Mallory Rothstein is an Administrative Business Partner at Google, and previously was an Associate to the Chairman and CEO of Henry Schein, Stan Bergman. Mallory talks about getting a TEDx speaking opportunity, tips for public speaking, landing an assistant role with Stan Bergman (CEO of Henry Schein), what it's like to work as an administrative business partner at Google, and she also talks about her passion to help high schoolers with personal development. Show Notes -> leaderassistant.com/...
Dec 06, 2020•32 min•Ep. 92
Linda McFarland has supported a dozen CEOs in Silicon Valley and in this episode, Linda shares her decades of experience through stories that bring out the thoughtful lessons learned throughout her career. Linda has more executive assistant experience than most, yet she is also one of the most humble Leader Assistants I've met. We chat about working at large and small companies, how your networking skills can impact your company's bottom line, how to grow your confidence, manage conflict, and mo...
Nov 29, 2020•36 min•Ep. 91
Jennifer Connelly began her career in fashion working for designer Jeff Garner of Prophetik Clothing. After working her way up from intern to Brand Director, the 2008 downturn left her looking for the next chapter and she found her place working side by side with deeply talented visionaries in both the private and non-profit sectors. Jennifer talks about her path from executive assistant to chief of staff to director of operations, how to go from being tactical to strategic, tips on helping your...
Nov 22, 2020•40 min•Ep. 90
Diana Faz is a seasoned, top level assistant with 15+ years of experience, a global EA mentor and advocate, and an all-around amazing person. In this episode, Diana opens up about her experience with burnout during the pandemic, and also shares practical tips on managing email, networking, leading a team of admins, and anticipating your executive's needs. Enjoy our conversation! Show Notes -> leaderassistant.com/89 Book -> leaderassistantbook.com Paid Membership -> leaderassistant.com/m...
Nov 15, 2020•31 min•Ep. 89
Mohamed Elzomor is a former celebrity personal trainer who worked with CEOs, billionaires, Victoria's Secret models, and royal families. He’s now Cofounder and Senior Vice President of Nines – a private membership service modernizing household staffing and management, specializing in recruiting, placing and managing top-tier service professionals in every category: childcare providers, housekeepers, chefs, drivers, tutors, personal assistants, and more. Mohamed talks about working with celebriti...
Nov 08, 2020•32 min•Ep. 88
Michelle De Guzman is executive assistant and personal assistant to Gideon Yu (Co-owner and former President of the San Francisco 49ers, and former CFO of Facebook and Youtube). I really enjoyed my conversation with Michelle and know you will too! Michelle shares the story of her first interview with Gideon, tips on working with a high profile executive (a role that's not for everyone), and a save-the-day story about Pokemon. Enjoy! Show Notes -> leaderassistant.com/87 Book -> leaderassist...
Nov 01, 2020•29 min•Ep. 87
Sivan Joss is the founder of Joss Search, an executive support recruitment firm. She's worked in the recruitment industry for 15 years, and is passionate about helping assistants find ideal roles. In this episode, Sivan gives us a glimpse into the executive assistant recruiting world, including the interview process, compensation, crafting a resume, and more. Show Notes -> leaderassistant.com/86 Book -> leaderassistantbook.com Paid Membership -> leaderassistant.com/membership Free Commu...
Oct 25, 2020•41 min
Suzy Sanders has many years of experience as an executive assistant, including at the board level within a global recruitment company. She's currently founder of Alchemy Virtual Assistance, an award winning VA firm. Suzy shares a bit about her experience with burnout, what it's like running a remote business with her husband (with kiddos at home), how to stay connected and engaged as a remote team, tips on hiring an assistant, and what it takes to be a rockstar virtual assistant. Show Notes ->...
Oct 18, 2020•32 min
Madeleine Westerhout landed her dream job at the White House as executive assistant to the President of the United States – and then lost the job due to a mistake on her part. In this episode, Madeleine shares how she ended up as executive assistant to President Donald Trump, what it was like working in the White House as an assistant, how she lost her dream job – and what she learned from it. No matter your political leaning, I trust you'll enjoy our conversation about being an executive assist...
Oct 11, 2020•29 min•Ep. 84
Viveka von Rosen is internationally known as the "LinkedIn Expert" and has been listed as a top social media influencer in Forbes multiple times. She works with B2B companies and executives, helping them achieve business success through the use of LinkedIn. In this episode, Viveka highlights the importance of building an online personal brand via a LinkedIn profile. She also shares ideas on what assistants can do to help their executives manage their LinkedIn profiles, tips for improving your Li...
Oct 04, 2020•42 min•Ep. 83
Lauren Bradley is the founder of The Officials, an online platform that empowers assistants through community, courses, and coaching. She is passionate about providing assistants affordable and accessible training. In this episode, Lauren talks about company culture, managing interruptions, being a strategic partner with your executive, owning mistakes, and more. Enjoy our conversation! Show Notes -> leaderassistant.com/82 Book -> leaderassistantbook.com Paid Membership -> leaderassista...
Sep 27, 2020•38 min•Ep. 82
Rowe Lapiña Hoffer is the Sr. Executive Assistant to Mozilla’s co-founder and Chairwoman, Mitchell Baker. In this episode, Rowe talks about seeing our role as assistants as important and vital to our organizations, the importance of boundaries, and having the humility to help where needed versus having a sense of entitlement. We also talk about the title "assistant" and what it means to us. Show Notes -> leaderassistant.com/81 Book -> leaderassistantbook.com Paid Membership -> leaderass...
Sep 20, 2020•36 min•Ep. 81
Alice Default has spent over 6 years building productivity tools to help people work better at companies including Microsoft, Sunrise, and Front. Since 2018, Alice and her team have been laser-focused on helping CEOs and their teams get more done with Double, a modern executive assistant service that sources experienced US-based assistants and empowers them with great tech. In this episode, Alice talks about what her executive clients look for in an assistant, what assistants do that will never ...
Sep 13, 2020•34 min•Ep. 80
Hayley Cole provides EA support to the Head of EII EMEA Product Development at BlackRock. She is also the Co-Chair of GAIN EMEA, which is the professional network providing support and advocating for the administrative professionals at BlackRock. In this episode, Hayley shares tips on anticipating your executive's needs, staying productive, the importance of networking with other assistants, and how to cultivate diversity in the workplace. Show Notes -> leaderassistant.com/79 Book -> leade...
Sep 06, 2020•21 min•Ep. 79
Enjoy this sneak peek at a new audio "podcourse" I produced in partnership with Himalaya.com. It's called 7 Keys to Reclaiming Your Time, Energy, and Productivity and it's available exclusively on Himalaya Learning . Himalaya Learning is an audio learning platform that provides an extensive library of courses straight to your ears from the world's greatest minds like Malcolm Gladwell, Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, Linda Hill and more. This is a special offer just for you: Get a 14-day FREE trial of t...
Sep 01, 2020•19 min•Ep. 78
Lisa Olsen has a passion for motivating others to be their best. She's been a senior executive assistant for over 25 years, and is also co-owner of Admin to Admin. Lisa shares advice on managing an inbox, having the confidence to lead, professional development, and much more. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Show Notes -> leaderassistant.com/77 Book -> leaderassistantbook.com Paid Membership -> members.leaderassistant.com Free Community -> leaderassistant.com/community -- In-person...
Aug 30, 2020•38 min•Ep. 77
Aimee Browne is an EA with over 15 years of experience, and is passionate about helping others succeed in business and life. Aimee shares openly about her struggle with burnout, depression and anxiety, and how difficult it was to ask for help and work toward recovery. She then shares some self-care tips that have helped her since her burnout. I really appreciate Aimee's honesty and vulnerability in this episode, and I hope she inspires you to "put yourself first" and spend more time on self-care...
Aug 23, 2020•34 min•Ep. 76
Amanda Christoff is the CEO & Founder of Bloom Talent, a woman-owned boutique recruiting firm that specializes in Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant, and Startup Ops roles. Amanda has great insight on resume crafting (and the biggest mistake you can make when crafting yours), interview prep, job searching, negotiating a higher compensation package during the interview process, and more. Enjoy! Show Notes -> leaderassistant.com/75 Book -> leaderassistantbook.com Paid Membership -> m...
Aug 16, 2020•34 min•Ep. 75
Kara Tanenbaum is an Executive Assistant, providing C-level support in a strategic partnership for over sixteen years. She also side-hustles as a Virtual Assistant, specializing in all things digital marketing. Kara shares tips on how to start a virtual assistant side-hustle, including thoughts on the importance of specializing, and how to market yourself and get more clients. She also talks about the cons of being a virtual assistant to keep us all grounded in reality. Show Notes -> leaderas...
Aug 09, 2020•31 min•Ep. 74
Gisele Karame-Kemp is the Executive Assistant to Scott Farquhar, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Atlassian, a collaboration software company that helps teams organize, discuss, and complete shared work. Atlassian owns the popular task management software Trello, which many assistants depend on to get their work done. Gisele talks about what it’s like working for a global software (with over a billion dollars in revenue), managing constant interruptions, and she shares some advice on getting the most ...
Aug 02, 2020•34 min•Ep. 73
Jessica Vann is the CEO and Founder of Maven Recruiting Group – a renowned recruiting brand specializing in connecting high-leverage executive assistant and operations hires to the nation’s most prominent executives and companies. We talk about changing the perception of the executive assistant profession on both sides of the table, what executives look for in an assistant, tips for preparing for an interview, what NOT to say in an interview, and more. Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/72 The...
Jul 26, 2020•39 min•Ep. 72
Heather and I chat about leading an EA team, maintaining confidentiality in a publicly traded company, what it means to be a strategic partner with your executive, professional development for EAs, and how to resist burnout. Be sure to listen to our entire conversation because Heather takes over for a few minutes toward the end of the interview and asks me some questions. :-) The Leader Assistant Membership Join top executive assistants from around the world who meet for monthly group coaching c...
Jul 19, 2020•39 min•Ep. 71
Jacqueline Howard is a longtime Executive Virtual Assistant and homeschooling mom, so she has some great thoughts regarding working from home and more! Jacqueline and I talk about working remotely with kids in the home, how to stay connected with your executive while working from home, how to manage multiple executives, and more. Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/70 The Leader Assistant book -> leaderassistantbook.com Leader Assistant Membership -> members.leaderassistant.com Join the c...
Jul 12, 2020•31 min•Ep. 70
In this episode, I chat with Julie Perrine, an executive assistant turned CEO and Founder of All Things Admin . Julie and I talk about managing an executive's email, personality tests, crafting a career plan, putting together systems and procedures, and tips for becoming a virtual assistant. Enjoy our conversation and be sure to check out Julie's resources for assistants at AllThingsAdmin.com . Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/69 The Leader Assistant book -> leaderassistantbook.com Leader...
Jul 05, 2020•47 min•Ep. 69
Simone White has worked in the administrative profession for nearly 25 years. She is the global chair of GAIN – Global Administrative Initiative Network at BlackRock, supporting nearly 500 professionals across APAC, EMEA, and Americas. I had the pleasure of speaking at an event with Simone in Frankfurt, Germany a couple of years ago, and I'm so thrilled to have her on the podcast! Simone talks about how we can help our companies value the role of an assistant, owning your role, how their large o...
Jun 28, 2020•38 min•Ep. 68
Today is release day for my new book, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant! In this episode, I share the audiobook version of Chapter 1: The Essential Characteristics . The audiobook releases later this year, but in the meantime, you can order the paperback, hardcover, or ebook versions of the book on Amazon or Barnes & Noble . Thank you for your support along the way! Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/67 The Leader Assistant book -> leaderassistan...
Jun 23, 2020•23 min•Ep. 67
Lindsay Robinson spent 11 years as an assistant at the NBA, and is currently an Executive Assistant at LinkedIn. Lindsay talks about what it’s like to work for LinkedIn, how to improve your LinkedIn profile, being honest when you make mistakes, asking for help, and tips on self-care and avoiding burnout. Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/66 The Leader Assistant book -> leaderassistantbook.com Leader Assistant Membership -> members.leaderassistant.com Join the community -> slack.leade...
Jun 21, 2020•54 min•Ep. 66
Shelley Trask is the Senior Executive Assistant to Cal Henderson, CTO at Slack in San Francisco. The Slack team does not use email. I love email. Shelley loves Slack. I'm not a big fan of how easy it is for people to get ahold of me via Slack. This should be fun... Shelley talks about what she loves about the EA role, productivity tips, and why Slack doesn't use email internally. She also shares some insider tips on getting the most out – and embracing Slack, and talks about what it's like to wo...
Jun 14, 2020•32 min•Ep. 65
I'm excited to share a sneak peek at my new book, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant . This episode is a departure from interviews (don't worry, plenty of those to come). Instead, I share a bit about the book, and read the entire Prologue which is titled, Andrews Glacier . Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/64 The Leader Assistant book -> leaderassistantbook.com Leader Assistant Membership -> members.leaderassistant.com Join the community -> sla...
Jun 07, 2020•15 min•Ep. 64
Ethan Bull is a longtime Executive Assistant and CoFounder of ProAssisting, a remote EA firm in the U.S. He has great advice for working remotely, managing multiple executives, and more. Ethan and I talk about how their remote EA company, ProAssisting, is different from many of the other VA firms. We also talk about tips for hiring and interviewing, and he shares a crazy story from his time in the film industry. Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/63 The Leader Assistant book -> leaderassist...
May 31, 2020•36 min•Ep. 63
