Podcast Episodes - Go Burrows

Check out the latest podcast episodes and show notes for The Leader Assistant Podcast with Jeremy Burrows.

Ep #35: Joan Burge – Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International

Joan Burge is Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International, host of the Office Dynamics Conference for Administrative Professionals. Joan has been training administrative professionals for almost 30 years. Before that, she worked as an assistant for 20 years. Lots of experience and wisdom to extract, so I did my best! Check out my conversation with Joan on Episode 35 of The Leader Assistant [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-11-14T16:00:03-06:00November 17, 2019|Podcast|

Ep #34: Emily Burley – President of Executive Leadership Support (ELS)

Emily Burley is President of Executive Leadership Support (ELS), headquartered in Chicago, IL. ELS puts on amazing events for assistants, and I’m excited to share this episode with you. Emily talks about why she started ELS and gives us an inside look at the many ways they help assistants around the world. She also shares practical tips on how to ask for professional development [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-11-05T16:29:55-06:00November 10, 2019|Avoiding Burnout, Podcast|

Ep #33: Maggie Jacobs – Executive Administrator to CEO of 6sense

If you look in the dictionary under “Leader Assistant” you’ll find the name Maggie Jacobs. Maggie loves to learn and grow, but she doesn’t stop there. She teaches what she’s learned to others in a powerful way. Maggie's story is amazing, and I’m stoked to share our conversation with you! We talk about how an assistant can and should fill the gaps at their [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-11-05T16:27:24-06:00November 3, 2019|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep #32: Bryan Miles – CEO and Co-Founder of BELAY Solutions

 Bryan Miles is an entrepreneur, husband, father, backpacker, mountain climber, mentor, and writer. In addition, he’s the CEO and Co-Founder of BELAY, a premium staffing company serving businesses all over the U.S. I’ve come to know Bryan over the last few years and have watched BELAY (Formerly EAHelp) continue to grow. A couple of my good friends have a BELAY Virtual Assistant and they [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-11-05T16:29:44-06:00October 27, 2019|Hiring an Assistant, Podcast|

Ep #31: Jess Gardiner – Founder of The Assistant Room

I’m excited to share my conversation with Jess Gardiner, Founder and Editor in Chief of The Assistant Room, an online magazine for assistants. Jess has a decade of experience as a C-Suite Executive Assistant, and shares several great insights in this episode. We talk about AI and the future of assistants, why being an assistant is some of the best training for those who [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-10-20T14:30:59-05:00October 20, 2019|Podcast, Resources|

Ep #30: Managing Ground Transportation for Your Executive with Savoya

Have you thought about improving ground transportation for your executive? If not, it's time you think twice before booking ground transportation for your executive(s). In this episode, I chat with the team from Savoya – a company that provides secure, executive ground transportation services. I have a great conversation with Meagan Gleason (Chief Operating Officer), and Dominic Miraglia (EVP of Sales & Marketing). We [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-10-13T18:25:15-05:00October 13, 2019|Podcast, Resources|

Ep #29: Eliza Bladon – EA to CTO at Lola.com and Founder of SmarterEA

 Eliza Bladon is Executive Assistant to the Co-Founder and CTO of Lola.com, and also the founder of SmarterEA – a growing community of EAs on Slack. Eliza is a leader in her company and a leader in the EA community at large so I am very excited to share our conversation with you! We talk about navigating and embracing change, finding a Llama [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-10-03T08:34:58-05:00October 6, 2019|Podcast, Resources|

Ep #28: Danielle Hill on Dealing with Conflict and Grabbing Your Seat at the Table

In this episode, I chat with Danielle Hill, former EA to the CEO of e.l.f. Beauty, as well as former EA to one of the co-founders of Pandora. Danielle and I talk about getting your seat at the table, handling conflict in the workplace, what executives can do to get more out of their assistants, and the importance of being proactive. Danielle also shares [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-09-29T11:28:39-05:00September 29, 2019|Podcast|

Ep #27: Urgent is Rarely Urgent

Calling something an “emergency” doesn’t make it a true emergency. Most things can wait. Urgent is rarely urgent. Think about the last time you received a text or phone call from your executive during your off hours. Could it have waited until you were back online to address? Most likely, the answer is yes. This episode is a reminder that urgent is rarely urgent. [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-09-18T20:58:54-05:00September 22, 2019|Avoiding Burnout, Podcast|

Ep #26: Annie Croner – Founder of Whole Assistant

I love the internet. I've met so many people online I would have never met otherwise, including today's guest, Annie Croner. This episode was fun because I had already been interviewed by Annie for her website, so it was nice to return the favor and be the one asking the questions this time around. Annie founded Whole Assistant to empower and encourage assistants and [...]

Jeremy Burrows2019-09-15T11:18:00-05:00September 15, 2019|Podcast, Resources|