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The Leader Assistant Podcast with Jeremy Burrows Jeremy Burrows
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The Leader Assistant Podcast exists to encourage and challenge executive assistants and administrative professionals to become confident, game-changing Leader Assistants. Assistants have an enormous amount of influence as we manage the good, the bad, and the ugly in the life and work of our high-capacity, fast-paced CEOs, executives, pastors, celebrities, and politicians. The question is, what will we do with our influence? My name is Jeremy Burrows. I’m a longtime executive assistant, speaker, coach, founder of LeaderAssistant.com, and author of the #1 Amazon Best Seller, The Leader Assistant: Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant. In this practical and inspirational podcast, my guests and I discuss a variety of topics including productivity, time management, resisting burnout, leadership, and artificial intelligence as it relates to the future of the assistant role. Are you ready to become the #LeaderAssistant the world needs?
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#222: Chynna Clayton - Former Special Assistant to Michelle Obama
Chynna Clayton worked in the personal office of Barack and Michelle Obama as their Director of Travel and Event Operations. Her career also includes administrative roles at Disney and the White House where she served as “body woman” to Mrs. Obama during the Obama Administration.
Chynna is the founder of Matriarch Made Development, a consulting firm that helps organizations develop administrative teams.
In this episode, Chynna tells us how she wound up working in the White House with the Obama Administration. Chynna also shares tips on navigating high pressure situations, managing stress and burnout, prioritizing self-care, and more!
Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/222
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#221: Jennifer Chamberlin on Working From Home and Seeing Yourself as More Than Just an Assistant
Jennifer Chamberlin launched My Bilingual VA in 2016 after working as a Personal / Executive Assistant in Paris for 15 years.
In this episode, Jennifer shares her journey from being a PA/EA to launching her own business. She also talks about her favorite tools, best practices for working remotely, and encourages assistants to see themselves as more than “just an assistant.”
Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/221
Sponsor -> ezcater.com/leaderassistant
--ezCater is the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team. To explore corporate food solutions or place a catering order, visit ezcater.com/leaderassistant.--
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#220: Yvette Nieves on Supporting Multiple Executives and Asking for a Seat at the Table
Yvette Nieves has been an Executive Assistant for 25+ years in multiple industries.
In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Yvette talks about working with executives who have a hard time letting go of control, being part of an executive assistant team, supporting multiple executives, and asking for a seat at the table.
Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/220
Sponsor -> ezcater.com/leaderassistant
--ezCater is the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team. To explore corporate food solutions or place a catering order, visit ezcater.com/leaderassistant.--
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#219: Annie Croner on Burnout, Boundaries, Confidence, and Detaching Your Worth from Your Work
Annie Croner is the founder and CEO of Whole Assistant, an online platform & community, formed to provide a positive place where assistants can go to transform their lives and level up their careers.
Annie was originally on this show back in 2019 (Episode 26), and I’m excited to have her back! As a heads up, this episode is a bit out of the ordinary. How? Well, not only do I interview Annie in this conversation, but she also interviews me. So much for keeping myself out of the spotlight, eh? :-)
Annie and I talk about burnout, boundaries, confidence, automation, and detaching your worth from your work. Enjoy our conversation!
Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/219
Sponsor -> ezcater.com/leaderassistant
--ezCater is the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team. To explore corporate food solutions or place a catering order, visit ezcater.com/leaderassistant.--
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#218: Naomi White on Language Models Like ChatGPT and How Executive Assistants Can Utilize Them
Naomi is a senior executive assistant at Cohere, a provider of cutting-edge NLP models that solve all kinds of language problems; including text summarization, composition, classification, and more.
In this recording from one of our weekly Leader Assistant Zoom Chats, Naomi and I discuss language models like ChatGPT, automation and how it all can help us in our assistant roles.
Join the Leader Assistant Circle Community for FREE to watch the video of my conversation with Naomi, and get a copy of her slide presentation.
Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/218
Sponsor -> ezcater.com/leaderassistant
--ezCater is the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team. To explore corporate food solutions or place a catering order, visit ezcater.com/leaderassistant.--
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#217: Kara McKeage on Setting Boundaries, Communication, and Matching Personal Assistants with Executives
Kara McKeage is the founder of Pepper’s Personal Assistants, a sourcing and placement agency for highly vetted personal assistants.
In this episode, Kara talks about outsourcing, matching personal assistants with executives, interview questions to ask applicants, setting boundaries with principals, communication between executives and personal assistants, and more.
Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/217
Sponsor -> ezcater.com/leaderassistant
--ezCater is the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team. To explore corporate food solutions or place a catering order, visit ezcater.com/leaderassistant.--
Support the showMore from The Leader Assistant...
Book, Audiobook, and Workbook -> leaderassistantbook.com Premium Membership -> leaderassistant.com/membership Events -> leaderassistantlive.com Free Community -> leaderassistant.com/community
Customer Reviews
Actionable tips and resources galore!
After being a stay at home parent for 7 years, I went back into an EA role for a company and an executive that had never had an EA before. I was equally terrified and excited! I needed training, tips and resources which is exactly what I found in this podcast. I recommend The Leader Assistant podcast and book to assistants in my network.
Just started but good so far
I would be careful about language about executives. It’s always “he/him/his” assuming it’s always a man in “power”. Would encourage guests and host to be aware of gender bias.
A valuable resource!
I have found The Leader Assistant podcast a valuable resource and enjoy the variety of people Jeremy interviews. No matter what the guest's background or current role is, there is always a relatable tidbit or inspiration. I really enjoyed episode 202 with Cath Harrison. It is really inspirational that she started her business out of necessity during the start of the pandemic and has quickly learned that she gets to choose the tasks she offers. I had a similar experience in starting my own business and found a lot of freedom in niching down to our zone of genius. Episode 187 with Jamie Vanek was really helpful for me as I am building my management team. I've been practicing delegating so that I can focus on business development instead of the day-to-day tasks. It was really helpful when she pointed out that delegation isn't just assigning a task to someone, it is also empowering them to make decisions. I would highly recommend The Leader Assistant Podcast to anyone in the assistant role. Whether you are just starting out or have years of experience, the insights and advice shared on this podcast are informative and empowering. Jeremy is an excellent host, and his guests offer a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Kara McKeage