EP 55: Meet Me in My Mess: The CEO Support Role with Jill Neuhaus

Episode 55: Meet Me in My Mess: The CEO Support Role with Jill Neuhaus

Hosted by Katelyn Calhoun

This week on Crafted Connections, I'm joined by someone who started as a stranger on the internet and became one of my closest business besties... Jill Neuhaus! We met through a content creation group and connected over a vulnerable LinkedIn post about wanting to make real friends, and have since spent hundreds of hours together in daily co-working sessions. Knowing Jill has emphasized to me the importance of making friends with strangers on the internet.

Jill has a rich and winding path: nonprofit development work at animal shelters, becoming a virtual assistant and executive support specialist for small business CEOs, and now expanding into LinkedIn strategy and AI integration. She is a connector, a supporter, and someone whose energy makes you feel so safe you just. keep. talking.

We dig into what it means to be the person behind the CEO, the loneliness of entrepreneurship, the magic of body doubling, what makes a great support role, and the complicated feelings that come with building and rebuilding teams. Plus: Jill's AI wins and why personal brand is outpacing business brand for making real connections.

What You'll Hear in This Episode:

🤝 How they met through Content Club and co-working 

🐾 Jill's nonprofit and fundraising background 

💼 What the executive support role for small business CEOs really looks like 

🧠 Body doubling, parallel play, and why co-working works 

😤 The loneliness of entrepreneurship and finding your people 

📋 What makes a support role different from just "having help" 

🤖 Jill's AI wins and new tools she's integrating 

📣 Why personal brand now outpaces business brand for real connection 

💬 The courage it takes to post "I want friends"

Connect with Jill: LinkedIn

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