Becoming a
‍Chief of Staff

Julia is an executive coach and leadership consultant working with individuals and organizations to accelerate change. She works alongside clients to help them embrace courage over comfort to achieve congruence. Over the course of her career, Julia has served as a trusted partner and advisor to c-level executives, emerging leaders, and global management teams across industries. She has supported critical decision making, crisis management, strategic  planning, talent development, and diversity equity & inclusion initiatives within public corporations, growth-stage startups and venture capital firms including Salesforce, Aera Technology, and DigiTx Partners. In her pro bono work, she is dedicated to increasing access and advancing the personal and professional development of underrepresented leaders. Prior to launching her practice, Julia served as Chief of Staff to a venture-backed Artificial Intelligence startup in Silicon Valley.

Jessica is the Founder and CEO of Maven Recruiting Group a renowned recruiting brand, specializing in connecting high-leverage executive and personal support hires to the nation’s most prominent individuals and companies. Since its inception in 2010, Vann's entrepreneurial spirit and leadership, in conjunction with the talented team she has assembled, have secured Maven’s spot as an industry leader, as evidenced in recognitions such as Inc Best Workplaces, Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company, San Francisco Business Times Top 100 Woman Owned-Businesses, San Francisco Business Times Fastest Growing Private Companies and San Francisco Business Times 25 Largest Staffing Firms in the Bay Area. Jessica is also the host of REACH, a podcast for Executive Assistants.