I recently met Diana Brandl and she is just as amazing in person as she is on this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast. Diana and I talk about artificial intelligence and the future of assistants, what to do if you've taken initiative but are not being given a seat at the table, what we can do to help others value our role, and [...]
Rhonda Scharf is a former EA turned professional speaker, trainer, and consultant. I know you'll enjoy hearing from her in episode 46! Rhonda and I talk about AI and the future of assistants, advice for public speaking, tips for executives looking for assistants, and much more. Enjoy our conversation! LEADERSHIP QUOTE There is nothing more tragic than someone who has sight, yet has no [...]
UPDATE: Unfortunately, April 'Nadine' King passed away on Monday, May 18, 2021. She lost her battle with Covid-19 at the age of 41. My condolences to her family and friends. I know the entire EA community will miss her dearly. Nadine King is Author of The Ninja: Chronicles of an Assistant, Pastor and a Coach. She is also a 20+ year veteran with experience [...]
Skevi Constantinou is a long time EA and Founder of The PA Way in the UK. I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with her and I know you will learn a lot from our conversation. We talk about managing interruptions and distractions, what to look for in an assistant, making mistakes, managing email, bullying in the workplace, and more. Skevi also shares her vision for The [...]
I'm a firm believer in having multiple streams of income, or "Side Hustles," so I'm very excited for this episode! Nick Loper runs sidehustlenation.com and hosts the award winning Side Hustle Show podcast, which features new part-time business ideas each week. One of Nick's many side hustles is his reviews website virtualassistantassistant.com where he gathers reviews for the top VA firms. He's also author of [...]
My first interview episode of 2020 is with Amanda Vinci, Founder and CEO of The EA Institute. It was fun interviewing Amanda from the other side of the world (she’s in Melbourne, Australia, I’m in St. Louis, MO). Amanda is an internationally accredited coach and trainer, Meta Dynamics Practitioner, Accredited EDISC Consultant, and International Keynote Speaker. We talk about mentors, mistakes, recognizing and avoiding [...]
I no longer have an appendix but I still have my passion for helping the assistant community. Happy New Year and here's to an awesome 2020! Thanks for all the well wishes as I recover from my appendectomy, friends. Happy New Year and stay tuned for more amazing podcast interviews in the coming weeks! RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Enroll in the 30-Day Assistant [...]
As 2019 comes to an end, I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for many things – my family, my job, my friends, and the doctor who removed my appendix on Friday. I'm also extremely grateful for the thousands of assistants (over 63,000 in fact) all over the world who've listened to The Leader Assistant Podcast since I launched the show on March 31. I thought I'd [...]
I can’t believe we’re at Episode 40 but here we are! I had the pleasure of interviewing Jim Kelly, who is Executive Assistant to Michael Hyatt, the CEO and Founder of Michael Hyatt & Company. Jim has some great tips on calendar management, including my favorite tactic – the ideal week. He also shares tips on managing email, contributing to your executive’s success, and [...]
I’m very excited to share my conversation with the Michelle Parise, Former EA to the CEO of Pinterest, in Episode 39 of The Leader Assistant Podcast! Michelle Parise has over 15 years of experience as an Administrative Professional supporting CEOs in the fields of Commercial Real Estate, Venture Capital, and Technology. She took the job as EA to the CEO of Pinterest when they [...]