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.
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THE LIVE QUESTIONFractional Chief of Staff and strategist
THE ROUTEDecide Build Embed
make it useful
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.
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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.
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.
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
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.