COO Secrets with Sophie Theen, Startup COO & CPO

October 17, 2023

In this COO Secrets episode, we’re joined by Sophie Theen, Startup COO & CPO, and speaker at this year’s Operations Nation cONference.

In today’s episode we find out:

➡️ Transitioning from the people function into a COO role [00:58]

➡️ A typical day as a Startup COO [02:45]

➡️ Common challenges as a COO & advisor [03:54]

➡️ Being agile and becoming a transformation architect [05:00]

➡️ Advice for any aspiring COOs [06:14]

➡️ The future of the COO role [07:18]

➡️ Connecting with fellow COO’s and CPO’s at this year’s cONference [08:16]

Watch the full episode here:

⛳ Helpful links:
📌 Find out more about Sophie here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophietheen/

📌 For more career mentorship, check out our 40 Minute Mentor podcast: https://jbmc.co.uk/insights/category/40-minute-mentor/

🤝Explore Operations Nation

This video series is in partnership with Operations Nation – a one stop shop for every operations hero. Find out more about Operations Nation here – https://operationsnation.com/

40 Minute Mentor

Replay: Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill – From Multi-Gold Medallist to FemTech Founder

"It’s been great to bring the things I’ve learned from sport into the business world.”

40 Minute Mentor

Replay: Mo Gawdat – Turning heartbreak into purpose and cultivating happiness in your career

“I was most unhappy at work when I was making the most money and the biggest amount of success.”

40 Minute Mentor

Replay: Tessa Clarke – Sharing more and wasting less with Olio

“Globally, a third of all the food we produce each year gets thrown away. Meanwhile, 800 million people go to bed hungry, who could be