Personal chief of staff

Harrowgate Studio · Personal chief of staff · Asheville, NC

Ines Harrowgate runs Harrowgate Studio, a three-person architecture practice in Asheville, and uses this to tell her assistants who she is once and to hand them the errands that pile up between site visits.

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Handed-off Tasks
Inbox6
Reply to the clinic director about the waiting-room glazingWorkDorian Achebe-Fry
Compare two quotes for the studio's new plotterMoneyPhilippa Thornquist
Book a physical with the family doctorHealthRafferty Harrowgate
Draft the interview questions for the project architect roleWorkTobiah Quell
Find a summer music camp for SaoirseFamilySaoirse Harrowgate
1 more
Delegated6
Find three project architect candidates on the AIA job boardWorkTobiah Quell
Renew the studio's professional liability insuranceMoneyLeopoldine Vance
Plan Rafferty's birthday dinner for SaturdayFamilyRafferty Harrowgate
Pull last quarter's project hours for the accountantMoneyPhilippa Thornquist
Book flights to the healthcare design conferenceWorkTobiah Quell
1 more
Waiting on someone4
Schedule the Weaverville site walk with the contractorWorkCasimir Pell
Book cello lesson make-up after the school holidayFamilySaoirse Harrowgate
Arrange the library's materials sample deliveryWorkMarguerite Solberg
Sort the quarterly estimated tax paymentMoneyLeopoldine Vance
Done6
Book a permit pre-review meeting with the countyWorkDorian Achebe-Fry
Send revised floor plan PDFs to the library boardWorkMarguerite Solberg
Order the large-format printer tonerWorkTobiah Quell
Move the library board review from 8am to 10amWorkMarguerite Solberg
Find a vegetarian lunch spot near the Weaverville siteWorkCasimir Pell
1 more
Dropped2
Collect the signed clinic contract amendmentWorkDorian Achebe-Fry
Renew the studio's AutoCAD licenceMoneyPhilippa Thornquist

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Handed-off Tasks

24 sample rows · 8 columns

Everything Ines hands to her assistants, who it is for, when it is due and where it stands.

TaskAreaFor or withStatusPriorityDueMinutes it takes
Book a permit pre-review meeting with the countyWorkDorian Achebe-FryDoneHighSep 23, 202630
Send revised floor plan PDFs to the library boardWorkMarguerite SolbergDoneNormalSep 25, 202620
Renew the studio's AutoCAD licenceMoneyPhilippa ThornquistDroppedLowSep 26, 202610
Cancel the unused drafting software seatMoneyPhilippa ThornquistDoneLowSep 27, 202610
Order the large-format printer tonerWorkTobiah QuellDoneLowSep 29, 202610
Collect the signed clinic contract amendmentWorkDorian Achebe-FryDroppedNormalSep 30, 202615
Move the library board review from 8am to 10amWorkMarguerite SolbergDoneNormalOct 1, 202610
Find a vegetarian lunch spot near the Weaverville siteWorkCasimir PellDoneLowOct 2, 202610
Reply to the clinic director about the waiting-room glazingWorkDorian Achebe-FryInboxHighOct 6, 202620
Schedule the Weaverville site walk with the contractorWorkCasimir PellWaiting on someoneHighOct 7, 202625
Find three project architect candidates on the AIA job boardWorkTobiah QuellDelegatedHighOct 9, 202690
Plan Rafferty's birthday dinner for SaturdayFamilyRafferty HarrowgateDelegatedNormalOct 10, 202640

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Key People

8 sample rows · 4 columns

The people Ines's assistants need to know: family, studio, clients and contractors.

NameRelationshipPhone
Leopoldine VanceAdvisor(828) 555-0138
Dorian Achebe-FryClient(828) 555-0135
Marguerite SolbergClient(828) 555-0136
Casimir PellContractor(828) 555-0137
Rafferty HarrowgateFamily(828) 555-0131
Saoirse HarrowgateFamily(828) 555-0132
Tobiah QuellStudio team(828) 555-0133
Philippa ThornquistStudio team(828) 555-0134

About Me

1 sample rows · 8 columns

Who Ines is, how she works and what matters to her right now, in one record.

Full nameGoes byRoleWhere and when
Ines HarrowgateInesPrincipal architect of Harrowgate Studio, a three-person practice designing small clinics and librariesAsheville, North Carolina — Eastern Time; studio hours 8:30am–5:30pm, site visits Tuesdays and Thursdays

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Handed-off Tasks
October 2026
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1Move the library board review from 8am to 10am
2Find a vegetarian lunch spot near the Weaverville site
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6Reply to the clinic director about the waiting-room glazing
7Schedule the Weaverville site walk with the contractor
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9Find three project architect candidates on the AIA job board
10Plan Rafferty's birthday dinner for Saturday
11Book cello lesson make-up after the school holiday
12Pull last quarter's project hours for the accountant
13Arrange the library's materials sample delivery
14Renew the studio's professional liability insurance
15Draft the interview questions for the project architect role
16Sort the quarterly estimated tax payment
17Get the furnace serviced before the cold weather
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19Compare two quotes for the studio's new plotter
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21Set up a monthly lunch with the contractor's site team
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23Book flights to the healthcare design conference
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26Book a physical with the family doctor
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Forms and booking

Hand something off

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Hand something offInes drops a new errand into the inbox from her phone between meetings.
What needs doing? *
Which part of life is it?WorkFamilyHealthHomeMoney
Who is it for or with?
When does it need to be done?
How urgent is it?HighNormalLow
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What is on my plate

Handed-off Tasks
Tasks by status
  • Done6
  • Delegated6
  • Waiting on someone4
  • Inbox6
  • Dropped2
Minutes by area
  • Work345
  • Money185
  • Family100
  • Health15
  • Home20

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