How to Become a “Strategic Doer” with Alison Stewart

About this episode

Ariana Cofone interviews Alison Stewart about becoming a strategic doer and the importance of operational execution.

On this episode of Secret Ops, we talk with Alison Stewart , Co-Founder and COO of Overalls , a life concierge service. Alison shares her journey as a strategic doer—those who both devise and implement strategies. We chat about innovation, prioritization, and everything in between! In this episode, we discuss: Differences in operational approaches between corporate and startup environments The concept of "strategic doers" and how to shift your mindset to be one How to prioritize your operational execution to be effective How a life concierge service holistically helps employees The significance of time management and reclaiming your time 👀 Watch the episode on YouTube 🎙️ Check out the podcast at secret-ops.com 📧 Email us at shhh@secret-ops.com 🤓 Learn more about Ariana Cofone at arianacofone.com

People in this episode

Host: Ariana Cofone

Guest: Alison Stewart

Topics covered

• strategic doers
• operational execution
• time management
• innovation
• corporate vs startup
• life concierge service

Keywords

• strategic doers
• operational execution
• time management
• innovation
• life concierge service
• corporate
• startup

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Overalls

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