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Assistants Together
by Henrietta Barker
Assistants Together was launched at the start of the pandemic to create a supportive space for Assistants and industry leaders to share their stories of resilience and growth. Hosted by Henrietta Barker, Founder and Director of Assignment LDN, a recruitment agency in London focusing on business support talent, this podcast aims to empower administrative professionals with practical insights and tips. Each episode fosters a sense of community and collaboration, celebrating the everyday achievements of EAs and OMs while providing the tools you need to thrive in your career.
Episodes
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Assistants Together Live at The PA Show 2022
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 If you'd like to take advantage of the 10% discount from entry to The PA Show then use our code at...
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Ruth Kilah - Founder & CEO of Hoxton Hyde
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…
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Debra Coleman - Executive Assistant & Host of Have a Seat
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…
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Suzie Flynn - Starting the Year Strong
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...
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Assistants Together X The Office Management Award Winners 2021
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…
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Victoria Wratten - Founder and CEO of Executive & Personal Assistant Association
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...
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Monique Helstrom, Change & How to Navigate It
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...
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Carol Pito - Executive Assistant, Speaker & Advocate
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...
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Alice Scutchey - Founder of The CWPA Club & Executive Assistant
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…
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Marco Macente - How to Expand in Your Role
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....
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Lucy Brazier OBE - CEO Marcham Publishing, Executive Support Magazine
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...
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Rhonda Scharf, Founder of On The Right Track #adminsrock
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…
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Alice Dartnell, Life Coach - Navigating Difficult Times
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...
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Nick Ginsburg, Executive Assistant, Community Leader, Speaker and Co-Founder of the Global Fireside Series
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…
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Cate Heaphy and Kerry Robinson, Founders of The Online Assistants
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...
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Annie Croner, Founder of Whole Assistant
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...
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Nicky Christmas, Founder of Practically Perfect PA
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…
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Lisa Boissel - Managing Director of Miss Jones PA
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…
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Shirwyn Weber - Award Winning Executive Assistant and Mentor
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...
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Hana Gray - The Office Management Course, Awards and Show
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…
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Hallie Warner, Force Multiplier, Author, Chief of Staff
Hallie Warner, Force Multiplier, Chief of Staff, Author and Business & Career Consultant. Hallie is well known as the Chief of Staff to the Founder and CEO, Adam Hergenrother whom she has worked with for ten years. Hallie is also the co-author of The Founder & The Force Multiplier: How...
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Shelagh Donnelly, Speaker, Trainer & Writer. Founder and Publisher of Exceptional EA
Shelagh Donnelly is my guest this week. No doubt you’ll have seen her posts on social. Maybe voted in one of her weekend polls? Read some of the interviews In her series Real Careers or attended one of her incredible talks. Shelagh is a speaker, trainer and writer: founder and publisher of...
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Lauren Bradley, Founder of The Officials Special Careers and Job Searching Episode
As an Assistant you cannot miss this episode, this is a very special episode with Lauren Bradley, Founder of The Officials. Lauren has been a guest on the podcast before and our conversations about careers led to me creating a course for The Officials members. Lauren and I deep dive into how you...
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Alex Foster, Executive Assistant
Alex Foster is an Executive Assistant who knew that this was the career he wanted for a long time. It took some time for him to take the steps to become an Assistant and went for it, but it wasn’t without difficulties. He needed tenacity to be able to build a career in a space that is dominated…
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Jessica Robbins EA to GM of Lancôme and EA to GM of Yves Saint Laurent Beauté at Loréal
Jessica Robbins is an incredibly successful Executive Assistant working for Loréal as the PA to the GM of Lancôme and PA to the GM of Yves Saint Laurent Beauté. Jessica has achieved so much in her career, working for Samsung Electronics for twelve years as an Assistant and then moving to Loréal a...
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Nadine King - Founder of Black Admin Magic & The National Association of Black Administrative Professionals
It was such a pleasure to welcome Nadine King to Assistants Together this week. Nadine is Special Assistant to the Provost at Spelman University, Founder of Black Admin Magic and the newly launched the National Association of Black Administrative Professionals and also author of The Ninja:...
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Mallory Rothstein, Administrative Business Partner at Google and Founder of More Than an Admin
Mallory Rothstein, Founder of More Than An Admin, Learn What Matters, Administrative Business Partner at Google & TEDx Speaker. Mallory is on a mission to help teens and assistants level up on their personal development journey to fulfil their purpose and have a greater impact. She started Learn...
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Jeff Marchand aka @theunemployedassistant, EA within Fortune 100 company
When I saw the Instagram handle @theunemployedassistant I needed to know who this was. You can imagine that it peaked my interest and not just from a professional capacity, I just loved the forth rite name and I had to find out more. Jeff Marchand is an Executive Assistant in a Fortune 100…
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Daniel Skermer, Founder of the PA Forum - Networking and Collaboration, Virtual Award Ceremonies and Plans for 2021
I was so excited to speak with Daniel Skermer, the Founder of the PA Forum. Daniel founded the hugely successful PA Forum in 2016. Having worked within the hospitality industry Daniel developed his ability to connect, inspire and communicate with people. His talent at bringing people together to...
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Nick Ginsburg- Host of The Open Drive Podcast, Speaker, Coach and Founder of The Collective
This week I am joined by Nick Ginsburg who has been on the podcast but I have been following what he’s been up to and I felt like we needed to revisit what he has been doing. Nick is the Host of The Open Drive podcast where he shares his life experiences and how he has created the life he has…
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Merry Christmas and Thank You
⚡️About Assistants Together I (Henrietta) started Assistants Together in March 2020. I have spent the last ten years working in talent and have worked with thousands of Assistants to help them create the career that they want. One of the things I love the most about my job is speaking with...
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Hana Gray - Launching The Office Management Awards
Hana Gray is the Founder of the Black and White Office Consultancy and The Office Management Group. Their aim is to support and advise people that are responsible for running offices, including general office management, facilities, procurement and business continuity planning. Hana is a total...
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Loren Elkins, LA based Celebrity Assistant
⚡️About Assistants Together I (Henrietta) started Assistants Together in March 2020. I have spent the last ten years working in talent and have worked with thousands of Assistants to help them create the career that they want. One of the things I love the most about my job is speaking with...
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Suzie Flynn - How to Cope with Pandemic & Job Searching Fatigue
⚡️About Assistants Together I (Henrietta) started Assistants Together in March 2020. I have spent the last ten years working in talent and have worked with thousands of Assistants to help them create the career that they want. One of the things I love the most about my job is speaking with...
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Claudia Ghartey - Networking Your Way to Success as a VA
Claudia is an incredible networker, starting her business with just 30 LinkedIn connections after leaving a role in a Mayfair Private Equity firm she knew she had to change something. Claudia started networking, developing her knowledge about business and she hasn't stopped. Her tenacity and...
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Michelle Bowditch Founder of Door 20A Live for the Miss Jones PA Virtual Showcase
This episode was recorded live for The Miss Jones PA Virtual Showcase last month. I was so excited to have been asked by Lisa to do this, what an honour to be up there with all those amazing speakers and Lisa did such an incredible job organising it all as well. The atmosphere was so great and I...
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Jacqueline Howard, Virtual Business Assistant and The Host of Optimize To Scale podcast
Jacqueline Howard is a client experience specialist and virtual assistant who has built her career supporting entrepreneurs, best-selling authors, creators, as well as being the host of the Optimize to Scale podcast. In addition to managing this, Jacqueline is a homeschooler and continues to…
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Christel Arias, Founder of Elite Assisting
Christel Arias is the Founder of Elite Assisting, a community for Assistants that she launched in 2019. Christie has an incredibly successful career, having started as a receptionist, Christie is now the Executive Assistant to the CEO and CFO of the Saint Laurent (Americas), within the Kering...
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Claire Reed, Founder of The Sunny PA
Claire Reed is the Founder of The Sunny PA. Claire launched her business in January 2020 and has quickly grown her business in just a few months and during a pandemic! Claire helps creative entrepreneurs and small businesses achieve business growth and work/life balance by doing the tasks they...
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Laura Johnston, Founder of The Assistant's Handbook and Executive Assistant
Laura Johnston is the creator of The Assistant's Handbook and a Dubai-based EA. Laura is an EA cheerleader and is passionate about sharing knowledge, team culture and employee engagement. Laura's journey started just out of university when she joined an automotive consultancy supporting the...
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Anna Beam, Executive Assistant, Office Manager and the Host of The Influential Assistant Podcast
Anna Beam is my guest this week. She is currently the C-Suite Executive Assistant & Office Manager at Engenius , a web design & digital marketing agency based in Greenville, South Carolina. Anna has been in the assisting industry since 2012, and is a passionate advocate...
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Suzy Sanders, Founder of Alchemy Virtual Assistance
My guest this week is Suzy Sanders, the Founder of Alchemy Virtual Assistance. Suzy had worked as an Executive Assistant supporting a board level Executive within a global recruitment company, but her outlook, mind set and focus shifted dramatically when she became a mother. Alchemy Virtual...
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Ursula Kohler, Founder Capital EA
Ursula is the Founder of Capital EA, a virtual and in-person Executive Assistant and concierge service based in Canberra, Australia, which she founded after she was made redundant in 2010. Ursula spotted a need in the market for remote Assistants and having worked with an Executive who had been...
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Rebecca Steifle, Executive Assistant
My guest this week on Assistants Together is Rebecca Steifle. Becca is an Executive Assistant to an Executive Director and a Board of Commissioners at Renewable Water Resources in South Carolina. Becca’s story really resonated with me. She loves her job and the joy that it clearly gives her is...
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Jess Gardiner, Founder of The Assistant Room
Jess and I discuss what her motivation was to create The Assistant Room and how she has created a hugely successful business. The Assistant Room is a testament to Jess's tenacity and commitment, Jess has brought Assistants from all over the world together. Jess has recently introduced The…
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Melissa Peoples Founder of Admin Gurus
Melissa Peoples is a productivity and organization expert who coaches and trains Executive Assistants to elevate their profession and take their seat at the table. As a career C-suite Executive Assistant and Certified Microsoft Trainer, she uses her unique experience to bridge the gap between...
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Jeremy Burrows Executive Assistant and Host of The Leader Assistant Podcast
Jeremy Burrows is a longtime Executive Assistant supporting high-capacity, influential leaders. He's worked with CEOs, Professional Athletes, Celebrities, Pastors, Authors, Billionaires, and Board Members in both the nonprofit and for profit sectors. Jeremy is EA to the Founder and CEO of…
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Hana Gray, Founder of The Office Management Portal and Black and White Consultancy
Hana Gray is a specialist office and facilities management consultant with over 15 years’ experience; she founded Black & White Office Consultancy in 2016 and a unique online resource, The Office Management Portal in 2017. Hana has worked for companies that include JP Morgan, RBS, City Index &...
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Lauren Bradley, Founder of The Officials
Lauren Bradley is the founder of The Officials, an online platform that empowers assistants through community, courses and coaching. She is passionate about providing affordable and accessible training. A truly international powerhouse, she has worked in the USA, UK and with companies in…
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Lindsay Taylor, Director of Your Excellency, Coach, Trainer and Author
The incredible Lindsay Taylor from Your Excellency, a learning and development specialist who works with clients globally and just fabulous person. I’m sure you know her or have attended one of her amazing conferences. Lindsay has taken her training and coaching online during the pandemic.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Assistants Together was launched at the start of the pandemic to create a supportive space for Assistants and industry leaders to share their stories of resilience and growth. Hosted by Henrietta Barker, Founder and Director of Assignment LDN, a recruitment agency in London focusing on business support talent, this podcast aims to empower administrative professionals with practical insights and tips. Each episode fosters a sense of community and collaboration, celebrating the everyday achievements of EAs and OMs while providing the tools you need to thrive in your career.
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