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Ep 172: Minimizing Stress and Preventing Burnout with Al-Husein Madhany and Meagan Strout

My friend Meagan Strout (CEO of Tack Advisors - the leading provider of management consulting and recruitment for administrative professionals) agreed to share the recording of this recent webinar she hosted with Al-Husein Madhany. Meagan and Al-Husein (Founding partner of Tack Advisors and co-founder of The Leader Assistant Premium Membership) discuss strategies for balancing your work and personal commitments and how to navigate stress [...]

2023-09-30T16:11:13-05:00June 19, 2022|Avoiding Burnout, Podcast|
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Ep 171: Janet Singleton – Executive Assistant to the CEO at W L Gore

Janet Singleton is an executive assistant supporting the CEO and Board Chair of W L Gore & Associates, Inc. In this episode, Janet talks about working her way up in the same company for 20 years, the importance of development and curiosity, cultivating confidence, and taking risks. LEADERSHIP QUOTE What is leadership? Well, a leader is someone who has followers. How did that happen? [...]

2023-09-30T16:08:25-05:00June 12, 2022|Podcast|
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Ep 170: Kristine Valenzuela – Chief of Staff and EA to CEO

Kristine Valenzuela has over 20 years of experience as an executive assistant and chief of staff in several industries. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, I talk with Kristine about what makes an assistant a leader, how to identify leadership strengths, the difference between chief of staff and EA, and more. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Leadership is about making others better as a result [...]

2023-09-30T16:06:54-05:00June 5, 2022|Leadership, Podcast|
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Ep 169: Valerie Gagliano – Executive Assistant to Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia

Valerie Gagliano is a mom of two teenagers, wife, and has extensive executive and personal assistant career experience in multiple industries. She's currently executive assistant to Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Valerie talks about managing an executive's high volume of inbound requests, how to say "no" in a professional and kind way ("polite, concise, and professional"), [...]

2023-09-30T16:04:42-05:00May 29, 2022|Podcast|
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Ep 168: Kira Bennett on Becoming a Virtual Assistant

Kira Bennett joins The Leader Assistant Podcast to talk about her assistant career and becoming a virtual assistant. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Kira shares why she took the leap, how she found clients, and other tips for becoming a virtual assistant. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Anyone, anywhere can make a positive difference. – Mark Sanborn CONNECT WITH KIRA Kira's LinkedIn Kira's Website [...]

2023-09-30T16:02:57-05:00May 22, 2022|Podcast|
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Ep 167: Kate Wilkes – Chief People Officer at Happen to Your Career

Mom, wife, and high performer, Kate Wilkes is an executive assistant who found work she loves, with a leader who poured into her. Kate is moving out of her EA role and into a Chief People Officer role doing work she loves. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Kate walks us through her career path from EA to Chief People Officer, shares [...]

2023-09-30T16:01:26-05:00May 15, 2022|Leadership, Podcast|
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Ep 166: Monique Helstrom on How to Have Tough Conversations

Through her years as a fierce type-A, Monique Helstrom has sharpened her ability to take large complex problems and break them down into bite-sized, achievable nuggets which she now uses in her consulting and speaking business. This bonus episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast is from a recent Leader Assistant Zoom Chat where Monique joined us to talk about how to have tough conversations [...]

2023-09-30T15:53:41-05:00May 8, 2022|Leadership, Podcast|
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Ep 165: Tiara Hines – Executive Assistant to the CFO of Olo

Tiara Hines is a self-proclaimed “Chief” Executive Assistant currently supporting the Chief Financial Officer of Olo. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Tiara talks about what it means to be a "Chief" executive assistant, and how habits and routines + health and wellness make you a better assistant. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Leadership is an action, not a position. CONNECT WITH TIARA @threefifthscollective Tiara's [...]

2023-09-30T15:51:10-05:00May 1, 2022|Avoiding Burnout, Podcast|
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Ep 163: AmyJo Short – Executive Assistant at Rodney Strong Wine Estates

AmyJo Short – or “AJ” – as her colleagues know her, has been an executive assistant in Northern California for over twenty years. She is currently the executive assistant to Carmen Castaldi, president of Rodney Strong Wine Estates. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, AJ talks about how she became an assistant, tips for new assistants, and advice on event planning and [...]

2023-09-30T15:47:04-05:00April 17, 2022|Podcast|
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