Navigating the Role of a Fractional Chief of Staff with Georgi Fiedler

In this engaging conversation, Bradley Jacobs interviews Georgi Fiedler, founder of HireTrainInspire, about her journey as a fractional Chief of Staff. Georgi explains how she helps CEOs break free from the daily grind by serving as a GPS for small to mid-sized businesses, guiding founders through people, processes, and systems that transform tribal knowledge into transferable value. Starting her business in 2016 to be present for her family,

Georgi shares how she built her practice through relationships, integrity, and an abundance mindset. She discusses her business evolution, from saying yes to everything initially to developing a unit-based pricing model and building a seven-person team serving clients with retainers ranging from $500 to $11,000 per month. Georgi emphasizes the importance of doing great work as marketing while still following up with clients through quarterly reviews to highlight accomplishments.

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Connect with Bradley Jacobs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-r-jacobs/
Connect with Georgi Fiedler: https://hiretraininspire.com

00:00 Introduction to Georgi Fiedler and HireTrainInspire

00:55 What a fractional Chief of Staff does

02:11 The journey to clarity in business messaging

03:26 How trial and error leads to business evolution

04:04 Saying yes to opportunities in early business stages

05:23 Finding excitement in solving problems for clients

06:13 Current business structure and service delivery model

10:21 Team size and client pricing model

13:09 Building a business around family needs

16:13 From accidental entrepreneur to choosing entrepreneurship

19:58 Creating opportunities through relationships and partnerships

23:18 The importance of integrity in business

24:28 What abundance mindset means in practice

28:00 Why great work is the best marketing but not enough

30:19 Dealing with imposter thoughts in business

34:07 Viewing challenges as opportunities for growth

36:13 How to connect with Georgi Fiedler

36:35 Final advice: say yes and evolve often