EA & PA Chataway with Lindsay

SHOW NOTES
Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.  

This podcast is a special December 2021 Episode 17 featuring Laura Worley who is a Senior Executive Assistant from Essex, in the UK. 
 
Laura has over 20 years of experience as an Executive Assistant in the financial, consultancy, hospitality and NGO industries in London and Australia working at Hilton, Prudential and Northern Trust to name a few.  She began her career in the 1990s when audio typing and filing were core skills, and has expanded her experience to the EA skillset we know now of meeting coordination, project management and event planning.  She very recently joined the International Chamber of Shipping to support the Secretary General and is also a graduate of the June cohort of the Your Excellency mini MBA programme.  Laura lives in Essex with her husband and two sons, and in her spare time enjoys exercise, reading, theatre and catching up with friends over a meal and a glass of wine.  I can’t wait for you to listen in on my chataway with Laura as she shares her inspiring career and learning journey.
 
 Time:
0147   Introduction using the initial letters of Laura’s name 
 0727   Laura’s new role 
 0910   What attracted Laura to The Mini MBA Programme 
 1023   Laura’s favourite and memorable bits of The Mini MBA Programme 
 1135   Laura’s favourite elements of the EA/PA role and profession 
 1223   Laura’s least favourite elements of the EA/PA role and profession 
 1313   You have 10 minutes of your life to replay… 
 1350   What advice would you give your younger self? 
 1409   Laura’s 3 dinner guests 
          

Resources/Weblinks 
 
 

Laura Worley on LinkedIn

The Mini MBA for Senior & Executive Assistants Programme by Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy 
 
 

Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.  

This podcast is Episode 16 featuring Alice Scutchey, Director of EMEA Business Administration within Financial Services.  
 
 Alice has over 15 years’ experience working for top institutions in the Financial Services industry. She is married with three children and lives in Kent.  As an approved Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor and keen speaker, she uses her platform to tell her story, champion women and promote the administrative profession. 

In 2019, Alice created The CWPA Club, a network for corporate Assistants that meet weekly for training and events. Alice is committed to helping other PAs & EAs grow, develop their skills and realise their full potential. She believes Assistants should have a clear path of progression and equal opportunities to fulfil their career ambitions.

Alice promotes happiness by living positively and supports others to do the same.
 
Alice is a true inspiration to so many in this profession.  We are proud to have Alice as a Your Excellency Ambassador. Alice has so much news to share since featuring on the Ambassador special Episode 3 earlier this year.  You are going to love this chataway!
 
 Time:

 0000   Introduction 
 0137   Alice introduces herself using the initial letters of her name 
 0316  What’s changed for Alice since January 2021
 0446   Alice’s MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Challenge for charity
 0714   Announcing Alice’s new role as Director of EMEA Business Administration
 0819   The value of connections
 0920   Alice’s experience of Your Excellency’s learning & development including “the gamechanger” Mini MBA for Senior & Executive Assistants Programme
 1200   Alice as a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Trainer
 1402   You have 10 minutes of your life to replay/redo…
 1640   What advice would you give your younger self at the start of your career?
 1828   Inspiring the next generation of PAs
          

Resources/Weblinks 

Alice Scutchey on LinkedIn 

The CWPA Club 

Mental Health First Aid Training

Alice’s fundraising page
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/alicescutchey 

Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.  

It’s been a year since EA/PA Chataway podcasts were launched and we’ve combined the best bits in this edition Episode 15.  Whether you call this a podcast medley or a podcast mash-up, this Episode 15 is an absolute delight to listen to and I know will feature top of your list for inspiration. 

Time:

0000   Introduction 
0057   Lucy Brazier OBE shares her advice on listening 
0243   Shirwyn Weber shares his passion and advice for the profession 
0502   Sarah Howson recommends networking as a development tool 
0614   Gilly Mullford advocates networking 
0658   Helen Rees provides practical advice on networking 
0855   Kate Turgoose recommends entering awards 
1015   Samantha Cox shares her key learning from working with Sir Richard Branson 
1104   Dan Skermer talks about “saying yes”, being daring, taking risks, and tapping into opportunities 

Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.   

This podcast is Episode 14 featuring Gilly Mulford who is a Virtual Assistant and Household PA in the UK.  Lindsay most recently met up with Gilly at The PA Show in London and was delighted to see that Gilly had stepped out of her comfort zone to share a presentation at The Show with a resulting HUGE smile and sense of achievement.  For those who have tuned into previous Episodes you know there’s a theme running where stepping out of your comfort zone is concerned – it’s where the Magic happens and Lindsay believed Gilly was absolutely experiencing that magic.  This is the first time our Podcast has featured a Virtual Assistant too.  We know you’re going to love Gilly’s fantastic input including her story of moving from a corporate EA role to being a VA.    

Time: 

0000 Stepping out of your comfort zone and taking advantage of opportunities 
Everyone has a story to tell 
05m45s Introduction to Gilly (Gillian) using the initial letters of her name  
13m09s Gilly paints a picture of where she’s joining us from  
16m00s Gilly’s career journey to date 
22m48s Gilly’s ten minutes of her life to replay 
23m23s Three people Gilly would invite to a dinner party  

Resources/Weblinks  

Gilly Mulford on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillymulford/
Kathy Soulsby on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-soulsby-va/
Sarah Howson (BBO PA Network) on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlhowson/ BBO PA Network : https://www.bbopanetwork.co.uk/
 
EA/PA Chataway with Lindsay : Episode 6:  Featuring Sarah Howson 
EA & PA Chataway with Lindsay Podcast by Your Excellency 

Occulus Creative Learning 
https://oculuscreativelearning.com/more/free-events/a-penny-for-your-thoughts/ 

SHOW NOTES
Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.  

This podcast is Episode 13 featuring Kate Turgoose who was crowned Office Manager of the Year 2021 at The Office Management Awards held in London on 22nd July. These were the first Awards of their kind in the UK and a fantastic opportunity to celebrate, reward and recognise all things Office Management.    As a Judge for the Office Manager of the Year category I was hugely impressed with Kate’s entry and I am delighted she features as a guest to shine a spotlight on her passion for the profession. 

Time:

0111   Introduction of Kate using the initial letters of her name 
 0630   Kate paints a picture of where she’s joining us from 
 0715   Kate’s career journey to date
 0926   The Office Management Awards – Kate expands on her entry & the profession
 1330   Aspects of the role Kate most enjoys 
 1430   Aspects of the role Kate least enjoys 
 1624   Kate’s new role at Funding Circle 
 1809   The Office Management Awards new entries for 2021/2022
 2100   Kate’s ten minutes of her life to replay
 2149   Three people Kate would invite to a dinner party 

Resources/Weblinks 

Kate Turgoose on LinkedIn

Office Management Group

 Office Management Awards

Mental Health First Aid Training delivered by Your Excellency Associate Trainer Alice Scutchey

Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.   

This podcast is Episode 12 featuring Samantha Cox, consultant for high-end travel experiences and VIP Guest Services and former EA to Sir Richard Branson.   
 
As many of you know on 11th July Sir Branson boarded his VSS Unity spacecraft, soared 86 km up and arced into space for 4 minutes of weightlessness, I thought it would be apt to feature Samantha in light of this amazing space flight. And of course, you, the EA community are always incredibly curious about what it’s like to work for Ultra High Net Worth Individuals.  Sam is incredibly down-to-earth (no pun intended!), full of energy and an absolute delight to Chataway to.  I hope, like me, you enjoy getting to know her and to learn about her career and resulting advice and wisdom. 

Time: 
01:30Introduction to Samantha Cox using the initial letters of her name  

11:37“A guest experience should exceed expectations” and the launch of The Dream Clean & Cook Company 
 
15:10  “Anything is possible” :  Virgin Galactic and spaceflight 

17:09 “Enjoy yourself – add it to your to do list like you would a meeting” :  Sam’s experience working (and learning!) with Sir Richard Branson  
 
20:28  “I’ve no idea if she can f***ing type, but I know that she will fit in perfectly” : Cultural fit and the IT-Factor 
 
23:32 “The difference that makes the difference” : Confidence, challenge, trust and energy  
 
25:27 Working as EA to Jackie O 

27:23Developing the VIP guest experience at Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos   

31:193 pieces of learning from Sam’s career journey : Hindsight is a wonderful thing!  
 
36:58 3 people Sam would invite to a dinner party 
 

Resources/Weblinks  

Samantha Cox on LinkedIn
The Dream Clean & Cook Company
Why Richard Branson’s spaceflight is a very big deal 

Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA, and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.   

This podcast is Episode 11.  It features Daniel Skermer who is Director at Boutique Business Development, Founder of PA Forum, and Coach at Asentiv UK.  Dan has been a business friend of Your Excellency for 4 years and is renowned for his energy, enthusiasm and professional friendliness.  If you’re not already feeling energised I can guarantee you will be by the end of this podcast listen!   

Time: 

0101 Introduction to Daniel (Dan) Skermer using the initial letters of his name  
0544 Dan’s role as Director at Boutique Business Development  
0837 Dan’s role as Coach at Asentiv UK  
1220 Dan’s role and more info on PA Forum (including mentoring programme) 
2332 The challenges of the EA/PA profession and announcement of PA Forum training  
 initiative with Your Excellency Limited  
2705 “Hindsight is a great thing” – Dan’s advice to his younger self  
2915 Dan’s career history  
3234 3 people Dan would invite to a dinner party 
 
  

Resources/Weblinks  
https://pa-forum.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielskermer/
https://boutiquebusinessdevelopment.com/daniel-skermer/
https://www.chsbirmingham.com/ 

Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.  

This podcast is Episode 10.  It coincides with the return of Your Excellency’s Chilli Farm Team Development Days for 2021 and features Chilli Farm owner Joanna Plumb and co-Director of Your Excellency, Malcolm Taylor who facilitates this exciting Programme.
 
 With the last year being a blur of Teams and Zoom meetings, we know so many of you are really keen to meet up face to face with your work colleagues.  As an EA/PA you’ve probably been tasked with researching team development for your organisation – our Chilli Farm Team Development Days could be the perfect solution for you! They are a great way to welcome your team back together – everyone can join in with the challenging yet fun activities that will build teamwork and leadership skills. 

Time:

02m13s   What is The Chilli Farm Team Development Day?
04m17s   Jo shares more info on the Chilli Farm
05m19s   Jo shares how she got into Chilli farming
07m08s   Malcolm shares the benefits and key takeaways for this bespoke Programme
10m12s   COVID Compliance
11m31s   Jo shares some lesser-known facts about chillis
13m05s   Malcolm shares how you can find out more

Resources/Weblinks:

www.yourexcellency.co.uk/chilli
https://chilliranch.co.uk/ 

Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.

This podcast is Episode 9, featuring Julianne Hill who is PA to the Executive Director of Development & Sales and the Director of External Affairs at bpha a Housing Association. bpha are committed to providing its customers with high-quality, value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient, sustainable and affordable housing and Jules works out of their Bedford, UK office (albeit like everyone else at the moment she is working from home!). Julianne is also a Board Member and EA on a voluntary basis to the Chair of Women in Social Housing (WISH) London region which is a national networking association. Julianne is a recent graduate with Your Excellency Limited having studied with us for the last year and achieving the OfQual Regulated Qualification SFJ Awards Level 4 Certificate in Office & Administration Management. Julianne will be continuing her studies with us and is a learner on the May cohort of our new 2021 Programme The Mini MBA for Senior & Executive Assistants.

Time:

0151 Introduction to Julianne (Jules) Hill using the initial letters of her name
0536 Jules’s feedback on OfQual Regulated Qualification SFJ Awards Level 4 Certificate in Office & Administration Management
1154 Jules’s learning journey 
1422 Jules’s career journey 
1713 One thing Jules loves about this profession 
1748 One thing Jules finds challenging in this profession 
2045 3 people Jules would invite to a dinner party 
2315 Jules’s advice to those who are new to this profession or looking to join this profession

Resources/Weblinks
www.bpha.co.uk
https://www.wishgb.co.uk/
OfQual Level 4 Qualification
The Mini MBA for Senior & Executive Assistants

Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.  

This podcast is Episode 8, featuring Con Conlon the CEO of Merit Group Limited, an information services organization. Con joins us from Chennai in India.  
 
 This Episode is a slight digress from our normal EA and PA guests because we wanted to feature an Executive who speaks highly of the EA profession.  We had it on good authority that Con was the perfect person for this - and that he had some inspirational leadership stories that he would share with us too! 

Time:

0106   Introduction to Con & Merit Group 
 
 0438   What makes a great Executive/EA relationship? Communication, trust & mutual respect
 
 0733   IMA (International Management Assistants) Network
 
 1022   The EA/PA as a Strategic Business Partner

1622   The first steps to being more strategic
 
 1904   Advice to those aspiring to be a great leader : your ethical compass, 
          communication skills, creativity as a differentiator, EI, Servant-Leadership, 
          decisiveness
 
 2345   Cultural awareness and adjustment
 
 2930   3 people Con would invite to a dinner party
          

Resources/Weblinks

www.meritgroup.co.uk

One day accredited Principles of Finance training
https://www.yourexcellency.co.uk/training-and-development/ea-pa-qualification/sfj-awards-level-3-award/principles-of-finance-for-administrative-managers/

Institute of Management Assistants (IMA) India