121: Bonnie Low-Kramen is one of us. She is our advocate and our friend. For twenty-five years, Bonnie Low-Kramen worked as the personal assistant to Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis.

Since 2010, Bonnie has been traveling the world teaching and speaking – in 13 countries and 38 states to date. She became a sought-after speaker and author of Be the Ultimate Assistant and Staff Matters. Bonnie is a TEDx speaker and writer for Harvard Business Review. She is a known for her commitment to end workplace bullying and to close the wage gap.

Bonnie holds a BA from Rutgers University in New Jersey. She is now a CEO herself, employs an assistant, and is globally recognized as one of the most respected leaders in the administrative profession and an expert on workplace issues. Bonnie is sought after to speak about building ultimate partnerships between executives and assistants.

In 2022, Bonnie made her TEDx debut with “The Real Reasons People Quit.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-03JL9GRFFw&t=5207s) Her writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review (https://hbr.org/2022/06/is-executive-assistant-the-right-career-for-you)and her work was featured as the Forbes (https://bit.ly/2JSF90V) cover story in May 2019. Clients include the Wharton School of Business, Starbucks, Amazon, Rutgers University Business School, University of Chicago Business School, Campbell Soup, and British Parliament.

She is a co-founder of NYCA (https://www.nycelebrityassistants.com/) – New York Celebrity Assistants – a professional networking organization which began in 1996. A New Jersey native, Bonnie’s highly interactive, informative, and inspiring work seeks to bridge the gaps between all staff towards building an ultimate workplace – or as close as they can get.

Bonnie is the author of the bestselling Be the Ultimate Assistant, A celebrity assistant’s secrets to working with any high-powered employer (https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Assistant-celebrity-assistants-high-powered/dp/0976326817/)and Staff Matters, People-Focused Solutions to Building the Ultimate New Workplace (https://www.amazon.com/Staff-Matters-People-Focused-Solutions-Workplace/dp/0976326841/).

More about Bonnie here: https://www.bonnielowkramen.com/