I'm looking for an Executive Assistant.
Not a virtual assistant. Not an intern. Not a project manager.
A right-hand Executive Assistant who makes sure things actually happen.
According to others, I'm a visionary with strong ADHD and execution skills rated 5 out of 10. I need someone who's the opposite of me. Someone extremely reliable. Someone who doesn't miss a single thing.
The honest truth
What is my value? And what is my problem?
I am good at: Vision. People. Relationships. Motivating others and making them feel a certain way. I am like a magnet for people. I bring energy. A lot of it. It's pleasurable to be around me — though I might be a pain in the butt to work with sometimes (see the “I am bad at” section below).
I am bad at: Execution. Operations. Following through. When I do not deliver, it frustrates the whole team. We have a mission with huge impact potential, millions of people. But ideas and vision and energy are not enough. We need to execute.
The reality: I have strong ADHD. I sometimes depart on little adventures to the moon. I am basically a kid in a body of a 40-year-old. I go on emotional roller coasters, and it is unknown where I end up at night. I need someone to ground me.
12 minutes of radical honesty
Watch this before you apply
If you can't finish this whole video, you're probably not the right fit. I would never in my life finish watching this myself. But I'm looking for someone complementary.
If you've got here and you're still watching, that actually means you might be the right person I'm looking for.
Executive Assistant / Non-negotiables
The Executive Assistant I'm looking for
This is a full-time Executive Assistant role. Not a typical assistant gig. I need someone who can complement my weaknesses, not mirror them.
Extremely Reliable
Reliable to a point where you don't miss a single thing. Zero problems with focus and delivery. Your willpower has to be on point.
Extreme Growth Mindset
If you get even a tiny bit defensive when people give you feedback, please do not apply. I don't mean it in a rude way, but I can't work with people who don't have extreme growth mindset.
Strong Personality
You need to be confident enough to basically overpower me. Your job will be to hold me accountable and make sure things happen. You need to make me do what needs to be done.
Emotionally Mature
We're like two kids. I need someone who doesn't join the emotional roller coasters. You should know who you are, have high emotional intelligence, and have most of your childhood traumas resolved.
Great Communicator
Amazing in supporting people. Good English. Great Czech. You communicate extremely well and have zero issues expressing yourself clearly.
Values Integrity
Integrity. Honesty. Radical honesty. These aren't just words to you. You live them every day and aren't afraid to tell me things I don't want to hear.
“Your job will be to hold me accountable and make sure things happen. You need to be confident enough to make me do what needs to be done.”
What you'll actually do
A typical day
I optimize for a great day. So from your perspective, here's what every day looks like:
Morning Alignment
We meet at the office around 8:45-9am after I drop the kids at school. First working session: align priorities for the day.
Manage Communications
You have access to all my systems, all communication channels, email, messages, everything. Zero emails unanswered (that deserve an answer).
Meeting Follow-through
Analyze my meetings using Plott (records and transcribes everything). Make sure everything I promise in meetings gets delivered.
Team Coordination
Communicate with the rest of the team on interconnected work. Sit down with them, make sure things get done.
Personal Support
Help with personal things too. Send a package, pick something up, whatever needs handling.
Make People Feel Great
When I meet someone important, you get me ready. Know their preferences. Set up the room or environment where we meet.
What you're signing up for
This isn't a boring 9-to-5
I push myself. I expect a lot. But I promise it will be worth it — the growth you'll experience is going to be epic.
A bit more about me
Little things that explain how I operate.
Not a highlight reel. Just a few moments that are pretty on-brand for how I work and live.
Raw dogged a 17 hour flight
No screen, no book, no sleep. Honestly my biggest achievement in life.
Took my son on a work trip
I like merging family and work when it makes sense. Sometimes it means bringing my kid along.
Pre meeting huddle, post meeting feedback
Short huddle before, quick feedback after. It's how I make sure meetings actually go somewhere.
Finished the Aspen marathon
Long, slow, stubborn work. Same way I try to show up for everything that matters.
I love Tony Robbins
Big believer in his work. A lot of how I think about energy, standards, and growth comes from him.
Dreamer trying to step up execution
I have no shortage of ideas. My honest gap is execution. That's exactly where the right EA changes everything.
PS. Soft spot for big dogs, Berneses especially. Neither is mine. Jojo and I spent a couple of years together back in my nonprofit days.
What I can promise
It will be an epic adventure
I'm about to depart on a really big mission. I can't lie and say it's going to be boring. It's going to be an emotional roller coaster. Lots of emotions. I'm very emotional.
We have a little tiny team right now, only a couple of us, and we're going to do something very interesting. I'm not going to tell you what it is, because it's not important. But it's shaping up to be cool.
It will be fun. It will be interesting. It will be full of energy. We'll be together a lot. I'm really excited to spend most of my time with the right person.
Fun
Anyway, it's gonna be fun. I am full of energy.
Interesting
No two days will look the same. Startup world at its finest.
Safe
You will be extremely safe. We'd like you to NOT join us on the roller coasters. Be the reliable one.
We'll grow together
I'll mentor you and you'll mentor me. I'll watch your mindset, and you'll watch mine. We'll help each other grow as people and professionals. This is an equal partnership - an investment in both of us.
A note from me
I don't expect you to solve all my issues. I will work extremely hard on fixing myself as well - but one plus one equals three.
One small favor
Before we get to talk, it would be a huge benefit if you read Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara. It's one of my favorite books in the world, and I'd love for us to actually talk about it.
Frequently asked
Before you apply
Keeping it honest
Why you probably shouldn't apply
I'd rather be upfront than waste your time. I wasn't really a great leader in the past. I'm open to feedback and extremely committed to getting better, and at the same time I'm reasonable about who I am today.
From my co-founder at Mindzero
20 years in the Air Force. 20 years with the CIA's Special Activities & Ops Division. Multiple awards for excellence. He said I was the worst leader he's ever worked for. I figured you should hear it from him too.
So I asked ChatGPT for 5 reasons you shouldn't work with me. It sounds pretty accurate. If any of these feel like a dealbreaker, this role probably isn't for you.
If you read this and still feel excited, you're probably the right person.
Reference check
Honest review from my former EA.
I asked Jana, the EA I worked with before, to give me an honest review I could share. She said yes, and gave me permission to use this as a reference. Below is the unedited screenshot. A translated summary is next to it.
On working together
“It was often confusing, because you'd get excited about something and it became the biggest priority, but only until you got excited about something else and we had to shift.”
On the upside
“But I wasn't afraid to make mistakes. I knew progress was better than nothing happening, even at the cost of getting things wrong.”
Would recommend this job to a friend, 1 to 10?
“Already hired my sister for it. That says enough.” She compared it to her last corporate job, where she was told she had to be physically in the office 10–12 hours, even with a small child, and that her kid was not their problem. That's why she said 10.
Shared with her permission. Happy to connect you with her if you want to hear it yourself.
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