Modern leadership for walking the talk = results
Hi, I am Szilvia Kocsy, Chief of Staff & Speaker on modern leadership & tech.
• Chief of You® = navigating ambiguity professionally and personally as we redefine the modern leadership playbook for ourselves and our career/business at a time when 70% of skills change by 2030 due to AI (LinkedIn). We all navigate changes differently, yet there is consistency in how experiences both shape and anchor us. It's why I redefined my success as experiences.
My journey grew into a book and a community with Chief of You®.
• I speak globally on Chief of You®, a heartwarming, yet practical guide, to make modern leadership authentic,
• about how our unique value and careers shift with AI & tech, and the skill set for the future of work in this space.
• Chief of You® is brought to life through keynotes, workshops, programmes and mentoring and also the title of my book that's launching in Spring 2027 and available to preorder now at https://chiefofyou.com/book.
Applying context & relevance from 20+ years with Chief of Staff strategy to PMO operations with AI & transformation lens from LinkedIn, PwC and IQ-EQ. PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner. AI advocate since 2013.
What leaders say:
TRUSTED BY LEADERS
“Szilvia joined AIPMO's PMO Masterclass in London in June 2025 and proved to be the ideal speaker. Her delivery strikes a rare balance: inspiring without being abstract, warm without losing authority, and pragmatic enough to translate directly into action. This combination allowed her to connect quickly with the audience while giving participants practical guidance they could apply immediately on Monday morning.”
Dr. Robert Joslin, Founder Association of International Project Management Officers
“Szilvia will break through walls to get the work done, with super high integrity”
Joshua Graff, former LinkedIn EMEA & LATAM Managing Director & VP, LMS Global ESG
“It was brilliant working with Szilvia on the SheScales event for the 2nd of September. She delivered a brilliant session on scaling with success and talked about how you can use AI and LinkedIn to help you with this, to get to where you want to be. It was such an engaging session. It was great to see so many lightbulbs going off in the room, and people taking notes and photos of the slides. I received fantastic feedback after from the attendees. So, Szilvia's been a great partner to work with, and I really hope that we can work with her again in the future.”
Gabrielle Keogh, Acceleration Manager, NatWest Business Accelerator
“Hi, my name is Rosanna. I just watched a fantastic talk by Szilvia. I'm a startup founder in the sports tech space and it was fascinating to hear about how we could use AI and how we could scale our company more efficiently. Szilvia was just a brilliant presenter, super engaging, and just had a lovely style of speaking which was very calming, so very engaging. And the Q&A session was my personal highlight. She had really, really good answers for everything, and it was really a fun session.”
Rosanna, Founder
“Szilvia’s style was really captivating. I literally couldn't get distracted, and I've got ADHD, so she really had something special about her. Her tone was really kind of calming and engaging. She managed to pull people's stories out from an audience of maybe 50 people, enabled a cross-pollination of people's ideas, at the same time holding that space and structuring the event. Couldn't recommend her highly enough.”
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Who is Szilvia’s audience?
Thousands of Chiefs of Staff, leaders and professionals globally, including GUS Germany GmbH, AIPMO, Chief of Staff Network, LinkedIn, EA Campus, PwC and NatWest.
Where does Szilvia Kocsy speak?
20+ years of global experience for keynotes, workshops, panel discussions. Szilvia as a frequent traveller is available for international keynotes, panels and workshops. Previous engagements across the UK, USA, Germany, Hungary, Singapore, and EMEA.
How does Szilvia deliver?
Szilvia is a consultant speaker: her keynotes and workshops are tailored to each organisation’s needs, and it shows in the specificity of every session. Systems thinking with actionable insights meets genuine warmth and uplifting energy, on stage. Audiences leave with practical frameworks and a renewed sense of ownership and direction.
Szilvia Kocsy Speaker Bio
Chief of Staff and Speaker on modern leadership & tech. Szilvia brings unique breadth from advising founders of Series A start-ups since 2009 to driving portfolios and leadership teams in complex multi-billion-dollar global operations across 21 industries as a former Chief of Staff at LinkedIn and PwC PMO Lead. Dancer, traveller and AI enthusiast since 2013, most recently vibe coder, who enjoys connecting people, ideas and technology.
15 Years at PwC
4 Years Chief of Staff at LinkedIn
21 Sectors Experience
AI Advocacy Since 2013
Recent Stages & Podcasts
50+ Founders trained in London at NatWest’s SheScales event about Setting Founders up for success at scale in September 2026.
74 Chiefs of Staff globally trained on modern leadership playbook in August 2026.
100+ leaders trained on LinkedIn and AI discoverability at PwC UK & CEE. Methodology adopted into their influencer and leadership programmes in May 2026.
10,000+ reach through my EA Campus keynote held hybrid to 100+ international Executive Assistants, licensed for their online curriculum for 2026-2027 in April 2026.
250+ Chiefs of Staff listened to my perspectives about “Why Fractional Chief of Staff is the future” at the Elevation Chief of Staff podcast in February 2026.
50+ Global Women entrepreneurs in Kent in January 2026.
100+ listened to what 3 steps should be done for clarity of our own value against AI and what the biggest AI risk is for corporates at the Scaled Playbooks for Operators podcast with Tom Guthrie, Chairman of Chief of Staff Network in January 2026.
100+ C-suite executives heard my keynote about leadership in Berlin. Framework adopted into GUS Germany GmbH's 2026 global leadership programme in December 2025.
25+ heard about my creator journey as a Chief of Staff and entrepreneur in Los Angeles in November 2025.
60+ Chiefs of Staff from EMEA listened to my predictions at the Chief of Staff Connect, in London, November 2025 about: The Future of Alignment: What Work Looks Like in 2035.
70+ jobseekers heard about Networking with authenticity at LinkedIn Community LearnIn programme at the LinkedIn London Experience Centre in June 2025.
50+ Senior PMO Leaders asked the panel about PMO hot topics at AIPMO PMO Masterclass at the Royal Automobile Club in London in June 2025.
130+ Chiefs of Staff globally heard me talk about Planning & Execution for Maximum Impact at the Chief of Staff Connect in New York in October 2024.
Why this matters now
Results
My talk is grounded in lived experience and understanding of what it takes to be chosen by clients, partners and AI is a commercial choice. Here’s what it means in numbers:
65%
of B2B buyers are likely to switch suppliers over minor operational hiccups.
McKinsey Five fundamental truths: How B2B winners keep growing
70%
of workplace skills will change by 2030 because of AI
LinkedIn Work Change Report
73%
of the B2B buyers use AI tools to research and shortlist vendors before ever making contact.
PR Newswire
82%
of B2B buyers review your LinkedIn profile before accepting a meeting or connecting with you
RAIN Group
94%
of buyers are using AI during the purchasing process.
77%
of buyers are more likely to purchase from companies whose leadership is active on social media
Audience
Tailored for each keynote, workshop and programme
Every session is designed around the seniority & responsibilities, with solutions for the audience.
C-suite & Boards
Built for executives who need their vision to land in the reality of leading through constant change, at pace, under scrutiny, with imperfect information.
Event types: CEO summits, offsites, leadership conferences, investor days, Annual General Meetings.
Directors & Heads of Business Units
Leading across cultures, neurotypes, and time zones. Practical frameworks for matrixed environments where influence extends more than authority.
Event types: Management conferences, L&D programmes, PMO summits, Chief of Staff events.
Team & Operations
Leading, managing and executing cross-functional work, manage complexity, partner with and support executives.
Event types: Team offsites, functional conferences, internal training days, workshops.
Gus Germany GmbH's annual event, for 100+ CEOs and Senior Leadership Community members on 5 December 2025 in Berlin. Keynote talk on Leadership.
Chief of Staff Connect, 17-18 October 2024, New York. Practical strategies, frameworks and knowledge-focused panel discussion about 'Winning Strategies: Planning and Execution for Maximum Impact' alongside Eleazar Orellana, MBA. Relevance of this session was optimised for all Senior Chiefs of Staff by covering a variety of organisation sizes, cycles and maturities. Insights included simplicity and clarity, tips to avoid common pitfalls with strategic planning and much more.
LinkedIn Community LearnIn: Networking 20 June 2025, London, LinkedIn Experience Centre. I held a session about strategic and practical tips on networking to help strengthen LinkedIn presence and grow meaningful relationships.
Hybrid keynote to 100+ EA Campus's International Executive Assistants, licensed for their online curriculum for 2026-2027 in April 2026.
LinkedIn Community LearnIn: Networking 20 June 2025, London, LinkedIn Experience Centre. I held a session about strategic and practical tips on networking to help strengthen LinkedIn presence and grow meaningful relationships.
I joined the Association of Project Management Officials and Deecon as a panelist for the PMO and Megaprojects Masterclass on 25 June 2025 in London at the Royal Automobile Club.
San Francisco, 7 February 2024, Recognition Award announcement for an org-wide recognition program I designed.
50+ Global Woman Club entrepreneurs in Kent in January 2026.
Szilvia Kocsy’s Podcast appearances
Szilvia recorded some exciting podcasts and others are in the making too, take a look at them here:
Scaled Playbooks for Operators at the AI for Operators podcast with Tom Guthrie, President of the Chief of Staff Network.
Podcast about Elevation Chief of Staff with Melaine Jones.