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Ep 227: David Karandish on Automation in the Workplace, Energy Management, and the Executive Assistant Partnership

This conversation between my CEO, David Karandish, myself, and Hallie Warner originally aired on The Founder and The Force Multiplier Podcast and I'm excited to re-post it here on The Leader Assistant Podcast! How has our partnership thrived since 2017? Tune in to this fascinating conversation as we share the secrets behind our successful partnership, from overcoming early challenges and how the partnership has [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-30T21:29:52-05:00July 9, 2023|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 226: Jen Johnsen – Executive Assistant at The Children’s Theatre Company

Jen Johnsen has been part of Children's Theatre Company as an Executive Assistant since 2013, managing the Artistic and Managing Directors. In this episode, Jen talks about creating structure in your role, professional etiquette, and adapting quickly to changes at work. LEADERSHIP QUOTE To say you have no choice is a failure of imagination. – Jean-Luc Picard CONNECT WITH JEN Jen on LinkedIn ABOUT [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-10-04T17:40:47-05:00July 2, 2023|Podcast|

Ep 225: Leigh Felton on the Chief of Staff Role and Responsible AI

Leigh Felton has over 25 years of experience working in executive operations and chief of staff positions for companies like Microsoft and the State of Washington. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast with Jeremy Burrows, Leigh talks about the two primary types of chief of staff - a rotational chief of staff and career chief of staff, the differences between an executive [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-10-04T15:08:31-05:00June 25, 2023|Podcast|

Ep 224: Janice Parker on Remote Work and Supporting a Founder

Janice Parker is a career executive assistant who is passionate about helping mission-focused founders and CEOs maximize their productivity and efficiency as they scale their companies. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Janice talks about working with founders, remote work as an assistant, aspiring to be a chief of staff, and working in the cryptocurrency industry. LEADERSHIP QUOTE If you don't like [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-10-04T14:41:11-05:00June 18, 2023|Podcast|

Ep 223: Caroline Rice on Becoming a Business Partner to Your Executive and How the Rules of Improv Can Make You a Better Assistant

Caroline Rice is a c-suite executive assistant with 20+ years of experience successfully managing the administrative needs of top executives across several industries, including Wall Street. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Caroline shares her story of becoming an assistant and talks about what it means to be a business partner to your executive, what makes an assistant a leader, and how [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-10-04T14:08:05-05:00June 11, 2023|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 222: Chynna Clayton – Former Special Assistant to Michelle Obama

Chynna Clayton worked in the personal office of Barack and Michelle Obama as their Director of Travel and Event Operations. Her career also includes administrative roles at Disney and the White House where she served as “body woman” to Mrs. Obama during the Obama Administration. Chynna is the founder of Matriarch Made Development, a consulting firm that helps organizations develop administrative teams. In this [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-29T09:18:07-05:00June 4, 2023|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 221: Jennifer Chamberlin on Working From Home and Seeing Yourself as More Than Just an Assistant

Jennifer Chamberlin launched My Bilingual VA in 2016 after working as a Personal / Executive Assistant in Paris for 15 years. In this episode, Jennifer shares her journey from being a PA/EA to launching her own business. She also talks about her favorite tools, best practices for working remotely, and encourages assistants to see themselves as more than “just an assistant.” LEADERSHIP QUOTE If [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-10-05T18:26:40-05:00May 28, 2023|Podcast|

Ep 220: Yvette Nieves on Supporting Multiple Executives and Asking for a Seat at the Table

Yvette Nieves has been an Executive Assistant for 25+ years in multiple industries. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Yvette talks about working with executives who have a hard time letting go of control, being part of an executive assistant team, supporting multiple executives, and asking for a seat at the table. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Leadership is a state of mind characterized by [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-10-05T18:17:10-05:00May 21, 2023|Podcast|

Ep 219: Annie Croner on Burnout, Boundaries, Confidence, and Detaching Your Worth from Your Work

Annie Croner is the founder and CEO of Whole Assistant, an online platform & community, formed to provide a positive place where assistants can go to transform their lives and level up their careers. Annie was originally on this show back in 2019 (Episode 26), and I’m excited to have her back! As a heads up, this episode is a bit out of the [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-29T09:32:49-05:00May 14, 2023|Avoiding Burnout, Podcast|

Ep 218: Naomi White on Language Models Like ChatGPT and How Executive Assistants Can Utilize Them

Naomi is a senior executive assistant at Cohere, a provider of cutting-edge NLP models that solve all kinds of language problems; including text summarization, composition, classification, and more. In this recording from one of our weekly Leader Assistant Zoom Chats, Naomi and I discuss language models like ChatGPT, automation and how it all can help us in our assistant roles. Join the Leader Assistant [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-30T21:28:24-05:00May 7, 2023|Podcast, Resources|

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