What a Great Chief of Staff Actually Changes
With 16 years operating at the center of global agency and marketing organizations — from holding company networks to boutique consultancies — Erik Guzman brings the strategic proximity, judgment, and cross-functional influence of a seasoned Chief of Staff, exactly when and where you need it most. Because in complex organizations, the distance between strategy and execution is where things go wrong.
Most fractional consultants bring process. Erik brings something different — a trusted partner who embeds alongside senior leadership to steward your agenda, drive alignment through influence rather than authority, absorb the complexity that shouldn't reach your desk, and ensure your priorities move forward without you having to be in every room — so you can operate at your highest level.
BACKGROUND
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Diversity & Social Impact Officer, Interpublic Group (IPG), embedded at the center of one of the world's largest global holding company networks as the CDO's most trusted strategic partner — stewarding her agenda, building the cross-functional alignment that kept global initiatives moving, and ensuring her voice and priorities landed with clarity across every room she couldn't be in.
Chief of Staff, Office of the President (West Coast) & Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, UM Worldwide, spent seven years as the global operational and strategic backbone for senior leadership at one of the world's largest media agency networks — keeping executives informed, aligned, and decisive while turning their priorities into execution across global teams and landmark client relationships including Sony Pictures Entertainment, Mattel, and Activision-Blizzard.
Director, Operations, BeyondCurious, owned everything that kept a fast-moving digital innovation consultancy running — from finance and hiring to culture, strategic planning — building the operational foundation that let creative and strategic talent do their best work.
Sr. Manager, Creative Operations, SapientNitro, built and scaled the resource and staffing infrastructure that kept one of the industry's most demanding creative networks running across North America.
