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

Ep #74: Kara Tanenbaum – Longtime C-Suite EA and Part-Time VA

Kara Tanenbaum is an Executive Assistant, providing C-level support in a strategic partnership for over sixteen years. She also side-hustles as a Virtual Assistant, specializing in all things digital marketing. Kara shares tips on how to start a virtual assistant side-hustle, including thoughts on the importance of specializing, and how to market yourself and get more clients. She also talks about the cons of [...]

2023-09-29T15:44:36-05:00August 9, 2020|Podcast|

Ep #73: Gisele Karame-Kemp – Executive Assistant to the Cofounder and Co-CEO of Atlassian

Gisele Karame-Kemp is the Executive Assistant to Scott Farquhar, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Atlassian, a collaboration software company that helps teams organize, discuss, and complete shared work. Atlassian owns the popular task management software Trello, which many assistants depend on to get their work done. Gisele talks about what it’s like working for a global software (with over a billion dollars in revenue), managing [...]

2023-09-29T15:42:13-05:00August 2, 2020|Podcast|

Ep #72: Jessica Vann – CEO & Founder of Maven Recruiting Group

Jessica Vann is the CEO and Founder of Maven Recruiting Group – a renowned recruiting brand specializing in connecting high-leverage executive assistant and operations hires to the nation’s most prominent executives and companies. We talk about changing the perception of the executive assistant profession on both sides of the table, what executives look for in an assistant, tips for preparing for an interview, what [...]

2023-09-29T15:40:09-05:00July 26, 2020|Podcast|

Ep #71: Heather Vogel – EA to the CEO at Groupon

Heather Vogel is a longtime Executive Assistant and currently supports the CEO at Groupon. Heather and I chat about leading an EA team, maintaining confidentiality in a publicly traded company, what it means to be a strategic partner with your executive, professional development for EAs, and how to resist burnout. Be sure to listen to our entire conversation because Heather takes over for a [...]

2023-09-29T15:38:04-05:00July 19, 2020|Podcast|

Ep #70: Jacqueline Howard – Executive Virtual Assistant

Jacqueline Howard is a longtime Executive Virtual Assistant and homeschooling mom, so she has some great thoughts regarding working from home and more! Jacqueline and I talk about working remotely with kids in the home, how to stay connected with your executive while working from home, how to manage multiple executives, and more. Thanks for a great chat, Jacqueline! Note: In this episode Jacqueline [...]

2023-09-29T15:36:49-05:00July 12, 2020|Podcast|

Ep #69: Julie Perrine – Founder and CEO of All Things Admin

In this episode, I chat with Julie Perrine, an executive assistant turned CEO and Founder of All Things Admin. Julie and I talk about managing an executive's email, personality tests, crafting a career plan, putting together systems and procedures, and tips for becoming a virtual assistant. Enjoy our conversation and be sure to check out Julie's resources for assistants at AllThingsAdmin.com. SPONSOR FOR THIS [...]

2023-09-29T15:24:57-05:00July 5, 2020|Podcast|

Ep #68: Simone White – EA and Global Chair of GAIN

Simone White has worked in the administrative profession for nearly 25 years. She is the global chair of GAIN – Global Administrative Initiative Network at BlackRock, supporting nearly 500 professionals across APAC, EMEA, and Americas. I had the pleasure of speaking at an event with Simone in Frankfurt, Germany a couple of years ago, and I'm so thrilled to have her on the podcast! [...]

2023-09-29T15:22:18-05:00June 28, 2020|Podcast|

Ep #67: Book Launch Special – 18 Essential Characteristics of an Executive Assistant

Today is release day for my new book, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of Confident, Game-Changing Assistant! Thank you for your support along the way! In this episode, I share the audiobook version of Chapter 1: The Essential Characteristics. The audiobook releases later this summer, but in the meantime, you can buy the Amazon Kindle eBook version for only $0.99 (the week of June [...]

2020-06-20T16:40:40-05:00June 23, 2020|Podcast, Resources|

Ep #66: Lindsay Robinson – Executive Assistant at LinkedIn

Lindsay Robinson spent 11 years as an assistant at the NBA, and is currently an Executive Assistant at LinkedIn. Lindsay talks about what it’s like to work for LinkedIn, how to improve your LinkedIn profile, being honest when you make mistakes, asking for help, and tips on self-care and avoiding burnout. Enjoy! LEADERSHIP QUOTE Failing to plan, is planning to fail. - Benjamin Franklin [...]

2023-09-29T15:18:38-05:00June 21, 2020|Avoiding Burnout, Podcast|