Chief of Staff Network

What Chief of Staff Network does

Chief of Staff Network is a private, membership-based professional community operated by COS Network, LLC and founded in 2017. It serves Chiefs of Staff, strategy professionals, and BizOps leaders working at startups, enterprises, non-profits, and higher education organizations. The company functions as the dominant niche network for a role that is typically staffed by a single individual per company, addressing the structural isolation of CoS practitioners through peer access, training, salary benchmarking, and career navigation support.

The company operates a tiered platform built on a web-based member portal integrated with Slack for member communication, Circle.so for community forums, Zoom for virtual events, and Stripe for billing. Its product portfolio includes three membership tiers (Free Community, PRO Membership, Corporate Council), four cohort-based certification programs (Launchpad, Fundamentals, Power Skills, Chief of AI Fellowship), a flagship global conference series (Chief of Staff Connect in seven+ cities), proprietary research outputs (annual Salary Report, AI Readiness Diagnostic, Archetypes and Leveling frameworks), and a curated job board for Hiring Partners. AI capabilities are layered through OpenAI's ChatGPT Enterprise for personalization and through an AI Buildathon Series that teaches members to build Skills on Claude.

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue from PRO and Corporate Council memberships, ticket revenue from conferences and workshops, and transaction-based revenue from Hiring Partner job listings. With 900+ paid PRO members, 30,000+ newsletter subscribers, and 1-10 employees, the operation is deliberately lean and community-led. Go-to-market is overwhelmingly organic and referral-driven through LinkedIn, content, podcast, events, and member word-of-mouth, with paid membership gated by an application and approval process.

Name

Chief of Staff Network

Legal name

COS Network, LLC

Website

https://chiefofstaff.network

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chief of Staff Network is a private, New York-based membership community founded in 2017 serving individual Chiefs of Staff, strategy, and BizOps professionals globally through tiered subscriptions, certification programs, conferences, and proprietary research, with 900+ paid PRO members and 30,000+ newsletter subscribers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Community & Membership Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Leadership Summits (C-Suite, Board, Strategy Offsites) (THAHAMAA), Remote/Hybrid Leadership & Distributed Team Management (EDABAAAN), Manager & Team Leader Onboarding (EDABAOAC)

Keywords

• Professional membership network
• Chief of staff community
• Executive training programs
• Peer networking platform
• Professional certification cohorts

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. PRO Membership Subscriptions: Paid subscription membership for individual Chiefs of Staff at early, growth-stage, and scaling companies. Offered on monthly, quarterly, and annual billing terms with automatic renewal. Annual memberships auto-renew unless cancelled 30 days in advance; quarterly 15 days; monthly 7 days.
2. Corporate Council Memberships: Premium membership tier for Chiefs of Staff at large, market-leading enterprises. Includes advanced training, exclusive forums, and strategic leadership development. Likely offered on annual subscription terms.
3. Event Tickets and Conferences: Revenue from Chief of Staff Connect annual conferences in San Francisco, New York, London, Dubai, Austin, Berlin, and Singapore; chapter meetup fees; and workshops such as the AI Buildathon Series and Launchpad cohort programs.
4. Job Listing Services: The platform hosts job listings from Hiring Partners (employers seeking Chiefs of Staff). The company is compensated by Hiring Partners for posting listings. Job board access is available to both free and paid members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Chief of Staff Network operates a global, private membership community for Chiefs of Staff, offering tiered paid memberships (PRO and Corporate Council), cohort-based certification programs (Launchpad, Fundamentals, Power Skills, Chief of AI Fellowship), a proprietary AI Readiness Diagnostic assessment tool, the Chief of Staff Connect conference series, and a curated job board. Memberships are billed monthly, quarterly, or annually, and the community is supported by Slack, Circle.so, Zoom, and OpenAI integrations.

Product overview

Chief of Staff Network operates as a community platform with a tiered membership structure. The core offering is the Chief of Staff Community connecting practitioners globally, supplemented by two paid tiers: PRO Membership for growth-stage companies and Corporate Council for enterprise Chiefs of Staff. The portfolio includes educational programs (Launchpad, Fundamentals, Power Skills, Chief of AI Fellowship), content services (Newsletter, Podcast, Blog, Reports & Templates), career services (Jobs board, Resume Review), assessment tools (AI Readiness Diagnostic), and flagship events (Chief of Staff Connect conferences). The 2025 strategic focus centers on AI readiness, with offerings designed to help members transition from task execution to becoming Chief of AI within their organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chief of Staff Connect (COSC): Annual conference connecting Chiefs of Staff globally across multiple cities including San Francisco, New York, London, Dubai, Austin, Berlin, and Singapore.
• CoS PRO Membership
• Corporate Council
• Chief of Staff Launchpad
• Chief of AI Fellowship
• Chief of Staff Power Skills

Products and services

• CoS PRO Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Average Chief of Staff base salary reached $167,954 in 2025, up 8.5% year over year; 23.8% of respondents earn above $200K
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ClarinetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClarinet is described as a 'long-term Chief of Staff Network partner' specializing in operationalizing AI adoption — both the people and tooling sides. Clarinet hosted the CoS AI Buildathon Series (a three-part workshop teaching Chiefs of Staff to build personal AI workspaces using Skills and Projects in Claude). Clarinet's team of experts and technologists co-delivers this educational content with CoSN.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chief: Private paid membership network for senior women executives (C-suite, VPs). Direct peer in model (curated membership, peer circles, events, content), differing only in target persona (gender-based vs. role-based).
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): Global peer membership organization for entrepreneurs with local chapters, forums, and events. Compares on peer-chapter model and event-driven community, though EO targets founders vs. CoSN's operators.
• On Deck: Cohort-based fellowship and community platform for founders, operators, and executives. Closely matches CoSN's community-led, cohort-based certification programs (Launchpad, Fundamentals, AI Fellowship).
• Vistage: Peer advisory group memberships for CEOs, executives, and business owners, combining monthly peer group meetings, coaching, and events. Same peer-group-as-product thesis applied to broader executive ranks.
• Hampton: Curated membership community for executives based on shared professional interests. Comparable in its vetted-application model, premium subscription tier, and event-driven engagement.
• Pavilion: Private membership community for go-to-market and revenue leaders with paid subscriptions, chapters, events, and a job marketplace. Highly analogous business model and member acquisition motion.
• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): Long-established global peer membership organization for CEOs and business leaders with chapters, conferences, and executive education. Similar role-anchored peer community structure, but at much larger scale and historic scope.

Emerging players

• Reforge: Cohort-based learning community and newsletter for product, growth, and engineering leaders. Comparable to CoSN's Launchpad/Fundamentals cohort programs and subscription content model.
• CMO Alliance: Peer membership network for chief marketing officers featuring events, research, and resources. Same role-anchored executive community template applied to the CMO function.
• Maven: Cohort-based learning platform hosting paid communities, courses, and certification programs. Comparable in cohort-certification delivery (similar to CoSN's Launchpad) rather than direct community competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chiefofstaffnetwork
• Xx.com/_chiefofstaff_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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