Fractional Chief of Staff and strategistA Sidekick for the work that matters.

Meet Laura Salmond, founder of C-Suite Sidekick and an experienced Chief of Staff, strategist and executive doer.

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.

The best Sidekicks bring judgement, perspective and the willingness to stay with the work.

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Meet Laura

Laura Salmond has worked across Chief of Staff leadership, C-suite marketing, proposition development, governance, consulting and growth. She is at her best where an important decision crosses teams and needs somebody to connect the whole picture.

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What she brings

Clear thinking, candid challenge and practical follow-through. Laura helps leaders make sense of complexity, frame the useful decision and turn it into work the business can carry.

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How Sidekicks work

Sometimes the right answer is one experienced person working closely with a leader. Sometimes the brief needs a small group of trusted specialists. The shape follows the job, with clear ownership throughout.

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A clean, useful relationship

The leader keeps authority and accountability. The Sidekick adds context, capacity and momentum, then steps back when the work is owned and moving.

Laura Salmond, founder of C-Suite Sidekick

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.

Some jobs need one trusted Sidekick. Others need a small group of specialists. The right people are brought around the brief, with one clear route through the work.

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KEEP MOVING

What do you need to understand next?

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.

Meet the Sidekick for the job

Bring the decision, idea, project or knot of competing opinions. We will work out the lightest useful next step.

Bring us the thing that’s stuck