Executive Assistant to Founder & Family

Aspen, CO, CO
Full Time
Experienced

Executive Assistant to Founder & Family

 

We are seeking a dynamic and highly organized Executive Assistant to support an active entrepreneur, investor, and activist based in Aspen, CO. This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives in a high-paced environment and is ready to take on a pivotal role within our team.

This is a rare opportunity to partner closely with a highly accomplished founder, investor, and social entrepreneur whose work spans consumer health, clean innovation, real estate, and philanthropic impact. The right person will become a trusted strategic ally — someone who can anticipate needs, create order, manage complex logistics, and strengthen the operating rhythm of a dynamic family and expansive professional ecosystem.

You will work at the intersection of:

  • entrepreneurial ventures
  • family operations
  • travel & property management
  • investment activity
  • creative and philanthropic projects

Who You Are

You are the rare blend of: strategic thinker + operational executor + calm emotional ballast.

You have business training (BA/BS required; MBA or similar experience preferred) and experience supporting entrepreneurs, executives, investors, or families with sophisticated lives.

You bring:

  • excellent judgment
  • impeccable discretion
  • a refined service mindset
  • strong communication
  • the ability to manage complex moving parts without dropping details
  • the capacity to stay steady around children, caregivers, vendors, and high-stakes situations
  • You enjoy being the person who “just makes everything work,” and you take genuine pride in creating order, clarity, and momentum.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Support & Business Operations

  • Manage calendars, scheduling, and prioritization across multiple ventures. Facilitate all meetings so they are seamless - including requesting agenda items from meeting attendees, sharing the agenda ahead of the meeting, arranging virtual and in-person meetings, setting up meetings and presentations, managing participants/timing of the meeting
  • Prepare materials, notes, memos, and agendas for meetings with investors, executives, designers, attorneys, and partners.
  • Support light project management across consumer brand initiatives, media, real estate development, and social-impact work.
  • Liaise with accountants, attorneys, designers, and advisors.
  • Conduct research, create summaries, and synthesize information to support strategic decision-making.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.

Family Operations & Household Coordination

  • Serve as the point of coordination between family schedules, caregivers, household staff, tutors, therapists, and vendors.
  • Support logistics for children’s activities, appointments, and school coordination.
  • Ensure daily household and lifestyle operations run smoothly and predictably.
  • Anticipate family needs and remove friction before it appears.

Travel, Properties & Logistics

  • Coordinate travel for a family that moves frequently between Aspen, the East Coast, the Caribbean, and other destinations.
  • Prepare detailed itineraries and travel packets.
  • Liaise with property managers, design teams, vendors, and contractors across multiple residences.
  • Oversee recurring household rhythms (restocking, seasonal planning, maintenance calendars).

Communication & Relationship Management

  • Serve as a polished, thoughtful representative of the family.
  • Communicate with stakeholders, vendors, executives, and partners with professionalism and clarity.
  • Manage follow-through, ensuring commitments are tracked and executed.
  • Keep workflows moving when the founder is traveling, in meetings, or unavailable.

Systems, Structure & Continuous Improvement

  • Implement and refine organizational systems that improve efficiency.
  • Keep information organized and accessible across platforms (email, calendars, notes, documents).
  • Identify operational gaps and proactively fix them.
  • Create reliable rhythms and routines that strengthen stability in the household and business environments.

Qualifications:

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, communications, or related field
  • 5+ years supporting a founder, CEO, investor, or high-performing family
  • Demonstrated ability to handle confidential, sensitive information
  • Expert-level organizational skills
  • Excellent written & verbal communication
  • Ability to manage multiple complex priorities
  • Strong emotional intelligence, calm under pressure
  • Tech proficient (Google Suite, project management tools, messaging apps)
 

Preferred

  • MBA or advanced business training
  • Experience with UHNW families
  • Experience in consumer brands, real estate, or health/wellness
  • Familiarity with Aspen and mountain-town logistics
  • Experience coordinating travel across multiple homes and time zones
 

Traits That Win This Role

  • Proactive and anticipatory
  • Service-minded yet strong
  • Zero-drama, steady presence
  • Highly intelligent and fast-processing
  • Warm, grounded, and emotionally mature
  • Able to set boundaries with kindness
  • Enjoys supporting a family with meaningful work
  • Discreet, loyal, and committed to excellence
  • Thrives in dynamic, entrepreneurial environments

Why This Role Is Exceptional

You’ll be working with a leader who is:

  • mission-driven
  • creative
  • globally connected
  • building multiple ventures
  • deeply invested in making the world better for children and families

Your work will directly support:

  • major brand launches
  • wellness and neuroscience initiatives
  • philanthropic impact
  • real estate developments in Aspen, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean
  • an extraordinary family whose life is full, meaningful, and evolving

This role offers depth, growth, variety, and a chance to genuinely elevate the life of someone who is doing consequential work.

Compensation: $120,000–$150,000 base + bonus + benefits

Schedule: Primarily Monday–Friday, with flexibility during travel or peak periods

Travel: Occasional, as needed (domestic & international)
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