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Discover how we are redefining executive support. Explore our latest media features, industry insights, and thought leadership from across the globe. For the story behind the mission, visit Our Story.
What European Founders Teach Us About the Future of Global Hiring
Basic task management isn't enough to scale. Filip Pesek joins the Freedom of Work podcast to discuss "brain-sharing" delegation - a model that helps European founders reclaim 60 hours a month by shifting from simple task-taking to deep strategic alignment
The Future of HR Operations: How Virtual Assistant Agency Support Is Transforming People Teams
HR teams often hit a crisis where operational demands outpace strategic growth. Filip Pesek explores how delegated support for onboarding and administration allows HR leaders to move beyond paperwork and focus on high-level culture building and talent development.
The Automated Founder: A Growth Expert’s Guide to ‘Zero-Trust’ Delegation
High-value leaders often engage in "shadow OpEx" by performing administrative labor at a CEO’s salary premium. Filip Pesek explores how "operational debt" creates an invisible drag on EBITDA and stalls strategic execution for finance leaders.
From Bottleneck to Builder: Why Letting Go is a Strategic Leadership Move
Startups thrive on founder hustle, but doing it all can become a growth bottleneck. This piece explores the hidden costs of over-functioning leadership and makes the case for strategic delegation.
The hidden productivity tax: Why UK founders pay more than they realise
Every hour spent on admin carries an invisible price tag. Filip Pesek breaks down why UK founders face an annual opportunity cost of over £50,000 when they choose to manage their own calendars instead of driving strategic innovation.
I Built DonnaPro for Founders Like Me
DonnaPro CEO shares his story of building DonnaPro, a service that provides adaptable virtual assistants to help fellow founders save time, reduce stress, and accelerate their progress.
The £84,000 Question: When Founders Should Stop Doing It All Themselves
Handling your own admin isn't a matter of capability - it’s an opportunity cost. Data shows founders lose roughly £84,000 annually by staying mired in operational noise instead of high-value strategic growth.
Leveraging AI Tools and Remote Teams to Drive Business Productivity
Most leaders think productivity is a choice between hiring people or buying software. Filip Pesek breaks down why this is a false dichotomy and explains how the most efficient businesses combine AI speed with human judgment to fundamentally shift what a founder can accomplish.
How We Train Executive Assistants to Think Like Founders
Discover how DonnaPro trains elite executive assistants to think like founders, giving CEOs true support - not just task completion.
Why Your Lead Generation Success Is Creating Your Biggest Bottleneck
Lead generation success is only half the battle; the real work begins when the leads pour in. This piece explores why founders spending 20 hours a week on lead management are actually creating a bottleneck that stalls their ability to close deals and build the business.
How Virtual Assistants Can Supercharge Your Digital Marketing Efforts
The real bottleneck in digital marketing isn't a lack of strategy or creativity - it's execution bandwidth. Filip Pesek shares how outsourcing campaign tracking and social scheduling allows agency owners to stop sabotaging their own growth and focus on high-level strategy.
The Automation Trap: Why Top Tech Founders Are Pairing AI with Human Assistants
The promise that AI would make assistants obsolete has crashed into reality. Learn why the most successful tech founders in 2026 are pairing AI speed with human judgment to escape the "Automation Trap" and reclaim their strategic focus.
The Automated Founder: A Growth Expert’s Guide to ‘Zero-Trust’ Delegation
Growth marketers obsess over lead funnels, but the "operational funnel" is where momentum actually goes to die. Filip Pesek breaks down the silent killer of startups - Operational Debt - and how to stop being the bottleneck in your own success story.
The “20-Hour Rule:” How to Reclaim a Full Work Week Without Hiring a Full-Time Team
Chaos isn't a badge of honor - it's a liability. Filip Pesek explains how founders get stuck in the "Operator Trap" and how to reclaim a full work week of strategic capacity without the overhead of a full-time team.
The ‘Delegation Gap’: Why Smart Founders Stay Small
The "Delegation Gap" is the distance between what you can do and what you should do. This piece breaks down why the fear of letting go is the single biggest reason smart founders stay small and how to bridge that gap to reclaim your time.
The CEO’s Dilemma: Are You Your Company’s Most Expensive Admin?
Are you a leader or just your company's most expensive employee? Filip Pesek shares his transition from the "busy" trap at Spark to becoming a true strategist, proving that doing your own $20/hour admin tasks is a massive drain on company growth.
The Competence Trap: Why Being Good at Everything Makes Founders Worse Leaders
For Europe's most capable founders, skill is becoming a liability. Filip Pesek explores why mastering every department - from sales to finance - actually prevents leaders from scaling and turns their own competence into a barrier to growth.
Busy UK founders waste £84,000 annually on admin tasks, new data shows
Is being "busy" the same as being productive? Following a study of 60,000 CEO hours, this piece highlights the high cost of the admin burden and why top executives are being forced to rethink how they spend their time.
Why Tech Founders Are Pairing AI with Human Assistants
AI was supposed to replace human assistants, but tech founders are discovering a different reality. This piece explores why the most successful leaders are combining AI tools with human intuition to achieve results that automation alone cannot deliver.
Why UK Business Leaders Are Rethinking Traditional Productivity Strategies
Traditional productivity apps aren't enough. This feature explores why UK leaders are ditching "inbox zero" to solve the root causes of decision fatigue and the multi-billion pound cost of poor delegation.
Pick Your CEO Habits And I’ll Guess How Many Hours You’re Wasting Each Week
Pick your founder habits and we’ll guess how many hours you’re wasting each week - then show you the one fix that actually gives your time back.
I Built DonnaPro for Founders Like Me
Learn why founders are trading task-doers for strategic assistants - and how DonnaPro helps unlock clarity, focus, and real leverage.
Why Europe’s Founders Are Quietly Avoiding Big VA Platforms
Discover why are founders ditching generic VA platforms for boutique services like DonnaPro that offer strategic, founder-aligned assistant partnerships.
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