Exceptional Admins | A Podcast for Assistants

SUMMARY: Offering insight into a new way of thinking. INTENTION: To help the listeners embrace pausing to evaluate your situation. EXCERPT: "I know I'm type-A." - Hilani RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Connect: Instagram Instagram video: Type a example

SUMMARY: A lively discussion with the focus being leaders and their impact on both themselves and their human capital. INTENTION: Share relatable stories and inspiration for leaders and assistants to think about how they move about their work day.  EXCERPT: "Being a thoughtful listener results in better communication." Jaime RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Resou...

SUMMARY: A collage of different guests sharing their answer to, "What advice would you give your younger self?" INTENTION: To remind the listeners of the value of perspective and how information is tailored to you, by you. RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Connect: Instagram

SUMMARY: A wonderful discussion with a passionate professional who has been intentional about her career evolution. INTENTION: To share a story and ideas about how you can approach achieving a promotion in your career. EXCERPT: "Leave it better than you found it." Chiereme RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Resource: Tafari Travel Connect: Instagram ea University:...

SUMMARY: Grand thinking and a lack of patience may be hurting you and your career. INTENTION: To help the listeners embrace pausing to evaluate your situation. EXCERPT: "There are updates all around us, which is causing pressure to update ourselves too." - Hilani RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Connect: Instagram

SUMMARY: A wonderful discussion with a seasoned professional who has learned a lot about herself through the years and how she's more vulnerable with avoiding burnout. INTENTION: Share a very relatable story and journey from someone who gets it. EXCERPT: "Identifying what's going on and how to address what you need. "  -  Nicole RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn C...

SUMMARY: A wonderful discussion with a new professional who took her first role out of college to be an executive assistant to a real estate broker. Travel back in time and remember your first admin job.  INTENTION: Remind the listeners about the beginning of their career so they can reflect on where they have traveled through the years. EXCERPT: "Take criticism well and know it's to mak...

SUMMARY: This engaging discussion covers everything from leadership, attending meetings, learning about budgets, being more than "just" an assistant, and how to position your brand in your role. INTENTION: To bring forward ideas on how to work stronger in your role that furthers you in your career. EXCERPT: "Your posture is everything and how you show up in your role impacts your fu...

SUMMARY: Properly labeling issues that happen at the office. INTENTION: To help the listeners listen and view their impact from a new place. EXCERPT: "How you label an issue at the office matters." - Hilani RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Connect: Instagram

SUMMARY: Cover the importance of knowing how you add value and how that ties into moving the needle of your career. INTENTION: Give the listeners insight and tips on how to best articulate your value creation which supports advancement and compensation desires.  EXCERPT: "Knowing where you create value is the biggest thing you need to be aware of in order to advance."  -  Sam RESOURCES:...

SUMMARY: How you frame your mindset about your career impacts the path in which you will travel! INTENTION: To bring forward the listener's thoughts and ideas on how to stay positive (and happy) in your admin career. EXCERPT: "Identifying strategies to best approach your workload!"  -  Kellie RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Resource: Tafari Travel Content:...

SUMMARY: A three-person discussion between Hilani and two admins who support an admin team committee of 30 professionals. INTENTION: To bring forward inspiration and tips associated with belonging to an admin team. EXCERPT: "I view my success by how much autonomy I have and projects I receive."  -  Sarah RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Resource: Tafari Travel Gu...

SUMMARY: Many question whether or not they should make a career change. INTENTION: Gain insight into what you should be considering when making that shift. EXCERPT: "You won't be picking up coffee cups and water glasses anymore." - Hilani RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Connect: Instagram

SUMMARY: Bring to the forefront, how staying stressed doesn't serve you in the end. INTENTION: To drill in (again) the importance of thinking about your health so you can be better at everything you have going on in your life.  EXCERPT: "Correct me if I'm wrong Hilani, but aren't assistants problem solvers, and if so, isn't not having time a problem, therefore they are wel...

SUMMARY:  Being a Better Being An engaging conversation with Michelle Zellner covering all things that help you be a better being. INTENTION: You can never hear enough encouragement around nutrition, self-care, and happiness. This episode covers wisdom and tips that are easy to deploy and result in being a better being. EXCERPT: "If you are spending time, money and energy on things that reall...

SUMMARY: A fun and lively discussion about working in hospitality and then moving to an admin role. INTENTION: Expect to hear an insight that sparks ideas on how to move professions, support your career shift desires, and thrive in a new career. EXCERPT: "Of two things, one is charitable assumptions."  -  Marie RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Resource: Pearl Str...

SUMMARY: Embrace the onboarding period in a new role or when you are making a shift in your new role. INTENTION: Remind the listeners that day 1 is not day 366 on the job. EXCERPT: "You'll move from 1.0 to 1.1." - Hilani RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Connect: Instagram

SUMMARY:   A discussion about money An engaging conversation with Joseph Brady for the betterment of growing your wealth. INTENTION: You can never hear enough encouragement around money and the importance of being open to discussing it. EXCERPT: "I'm committed to helping people understand money is a good thing to discuss." -  Joseph RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Co...

SUMMARY:  Lessons learned through the years  It's encouraging to hear stories from the lens of a seasoned admin.  The profession has evolved through the years offering additional opportunities to be better in the future. Learning how much WE really have evolved inspires us to keep progressing. INTENTION: Revisiting the beginning of your career to where you are now, should remind you of your o...

SUMMARY: Hear an alternate perspective about the admin career from a seasoned male professional. INTENTION: Help unite admins through a lively discussion where an admin shares his perspective and wisdom for a career he loves. EXCERPT: "You are in control of your career. " -  Brandon RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Resource: Pearl Street Lights  

SUMMARY: Discuss money and creative ways to design your money-making journey. INTENTION: Help the listeners realize what their value is, how to measure it, and how to be creative when talking about compensation while leveraging patience. EXCERPT: "Clearly, I'm a big advocate for being paid what you're worth, but..." - Hilani RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Commu...

SUMMARY:   Enjoy an engaging discussion that revolves around the importance of learning astrology for the well-being of your life and career. Learning yours and those of the people you interact with will help you with time and stress. INTENTION: To help those listening learn why astrology plays a role in how you operate and your executive(s). EXCERPT: "Understanding the drivers of your sign h...

SUMMARY: Enjoy an engaging discussion that revolves around organizing and the usage of OneNote. INTENTION: To help those listening learn about a tool that can help them be more organized and buttoned up in their role. EXCERPT: "I think my mind was built and waiting for OneNote all of my life. " -  Kathy RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community Resource: Rodan + Fields: M...

SUMMARY: Enjoy an engaging discussion that revolves around the importance of learning about your Enneagram #. INTENTION: To help those listening learn why Enneagram plays a big part in how you operate with yourself and others, including your executive(s). EXCERPT: "Understanding the drivers of your number can help you navigate fluid moments and hurdles. " -  Hien RESOURCES: Discover: Web...

SUMMARY: Keen insight, below-the-surface wisdom to expand in your career. INTENTION: Help the listeners recognize and focus on growing in their careers. EXCERPT: "Top answer to a question on what's going on in your career, 'I'm looking for more'." - Hilani RESOURCES: Discover: Website Outreach: LinkedIn Community