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The Office Manager Diaries
by Hana Gray
The Office Manager Diaries is a brand new show featuring office management professionals from around the world who share their stories, tips and office management experiences and secrets from their career highs and lows. The Portal: theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/
Episodes
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S3 - Episode 07: The Christmas Special
🎅 Featuring some of our special OMG friends, this is our very first Christmas Special episode of The Office Manager Diaries! ✨ Starring some brand new as well as previous pod guests: Steph Droog, Will Salmon, Alex Van Colle, Jay Tuckwell, Allison Dunnings and Neil Garrett (I guess they made the...
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S3 - Episode 06: with Ben Howard from 3BM
Today, Hana had the pleasure of talking to Ben Howard from 3BM who has found office management after a number of different roles including being a Life Guard and working in hospitality. His "you won't believe it but...." moment is short, and sweet (ish!) and as always, Hana shares her top tip for...
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S3 - Episode 05: with Rina Noto from Headway Capital Partners
🎧In this episode, Hana welcomes Rina who is an Office Manager in London and has been in the role for nearing 20 years! 🎙️She has a wealth of experience in her office management and assistant roles and shares top tips, as well as her Office Manager Diary extract. 🔊 The Portal:...
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S3 - Episode 04: with Heidi Dodgson from GLMX Europe
⏯🎧On this week’s episode, we welcome Heidi Dodgson on the pod who shares her journey to the OM role and the highs and lows of office management plus lots of quick tips and nuggets to support others in similar positions, plus we discuss the madness of people at times in her Office Manager Diary...
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S3 - Episode 03: with Emma Hunt from Azets
🎧The Office Manager Diaries is back this week with Hana and our latest guest, Emma Hunt from Azets 🎙️Emma manages multiple offices and members of the administrative workforce so wears more hats than the average Office Manager. This episode was such fun to record and there were a lot of laughs,...
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S3 - Episode 02: with Jessica Clemett from GC Partners
⏯️In this ep, Hana chats to Jessica (Jess) Clemett who is working in the City of London in a corporate finance business. 🎙️They've recently undergone an office move and it reveals lots of challenges and tips that Jess shares, plus her extract from her diary - should she change her vocation?! 👀...
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S3 - Episode 01: with Roderick Miller from UKTV
⏯️What a joy this episode was to record, we went into the real depths of office and facilities management with Rod, and warning the toilet talk does come up a bit at the end, so… we wouldn't advise you listen to this one over your lunch, or at least not the last 15 minutes! 📻 🎙️Rod shared with...
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Episode 11: OMAs Winner's Podcast
We are back with a special one-off episode of The Office Manager Diaries before Season 3 returns in the Autumn 🍂 And a special one it is indeed! We’re excited to share the OMAs Winner's Podcast 🏆 Our wonderful Winners join Hana to talk about their experiences going through the entry form…
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Episode 10: Lily Martin at Quotacom
Lily Martin joins Hana this week on the pod and shares all about her incredibly diverse role as the Office Manager at Quotacom. Lily has been increasingly active on LinkedIn, sharing her events and charity work, which caught Hana's eye, so she was keen to get her on the podcast and find out more....
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Episode 9: Elizabeth Clapton at The Office Management Group
In this week’s episode of The Office Manager Diaries, Hana's EA and Business Development Manager, Elizabeth Clapton, joins us for a special episode in which you can learn a little more about The OMG, our team, why we do what we do, and how we do it. We're over 30 episodes into the pod now, which…
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Episode 08: Pippa Headley at C&C Search
We're back this week with another brilliant guest, Pippa Hadley from C&C Search who has interacted with Hana and the OMG for some time now, albeit mostly to support others at the company. This time, Pippa is in the spotlight and we dig into her role as Head of Operations for an all-female…
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Episode 07: with Linzi Wright at DF Concerts and Events
In The Office Manager Diaries this week, Hana was joined by Linzi Wright who is the Office Manager of DF Concerts and Events. They chatted all things office management of course, and delved into how the role is perceived and what people struggle to understand what it is we actually do! Thank you…
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Episode 06: with Rachel Trowsdale at Octopus Energy
In this one, Hana welcomes Rachel Trowsdale from Octopus Energy's Brighton office. We delve into the incredible culture at Octopus and the amazing growth that Rachel has had with the company since she landed her first ever office management role with them, plus her challenges along the way and…
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Episode 05: Byron Carmona at Cushman and Wakefield
This was such a joy to record, in this ep of the podcast Hana meets with Byron Carmona who is the Workplace Experience Manager at Cushman and Wakefield. We get to the nitty gritty on what it's like working in facilities management and workplace management, and that people still don't fully grasp...
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Episode 04: with Jacki Corbett & Simon Taylor at Shoosmiths
This time, Hana welcomed a returning pod guest and a newbie both from Shoosmiths. Jackie Corbett has appeared with us before and we got deeper with her and Simon Taylor, Director of Property and Workplace there on their office move and fit out project, what it's like running the workplace at...
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Episode 03: with Kathryn Ramsden from Melbourne, Australia
Office Manager for a FinTech, Melbourne VIC, This episode is with long-time Member of The Office Management Portal and the network in London, Kathryn Ramsden. Kathryn relocated to Australia in late 2022 and so Hana wanted to find out about her time there so far, and how the office management role...
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Episode 02: with Laura Hall Wilson, Office Manager to Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP
This episode was a really insightful one to record for the Office Manager Diaries, Laura is an Office Manager and Assistant to the Rt Hon Michelle Donelan who is an MP and a member of cabinet. Laura gives us insights on what it's like to be an office management in parliament and working for the...
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Episode 01: with Chloe Cohen at Pro Office Manager
We are delighted to be back for Season 2 of the Office Manager Diaries Podcast, and in our first episode for this year, we welcome Chloe who is an avid office management professional with a matching passion to that of Hana's. She is on a quest to ensure that office managers in France are…
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Episode 22: with Jay Tuckwell at Bloom Services
In this week's episode, Hana was delighted to be joined by Jay Tuckwell who is our last guest for this first season! He was an epic final guest to have and shared lots of LOL moments with Hana as they talk about his boiler being condemned, how he got into the profession and how he is still…
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Episode 21: With Cass Briscoe at Cass Briscoe
In this week's episode, Hana was delighted to be joined Cass Briscoe who is a seasoned office and events manager turned self-employed helping numerous clients run their businesses. Cass has been a long time and active Member of The Office Management Portal and appreciates the value a network can...
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Episode 20…: with Shenaz Bussawon at British Port Association
Hana was joined in this week's episode of The Office Manager Diaries by Shenaz Bussawon who is the PA and Office Manager for the British Port Association - very much a role that involves events and event management, so if you want the low down on how to arrange a great event (including Hana's tip...
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Episode 19: with Cathryn Goss-Goddard and Martha Gregory at Kitt Offices
In this episode Hana welcome Cathryn Goss-Goddard and Martha Gregory from Kitt Offices to the pod where they dive deep into the evolution of the office management role, the differences they’ve observed about the role here in the UK and how it’s treated and valued a little different over in the…
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Episode 18: with Jackie Corbett at Shoosmiths
This was a great episode to record - Hana really enjoyed speaking with Jackie Corbett who is the Regional Estates Manager at Shoosmiths in Birmingham. They recently completed a top notch office move which Jackie was heavily involved in overseeing, she shares her tips on balancing the role and...
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Episode 17: with Wendy Smith and Kate Turgoose at Funding Circle
Hana was delighted to be joined by not just one, but two amazing guests this week - the supercharged team supporting Funding Circle's London office, Wendy and Kate. They speak to us about how they work together to run a very busy, large office in Central London and the challenges they face, their...
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Episode 16: with Sarah Charters
This episode of the Office Manager Diaries invites Sarah Charters who is an ex-OM turned business owner to chat with Hana on the pod. She shares her top tips on being in an office management role and starting a business, how she keeps in touch with the ever changing elements of the role and the...
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Episode 15: with Rhys Carvill at Precision Resource Group
This episode was so much fun for Hana to record, her and Rhys don't know each other well at all and this is often when the most interesting conversations on the pod take place. Rhys Carvill is the Office Manager at Precision Resource Group and he shares posts here and there on LinkedIn, one of...
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Episode 14: with Caroline Rees Williams at The Valesco Group
Our guest in this week's Office Manager Diaries podcast is Caroline Rees Williams who is the Operations Manager at The Valesco Group and also winner of Hybrid Office Manager of the Year at the 2023 Awards. We tap into more about her role, and how she manages such a busy, smaller business…
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Episode 13: with The Office Management Awards Winners
This week's episode is a little bit different, as we are joined by most of the winners from The 2023 Office Management Awards. Hana speaks to them all about their process in going through the entry form, what it was like in the build up to the event knowing they were a finalist, how they found…
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Episode 12: with Mel Poole at VAA
In this week’s episode of The Office Manager Diaries, we're joined by Hana's Assistant, Mel Poole, in a special episode where you can learn a little more about The OMG, our team, why we do what we do and how we do it. The OMG has expanded rapidly over the years and Hana is on a mission to…
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Episode 11: with Katie Overton at Big Society Capital
In this week's episode of The Office Manager Diaries, Hana is joined by Katie Overton who is the Senior Business Support Manager at Big Society Capital. We have some frank conversations on the challenges in not just office management roles, but managing administrative teams as well and how...
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Episode 10: with Stephanie Knox at J-Talk
This week we welcome another Award Winning Office Manager welcoming Stephanie Knox from J-Talk to the pod! We talk about the importance of understanding your strengths and pitfalls and how you can overcome typical challenges such as imposter syndrome - something so many of us face in these roles...
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Episode 09: with Stefanie Droog at Research Partnership
This episode is with Stefanie Droog who is the Office Manager at Research Partnership and has been a long-time Member of The Office Management Portal having attended her first event with us in 2018. Stef shares her insights into office management and how she makes the role a success from the off,...
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The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packagesThe Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/
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Episode 08: with Megan O'Connell
Hana has known Megan for some time, and due to the streams within The Office Management Group that Megan gets involved in, they've got to know each other very well over the years. As our only current multi-OMA-winning Member 👏 Megan shares her tips for success, how she started out in her career...
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Episode 07: with Nabeela Hasan at Octopus Energy
In this week's new episode, Hana chats to Nabeela Hasan from Octopus Energy where they explore just how electric (sorry, we couldn't help it!) Octopus's culture is, what her "you won't believe it but..." is and just how Nabeela found the experience of winning Newcomer of the Year at The 2022…
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Episode 06: with Dale Orlando Armit at AccessPay
Hana speaks with Dale Orlando Armitt in this episode of The Office Manager Diaries, who is the Office Manager at AccessPay. He shares all about his role and remit, what a typical day looks like and how to be the 'chameleon' of the office which is what we both agree is necessary in these office...
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Episode 05: with Barbara Sharp from Made Brave
In this episode, Hana and Barbara get deep - office management can be a really challenging role at times and Babs shares her tips on how to overcome some of the common challenges (that we don't speak about enough) as well as some of the antics she's had to get up to on behalf of her business to...
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Episode 04: with JP Hewlett at Ethos Farm
This episode is very much focussed on JP's crazy and inspiring career journey from tough times to absolute highs in his operations career and going from strength to strength as a line manager and leader. JP is the Operations Manager at Ethos Farm, based at Westfield London and in this he shares...
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Episode 03: with Allison Dunnings from Tails.com
Allison Dunnings is the Workplace Experience Manager at Tails.com - as you'll hear in this episode her responsibilities are broad, much like most in these roles. What's interesting is her background in events and music and our joint belief that this makes her a better office manager because of…
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Episode 02: with Emma Martin
In this episode, Hana speaks with Emma Martin who she's known since Emma was Hana's Assistant and Office Junior at Berenberg. Emma shares how she's progressed in her office management career with the support of great managers and mentors around her, as well as the challenges she's faced in the…
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Episode 01: with Sarah James from Savient Limited
We're delighted to launch the first episode of The Office Manager Diaries, and our very first guest - Sarah James, People & Operations Manager at Savient Limited, also winner of Office Manager of the Year at The Office Management Awards. In this episode, Sarah shares her career journey…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Office Manager Diaries is a brand new show featuring office management professionals from around the world who share their stories, tips and office management experiences and secrets from their career highs and lows.
The Portal: theofficemanagementportal.com/packages
The Group: www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/
HOSTED BY
Hana Gray
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The Office Manager Diaries is a brand new show featuring office management professionals from around the world who share their stories, tips and office management experiences and secrets from their career highs and lows. The Portal: theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group:...
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