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Ep 374: A Powerful Partnership – Diana Brandl Chats with President Matthew Chapman and his EBP Agnes Spohn

In this spotlight episode of the Executive Office Insights podcast, join Diana Brandl for an inspiring conversation with Matthew Chapman (President of Sales and Marketing) and his Executive Business Partner, Agnes Spohn, from Freudenberg Group. Despite being based in the US and Germany, this power duo reveals the dynamics of their thriving, trust-based, remote partnership, including how they leverage time zones for efficiency and [...]

2026-04-02T18:30:19-05:00May 3, 2026|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 373: Maaike Knoester Interviews Jeremy Burrows on the 5 Star Assistant Podcast

I had the honor of speaking with Maaike Knoester for an interview on the 5 Star Assistant Podcast to discuss my 20-year career as an Executive Assistant, my book The Leader Assistant, and the journey of producing over 360 episodes of my own podcast. In this conversation we talk about challenging misconceptions about our profession. The greatest misunderstanding is that EAs are merely "one-trick ponies" focused on scheduling and expenses. [...]

2026-03-08T14:36:37-05:00April 26, 2026|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 372: A Conversation with Heleen Vink – Management Assistant to the Deputy CEO & CFO at Ingka Group | IKEA

Diana Brandl is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Executive Office Insights podcast. In this spotlight episode, explore how service skills evolve into strategy as Heleen Vink shares her path from hospitality to supporting the CEO of Ingka Group (IKEA), the calendar audit that reset priorities, and the systems that protect deep work and drive stakeholder engagement. Heleen and Diana also outline [...]

2026-04-02T17:28:25-05:00April 19, 2026|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 371: Reggie Love – Former Personal Aide to President Barack Obama

Diana Brandl is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Executive Office Insights podcast. In this spotlight episode, Diana interviews Reggie Love - former Personal Aide to President Barack Obama. The conversation features Reggie discussing his life, career, and time at the White House. He shares his background growing up in North Carolina and his path to working with Obama, emphasizing the importance [...]

2026-03-08T14:34:28-05:00April 12, 2026|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 370: Jana Franklin on the Biggest Mistake CEOs Make When Hiring a VA

Jana Franklin is President of CEO Concierge, a company dedicated to offering high-quality virtual assistant services to busy entrepreneurs, business owners and C-suite levels. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Jana talks about the importance of training and onboarding when bringing on an assistant, the role of personality assessments in the hiring process, treating assistants as business partners, and more. CONNECT WITH [...]

2026-01-30T11:41:02-06:00April 5, 2026|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 369: Diana Brandl Interviews Patrick Jephson – Former Chief of Staff to Princess Diana

Diana Brandl is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Executive Office Insights podcast. In this spotlight episode, Diana interviews Patrick Jephson - former Chief of Staff to Princess Diana. CONNECT WITH PATRICK Patrick on LinkedIn ABOUT PATRICK For eight years Patrick Jephson was Princess Diana’s private secretary (Chief of Staff), responsible for every aspect of her public life and private organization. He [...]

2025-12-23T11:36:33-06:00March 29, 2026|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 368: Executive Support in Microsoft Germany’s CEO Office

Diana Brandl is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Executive Office Insights podcast. In this spotlight episode, Diana speaks with the executive support team in Microsoft Germany's CEO office. Go behind the scenes of Microsoft Germany’s CEO Office with two inspiring women: Andrea Bross (Executive Assistant) and Svetlana Barsova (Chief of Staff). In this candid conversation, they share what it really takes [...]

2025-12-23T11:26:13-06:00March 22, 2026|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 367: Donata Boston – Former Madonna Family Assistant

Diana Brandl is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Executive Office Insights podcast. In this spotlight episode, Diana speaks with Donata Boston - former Madonna family assistant. CONNECT WITH DONATA Donata on LinkedIn Donata's Website ABOUT DONATA Donata Boston is a lifestyle solutions specialist renowned for her work with top leaders across diverse industries. With connections to elite individuals and opportunities, Donata [...]

2025-12-23T11:13:38-06:00March 15, 2026|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 366: Deborrah Mac Kenzie on Executive Assistant Superpowers

Deborrah Mac Kenzie-Meneades has over 30 years of experience in executive support. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Deborrah shares her assistant career story, including a bit from her experience leading EA teams, and talks about superpowers assistants have. CONNECT WITH DEBORRAH Deborrah on LinkedIn ABOUT DEBORRAH Deborrah Mac Kenzie works as the Executive Assistant at Energetiq Technology, Inc. she is not [...]

2026-01-10T11:29:26-06:00March 8, 2026|Leadership, Podcast|

Ep 365: Diana Brandl and Lauren Bradley on How Executive Assistants Can Thrive

Diana Brandl is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Executive Office Insights podcast. In this spotlight episode, Diana speaks with Lauren Bradley about how EAs can thrive. CONNECT WITH LAUREN Lauren on LinkedIn The Officials ABOUT LAUREN Lauren Bradley is passionate about providing affordable and accessible training to the administrative professional industry. Her career as an award-winning assistant and business owner spans [...]

2025-12-23T11:16:24-06:00March 1, 2026|Podcast, Resources|