94. The BizOps Anti-Playbook
From The Operations Room: A Podcast for COO’s by Bethany Ayers & Brandon Mensinga
March 5, 2026 · 53 min · Season 2 · Episode 94
About this episode
The episode discusses the BizOps Anti-Playbook with guest Vessela Clewley, focusing on leadership challenges and support for first-time managers.
In this episode we discuss: The BizzOps Anti-Playbook. We are joined by Vessela Clewley, Strategy & Biz Ops Executive. Love The Operations Room? Please support us by rating and reviewing it here . We chat about the following with Vessela Clewley: What does it really take to step into leadership for the first time — and why do so many people underestimate the shift? How do you build confidence as a leader when you don’t yet feel “ready”? What’s the difference between managing tasks and truly leading people? How can organisations better support first-time managers before they burn out? What unspoken pressures do women in leadership roles carry — and how can we address them more openly? References https://www.linkedin.com/in/vessclewley/ https://sbohub.substack.com/ https://sbohub.gumroad.com/l/TheSBOAntiPlaybook Biography Vessela is an accomplished fCOO with a Strategy & BizOps background. She brings the power of US-style Strategy & Business Operations to Europe. She has an illustrious career spanning Hopin, WeWork, Uber and other start ups. She has won global awards by the likes of WeWork & McKinsey, relaunched products like UberExec, and negotiated 7-figure deals…
People in this episode
Hosts: Bethany Ayers, Brandon Mensinga
Guest: Vessela Clewley
Topics covered
- leadership
- first-time managers
- women in leadership
- confidence building
- organizational support
- BizOps
Keywords
- leadership
- BizOps
- first-time managers
- women in leadership
- confidence
- organizational support
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hopin, WeWork, Uber, McKinsey
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