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

Ep 137: Being Confident as an Executive Assistant

In this episode, I share an excerpt from my audiobook, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant, where I talk about how executive assistants can cultivate a deep-rooted confidence. I hope this episode helps you develop the confidence of a game-changing, Leader Assistant. THIS EPISODE'S SPONSOR Turn your messages into tasks with Office Otter! CONNECT WITH JEREMY My LinkedIn My book [...]

2021-10-15T16:49:30-05:00October 17, 2021|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 136: Nick Ginsburg on Authenticity and Community

Nick Ginsburg is a passionate and innovative Executive Assistant and mental health advocate. By day he is the Executive Assistant to the Provost and Senior Vice-President at Monash University and by night he is the host of The Open Drive Podcast and Founder of The Collective, a judgment-free community for administrative professionals worldwide. Nick and I talk about authenticity, building and cultivating a community, [...]

2023-09-30T14:10:03-05:00October 10, 2021|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 135: Tarah J – Executive Assistant to the CMO at PODS

Tarah J is the executive assistant to the chief marketing officer at PODS. She has over 10 years of administrative support experience, including many years at Estée Lauder Companies in New York. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Tarah shares her EA career story, tips for leading your executive(s), and advice for new assistants. I really enjoyed Tarah's energy and passion for [...]

2023-09-30T14:06:53-05:00October 3, 2021|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 134: Shayanne Wright – Co-Founder and CEO of Office Otter

Shayanne Wright is a Los Angeles based two time startup builder. Currently, she helps executive assistants manage and measure the right tasks in company operations while getting them off the craziness of Email/ Slack/ Calendar and onto the Office Otter software. This enables them to send tasks in one click, organize their task list, and get real time insights on their reports. In this [...]

2023-09-30T14:04:02-05:00September 26, 2021|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 133: Why I Chose the Rope and Carabiner Image for the Cover of The Leader Assistant Book

Ever since my book, The Leader Assistant came out, people have asked me why I chose to use an image of a climbing rope and carabiner for the book's cover. Well, I'm glad you asked. In this episode, I share a recording from my book (The Leader Assistant) launch party where I walk through the multiple meanings of the rope and carabiner image. I [...]

2023-09-30T14:02:09-05:00September 19, 2021|Leadership, Podcast, Resources|

Ep 132: It’s Lonely at the Top (For Assistants Too)

Do you ever feel alone in your role as an assistant? Have you ever experienced dehumanizing moments as people seem to look through you, to your executive? In this episode, I share an excerpt from my audiobook, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant, where I talk about the loneliness assistants can feel, as well as the dehumanization of our role. [...]

2021-09-11T12:36:48-05:00September 12, 2021|Podcast|

Ep 131: Luiza Schneider – Executive Assistant at Schaeffler South America

After some interesting professional and international experiences that helped her acquire many of the skills for her job as an EA, Luiza Schneider achieved career fulfillment in the administrative profession, which she has been performing in for 15 years. Luiza currently works as Executive Assistant for Schaeffler South America. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Luiza talks about the importance of prioritizing [...]

2023-09-30T13:59:25-05:00September 5, 2021|Avoiding Burnout, Podcast|

Ep 130: Alissa Stearman (Executive Business Partner at sweetgreen) and Alexa Gundermann (Executive Business Partner at Tack Advisors)

This episode is special because my friend Meagan Strout (CEO of Tack Advisors - the leading provider of management consulting and recruitment for administrative professionals) agreed to share the recording of one of their recent webinars called "Admin Leader in Action!" Meagan hosts an engaging conversation with Tack Advisors' Executive Business Partner, Alexa Gundermann and Alissa Stearman, Executive Business Partner to the CEO and [...]

2023-09-30T13:23:38-05:00August 29, 2021|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 129: Ask Me Anything – Boundaries, Humility, Deadlines, and Core Competencies for Assistants

The interviewer gets another chance to be interviewed by you. In this Ask Me Anything episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, I do my best to answer the following questions from assistants all over the world: How do you manage a team where one person has poor boundaries and the other is happy to take advantage? How do you encourage a fellow EA to [...]

2023-09-30T13:18:00-05:00August 22, 2021|Podcast|

Ep 128: Ask Me Anything – Imposter Syndrome, Feeling Unfulfilled, Non-Profit vs For-Profit, and High Pressure Situations

In this Ask Me Anything episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, I do my best to answer the following questions from assistants all over the world: Do you ever suffer from imposter syndrome? Have you ever reached a place when you want to leave a company or are feeling unfulfilled and how have you dealt with that? What conversations have you had? What was [...]

2023-09-30T13:16:18-05:00August 15, 2021|Podcast|