Every executive has one. Almost nobody trains for the job. Chief of Staff Confidential is a weekly interview podcast about the real work of chiefs of staff — the role behind the title. Each Monday, Maya asks the questions a chief of staff actually wrestles with, and Marcus answers from the chair: managing up, running the room, owning the calendar, coaching the principal, and making decisions land across an executive office. No theory, no jargon. One question, one story, one idea you can use the same week — whether you're a first-time chief of staff or a seasoned one. New episodes every Monday. Created by Mohit Agarwal. AI Generated https://chiefofstaffconfidential.com/ en false Mohit Agarwal Mohit Agarwal mohit.a91@gmail.com https://muse.ai/podcasts/media/1400066373183018/e6f388c5-ecfa-4f01-83ba-9b94153db154/cover.png https://chiefofstaffconfidential.com/ Take the Chair Maya interviews Marcus on the three lessons every first-time chief of staff needs. One: multiply the principal — extend their reach without ever stealing their voice. Two: run the operating system — the calendar, the priorities, and the follow-through that keep an executive office moving. Three: build trust the only way it lasts, through discretion about what you hear and candor about what you think. The starter kit, in one conversation. AI Generated ep-a078b6e2-06a3-41c6-804f-ee92c67da823 1 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:59:08 +0000 458 The Reading List Maya asks Marcus for the five books every chief of staff should read — and the one takeaway from each that you can use on Monday morning. Extreme Ownership, on owning the blame and sharing the credit. Multipliers, on making everyone around you smarter. The First 90 Days, on landing a new role fast. High Output Management, on leverage. And Essentialism, on the disciplined pursuit of less. Five books, five tools, one shelf. AI Generated ep-fd223d1c-cbe4-4d8c-97eb-807416e93194 2 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:45 +0000 397 You're Not Alone Marcus opens with the dinner party where his own mother called him the CEO's assistant — and why that invisibility is the real tax on the job. Maya presses on the loneliness of being the only chief of staff in the building, the invisible nine-at-night save nobody will ever see, and the truth that breaks people around month eight: your wins belong to your principal. For current chiefs of staff — and anyone eyeing the chair. AI Generated ep-b484f639-8a56-47ea-9daf-e7cd672adfb3 3 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:56:56 +0000 266 Own the Screen Everyone obsesses over lighting and camera angles, but the person who owns the video call is the one who narrates it. Maya and Marcus dig into the single skill that makes you the most senior voice in any virtual room: saying what just happened, out loud, while it's happening. Summarize the decision, name the owner, state the alignment, use names constantly — and rescue the agenda when it drifts. Created by Mohit Agarwal. AI Generated ep-a9668dfc-e931-4bf6-ab04-7efc428f5a95 4 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:56:46 +0000 304 Everything Is a Project Every chief of staff is running projects, whether they call them that or not. Maya and Marcus make the case that project management is the hidden engine of the role: scoping the ambiguous, sequencing the urgent, and landing outcomes with no direct authority. The first episode in Maya's probing interview style — she pushes Marcus for the failure modes, not just the framework. Created by Mohit Agarwal. AI Generated ep-201f1b65-5c94-4b02-bcd1-c32dc8b5aad1 5 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:57:05 +0000 359