Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant - DAYBREAKER Founder/CEO

Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant

Location: Greenpoint Brooklyn, New York
Reports to: Founder / CEO (Radha Agrawal)

About Daybreaker & Belong Center

Daybreaker is a global movement and community of 800K+ members in 30+ cities across all 7 continents, creating immersive, substance-free morning dance and wellness experiences that inspire joy, belonging, and authentic human connection.

Belong Center is a nonprofit initiative dedicated to ending loneliness and building a culture of belonging through community programs, national initiatives, and thought leadership.

Alongside these, our founder and CEO Radha Agrawal is the bestselling author of Belong, and is currently writing her second book, How to Make a Friend, developing the Belong Institute, and leading multiple global initiatives.

The Chief of Staff & Executive Partner will act as the connective tissue across all of these endeavors—Daybreaker, Belong Center, the CEO’s publishing and speaking work, and future projects—ensuring alignment, clarity, and smooth execution.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and trusted Executive Assistant and Personal Assistant to Radha Agrawal, founder and CEO of DAYBREAKER who thrives at the intersection of strategy, execution, and administrative excellence. This is both a high-level and hands-on role: you will serve as a thought partner to the CEO while managing day-to-day details like calendars, communications, and travel.

You will liaise across the leadership teams of Daybreaker and Belong Center, publishers, partners, and external stakeholders, ensuring that the CEO’s time, priorities, and commitments are fully supported and aligned with the mission.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Cross-Organizational Coordination

• Serve as the bridge between Daybreaker, Belong Center, the Belong Institute, and the CEO’s personal brand initiatives (book, speaking, media).
• Track and manage key initiatives across all entities, ensuring follow-through and accountability.
• Act as a sounding board for strategic decisions and help translate vision into clear action plans.
• Prepare briefings, decks, and research for meetings with partners, publishers, media, and collaborators.

Executive Administration

• Manage complex, multi-organization calendars, prioritizing high-impact meetings and events.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel, creating detailed itineraries and contingency plans.
• Handle expense reports, contracts, vendor communications, and payment processing.
• Maintain confidential documents and sensitive correspondence with discretion.

Meeting & Communication Management

• Gatekeep and prioritize requests for the CEO’s time and attention.
• Draft, edit, and manage written and verbal communications on behalf of the CEO.
• Schedule, coordinate, and facilitate leadership meetings, ensuring agendas, notes, and action items are delivered.

Relationship & Culture Stewardship

• Represent the CEO with professionalism, warmth, and discretion in interactions with partners, funders, and community members.
• Foster alignment across teams, ensuring shared goals and a unified mission-driven culture.
• Anticipate needs and proactively solve problems before they escalate.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant role supporting a high-profile founder or CEO.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional projects spanning multiple organizations or brands.
• Exceptional organizational skills and comfort managing complex logistics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to capture and represent the CEO’s voice.
• High emotional intelligence, impeccable discretion, and sound judgment.
• Proficiency with Google Calendar, Email, Google Workspace, Slack, and project management tools.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with shifting priorities.

This role is for you if you’re energized by:

• Holding the big picture while executing the smallest details flawlessly
• Protecting Radha's time by being meticulously organized and anticipating her needs
• Moving fluidly between creative, strategic, and operational conversations
• Creating order, flow, and momentum in a high-impact, fast-moving environment