Our guest today is Kelly Kovacs , who was EA + Chief of Staff to the CEO of Twitter from 2010 to 2015, where she led several of the company’s most strategic initiatives and special projects. Kelly is a Founding Partner at 01A, a boutique growth stage venture firm run by Dick Costolo and Adam Bain (previous CEO and COO at Twitter). Kelly is also the founder of eaMAFIA + eaRISE , a private community of high growth Executive Assistants in tech, venture, and beyond. The platform provides thought leadership and community to an incredible group of like minded EAs. 0:00 Introducing Kelly (sorry about the Audio!) 1:05 The raccoon story 3:25 Twitterati 5:06 Shaking hands with celebrities like Lady Gaga and Snoop Dogg 6:45 Joining Twitter as an EA to Dick Costolo 8:27 Hustle early on to prove yourself and earn trust 12:37 Build relationships by meeting with people, don’t come off as a gatekeeper 17:25 Anticipate your executive’s needs to help them be the best version of themselves 19:50 eaMAFIA and eaRISE 23:15 The one item under $25 that has given the most ROI…