An interim chief of staff sits next to the CEO and turns intent into things that get done across the company. You bring one in during a stretch of intensity, a transition, or a period when leadership has more priorities than hands to run them.
When to hire an external consultant
The leadership team is stretched and the priorities that cross every function have no clear owner.
You’re between chiefs of staff, or scaling toward needing one, and can’t leave the seat empty.
You need someone trusted and experienced to run the hard cross-company work without the politics of a permanent hire.
Typical activities
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Running the priorities that span functions, from strategy execution to board prep.
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Sitting in on the decisions and making sure they turn into action and follow-through.
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Building the cadence, the reporting and the meetings that keep leadership aligned.
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Taking the messy, cross-cutting problems off the CEO’s desk and closing them out.
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Being the honest read on what’s really happening below the leadership line.
Our members specialised in this service come from MBB and commercial strategy firms, with chief-of-staff and operating experience inside scaling and PE-backed companies. We look for people who’ve held the seat before, who can be trusted with everything, and who get things closed rather than just tracked.
“Sweav was super helpful at a time when we urgently needed high-quality support. The Sweav member was proactive, fast, and quickly brought in strong talent who could seamlessly integrate with our team. His ability to deliver exactly what we needed in such a critical phase made a real difference.”
“The Sweav model allows me and the broader company to bring in strategic support quickly at times when we need it. It’s that easy.”
