandid conversations with founders and veteran operators on how their partnership actually works.
Upcoming sessions
- Chiefs of Staff and AI workflowsSample
- What founders actually need from the executive officeSample
- From EA to Chief of Staff: a career spotlightSample
Recent archive
- Building a founder's operating rhythmSample
- Executive office networking eveningSample
Why we built this table
Across fifteen years supporting C-suite leaders at Google, Citi, Credit Suisse, Nomura and DuPont, the hardest moments were never about scheduling — they were moments of judgement where there was nobody inside the building you could ask.
We started the Gated Operator Community and my weekly newsletter, The EA Edge, so Executive Assistants, Chiefs of Staff and Founder's Office leads have a trusted room of equals. AI tools are changing how fast we process information, which makes your human judgement, anticipation and strategic voice more valuable than ever.
Shweta MalekarCo-founder, COvia Consulting · Author of The EA Edge
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Step into our Discord community, introduce your role, and connect with operators across Bengaluru, Auckland and global executive offices.