Nadine King is Author of The Ninja: Chronicles of an Assistant, Pastor and a Coach. She is also a 20+ year veteran with experience supporting C-suite executives, vice presidents, executive directors, local church leaders, small business owners and entrepreneurs as an executive assistant and virtual assistant.

Nadine and I talk about working with Type A executives, managing an inbox, the role of a virtual assistant, and the book writing process.

Enjoy our conversation and be sure to reach out to Nadine to say hi!

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Skevi Constantinou is a long time EA and Founder of The PA Way in the UK. I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with her and I know you will learn a lot from our conversation.

We talk about managing interruptions and distractions, what to look for in an assistant, making mistakes, managing email, bullying in the workplace, and more. Skevi also shares her vision for The PA Way.

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In-person meeting planning can be a lot to manage. That’s where TROOP Planner comes in. TROOP Planner is built to make life easier for busy assistants like yourself. Whether you’re organizing an executive offsite, department meeting, or team retreat, TROOP keeps it simple, fast, and organized.

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I'm a firm believer in having multiple streams of income, or "Side Hustles," so I'm very excited for this episode! Nick Loper runs sidehustlenation.com and hosts the award winning Side Hustle Show podcast, which features new part-time business ideas each week.

One of Nick's many side hustles is his reviews website virtualassistantassistant.com where he gathers reviews for the top VA firms. He's also author of Virtual Assistant Assistant: The Ultimate Guide to Finding, Hiring, and Working with Virtual Assistants.

Nick shares ways you can find clients for your Virtual Assistant business, how to validate your side hustle idea, and tips for launching a side hustle. Now go turn your skills and passions into a side hustle!

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In-person meeting planning can be a lot to manage. That’s where TROOP Planner comes in. TROOP Planner is built to make life easier for busy assistants like yourself. Whether you’re organizing an executive offsite, department meeting, or team retreat, TROOP keeps it simple, fast, and organized.

Visit leaderassistant.com/troop to learn more!

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My first interview episode of 2020 is with Amanda Vinci, Founder and CEO of The EA Institute. It was fun interviewing Amanda from the other side of the world (she’s in Melbourne, Australia, I’m in St. Louis, MO).

Amanda is an internationally accredited coach and trainer, Meta Dynamics Practitioner, Accredited EDISC Consultant, and International Keynote Speaker.

We talk about mentors, mistakes, recognizing and avoiding burnout, developing leadership skills, and Amanda also shares what she’s up to with The EA Institute. Enjoy!

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I no longer have an appendix but I still have my passion for helping the assistant community. Happy New Year and stay tuned for more amazing podcast interviews in the coming weeks!

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I can’t believe we’re at Episode 40 but here we are! I had the pleasure of interviewing Jim Kelly, who is Executive Assistant to Michael Hyatt, the CEO and Founder of Michael Hyatt & Company.

Jim has some great tips on calendar management, including my favorite tactic – the ideal week. He also shares tips on managing email, contributing to your executive’s success, and utilizing Michael Hyatt’s five levels of delegation.

Enjoy our conversation and happy 40th episode!

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In-person meeting planning can be a lot to manage. That’s where TROOP Planner comes in. TROOP Planner is built to make life easier for busy assistants like yourself. Whether you’re organizing an executive offsite, department meeting, or team retreat, TROOP keeps it simple, fast, and organized.

Visit leaderassistant.com/troop to learn more!

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I’m very excited to share my conversation with the Michelle Parise, Former EA to the CEO of Pinterest, in Episode 39 of The Leader Assistant Podcast.

Michelle Parise has over 15 years of experience as an Administrative Professional supporting CEOs in the fields of Commercial Real Estate, Venture Capital, and Technology.

She took the job as EA to the CEO of Pinterest when they had around 60 employees and a valuation of $100 million. When she left over 4 years later, Pinterest had over 1300 employees and a valuation of around $12 billion. Michelle talks about working in that hyper growth environment, managing an executive's inbox, and more. She has some great advice for assistants in all types of organizations.

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Visit leaderassistant.com/troop to learn more!

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Welcome to Episode 38, Leader Assistants! I'm very excited to share my conversation with the wonderful Lucy Brazier, CEO of Marcham Publishing, Publishers of Executive Secretary Magazine.

I had the honor of finally meeting Lucy in person in Atlanta at her Executive Secretary Live event, and she was even more wonderful in person. She's even invited me to speak at Executive Secretary Live in London, so if you're in London – I hope to meet you there.

Lucy shares her story about starting Marcham Publishing, burning out, the global differences in titles for assistants, and how she's working to standardize titling for assistants across the globe.

We also talk about AI and how assistants can future-proof themselves for the ever-changing world of work, and how the best assistants are servant leaders.

I'm thankful for Lucy's support and that she shares her platform to help other EA speakers and trainers like myself share their message.

Enjoy our conversation!

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Jillian Hufnagel has been supporting executives for the last 18+ years in start-ups, SaaS, Healthcare, Education and Security companies, which gives her a unique vantage point on many relevant topics for assistants.

I’m thrilled to share my conversation with Jillian on Episode 37 of The Leader Assistant Podcast. She shares an overview and quick history of goal setting with OKRs and MBOs for assistants. She also shares tips for leading a team of assistants. 

Listen up, take notes, and apply what Jillian shares if you want to become a goal-crushing, game-changing Leader Assistant.

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In-person meeting planning can be a lot to manage. That’s where TROOP Planner comes in. TROOP Planner is built to make life easier for busy assistants like yourself. Whether you’re organizing an executive offsite, department meeting, or team retreat, TROOP keeps it simple, fast, and organized.

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Finishing the year strong is ok, but finishing the year rested is much better.

Don’t work over the holidays if you can help it, and don’t convince yourself you can’t help it. Here are six tips on how to rest well during the holidays.

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In-person meeting planning can be a lot to manage. That’s where TROOP Planner comes in. TROOP Planner is built to make life easier for busy assistants like yourself. Whether you’re organizing an executive offsite, department meeting, or team retreat, TROOP keeps it simple, fast, and organized.

Visit leaderassistant.com/troop to learn more!

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