An EA job that 'may' scare you a little

1 week ago

Palo Alto, California, United States TALENTSMITHS Full time $120,000 - $140,000 per year

This Isn't a Job Ad. It's a Warning.

I just spent 20 minutes on the phone with a founder who made me rewrite everything I thought I knew about EA roles.

"I don't want an EA," he said. "I want someone who'll look at my calendar spanning seven continents and turn it into a strategic weapon."

I laughed. Actually laughed.

Here's the reality:

You won't be managing a calendar. You'll be architecting time across continents.

You won't be supporting a founder. You'll be learning from one who actually gets it.

You won't be working with a team. You'll be part of a three-person special ops unit that runs a global empire.

The setup: You + a Chief of Staff (disguised under a different title) + an Admin (also disguised). Together, you're the trinity that makes impossible happen daily.

The Reality Check:

This founder runs meetings in Tokyo at 3am and closes deals in São Paulo at midnight. Your calendar won't just span continents - it'll bend space-time.

Most EAs would crack in week one.

The right EA will see this as their Harvard MBA. Except it pays $120-140k (plus the most amazing benefits and bonus you've ever seen) instead of costing it.

What This Really Is:

Remember those EAs I write about who go from $60k to $200k? This is how it happens.

Not through luck. Not through being there when someone quits.

Through finding the founder who sees an EA as an investment, not an expense.

One EA told me: "I took a role like this five years ago. I now run a division. The calendar management was just the entry fee."

The Non-Negotiables:

  • You've done complex calendar management (and lived to tell about it)

  • You think in systems, not tasks

  • You see chaos as opportunity, not crisis

  • You're ready to learn, not just execute

Fair Warning:

This isn't for the EA who wants work-life balance.

This is for the EA who wants work-life transformation.

The learning curve isn't steep. It's vertical.

But here's what those LinkedIn profiles you stalk don't tell you: Every $200k+ EA took a role that terrified them first.

This is that role.

Are you ready to stop wondering how they got there and start becoming one of them?

Only apply if you're serious about changing your entire career trajectory.

Because this founder doesn't just hire EAs.

He builds futures.

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