Ciara Trotman is an executive assistant and event planner with over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and big box technology.
In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Ciara talks about career paths for assistants, office politics, DEI for assistants, forming professional relationships, and perception vs reality when it comes to what an assistant’s job is.
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I will not lose, for even in defeat there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me.
– Jay Z
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ABOUT CIARA
A New York native, Ciara Trotman has spent over a decade in finance and big box tech honing her skills for c-level executives. Combining her love of all things creative, trendy, and current with efficiencies in leadership, she has been deemed a “strategic partner” and innovated the executive/assistant dynamic all the while championing the DEI space.
When she isn’t redefining corporate BAU, you can find her spending time with loved ones, watching every Housewives franchise on Bravo, or dreaming of ways to drive executives to goals in a unique, innovative, and exciting way.
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