Executive Office Insights

067: Jeremy Burrows is a longtime executive assistant, international speaker and trainer, founder of The Leader Assistant Community and Premium Membership, author of the #1 Amazon Bestselling book, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant, and host of the #1 podcast for assistants – The Leader Assistant Podcast. He has worked with CEOs, professional athletes, Fort...

066: Andrea Bross ist passionierte Executive Assistant und blickt auf über 20 Jahre Assistenzerfahrung auf C-Level zurück. Sie war unter anderem über 11 Jahre für den EMEA President des Soft- und Hardware Resellers Insight Technology Solutions tätig. Nach Stationen bei Paychex und LinkedIn kam Andrea im Juli 2019 zu Microsoft Deutschland und arbeitet dort eng mit Andreas Kleinknecht zusammen, Mitg...

065: It is always such a joy working with Liv. Not only that her well-known EA graphics made it into a few of my books and my LinkedIn Learning course, she is just fun to be around. A pity she lives in Australia, it would be wonderful to hang out with her because she also loves dogs like I do. Time to introduce you to Liv: Liv is a high-performing, innovative, collaborative and forward-thinking C-...

064: Manchmal trifft man Trainerkolleg*innen, bei denen man sofort merkt, es passt. So ging es mir mit Alex. Eine warmherzige und inspirierende Frau, die ich in jeglicher Ebene schätze. Alexandra Gebhardt war lange in einem internationalen Unternehmen tätig, u. a. als Management-Assistentin, Ausbilderin und Personalentwicklerin. Sie ist hochschulzertifizierter Business Coach, Coach (FH), Stressman...

063: Patrick and I did a live Expert Talk interview in December 2020 which was a huge success. We had assistants from all over the world attending. Some, however, could not make it because of time zone difficulties, so I promised I will interview Patrick again for my podcast. Here we go - I trust you will love the stories he is about to share. A little information on Patrick first: For eight years...

062: Last week was Worlds Mental Health Day. Did you know? How would you describe your current mental health status? Mine was a bit shaky by the end of the summer as I struggled with my mental health and therefore wanted to share my thoughts with you. Have you dealt with mental health issues as well? How did you react to this? Any tips you want to share? I would love to hear from you. #WeAreInThis...

061: Danny McCubbin is an accomplished Social Media & Workplace Culture Consultant. In 2003, Danny began his long and successful career with chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver. He worked across his digital, social media & marketing platforms delivering on major campaigns, all with the combined aim to promote healthier food & home-cooking skills both in the UK and abroad. In his last role as Culture...

060: Was für ein tolles Gespräch. Ich hätte noch ewig mit den beiden sprechen können: Über die Rolle der Assistenz der Zukunft, warum sich der Titel schleunigst ändern sollte und welche Hacks die beiden für ihre Zusammenarbeit haben. Hier auch der Link zum Report, den Greg erwähnte von McKinsey: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-after-covid-19 Wer ist Bia...

059: Sabine Asgodom gehört zu den großen deutschen Keynote-Speakern. Ihr Name steht für Qualität auf jeder Bühne und bei jedem ihrer Themen. Sie redet vor einer Gruppe von Vorständen genauso locker wie in Hallen mit dreitausend Zuschauer/-innen. Sie hält ihre Vorträge in Großunternehmen und bei Mittelständlern, begeistert Mitarbeiter/-innen und Kunden, Männer und Frauen, Jung und Alt. In ihren meh...

058: Here comes part 2. I have been asking my community about the questions they want me to answer. I hope your question was part of it, if not, let me know. As I will do this again next year - so save your questions. Diana xoxo

057: Ashley grew up in the North-East in a town called Middlesbrough, and moved to London aged 18 to pursue her Acting dream! Once in London, a steady income to fund the partying was much more important than auditions & acting - hehehe! Ashley quickly fell into EA work, previously working at a Hedgefund company (far too grown up) followed by Mindshare (amazing fun), before landing an amazing job a...

056: Reggie Love is a Senior Advisor at Apollo Global Management. Reggie's responsibilities include supporting and developing strategy for human capital, public engagement and DE&I initiatives. Reggie previously served as Partner at RON Transatlantic EG from 2012-2019, an international financial holding company with interests in the financial services, logistics, energy, industrial and beer sector...

055: Pepita Soler is the founder and president of Pepitas Secretaries Club, the largest network for assistants in Brazil. She was born in Peru and grew up in Brazil. She lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pepita is the mother of twins – Felipe and Thiago. She has a great love and gratitude for Brazil, its incredible people, art, nature and culture. Pepita started her consulting and training business...

054: I have been asking my community about the questions they want me to answer and here is the first part. I hope your question was part of it, if not, let me know. As I am working on part 2 in a couple of weeks, there is room to send in new questions if you like. Looking forward to hearing from you. Diana xoxo

053: Seit über 10 Jahren begleitet Kathrin Wood Menschen bei der Suche nach einem passenden Job und unterstützt ihre Kunden bei der Auswahl der richtigen Kandidaten. Ihr Fokus liegt auf der Vermittlung von Mitarbeitern in den Bereichen Assistenz, Office und Sekretariat. Kathrin hat eine spannende Vita und ist wieder ein grandioses Beispiel dafür wie die Karriere einer Assistenz verlaufen kann. Sie...

052: Hey there, it has been a while - I know. I was too busy preparing interesting interviews for you all that I almost forgot to record an episode myself. So, here I am. Super ready for my upcoming summer break. I will be gone three weeks. Still unreal to be honest but I so need this break. I have wonderful plans and will make memories. I hope you enjoy your summer as well, no matter if you are t...

051: What a fabulous talk was this. Thank you Anthony and John for such a humble and authentic discussion. I am so honored to have you both in my network as you are wonderful ambassadors for our profession. Anthony Carthew is a career professional with more than 25 years experience in PA & EA roles across government, corporate and entertainment industries. He joined the Sydney Opera House in 2006,...

050: Herrlich war mein Gespräch mit der lieben Katrin. Viele Themen waren auf der Agenda, aber höre einfach selbst hinein und begebe Dich auf die Reise der Vielbegabung, Hochsensitivität und vieles mehr. Aber wer ist Katrin Stigge? Nach ihrer Ausbildung zur Justizfachangestellten wusste Katrin sehr genau: Sie will "mehr". Sie hat nebenberuflich das Abitur auf dem Abendgymnasium nachgeholt. Anschli...

049: Aalaa is based in Bahrain and works as Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and Managing Director and is also a Programme Administrator for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) – Middle East. She took a training with me back in 2020 and I loved having her on the group as she shared valuable content. She also tought me Arabic for my presentation in Saudia-Arabia. W...

048: Martina Brand startete ihre berufliche Laufbahn nach einer Dolmetscher-, und Übersetzerausbildung als Assistentin der Geschäftsleitung in der IT Branche. Sie schloss dabei nochmals ein BWL Kurzstudium an der Berufsakademie der bayerischen Arbeitgeber Verbände ab, um dann als Marketing Managerin bei Cap Gemini Gemini Consulting die Marketingaktivitäten für den Bereich Financial Services und di...

047: I met Winnie a couple of years ago online through our common network and we also met in person at a few events in London. I always knew I wanted to have this lady on my podcast because she has a very special employer. Winnie is the Personal Assistant to the Director General of the House of Commons. She has worked in Parliament for 12 years and previously worked for her local Education Authori...

046: Layfayette is an experienced Executive Assistant with a demonstrated history of working in the international affairs industry. She is skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Public Speaking, Management, Inventory Management, and Time Management. Layfayette is a strong administrative professional who graduated from Georgia Perimeter College. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia. I really enjoyed record...

045: Ich schreibe diese Zeilen am 30. März 2021. Morgen ist er schon wieder vorbei der März und somit das erste Quartal im Jahr 2021. Wahnsinn. Aber auch erschreckend zugleich? Oder nicht? Leider besinnen wir uns zu sehr auf die negativen Dinge, die uns durch die noch immer andauernde Situation doch mehr als zu schaffen machen. Wir vergessen dabei einmal mehr die schönen Dinge um uns herum. Der Fr...

044: Nicole Zieger treibt vor allem ihre Leidenschaft an, Menschen auf ihrem Entwicklungsweg zu unterstützen und mit ihnen gemeinsam anstehende Veränderungen erfolgreich zu meistern. Genau diese Leidenschaft lässt sie in ihren verschiedenen Tätigkeiten aufblühen. Als Head of Change Management & Transformation in der Unternehmensberatung führt sie ihr selbstorganisiertes Team, steht Kunden rund um...

043: It was such a pleasure interviewing another great example of collaboration - fully virtual by the way. I am thrilled to introduce this episode with Daniela and Alex to you. Alex is a leading author, entrepreneur, and in-demand speaker whose work has changed the way established companies do business and how new ventures get started. He's currently ranked No. 4 of Thinkers50, the top 50 managem...