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  An Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant is only as good as their resources and their network. Any assistant who is serious about their profession needs to be involved in at least one networking group, especially one that is local. If one does not already exist in your city, you can create one yourself. But how do you do that?  In a two-part conversation, Bonnie and Vickie interview two experts on this subject. Ike Saunders, EA to Christopher Kennedy and Founder of REACH in Chicago and his colleague Julie Kavanaugh, EA to Craig Bouchard and member of the REACH leadership team will spill the beans and share the secrets of their amazing success building one of the most successful external assistant networks in America. REACH stands for the Regional Executive Assistant Cocktail Hour. In Part One, find out what inspired IkeRead more The post Building an External Assistant Network in Your City (Part 1 of 2) Guests: Ike Saunders & Julie Kavanaugh Ep. 19 appeared first on Bonnie Low-Kramen - Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Tech-Savvy expert Vickie Sokol Evans interviewed on stage at Executive Secretary LIVE in London by Bonnie Low-Kramen Uh oh. Technology has changed – again. How can assistants possibly keep up and stay up being tech-savvy? We know. Take some deep breaths…and listen to an eye-opening discussion between productivity expert Vickie Evans and Bonnie Low-Kramen recorded […] The post Ep 18: The Tech-Savvy Assistant: How to Stay Tech-Savvy (Part 3 of 3) appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Internal Assistant Networks Can Help the Bottom Line Too. Learn how. (RT 57:43) She knew what she wanted to do with her life from the age of 12. Eager to start, Victoria Darragh began working as an assistant in the U.K. at age 16. Now, sixteen years later, she is CEO of her own company […] The post Ep 17: How to Build an Internal Assistant Network at Your Company with Guest Victoria Darragh appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Landing Your Dream Job 2016 (Part 2)   Guest recruiter Chris Taylor goes granular with the nuts and bolts of how to land your dream job. He discusses the do’s and don’ts of resumes vs CVs, the job interview, thank you notes, and the all important follow up.   Listen in to find out what Chris […] The post Ep 16: Landing Your Dream Job in 2016 with guest recruiter Chris Taylor (Part 2 of 2) appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Landing Your Dream Job 2016 Is 2016 the time for you to land your dream job? A job where you are being paid what you deserve while working with managers and peers who respect and appreciate you. After all, it’s never been a better time to work as an Executive or Personal Assistant than right […] The post Ep 15: Landing Your Dream Job 2016 with guest Recruiter Chris Taylor (Part 1 of 2) appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

  Assistants all over the world ask us: how do you land a job as a celebrity assistant? Tune in to Part 2 of Bonnie and Vickie’s conversation with Kelly Engstrom, Personal Assistant to Nate Berkus and President of New York Celebrity Assistants (NYCA.) So where do you even begin to look for a job working […] The post Ep 14: Working as a Celebrity Assistant – Behind the Curtain with Guest Kelly Engstrom appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

  You asked, we listened! Find out what it’s really like to work as a celebrity assistant. Bonnie & Vickie welcome Kelly Engstrom, Personal Assistant to celebrity designer Nate Berkus to the podcast. Kelly tells us how she landed her job with Nate, why he calls her the “Queen of Boundaries,” and how Nate came […] The post Ep 13: Working as a Celebrity Assistant: Behind the Curtain with guest Kelly Engstrom appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

  Simon Sinek is one of the most in-demand leadership experts in the world, so how does he do it all? Meet Monique Helstrom, Simon’s assistant, aka the HOW Girl to the WHY Guy. Her title – which she chose – is Chief of Simon. Find out their secret to a long-lasting and highly productive […] The post Ep 12: Be Inspired with guests Simon Sinek and Monique Helstrom (Part 2) appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Part One “Imagine a world where people wake up inspired to go to work.”  These words scroll on the Home page of Simon Sinek’s website, startwithwhy.com. Simon is a leadership expert and a bestselling author of the highest order. His TED talk is the 3rd most viewed of all time with over 23 million views […] The post Ep 11: Be Inspired with guests Simon Sinek and Monique Helstrom (Part 1 of 2) appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Part Two:  Bonnie and Vickie continue their conversation with a true advocate of the global workplace and friend to assistants, Jeff Hoffman. Get your laptop ready to take notes as Jeff answers the question, “How should assistants respond when they are referred to as ‘just an assistant’ or worse, think of themselves as such? Want […] The post Ep 10: Build the Ultimate Partnership-The Assistant’s Perspective with Guest Jeff Hoffman appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Part One:  Bonnie & Vickie welcome special guest Jeff Hoffman, world famous CEO, entrepreneur, Grammy winner, and consultant to the United Nations, world leaders, and the White House. Jeff pulls back the curtain on an executive’s mind to reveal what they really need from their Executive Assistant. Find out why assistants line up to apply […] The post Ep 9: Build the Ultimate Partnership – A CEO’s Perspective with guest Jeff Hoffman appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Ep 8: Can I Really Ask My Assistant to Do That? Can I really ask my assistant to do that? This is the question that executives, managers, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and small business owners often ask Bonnie. If fully utilized, assistants can and empower managers to increase revenue, be highly productive, and save precious time. […] The post Ep 8: Can I Really Ask My Assistant to Do That? appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Ep 7: The Tech-Savvy Assistant Part 2 of 2: How to Become Tech-Savvy In Part Two, Vickie and Bonnie discuss what assistants and managers can do to assess one’s “tech-savviness” and identify the steps to take to get you where you need to be to rock at your job, whatever your role is. Vickie cuts […] The post Ep 7: The Tech-Savvy Assistant Part 2 of 2: How to Become Tech-Savvy appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Ep 6: The Tech-Savvy Assistant Part 1 of 2: What It Means to Be Tech-Savvy Vickie has been burning to discuss this topic for a long time. Tech-savvy is a phrase that we are hearing more often and seeing more and more in job postings every day, but what does it really mean? Microsoft Certified […] The post Ep 6: The Tech-Savvy Assistant Part 1 of 2: What It Means to Be Tech-Savvy appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Ep 5: Workplace Bullying with Expert Dr. Laura Crawshaw “The Boss Whisperer” (Part Two) Workplace bullying affects 32% of all offices in America. This serious problem is poisoning offices from the inside out, costing companies dearly. More troubling news is that many leaders are either oblivious to the problem or are choosing to look the […] The post Ep 5: Workplace Bullying with Expert Dr. Laura Crawshaw The Boss Whisperer (Part 2 of 2) appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Ep 4: Workplace Bullying with Expert Dr. Laura Crawshaw “The Boss Whisperer” (Part One) Workplace bullying affects 32% of all offices in America. This serious problem is poisoning offices from the inside out, costing companies dearly. More troubling news is that many leaders are either oblivious to the problem or are choosing to look the […] The post Ep 4: Workplace Bullying with Expert Dr. Laura Crawshaw (Part 1 of 2) appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Ep 3  Global Trends for Assistants with Guest Lucy Brazier (Part 2 of 2)  (40 min) Bonnie and Vickie welcome back Lucy Brazier for Part 2 of their lively conversation about Global Trends for Assistants. Lucy is one of the world’s leading experts on what is happening right now with professional assistants all over the […] The post Ep 3: Global Trends for Assistants with Guest Lucy Brazier (Part 2 of 2) appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

  Bonnie and Vickie welcome Lucy Brazier one of the world’s leading experts on what is happening right now with professional assistants all over the world. Lucy is the publisher of Executive Secretary Magazine and the producer of Executive Secretary LIVE conferences. Based in the England, Lucy tells us that she has done 173 speaking […] The post Ep 2: Global Trends for Assistants with Guest Lucy Brazier (Part 1 of 2) appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.

The Pilot. Internationally respected leaders in the istrative profession, Bonnie Low-Kramen and Vickie Sokol Evans introduce their new Podcast to the world. Nuts and bolts (no fluff) talk about today’s workplace, how it really functions..the good, the bad, and the ugly. Find out why Bonnie thinks today’s workplace is more challenging than ever before and what […] The post Ep 1: BTUA Podcast with Bonnie and Vickie: The Pilot appeared first on Be the Ultimate Assistant.