Podcast Episodes - Go Burrows - Leader Assistant Resources

Ep 268: Liliya Susong on Bridging Culture Gaps

Liliya Susong is a Senior Administrative Assistant at Nestlé North America. An immigrant to the US, she has 11+ years of experience as an EA with international companies and counting - now on the US side! In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Liliya shares her journey navigating culture gaps as an immigrant to the US, communication, networking, and working with an assistant [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-03-07T19:46:33-06:00April 21, 2024|Podcast|

Ep 267: Business Planning and Building an Effective Rhythm of Business with Maggie Olson

Maggie Olson is the Founder of Nova Chief of Staff, the premier destination for Chief of Staff education and development. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Maggie walks through business planning and building an effective rhythm of business as a strategic executive assistant and/or a chief of staff. CONNECT WITH MAGGIE Maggie on LinkedIn Nova Chief of Staff Certification Course ABOUT MAGGIE [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-03-24T11:57:43-05:00April 14, 2024|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 266: Sarah Calderon on the Strategic Partnership Between an Executive and their Assistant

Sarah Calderon is a longtime assistant and the founder of Hey, EA! - an online training platform for executive assistants. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Sarah talks about what a strategic partnership between an executive and an assistant looks like, why it’s important, and how to achieve it. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Lead with humility. CONNECT WITH SARAH Sarah on LinkedIn Visit Hey, [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-03-07T19:52:23-06:00April 7, 2024|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 265: Wesley Tran on Seeking Learning Opportunities as an Assistant

Wesley Tran is an executive assistant, executive coach, and a longtime subscriber of The Leader Assistant Premium Membership. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Wesley talks about his young career as an assistant, how coaching and community guides him in his role, being a male in a female dominated role, and more. LEADERSHIP QUOTE The most important thing is to try and [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-04-16T17:31:37-05:00March 31, 2024|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 264: Rachel Bennett on Serving the Work

Rachel Bennett is a curious, self-motivator who loves to learn new ways to make life more efficient and effective for her executive. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Rachel talks about learning your role while onboarding an executive, communicating with an executive who travels extensively, and serving the work. LEADERSHIP QUOTE A day wasted on others is not wasted on oneself. – [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-03-05T19:11:05-06:00March 24, 2024|Podcast|

Ep 263: Fiona Young on AI and the Future of the EA Role

Fiona Young is founder of Carve, a series of live digital courses for executive assistants to learn AI, create capacity, and develop into a strategic assistant. In this episode, Fiona talks about the future of the assistant role in the age of artificial intelligence, tips on how to use AI right now, and being open to constant learning and unlearning. LEADERSHIP QUOTE If the [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-02-03T10:32:23-06:00March 17, 2024|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 262: The Power of Networking with Maggie Olson

Maggie Olson is the Founder of Nova Chief of Staff, the premier destination for Chief of Staff education and development. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Maggie talks about the power of networking. She walks through a hands-on network exercise, talks about how to network practically, using your c-suite vantage point, and more. CONNECT WITH MAGGIE Maggie on LinkedIn Nova Chief of [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-02-23T17:06:36-06:00March 10, 2024|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 261: Cara Silverman – Manager, Executive Support at Duolingo

Cara Silverman has worked at several big tech companies including MongoDB and Zocdoc, and joined Duolingo last year to lead their Executive Support organization. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Cara talks about growing your career as an executive assistant, managing a team of assistants, and tips for interviewing and being interviewed. LEADERSHIP QUOTE I alone cannot change the world, but I [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-02-02T11:28:38-06:00March 3, 2024|Hiring an Assistant, Podcast|

Ep 260: Navigating the EA and Chief of Staff Relationship with Maggie Olson

Maggie Olson is the Founder of Nova Chief of Staff, the premier destination for Chief of Staff education and development. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Maggie walks through a step by step guide for EAs and CoSs for leveraging each other and creating a powerful relationship. She also touches on navigating other c-suite relationships. CONNECT WITH MAGGIE Maggie on LinkedIn Nova [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-02-02T11:16:01-06:00February 25, 2024|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 259: Mary Rabin – Personal Assistant to the CEO of Hello Heart

Mary Rabin has over a decade of experience as an executive personal assistant, and currently supports the CEO of an international hi-tech digital health organization. In this episode, Mary talks about the difference between supporting a man vs supporting a woman, how not to lose your identity after supporting an executive for a long time, and working with a chief of staff. LEADERSHIP QUOTE [...]

Jeremy Burrows2024-02-19T10:11:05-06:00February 18, 2024|Podcast|