The Role and Benefits of Having a Chief of Staff (CoS) for Your Business

In this episode, we delve into the role and benefits of an ExecHQ Chief of Staff (CoS) for your business. In today’s dynamic business environment, privately owned lower-middle-market companies face challenges that require coherent strategic planning, execution discipline, ethical accountability, and leadership development. To meet these complex requirements, business owners, fiduciary boards, and CEOs need an experienced senior executive leader who can work to augment and professionalize the leadership team. Our experienced senior executives assist the ownership in developing and executing a plan that mitigates the day-to-day chaos, puts the company on a clear path for growth and greater profitability, and establishes a culture that attracts the right talent and business opportunities. ExecHQ is introducing the Chief of Staff as a Service to fulfill this need in our advisory services portfolio.

You can read the accompanying article at  The Role and Benefits of an ExecHQ Chief of Staff (CoS) for Your Business (or to schedule a 15-minute introductory call with Baron, use this link: https://calendly.com/baron-lukas-exechq/15-minute-consultation-with-baron).

Baron Lukas bio: 

An executive leader, board member, advisor, coach, and retired Marine Corps Colonel, Baron has 43 years of leadership, management, and mentoring experience.  His professional career spans a diverse spectrum of positions: fighter pilot, instructor, strategist, intelligence officer, professor, commander, and finally, business executive, entrepreneur, board member, and advisor. 

Baron is a Principal at ExecHQ, a consulting firm comprised of senior executives in North America and globally with extensive C-Suite (e.g., CEO, CFO, COO, CMO, etc.) experience. ExecHQ delivers on-demand, cost-effective solutions for complex business problems that CEOs and business owners face. Baron’s advisory services include Chief of Staff as a Service, pre-transaction valuation improvement, strategy development and execution, executive coaching, corporate governance, and succession planning. Baron heads ExecHQ’s Chief of Staff as a Service, Executive Coaching, and Corporate Governance practices, and ExecHQ MULTIPLE, an advisory program specifically intended to prepare businesses for an M&A transaction or capital raise.

Baron’s long history of business and military leadership positions gives him a unique perspective that blends the best practices of both worlds.  A native of Germany, Baron is bilingual (English and German) and holds two master’s degrees.