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Two years ago I launched Assistants Together at the beginning of the first lockdown, who would have thought that two years later we would be doing a live episode at the PA Show in London.
PA Show
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Thank you to everyone who has listened and supported the podcast so far and hope to see you there.
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This week I am welcoming Ruth Kilah, a Productivity & Wellbeing Strategist and Founder of Hoxton Hyde.
During Ruth’s career as a Senior EA and Project Manager she lived in London and worked in the City. After years of not prioritising her health ruth had to make a big change. I absolutely love the fact that Ruth decided to take such a bold step in prioritising herself and she shares exactly how she decided to do that.
Ruth launched Hoxton Hyde because she wanted to help EAs and PAs to become highly productive and strategic business partners by increasing their productivity by helping them focus on their wellbeing. I love Ruth’s approach to her work and I am so pleased to be able to share our conversation with you today.
Get in touch with Ruth today:
https://hoxtonhyde.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-kilah/
Get in touch with Hen today:
@assistantstogether
www.workklife.com
PA Show
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Debra Coleman this week. It was tremendous fun having this conversation. She had actually interviewed me for her own podcast, Have a Seat which was terrifying but really fun too. You can check the episode out if you click here.
Some of the things we speak about:
- Launching her podcast, what she's learnt and why she started it
- Confidence and how our perception of ourselves influence the choices we make
- The importance of keeping going regardless of how you feel
- Pivoting in her role during the pandemic
- Creating a remote work environment and how to navigate our new landscape
- Should you fake it until you make it?
Get in touch with Debra
https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-coleman1/
Listen to Debra interviewing me here
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1495661306?mt=2&ls=1
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I'm excited to welcome Suzie Flynn back to the podcast this week. Suzie is a Mindset & Business Coach and she works with Executive Assistants who want to start a Virtual Assistant business as well.
The new year brings a barrage of information about how we have to reinvent ourselves, have loads of New Years resolutions and get into a new space mentally and emotionally.
So much of this is flawed and we can find ourselves falling short a few days or weeks into the process.
When we are thinking about doing anything new in our lives we need tools to help us because things aren’t going to always go to plan. We can self sabotage, feel imposter syndrome and not know how to move forward so we go back to what felt more comfortable and easy for us to cope with. Even if that thing was really uncomfortable in reality.
That’s why we’re having this conversation because wherever you are, you can take steps to make the changes that you want.
In this episode we talk about:
- bringing positivity into the present moment
- Self sabotage, why we have it and what purpose it is trying to serve in our lives
- Why unconscious patterns run
- How to chose a different path
- Setting goals and how you can connect with them more deeply
If you’d like to connect with Suzie then head to
https://suzieflynn.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/growyourvirtualassistantbusinesswithconfidence
https://linkedin.com/in/suzieflynn
https://suzieflynn.com/va-startup-guide
https://suzieflynn.ac-page.com/hidden-money-block
Or search Suzie Flynn on LinkedIn
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This week is a really special episode for any office managers out there or if you’re in a hybrid role where you do some office management because I’m speaking with some of the winners from the first UK based office management awards.
Launched by Hana Gray, the Founder of The Office Management Group to create a space where Office Managers can be recognised and celebrated for their work. After finding that all office management awards were given as part of an award ceremony for Assistants, Hana decided to create a unique event specifically for office managers.
They’re the first people to be awarded recognition for their contributions to businesses, which, after the last couple of years especially, is so well deserved.
I know that office managers have had an incredibly challenging time managing, not only the practical elements of the role but also helping people cope. That’s why it was so great to hear their experiences, not only of this, but also about the future of the office management role.
It was great to have the chance to have these conversations and in a way mark a moment in time for the profession and community.
Details of how to enter the 2022 awards are included in the episode and of the The Office Management Group Course is included as well.
If you want to get in touch with any of the winners, all the details are available below as well as all the links to previous episodes with Hana Gray and details of the course too.
Previous Episodes with Hana Gray:
Launching The Office Management Group
https://anchor.fm/assistantstogether/episodes/Hana-Gray--Founder-of-The-Office-Management-Portal-and-Black-and-White-Consultancy-eec43p
Launching the Office Management Course, Awards and Show
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hana-gray-the-office-management-course-awards-and-show/id1488624619?i=1000515231974
Launching the Office Management Awards
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hana-gray-launching-the-office-management-awards/id1488624619?i=1000502636870
The Office Management Group & Portal
https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com
The Office Management Course
https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/the-course
The Office Management Awards
https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/the-awards
Guests in order:
Hana Gray - Founder of The Office Management Group & Awards
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/
Zaharin Jabir - Winner of The Office Management Awards 2021 in two categories (Office Management Project Of The Year and Procurement Project Of The Year)
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaharin-jabir-ab809520/
Tracey-Anne Green - Winner of the Start-up Office Manager of the Year 2021
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracey-anne-green-497b4940/
Nicola Ward, Co-Founder, Cake Drop - Winner of Supplier of the Year
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-ward-30404427/
Website - www.cakedroplondon.com
Kate Turgoose - Winner of Office Manager of the Year
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateturgoose/
Megan O'Connell - Winner of Hybrid Office Manager of the Year
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganoconnell-s10/
Wade Taylor - Winner of Manager of the Year
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wade-taylor-7a9652155/
Henrietta Barker
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Assistants Together
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Victoria Wratten is the CEO and Founder of the Executive & Personal Assistants Association. A legally registered, government approved, not for profit professional body for Executive and Business Support Professionals in the UK.
Victoria is a former award-winning EA with over 15 years experience across the public, third and corporate sectors. She is extremely passionate about the roles within Executive and Business Support and she actively encourages it as a truly fantastic career choice.
For nearly two decades, Victoria has been actively involved in the Executive and Business Support industry and have worked with EAs and PAs from across the world. Victoria regularly presents at events/conferences and mentor/coach Assistants and help them to truly excel in their role.
Our conversation today is not only about how Victoria started out in her career, the roles that have shaped and changed her but how life’s twists and turns can take you in unexpected but incredibly rewarding directions.
Victoria is so frank and open about her life and experiences, not just her mentors and the people that she’s worked with but also about Not Just A Girl’s Job which is a campaign that was launched to bring awareness to the men who worked in our profession. Every single man I have interviewed on the podcast has mentioned it and Victoria and speak about it.
It was a real pleasure to speak with her about her career and EPAA and I know that you’ll enjoy hearing about her experiences.
Some of the things we speak about:
💥 Victoria starting her career
💥 Networking and leading
💥 How important mentors are in your career
💥 The importance of realising your values in your career
💥 Being strategic in your career
💥 How opportunities find you
💥 Launching EPAA
💥 Working as a Key Worker throughout the pandemic
Victoria Wratten
💥 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/victoria.wratten/?hl=en-gb
🔗 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-wratten-0893b017/?originalSubdomain=uk
🌏 Website - https://epaa.org.uk/
Henrietta Barker
💥 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hen.barker/?hl=en
🐤 Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠 Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏 Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Monique Helstrom who I am sure many of you know. Monique was the Executive Assistant to Simon Sinek, the New York Times Best Selling Author and TED celebrity.
This episode is really about change. Change whether it’s wanted or unwanted can be so difficult to navigate and it was really a pleasure to speak with Monique about her experiences of change in her life.
Monique was a workaholic, someone who knew how to work and whose life was defined in many ways by the work she was doing. Being part of such a dynamic movement was incredibly rewarding but there came a time when the 80 hour weeks had to stop. Monique, like many people going through change, was free falling.
Today we speak about how Monique redefined her life’s work, the steps she took to create a different life using her unique talents and abilities and how, she believes, anyone can do the same.
Enjoy.
Just some of the things we speak about in the episode are:
💥Burn out, what it looks like and how to prevent it
💥The reality of working for a celebrity
💥What it’s like to be in an all encompassing role
💥Monique’s journey to becoming an Executive Assistant
💥How she pivoted her career
💥Why Monique loves personality tests
💥How to define and create your career you want
💥Communication and how to make the most of each encounter with other people
You can find Monique at www.MoniqueHelstrom.com
On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquehelstrom/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moniquejhelstrom/?hl=en
And find out more about her communication course, Effective Communication which is available now.
Communication is the most important tool we have to connect and collaborate with others. Period. It affects every aspect of our life, including our relationships, our career projection, our parenting ability, our self-esteem, our level of stress, and yes, our wallet. If you’re ready to learn the most important skill that no one has ever taught you, then look no further!
https://moniquehelstrom.thinkific.com/courses/effectivecommunication
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Carol Pito is based in Auckland, New Zealand and has created and consciously carved out a career as a strategic Executive Assistant. We use the term strategic a lot on this podcast and discuss how she moved away from being simply transactional to create a different path where she is actively working with the executive committee to define the goals of the business
Carol shares a specific framework she used to transform her role to give her a seat at the illusive table. Not only that, she contributes to the leadership team and has been able to take this information and share it with others. Carol is an advocate for our community, and is vocal about how the role is changing , wanting to help others elevate their own career through her writing, speaking at events and being on podcasts just like this one.
This episode is for you if you want to know how you can change your role, how you can be more strategic and carve out a real space for yourself in a business to use your unique talents and capabilities to help others. Carol really breaks this down in a granular way for us today which is why this episode is so special. It’s going to show you the small steps Carol took in her own life and career and encourages you to do the same.
Some of the things we speak about:
💥 Identifying your strengths
💥 Identifying the business goals and your executive’s goals
💥 Creating a seat at the table
💥 What does a strategic assistant look like?
💥 How to create the job that you want
💥 Relationships at work
💥 How being an introvert doesn’t have to hold you back
Carol Pito
🔗 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolpito/
Henrietta Barker
💥 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hen.barker/?hl=en
🐤 Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠 Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏 Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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I was so pleased to have the chance to speak with Alice this week. Alice is well known as the Founder of The CWPA Club and operates as an Executive Assistant working in financial services. After her maternity leave in 2017, she realised there was no group in Canary Wharf for Assistants. For anyone outside of London, Canary Wharf is a part of London where a lot of financial organisations are based and it’s close to the City as well.
Alice launched CWPA it and it quickly went from strength to strength delivering events, networking and a support platform for Assistants in the City and Canary Wharf. You can find details below if you’d like to get involved. I have also had the chance to speak with some of the members which was really good fun.
Alice lost her job during the pandemic and speaks about just how important it is to build a network to be able to reach out to others when you’re in need of help. It’s fascinating to hear about her experiences starting a job, having never met her executive or the team in person.
Alice is also incredibly candid about the personal experiences which have shaped a lot of her decisions, making her a passionate advocate for mental health and even becoming a Mental Health First Aider, training others to be able to support people.
Some of the things we speak about:
💥 Making the effort to get to know people
💥 How relationships at work have changed
💥 Finding a job during a pandemic
💥 Launching The CWPA
💥 Looking after our mental health
💥 Her personal journey into the world of work
💥 What it’s like supporting people who you haven’t ever met
💥 The difference between empathy and sympathy
We mention this video from Brene Brown about empathy and sympathy so if you'd like to watch it just click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZBTYViDPlQ
Alice Scutchey
💥 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cwpaclub/
🔗 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicescutchey/
🌏 Website -https://www.cwpaclub.com/
Henrietta Barker
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🐤 Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠 Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏 Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
💥 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/assistants_together/
🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/assistogether
😀 Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/assistantstogether
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Marco has been working as an Executive Assistant in the Pharmaceutical industry for the past five years. Marco is based in Italy although he studied for his Masters in London. He took his MA in Corporate Communication. Marco is till really passionate about communications which shows in his work.
Marco loves being an Executive Assistant, he is role is a very strategic one, and he works to support the Senior Leaders and Managers in the Oncology Business unit. Marco is really passionate about challenging himself in and out of work. He speaks four languages and loves travelling, whatever the reason.
Marco is really always challenging himself and working towards cementing his purpose in his career.
Just some of the things we speak about:
💥Building trust with your executive
💥How do you prove your value
💥Communication pathways and how to cultivate them
💥Embrace change and lead it
💥Learning and how to grow
💥The perception of the role in Italy
💥Creating International networks
💥Being a male in a female dominated industry
💥Progress in the industry
💥Transactional role vs strategic roles
Marco Macente
🐤 Twitter - @marcomace23
😁 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/marco.mace
🔗 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/ebpmarcomacente
Henrietta Barker
💥 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hen.barker/?hl=en
🐤 Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠 Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏 Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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Lucy Brazier is the CEO of Marcham Publishing, and publisher of Executive Support magazine. Lucy took over what was at the time a simple newsletter, and developed it into the brand it is today. Lucy has spoken at over 500 events held in over 40 countries. She delivers training, support and practical advice to help administrative professionals all over the world be the best at what they do. Lucy is deeply involved with Isipho Admin, a South African charity which helps young people into the administrative profession and help them change not only their, but also their families lives.
If this wasn’t enough, Lucy has also been involved with working with the World Administrators Summit to create the The Skills Matrix, a soon to be globally recognised professional framework for admin professionals with clear levels of attainment that will change the way that we hire, train and promote people giving them a clear career roadmap.
To top all of that off, Lucy has just received an OBE for her work within the industry where she was mentioned in the Queen’s Birthday Honors List this year. It’s a huge recognition of all the hard work and dedication she has and continues to put into advocating for assistants.
Lucy Brazier
💥 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lucyellenbrazier/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/executivesupportmagazine/
🐤 Twitter - https://twitter.com/lucybrazier?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
😁 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/executivesecretary
🔗 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3720787/
🌏 Website - https://executivesupportmedia.com/
Henrietta Barker
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🐤 Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠 Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏 Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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😀 Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/assistantstogether
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Rhonda Scharf is a well-recognised professional speaker, trainer, consultant and author based both in Ottawa, Canada and Fort Myers, Florida.
Rhonda was an Executive Assistant but she was amazing at teaching other people how to use tech in their roles. She quickly became a trainer and then started her own business helping others.
Since 1993 she has worked with tens of thousands of people in dozens of different countries. Rhonda has such a fun way of presenting things, she’s honest and tells us how to achieve the things we want to.
We speak about:
💥How she became a trainer
💥The difference between career, vocation and jobs
💥How not to take things personally
💥How the Assistant role has evolved over the past five years
💥Why faking it until you make it is a bad idea
💥The difference between hard and soft skills
💥How you can refine and bring your skills together
💥How to view your career
💥What you need to know over the next year
💥The momentum of changes in the pandemic
💥Why you must continue to learn and evolve now more than ever
Rhonda talks about an upcoming event in the episode, Project Management for Non Project Managers coming up on 7th/8th July. To find out more click the link: https://on-anthe-right-track.com/event/9125/
Rhonda Scharf
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rhondascharf/?hl=en
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhondascharf/?originalSubdomain=ca
🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/RhondaScharf?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
😁 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rhonda.scharf
🌏Website - https://www.ontherighttrack.com
Henrietta Barker
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🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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🐦Twitter - https://twitter.com/assistogether
😀Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/assistantstogether
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Alice Dartnell is a life and success coach who is passionate about helping people create a life by design. Life during and coming out of covid can be difficult, we are all in different parts of this pandemic but as things are changing again it can be daunting. That’s why Alice and I are speaking about some of the things we can do to create a great framework for ourselves to support our own experiences and look after ourselves at this point. Literally whatever this point in time is for you.
Alice has overcome her own personal battles, such as an eating disorder, she lacked confidence and suffered from severe depression. She knows first hand how powerful personal development and shifting mindset can be. We’re breaking down what mindset is, how we can create a good relationship with our mindset and continue to work on it. We speak about specific things we can do to cultivate a great framework for ourselves. We’re all in need of some ways to create more balance and enjoyment, especially at the moment. Let’s Jump in.
The Miracle Morning Challenge - Register here - https://alicedartnell.com/miracle-morning-21-day-challenge/
💥Mindset during transition
💥Time and energy management
💥Scarcity mindset
💥Default patterns and how to get out of them
💥Awareness and why it matters
💥 Triggers and how to chose a different way
💥 Routine matters but it doesn’t have to be rigid
💥 Building a life by design
💥 Negative self talk and how to stop it
💥 Win of the day and why it’s important
💥 Compound interest in our lives
Alice Dartnell
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alice_dartnell/?hl=en
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicedartnell/
🌏Website - https://www.alicedartnell.com
Henrietta Barker
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🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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🐦Twitter - https://twitter.com/assistogether
😀Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/assistantstogether
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My latest guest is the incredible Nick Ginsburg, a passionate and innovative Executive Assistant, Speaker and Community Leader. He is the Executive Assistant to the Provost and Senior Vice-President at Monash University and is the Co-Founder of the Global Fireside Series. Productivity, innovation, and relationship building are his strengths and passion. Nick thrives when he is helping people, and in particular Executive Assistants, by bringing them together to share their knowledge and grow in their careers. Nick speaks about his career and knowing that he wanted to be an Executive Assistant, he set his sights on a particular role and went for it. The energy and enthusiasm he has for the EA community is clear and his ability to bring people together has been something he has been doing in real life for quite some time and he is now doing that as part of our global community. His focus is on building deep connections, giving people the encouragement to achieve their goals. In a short space of time Nick launched the Tech-xpert Summit with Michelle Bowditch and Rhiannon Ward, which was a huge success and gave him the confidence to launch The Global Fireside Series with Rhiannon as well. Nick and I discuss self doubt, vulnerability and our mutual love of ring lights. The community is made better by people being brave enough to take the steps to realise the things they want to achieve, it brings us together in a unique way and I am so pleased that Nick has been able to create this space to communicate with so many people. He says that if he could help one person to look at a situation differently or give them the encouragement to do something then it would all be worthwhile. I’m pretty sure that many many people have already been impacted by his ability to connect and inspire Email: [email protected] Website: nickginsburg.com Follow me LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/nickginsburg Instagram - @NickGinsburg Twitter - @NickGinsburg_ https://www.globalfiresideseries.com/ Also mentioned in this episode was Rhiannon Ward @msrhiannonward and Michelle Bowditch @door20a You can listen to Michelle’s episode on Assistants Together here as well.
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My guests are Kerry Robinson and Cate Heaphy, the founders of The Online Assistants. Both really experienced and successful Executive Assistants, Kerry and Cate launched their business after they shared a bottle of wine and started talking about the future of the assistant role and how they felt how they would fit into that.
They quickly launched the business, and worked incredibly hard to really build a successful operation. They’ve set their own rules about how they want to live their lives and how and where they choose to work. This has allowed them to push forward with the business on their terms and they have learned so so much along the way.
Together they share the trials and tribulations of launching a business, building relationships and setting boundaries, as well as how they have learned on the job. Kerry and Cate are so determined and open about their experiences which is really generous - it’s not often you hear business owners talk so candidly about their successes and failures.
They both clearly love what they do and it’s so great to hear their growth mindset has enabled them to push forward and create the lives that they want. This is a must listen for anyone who is thinking of taking the leap of becoming a VA and shaping their own career.
💥What led them to starting the business
💥Clarity and purpose of your goal
💥Knowing what you love doing and what you don’t
💥Building a business
💥 Creating opportunities for yourself
💥 Learning on the job
💥 Choosing which clients to work with
💥 How to get started
💥 Why they wanted to build a business
💥 Mistakes made along the way
💥 The importance of a growth mindset
The Online Assistants
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theonlineassistants/
😁Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/theonlineassistants
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-online-assistants/
🌏Website - https://www.theonlineassistants.com
Henrietta Barker
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hen.barker/?hl=en
🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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Annie Croner is my guest and Annie is a career EA and founder of Whole Assistant, an online platform & community, formed to provide a positive place where assistants can go to transform their lives and up level their careers.
Annie has made it her focus to help assistants achieve their goals and manage everything on their plates, while finding freedom from overwhelm and burnout. Annie is a trained Coach and she supports people through transitions and events in their lives.
Annie suffered a life changing event which led her through some dark times where she was forced to re evaluate ever aspect of her life. The moment of clarity that she had became a totally defining moment, knowing that things would change completely.
That led her to create a space for Assistants to find their own way through their lives with support through coaching and a community to empower you to create a life that you really want while looking after yourself.
Just some of the things we speak about in this episode are:
💥The power of a life changing event
💥Clarity and purpose
💥Knowing who you are
💥What do you want in life?
💥 Working in alignment
💥 Creating the life that you want
💥 When life forces change
💥 One thing can change your life
💥 Self actualisation
💥 Building confidence
💥 Creating new opportunities
💥The power of support
Annie Croner
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wholeassistant/?hl=en
🐤YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdNtKQeQezXQLygexZKDk4wref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
😁Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/anniecroner?fref=nf
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-croner/
🌏Website - https://www.wholeassistant.com/
Henrietta Barker
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hen.barker/?hl=en
🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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🐦Twitter - https://twitter.com/assistogether
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Happy Administrative Professionals Day everyone🎉🎉
When I say the name Nicky Christmas, I am pretty sure that most of you will know who I am talking about.Nicky is the Founder of Practically Perfect PA as a blog ten years ago.
The site provides support, information and guidance for people in their role. Nicky has taken that huge resource and created the EA Campus, a brand new community online for Assistants with events, training and tons of content that’s exclusive to the members.
Nicky and I have known of each other for years, but it wasn’t until last year that we got to speak. I can’t believe that it took us so long. The enormous success of Practically Perfect PA is down to Nicky’s honesty about her experience as an Assistant, her ability to break down information and create a community where people can get access to the data and support that they need in their role.
Nicky’s experience makes her such a powerful voice in our industry and it was such a pleasure to speak with her about her experiences.
Just some of the things we speak about in this episode are:
💥The importance of looking after yourself
💥What value you add to the business
💥Being confident about speaking about what you do
💥How to practise showing and communicating what you do
💥The importance of being present in meetings
💥Taking up space within a business
💥The reality of the role and sharing experiences
💥Ten year anniversary of Practically Perfect PA
💥Failure and making mistakes
💥Continuing to evolve in this industry
💥Moving the business into a new space
💥The importance of flexibility and resilience in your role
Future Assistant
https://www.practicallyperfectpa.com/future-assistant-2021
Nicky Christmas
💥Instagram - @nickychristmas
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nicky.christmas.7
🔗LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicky-christmas/
Practically Perfect PA
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/practicallyperfectpa/?hl=en
🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/PracticalPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
😁Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/PracticallyPerfectPA/
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/practically-perfect-pa/
🌏Website - https://www.practicallyperfectpa.com/
Henrietta Barker
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hen.barker/?hl=en
🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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Lisa Boissel is the Managing Director of Miss Jones PA. She is an incredibly experienced event planner and connector who loves bringing people together and has been at the helm of Miss Jones PA for the past eight years.
Miss Jones PA is the leading Assistant and events community in the UK and I am thrilled that Lisa spoke with me. If you have used their event calendar to see what is happening in our community, been to an event in person (pre pandemic obviously), attended one of the virtual summits or even attended their incredible PA Awards, then you’ll know the how meticulous Lisa is in what she delivers.
Serving the community with over 100 free webinars and training throughout the last year, Lisa is a real advocate for collaboration in our industry. We’re speaking about how she built Miss Jones PA, the community, how life has been over the past year and what events she has planned over the next few months.
The Miss Jones PA network allows our members to develop and grow their skillset, meet with like minded individuals and influencers and introduce their network to the best venues and suppliers to develop personal relationships when booking. Membership is open to ALL assistants globally!
Just some of the things we speak about in this episode are:
💥Building a business and community
💥How much we miss events
💥The importance of connection
💥Managing Miss Jones throughout the pandemic
💥Creating new ways to connect during Covid
💥Using your intuition in business
💥Helping people connect and learn during the pandemic
💥Plans for the future for Miss Jones PA
💥Virtual Summit coming up
💥Partnering with The Office Management Group and The Officials for the Virtual Summit 2021
💥Coping with lockdown on her own
💥Helping the hospitality industry back on its feet
💥Events of the future, what they’ll look like
💥New things happening in the Miss Jones PA community
Miss Jones PA Virtual Summit
If you’d like to sign up for the incredible Virtual Summit then go to http://www.missjonespa.com
You can register for the event for FREE for the two days and then add on workshops if you’d like as well.
I would love to see you at the Anatomy of a CV Workshop with me. It costs £25. The pricing structure for workshops are:
* £25/ticket for individual workshops
* £80/ticket for access to all the workshops on a single day
* £150/ticket for access to all the workshops for the entire duration of the summit (two days)
Lisa Boissel & Miss Jones PA
💥Instagram - @lisaboissel @missjonespa @missjonescommunity @
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/missjonespa/
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/miss-jones-pa-39404b36/
🌏 Website - http://www.missjonespa.com
Henrietta Barker
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hen.barker/?hl=en
🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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🐦Twitter - https://twitter.com/assistogether
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Shirwyn Weber is a South African based C-Level Executive Assistant with over 12 years of cross industry experience. He is an accomplished professional with numerous awards and accolades, including PAFSA PA of the Year.
Shirwyn is an advocate for men in the profession, having faced discrimination when applying for roles and is fearless in discussing his own experiences in order to raise awareness and campaign for change in our industry.
A mentor for the ISHIPO, a South African charity that works with young people to access funding and mentorship to enter the admin profession, Shirwyn is driven by improving the lives of others less fortunate than himself.
Just some of the things we speak about:
💥Being an Assistant is a career not a job
💥Going into the career with your eyes open
💥How to get intentional in your career
💥Having a vision about your career
💥Staying ahead of the curve
💥When Executives see your potential run with it
💥Plotting your career path ahead
💥Being a Manager/ Leader in your role
💥Start thinking strategically in your role
💥Discrimination in the role
💥Stereotypes of Assistants
💥Having the determination to overcome obstacles
💥Commitment to finding challenges
💥Advocating for men in the profession
💥Gender bias in the role #notjustagirlsjob
💥Being hired on merit not gender preference
💥Paying it forward with mentorship
To find out more about the charity ISIPHO Admin please click here - http://www.isiphoadmin.org.za/
Shirwyn Weber
💥Instagram - @shirwynwct
🐦Twitter - @shirwynweberCT
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shirwynw
🔗LinkedIn -www.linkedin.com/in/shirwynweber
🌏 Website - http://www.isiphoadmin.org.za/ Not Just a Girls Job - https://epaa.org.uk/campaigns-policy-research/not-just-girls-job/ Henrietta Barker
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hen.barker/?hl=en
🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/ Assistants Together
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/assistants_together/
🐦Twitter - https://twitter.com/assistogether
😀Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/assistantstogether
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Hana Gray is such a force in our industry. As the Founder of The Office Management Group she is championing and elevating office managers in so many ways. Hana has been on the podcast before speaking about the need to really celebrate office managers and has been creating so much in the last year, continuing to build her community, launching the very first UK Awards to celebrate the work that they do and now creating a specific Institute of Administrative Professionals accredited course for office managers.
The course is going to really allow office managers to create a learning framework that is incredibly specific to their needs. Realising that each person is unique and that there has never been specific training for office managers, Hana knew that she wanted to support people in elevating heir careers. The course launches in July and will be London based initially.
Hana has built engaged and committed community that have supported each other throughout this pandemic. She talks about their experiences, how this has impacted them and how hard it has been at times. We spoke about how companies are responding to the return to the office and how office managers are leading the way in creating safe environments to enable teams to feel comfortable working together again in person.
Just some of the topics we speak about are:
💥The brand new The Institute of Administrative Professionals Accredited Office Management Course launch
💥The importance of recognition for office managers and people with office management in their role
💥How the office management community has coped with the pandemic
💥Lack of training for office managers
💥What returning the office looks like
💥The impact of Covid for office managers
💥Proving progression in your career
💥The reaction in the community from The Office Management Awards
💥The Office Management Show
💥How you can get involved
Hana Gray - The Office Management Group
💥Instagram - @theofficemanagementgroup
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theOMG2020/
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-bw-oc/?originalSubdomain=uk
🌏 Website
The Office Management Course - https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/the-course
The Office Management Portal https://www.theofficemanagementportal.com/login
The Office Management Group - https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/
The Office Management Awards Tickets - https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/the-awards
Miss Jones Virtual Showcase - https://pheedloop.com/EVEZZRALRLJLL/site/home/
Henrietta Barker
💥Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hen.barker/?hl=en
🐤Twitter - https://twitter.com/henbarker?lang=en
😁Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/henrietta.barker.71
🔗LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriettabarker/?originalSubdomain=uk
🏠Clubhouse - @hen.barker
🌏Website - https://www.henriettabarker.com/
Assistants Together
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