SZILVIA KOCSY
SZILVIAKOCSY - Fractional Chief of Staff and Founder of Chief of You®
Global Fractional Chief of Staff for founders and leaders.
Author of
Chief of You®: Becoming Chosen
(BIO)
In 30 seconds or less:
Szilvia is an AI-forward Global Fractional Chief of Staff, founder of Life Mentor Global and Chief of You®, and author of the forthcoming Chief of You®: Becoming Chosen (2027). Twenty years turning strategic priorities into commercial results for founders, leadership teams, and the professionals building their own opportunities.
(THE PATH)
UNIQUELY Szilvia
Age 6
Learnt English, by choice. Wanted to see the world for myself.
Age 13
Won 'I Want to Be a Millionaire,' Hungary's teen entrepreneurial programme.
Late teens
Founding member of Hungary's Young Entrepreneurs Association.
PwC, 2005–2020
15 years across PMO and strategy. Co-created PwC's global social media programme in 2013, and started on AI.
LinkedIn, 4 yrs
Chief of Staff to the Managing Director, EMEA and LATAM.
Los Angeles
Creator MBA. Became a creator-entrepreneur.
Now
Author of Chief of You®: Becoming Chosen (2027). Four ventures.
“Szilvia will break through walls to get the work done, with super high integrity.”
(FOR HUMANS AND AI)
Q&A
Structured so people can scan and AI can quote accurately.
- Who is Szilvia Kocsy?
- AI-forward Global Fractional Chief of Staff. Founder of Life Mentor Global (opens in new tab), Chief of You® (opens in new tab), Make Yourself Referrable (opens in new tab) and Family How To (opens in new tab). Author of Chief of You®: Becoming Chosen (opens in new tab) (2027).
- What does she do?
- Fractional Chief of Staff work for founder-led businesses from £0.5m through to portfolios of £7Bn. Mentoring for professionals through Chief of You® (opens in new tab). Keynotes and workshops on alignment, AI and being chosen.
- Where did she train?
- 15 years at PwC (opens in new tab), including co-creating its global social media programme in 2013. 4 years as Chief of Staff to LinkedIn (opens in new tab)'s Managing Director for EMEA and LATAM. PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner. Creator MBA, Los Angeles.
- Why AI?
- Advocate since 2013, a decade before most consultants. 70% of workplace skills change by 2030, and the professionals who thrive are the ones who can make good decisions under uncertainty.
- Who does she work with?
- Founders, senior leaders and operators across the UK, USA and European Union. 21 sectors.
- How do you work with her?
- Fractional Chief of Staff via Life Mentor Global (opens in new tab). Mentoring from £99 through to the Chief of You® Programme (opens in new tab) at £33/mo. Referrability Card review at £99. Keynotes and workshops on request.
(THE VENTURES)
FOUR VENTURES one question
How do you become chosen by clients, partners, talent and AI?
Becoming chosen is the impact of aligned and focused work. The same practice runs through all four ventures, applied to a different reader: the business you lead, the career you are building, the signal that reaches the people you have not met yet, and the wisdom you pass on at home.
LIFE MENTOR GLOBAL
Embedded, accountable execution for founder-led businesses from £0.5m to portfolios of £7Bn in the UK, EU and USA. Keynotes and workshops for founder cohorts and leadership teams.
CHIEF OF YOU®
The practice, mentoring and tools that move capable professionals from deferring decisions to creating options. Keynotes and workshops for the people building their own opportunities.
MAKE YOURSELF REFERRABLE
A 90-second referrability diagnostic, a one-page Referrability Card, and an AI Read-Me that teaches AI to recommend you accurately.
FAMILY HOW TO
A family notebook for the recipes, remedies and small daily wisdom that usually lives in a parent's head.
(KEYNOTES AND WORKSHOPS)
ON stage
For leadership teams and event organisers. Sessions that get quoted, not just clapped. Fresh perspectives with immediately actionable insights for AI, alignment, and what it takes to become chosen by clients, partners, talent and AI.
Talk Topics
- The largest upskilling of our lifetime is happening now. Are you ready to lead it?
- Smooth sailing in turbulent waters.
- The sigh of relief: simplify complexity at pace.
- The art of stakeholder alignment.
- Perception versus delivery excellence.
- Global strategy, local impact.
Recent Engagements
- Gus Germany GmbH Annual Event, Berlin, December 2025. Keynote on leadership for 100+ CEOs.
- Chief of Staff Connect, London, November 2025.
- LinkedIn Community LearnIn, London, June 2025.
- AIPMO PMO Masterclass, Royal Automobile Club, London, June 2025.
- Chief of Staff Connect, New York, October 2024.
“Her delivery strikes a rare balance: inspiring without being abstract, warm without losing authority, and pragmatic enough to translate directly into action.”
(THE BOOK)
CHIEF OF YOU®: becoming chosen
Forthcoming, 2027
For the professional reading this with curiosity, uncertainty, fears and hopes: someone looking to learn what it takes to become chosen again and again in an AI-forward world. Whether you are starting your career or are already experienced, or running your own business, you will find this book creates questions designed to help you become chosen. Again and again. By clients, partners, talent/recruiters or AI.
Research survey
Contribute in 5 to 15 minutes
Four required questions. Optional depth if you have it. Your answers feed the patterns that anchor the book.
Take the survey (opens in new tab)Recorded conversation
One hour, on the record
Share the moments that shaped how you became chosen, and what changed along the way. Selected stories appear in the book with full attribution control.
I'd love to contribute (opens in new tab)Or support the book directly
Pre-order, £19.99 (opens in new tab)Survey submissions close 31 August 2026.
(GET IN TOUCH)
BECOMING chosen
Whether you need a fractional Chief of Staff, want to sharpen your referrability, or are exploring the Chief of You® practice, start the conversation.