Meet Your Facilitators

Built by people who've done the work.

One expert who has recruited, trained, and coached hundreds of Chiefs of Staff. One developer who has spent two years building AI systems that actually run in real organizations. Together, they built the program they wish had existed.

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No theory without proof Every workflow taught in this program has been built and run in a real organization. If it doesn't work outside of a demo, we don't teach it.
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Built for non-technical operators Melanie is not technical. That's not a disclaimer — it's the design. This program was built for people who think like CoS operators, not developers.
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You leave with things running Not notes. Not good intentions. Live automations in your actual stack, templates producing principal-ready drafts, and a system that keeps working after you close your laptop.
Dan Peguine — AI Developer
AI Developer · Technical Co-Facilitator

Dan
Peguine

AI Systems Builder · Former Product & Growth Leader

Dan has spent the last two years going deep on AI agents and automation — building real systems for businesses, agencies, and operators using Claude, ChatGPT, and no-code tools like Zapier and Make. He doesn't build demos. He builds things that run in production.

Before that, he spent 20 years building and scaling products and growth teams. That background matters more than it might seem: Dan understands how organizations actually work before he touches a single workflow. He knows what breaks when you try to automate something real, and he knows how to build systems that survive contact with a Monday morning.

He is the reason non-technical people can build technical things in this program. When your Zapier trigger isn't firing or your Claude prompt is producing inconsistent output, Dan knows why — and he'll fix it with you in real time, in your actual stack.

Two years building AI agent and automation systems for businesses and professionals
20 years leading product and growth at technology companies
Workshop facilitator for AppSumo and Nas Daily · AI speaker internationally
Featured in Forbes, WIRED, The Telegraph, and This Week in Startups
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Melanie Jones — Lead Facilitator
Lead Facilitator · CoS Expert

Melanie
Jones

Founder, Elevation CoS Training · The Chief of Staff Coach™

Melanie has spent her career at the intersection of executive talent and organizational performance. As a Chief of Staff recruiter and coach, she has placed and developed CoS professionals at some of the most competitive Series A–C companies in the country — and has seen firsthand what separates the operators who become indispensable from the ones who get buried in logistics.

Through Elevation CoS Training, she has trained 700+ Chiefs of Staff — from first-time operators stepping into the role to seasoned CoS professionals looking to operate at a higher level. She built the Elevation CoS Certification because she was tired of watching talented people fail in the role not for lack of skill, but lack of structure.

The AI-Fluent CoS program started when Melanie noticed something: her coaching clients who were using AI well weren't just faster — they were operating in a completely different tier. More strategic. More visible. More indispensable. She wanted every CoS she worked with to have that edge. So she built a program around it.

Founder, Elevation CoS Training — Chief of Staff certification and coaching
Recruiter and career coach specializing exclusively in the CoS function at funded startups
The Chief of Staff Coach™ — recognized voice in the CoS community
Has trained and coached CoS professionals at Series A through growth-stage companies across tech, healthcare, and fintech
Why Both of Us

Two experts.
One program built to make you indispensable.

Most AI programs are built by technologists who explain what's possible. This one is built by an operator who understands the CoS role at a structural level, and a developer who knows how to make systems that actually run.

That combination is what makes the builds in this program usable — not just impressive in a workshop. Melanie brings the judgment about what matters in the role. Dan brings the technical knowledge to build it correctly. Together, they close the gap between understanding AI and actually having it work for you.

700+
CoS professionals trained
35+
Years combined in tech & operations
6
Live automations built per cohort student
12
Seats per cohort — for hands-on, individualized support
The Next Cohort

Ready to operate at a level your peers haven't reached yet?

Twelve seats. Two facilitators who will build it with you — not just explain it to you. The next cohort is filling now.

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