Shannon Beckham

Background

Founder of a company called "Chief"
Based in San Francisco
Previously had experience working with government officials and wealthy, powerful people

Enterprise software platform for executive offices
Helps manage scheduling, briefings, and operations for executives and their teams
Tracks every interaction with contacts to improve relationship management
Target customers include government officials (mayors, governors) and high-net-worth individuals with staff teams
Successfully onboarded the Mayor of Denver (February 2025)
Passed full IT security compliance and vendor risk assessment for government clients
Pricing: $10,000 for pilot partnerships, with ongoing fees of $2,000-3,000/month for government clients
Currently working on V2 of the product (as of April 2025)

Shannon's mother was heavily involved in education in Arizona
Shannon loves San Francisco and its energy
She enjoys seeing direct customer feedback incorporated into product improvements
Currently looking for a CTO (technical leader)
First-time founder, but feels uniquely positioned to solve problems for government clients due to her background

Mutual interest in scaling systems and improving operations
Potential opportunity to introduce Chief to Joe Liemandt or other executives in my network
Shannon mentioned being happy to connect with anyone from the Gauntlet AI program who might be a good CTO fit
We discussed possibly meeting next time either of us is in the other's city

2025-04-08: Video call where we caught up on our respective new roles and discussed Chief's progress

Transcript ID	Date	Summary
2025-04-08-shannon-beckham-conversation	2025-04-08	Video call discussing Chief platform development and Alpha School initiatives