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Ep 314: Ask an Assistant Spotlight – Jess Lindgren on Task Management Systems

Jess Lindgren is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Ask an Assistant podcast. You can learn more about Jess by listening to my conversations with her on episodes 23 and 313 of The Leader Assistant Podcast. I'm excited to re-post several episodes of Jess' podcast on this show over the coming months and I think you'll enjoy hearing her point of view [...]

2025-01-25T10:58:32-06:00March 9, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 313: Onboarding Tips and Tricks with Jess Lindgren

Jess Lindgren has worked in the C-Suite of organizations great and small for 20+ years. She is also host of the Ask an Assistant podcast. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Jess shares tips and tricks for onboarding executives, team members, as well as the nuances between onboarding executives who have never had an assistant versus executives who have had assistants. LEADERSHIP [...]

2025-01-01T11:09:50-06:00March 2, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 312: A Conversation About Writing and Publishing a Bestselling Book with Eric Jorgenson (CEO of Scribe)

In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, I'm excited to share a conversation I had with Eric Jorgenson, CEO of Scribe Publishing. Eric asked me all about why I chose to write my book, The Leader Assistant. In this conversation, we talk about how the book changed throughout the process, what opportunities have come from publishing a book, how I went about marketing the book, [...]

2025-02-24T13:29:12-06:00February 23, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 311: Jared Kleinert on the Impact of AI on Offsite Planning

Jared Kleinert is the Founder/CEO of Offsite. Jared is also a TED speaker, 3x award-winning author, and USA Today's "Most Connected Millennial" who has helped organize hundreds of events for over 30,000 attendees. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Jared Kleinert talks about the pros and cons of remote, hybrid, and office-first work, the impact of AI on offsite planning, LinkedIn marketing [...]

2024-12-16T17:41:00-06:00February 16, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 310: Brooke Martin on the Importance of Work-Life Integration

Brooke Martin has been a full-time assistant for 8 years and is passionate about helping executives integrate their assistants into both their professional and personal lives. In this episode, Brooke talks about the importance of work-life integration (vs work-life balance), managing both business support and personal support in the assistant role, and the importance of over communication. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Trust is earned in the [...]

2024-12-16T20:03:25-06:00February 9, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 309: A Conversation About Titles on The Future Focused Admin Podcast

This episode features a conversation I had with Candice Burningham and Jessica McBride on an episode of their podcast, The Future Focused Admin. We dig into the debate of the "assistant" title, the varying costs of professional development for administrative professionals, and more. Enjoy! ABOUT THE FUTURE FOCUSED ADMIN PODCAST The Future Focused Admin podcast is hosted by Candice Burningham from Admin Avenues and [...]

2024-12-16T17:16:33-06:00February 2, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 308: What Exactly is a Chief of Staff? (with Maggie Olson)

Maggie Olson is the Founder of Nova Chief of Staff, the premier destination for Chief of Staff education and development. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Maggie dives into the basics of the Chief of Staff role, the differences between EA, CoS, COO, and CEO, the main responsibilities, and who makes a great Chief of Staff. CONNECT WITH MAGGIE Maggie on LinkedIn [...]

2024-11-19T15:57:17-06:00January 26, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 307: Maggie Olson on How to Support Change Management in the C-Suite

Maggie Olson is the Founder of Nova Chief of Staff, the premier destination for Chief of Staff education and development. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Maggie dives into the fact that change management is all about the people. She discusses how to approach change, message change, plan for change, and execute change, from the top. CONNECT WITH MAGGIE Maggie on LinkedIn [...]

2024-11-19T15:56:40-06:00January 19, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 306: Nova Chat – Neurodivergence in the C-Suite

This episode features a Nova Chat session hosted by Nova founder and CEO Maggie Olson. Maggie Olson chats with Sydney Elaine Butler, Eliana Bravos, and Jessica McBride about their personal experiences with neurodivergence in the c-suite, touching on topics like neuro-inclusion, intersectionality, masking at work, and resources to help navigate the challenges in the workplace that come along with being neurodiverse. ​We hope this [...]

2024-11-19T15:55:56-06:00January 12, 2025|Podcast|