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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 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 212: Mariah Kerby on Discovering and Using Your Gifts, and Nurturing a Community of Growth for an Assistant Team

Mariah Grace Kerby is an experienced assistant who has been in the space for 10 years. She currently supports the Senior Assistant to the Executive Director of Platform Engineering at Ramsey Solutions. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Mariah talks about seeing the assistant role as a viable career, discovering and using your gifts to support your executive, and nurturing a community [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-30T21:11:11-05:00March 26, 2023|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 210: Lexi Gunther – Executive Support Team Manager and Executive Assistant to the Head of Product at Cedar

Lexi Gunther went from being a high school dropout to being a well-paid, EA Team Lead. She has been an EA and thought partner since 2009 and currently works at Cedar, a health-tech company, where she manages the Executive Support Team and is the Executive Assistant to the Head of Product. In this episode, Lexi talks about working with international teams, transitioning from an [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-30T21:06:15-05:00March 12, 2023|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 207: Deedee Benyi on Understanding the Business and Supporting Multiple Executives

Deedee Benyi is the Executive Assistant to the Chief Data Scientist at The Hartford. She came to this role after a varied career path including Automotive Service Management in addition to Real Estate and Vacation Planning in the USVI. In this episode, Deedee talks about how to understand the business so you can better support your executive team, supporting multiple executives, creating a professional [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-30T20:33:14-05:00February 19, 2023|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 201: Claire Haye – Assistant to General Manager at Amazon UK

Claire Haye has worked in the public sector for a local council, profit for purpose within Social Housing and now in the private sector at Amazon. She has been in roles where she is the only Assistant but also led a team of more than 80 people. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Claire talks about owning your career, building your personal [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-30T20:17:06-05:00January 8, 2023|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 197: Nancy Kingery – EA to CEO at Illinois Mutual

Nancy Kingery is the Executive Assistant to the President & CEO at Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Company in Peoria, IL. Nancy has over 25 years of experience supporting C-Suite level executives in 3 unique and completely different industries. In this episode, Nancy and I talk about creating culture, leading from an often “invisible” leadership role, and working with an executive who has never had [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-30T20:07:10-05:00December 11, 2022|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 191: Sashai Yhukutwana on Overcoming Doubt and Remaining Curious

Sashai Yhukutwana has a variety of work experiences and is currently an executive assistant living with her partner and working in Johannesburg, South Africa. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Sashai and I have a fun conversation about seeing yourself as a leader, remaining curious, and overcoming doubt. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-30T19:37:09-05:00October 30, 2022|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 187: Jamie Vanek on Restoring Respectability to the Assistant Role

Jamie Vanek made the unexpected career leap from teaching to construction in 2007 and discovered a passion for project management and team leadership. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Jamie shares her career journey and talks about dismantling the stigma around support roles, rethinking administrative structure in small businesses, and restoring respectability to the assistant role. I hope you enjoy our conversation, [...]

Jeremy Burrows2023-09-30T19:28:40-05:00October 2, 2022|Leadership, Podcast, Resources|