Fiona Young is a breath of fresh air to the assistant profession in terms of professional development! She is a former EA turned digital learning leader. Carve is building the next generation of AI-powered executive assistants. They offer exciting new AI courses for assistants | We touch on numerous points: · Growing up with technologist parents an…

We are excited to welcome international trainer, coach and mentor - Ruth Kilah of Hoxton Hyde. We talk about a LOT of different topics and Ruth's views are refreshing and innovative. Ruth's career journey and some very shrewd career moves Working internationally and what she learned Taking what many would consider a step down, but was actually a st…

After a summer break, we are back and delighted to welcome Jess Gardiner, Founder of The Assistant Room. Our discussion is varied and may be considered controversial at times: Executive Energy Toxic Loyalty How to be a good quitter Why the EA/PA industry is 'wash, rinse and repeat' and needs to change Evolution vs revolution of the assistant roles …

EDI is a top priority for most leadership teams, but how many are really driving through culture change? This weeks interview discusses exactly this and all things EDI and why is should matter to every business and executive support professional. Natasha is the founder and Director of Diverse Matters. She is responsible for the overall running of t…

Alex Leigh is a new addition to the board of EPAA and an ambitious millennial Executive Assistant, with over 13 years experience under her belt. A former quantitative market researcher focusing on fast-moving consumer goods, Alex’s love for sport and excellent administration brought her to the sport sector nearly 14 years ago, and the start of her …

This weeks interview is with the incredible Sarah Howson. Sarah is Co Founder and Director of The Strategic PA Network & Strategic PA Recruitment. We chat to Sarah about her career story with a big chunk of her early childhood spent living in the USA , before coming back to the UK and continuing her education. Sarah talks through her journey as an …

Dalya is an award-winning Executive Assistant with over 15 years of progressive experience within the EA/PA industry and also EPAA's new chair. She has been EA to a high profile/high net worth Entrepreneur & Philanthropist since 2010 and has since been promoted to Director. In 2013, she was 1st runner up in the Executive PA Magazine PA of the Year …

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This weeks episode is with incredible Emily Broadbent of the UK charity Pregnant then Screwed. Pregnant then Screwed was set up in 2015 by Joeli Brearley. Two days after she informed her employer that she was pregnant with her first child, Joeli Brearley was sacked from her job by voicemail. She was four months pregnant and unemployed with bills to…

Welcome to this next episode of the show! This weeks guest is the incredible Clare Hall, who currently works for Arup. Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working across 140 countries. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination,…

Julie Perrine is an executive assistant turned CEO and the founder of All Things Admin. She is also an enthusiastic trainer, author, Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Administrator, perpetual planner, longtime thimble collector, and adoring aunt. As an advocate of the administrative profession, Julie encourages admins to be prepared, hone their…

This is a hugely inspiring and motivating interview with the incredible Daniel Skermer, Founder of the West Midlands PA Forum. We cover a LOT! This episode is packed with a mammoth story of hard graft, being completely unapologetic and your authentic self. Daniel's schooling years and what happened when he first left school Staying in Turkey after …

Ngagementworks was created by Nick, based on over 20 years experience of leading and working with teams throughout the world. Nick is passionate about helping both individuals and teams achieve the success they deserve and do this, by facilitating engaging workshops and delivering motivational presentations at conferences. In this episode we take N…

Mairi is a Personal Impact Expert and CEO of Scene Change Creative Consultants Ltd, global providers of bespoke people development initiatives across the sectors. Founder of the UK Houses of Parliament cross sector Mentoring Programme, Storytelling Expert for the European Women In Leadership Programme at Coca Cola and founder of the Graduate Profes…

We are excited to be joined by Ben Stevenson on this episode of The Assistant Lab. Ben is Chief of Staff at North East Headquartered Bloom Procurement Services. Over the last 10 years, he has built an exciting career in operational and C-Suite support roles than have allowed him to live and work in all four corners of the UK and embed the unique sk…

We are super excited to release this episode of The Assistant Lab, with one of the UK's most inspiring assistants! Big words, but 100% the truth. Leeanne Adu is a former Executive Assistant, who is award winning and spent most of her career in the UK Third Sector. She has achieved a huge amount, under really challenging and exceptional circumstance…

We are delighted to welcome Abigail Langridge to this weeks episode. Abigail is the Founder and Owner of Poppins PA. A private Personal Assistant company which supports business people and their families. They work with you & not for you. Being on your side, making suggestions, using our initiative & judgement to help you succeed & flourish in your…

What can we say about the amazing Gill Quirk!?! Gill has recently retired after a 40 year career at the Ministry of Defence and arguably one of the most famous Assistants to come out of the UK Civil Service! Born in the Isle of Man, Gill started her career there with local government, before making the bold move to London and commencing what was to…

Welcome to the next episode of The Assistant Lab. We invited top recruiter, Kam Vara from Katie Bard Recruitment to come and talk all things recruitment. We discussed her background from completing a law degree to finding her perfect profession in recruitment. Kam has been at Katie Bard Recruitment for over 20 years. Katie Bard is based in Birmingh…

Welcome to the next episode of The Assistant Lab! Wow - is one word to describe this amazing interview with Shirwyn. Shirwyn talks us through his extraordinary career to date, which included being the first man and first person of colour to win the South African PA of the Year award in 2019. We also discuss the impact of the Not Just a Girls Job ca…

Welcome to another episode of The Assistant Lab! This time we are joined by Fiona Shea, EA to Sir Nigel Wilson, Group CEO of Legal & General. Legal & General are a leading UK financial services provider, offering life insurance, pensions, retirement and investment services. Fiona has had such an interesting career to date. We chatted through her en…

Julie Burns has had a really interesting career, starting as an Office Junior in 1988, to her current role at Glasgow Caledonian University. We talk to Julie about her career journey and why she made some of the decisions she made, to what makes her really tick at work and in life. Julie also gives her thoughts on what we need to do as a profession…

We really had the opportunity of a lifetime to get to know the backstory, from someone who very much prefers to be behind the scenes. This woman has zero ego and quietly goes about her work. She has worked ferociously hard for the profession and it was our opportunity to really thank her for this! A lot of ground is covered in this episode, from he…

Ayca Ilcen is one of those gems in the UK EA/PA industry and we are so pleased to be able to share her career story! Ayca currently works as EA to the CEO of Trust for London, a charity which works on some of London's most pressing social issues, aiming to improve the lives of Londoners by increasing pay, reducing costs of living and supporting com…

In this epidsode we talk to the remarkable Hannah Gough. An incredible journey with lots of lessons along the way and many pearls of wisdom to share. We talk about people management, interviews, temp positions and so much more. Thank you Hannah for a superb interview To find out more about the co-hosts please visit our respective websites Victoria …

In this episode we discuss the recent news from the Bank of England, that the UK is due to go into recession in the latter part of this year. We talk tough on the practical realities of charging your career through tough economic times. The difficult times some will be facing with inevitable layoffs that will happen in some sectors and how to start…

In this first episode we interview the lovely Katie McEwan about her incredible career journey to date and she shares some wonderful advice on career and mindset. From an interesting start of her working career, over 10 years as Jacqueline Gold’s Assistant, then transitioning to Business Affairs and Communications Manager, (still for Ann Summers). …