A whole-business view
Laura has worked across executive leadership, strategy, growth, marketing, governance and transformation. She can see how the commercial decision, the people and the practical work affect one another.
Fractional Chief of Staff and strategistMeet Laura Salmond, the founding Sidekick.
Laura Salmond founded C-Suite Sidekick and leads its client work. She is a Chief of Staff, former CMO and strategic operator who helps leaders make sense of difficult work and stay with it until the useful thing is done.
THE DIRECT ANSWER
Who founded C-Suite Sidekick?
C-Suite Sidekick was founded by Laura Salmond, a Chief of Staff, former CMO and strategic operator with experience across growth, transformation and complex executive work.
Friendly, frank and serious about getting the work done properly.
The useful question first
A good Sidekick gets past the polished update and finds the decision that needs to be made. Laura brings clear thinking, sound judgement and a willingness to say what she sees.
Close to the work
The job continues after the recommendation. Laura prepares decisions, joins the moving parts and keeps important work moving until it has a clear owner inside the business.
A founder-led team
Laura remains the accountable senior lead. Trusted associates, specialists and delivery partners join the brief where their depth is useful, so clients get one joined-up route through the work.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Laura Salmond
Laura founded C-Suite Sidekick after years working across the gaps between strategy, leadership and delivery. She brings judgement, commercial thinking and practical follow-through to the work that matters.
C-Suite Sidekick is a founder-led team. Laura remains accountable for the brief and brings in trusted associates, specialists and delivery partners where their depth is useful. Clients get the right capability with one clear route through the work.
Start a conversationKEEP MOVING
What do you need to understand next?
Questions, answered
What leaders ask.
Will we work directly with Laura?+
Laura leads founder relationships, senior diagnosis and the work that fits her experience. Where specialist capability is needed, the delivery shape is agreed clearly at the outset.
Where is C-Suite Sidekick based?+
C-Suite Sidekick is based in Scotland and works with clients across the UK and internationally.
Can you work with our existing team or partners?+
Yes. A Sidekick can work alongside internal teams, consultants and technology partners, strengthening the business brief and keeping the work connected to the outcome.
The next useful move
Start a conversation with Laura
Share the decision, idea or priority that needs to move. We will identify the lightest useful next step.
Discuss the live priority