Listen -> #329: Mike Todasco on Leveraging AI as an Executive Assistant Mike Todasco is a former Senior Director of Innovation at PayPal and current Visiting Fellow at San Diego State University. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Mike talks about the AI landscape, how executive assistants can leverage AI to enhance their role (instead of being replaced by AI), boost efficiency, and future-proof their careers. Listen to episode 329 on your favorite podcast platform or stream via...
23 days ago • 1 min read
Listen - #328: Elle Tyra - Executive Assistant to the President of ABC News Elle Tyra is an Executive Operations Specialist currently serving as Executive Assistant to the President of ABC News. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Elle talks about the rise of executive operations, how it changed her career, and how it enables her to better function as a leader within her role. Listen to episode 328 on your favorite podcast platform, or stream the conversation via the show notes...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I'm thrilled to officially launch my brand new, AI-powered, on-demand professional development resource – The Leader Assistant Academy! You can cut to the chase and check it out here, but I wanted to share a bit of backstory before diving into what's included. When I published my first blog post on July 3, 2016, I encouraged executives to empower their assistants. I urged them to take the executive <-> assistant partnership seriously if they wanted to accomplish their goals and...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
New episode -> #327: Annie Croner on How to Stop Taking Things Personally In this spotlight episode of Annie Croner's show, The Whole Assistant Podcast, Annie talks about how to stop taking things personally. Listen to episode 327 of The Leader Assistant Podcast on your podcast app of choice, or stream via the show notes -> leaderassistant.com/327 --More from The Leader Assistant... The Leader Assistant Academy -> leaderassistantbook.com/academy Free Community -> leaderassistant.com/community
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I'm super excited to announce The Leader Assistant Podcast has just crossed the 1,000,000 downloads mark! Thank YOU for listening and sharing the show over the last few years. Here's to the next million downloads! In the newest episode of the podcast, Matt Oden (CEO of Execify.ai, an AI-powered executive operations platform) talks about his experience working with executive assistants, improving the productivity of executive operations teams, and leveraging AI technology to scale...
3 months ago • 1 min read
#318: Good, Fast, Cheap with Jess Lindgren Jess Lindgren is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Ask an Assistant podcast. In this Ask an Assistant spotlight episode, Jess talks about good vs fast vs cheap. Stream episode 318 on your favorite podcast platform or via the show notes -> leaderassistant.com/318 -- More from The Leader Assistant... Book, Audiobook, and Workbook -> leaderassistantbook.com Events -> leaderassistantlive.com
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, The snow finally melted at my house in Kansas City so I'm definitely ready for a Spring, in-person event! Join me and my friend Rowe Hoffer on Saturday, May 10 for a professional development + networking + lots of fun event for executive assistants and administrative professionals at the Chaminade Resort & Spa in Santa Cruz, CA. The venue has breathtaking views of Monterey Bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains and I am looking forward to spending some quality time with fellow Leader...
5 months ago • 1 min read
#310: Brooke Martin on the Importance of Work-Life Integration Brooke Martin has been a full-time assistant for 8 years and is passionate about helping executives integrate their assistants into both their professional and personal lives.In this episode, Brooke talks about the importance of work-life integration (vs work-life balance), managing both business support and personal support in the assistant role, and the importance of over communication.Listen to episode 310 on your favorite...
5 months ago • 1 min read
#300: 3 Lessons Learned from Producing 300 Episodes Happy 300 episodes! It’s been a fun journey and I thought for episode 300, I’d take a break from interviews and share three lessons learned from recording, editing, hosting, and publishing 300 episodes.In the second half of this episode, you will hear an AI-generated podcast based on my blog in the show notes, so I hope you enjoy listening to some fascinating technology in action.Thanks for listening, sharing, and supporting the podcast for...
8 months ago • 1 min read