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What One Executive Assistant Learned from Being in the Room with Renowned Tech Leaders
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - January 29, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn her nearly 25-year long career, Anita Gaeta has had two primary support relationships, each lasting over a decade, which suggests a lot not only about Anita’s immense value to these executives, but also the depth and extent of her partnerships and the tremendous opportunities for learning and...
Understanding Your Rights as an Employee + Tips for Executive Assistants Creating Workplace Policies
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - December 18, 2023 16:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIf you’re an executive assistant curious about your rights as an employee or perhaps you work in an environment where you’re tasked with being the defacto HR person or setting employee policy, this episode is for you. We're diving into the complex world of employment law with two experts who kno...
Defining & Owning Your Support Style: Advice for Executive Assistants Working in Creative Entrepreneurship
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - December 04, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsNatasha Rodriguez, Business Operations Manager at Eyeswoon joins us from Brooklyn to talk about her role supporting the renowned Athena Calderone, dubbed as “the modern girl’s Martha Stewart” by none other than The New York Times. You may know Athena as a chef and author of the James Beard award...
Perspectives on the Loneliness Epidemic in the Workplace and How to Conduct a Successful Negotiation
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - November 06, 2023 15:32 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn this episode of REACH, we're joined by Professor Juliana Schroeder. Juliana is the Harold Furst Chair in Management Philosophy and Values Professor at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business & she just recently gave a TEDx Talk on how to connect better in light of the loneliness epidemic plag...
The Story of a C-Level Executive Assistant Becoming a Business Owner, Life Coach & Motherhood Mentor
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - October 16, 2023 15:15 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsStarting at just 15 years old, Violet Ostuni devoted much of her life to the Executive Assistant profession and worked her way to support CEOs of companies such as Zoox, Federation Bio, CSpence Group, Genstar Capital & Full Harvest. She’s held various demanding support positions and, as any good...
Viewpoints on DEI in the Workplace
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - September 11, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsToday’s workspaces function very differently than they did even a year ago. Post-COVID era accommodations fundamentally shifted how we do work. A different kind of effort must be made to maintain our human connections that form as we work alongside each other. An important aspect of these connec...
Do I Need a Temp? How to Evaluate the Need for Temporary Coverage, Plus How to Hire, Train & Set Up a Contract Worker for Success
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - August 28, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn this episode, we have the privilege of interviewing one of our very own from Maven Recruiting Group, Shirin Esmaili, Account Director & Team Lead of our Temporary Division. Shirin works with our clients to fill critical gaps such as those created by parental leave, disability, vacations or ju...
The Executive Assistant Role from Venture Capital and Start-Up Vantage Points
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - July 19, 2023 17:56 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsWe’re delighted to welcome Lorynn Boland to our program! She is an EA who has navigated both sides of the aisle, so to speak, having spent five years at Kleiner Perkins, the legendary venture capital firm, and now the last six months supporting the CEO of PlanetScale, a database platform for dev...
Leveraging AI to 10x Your Work as an Executive Assistant
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - July 05, 2023 14:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn this episode, we welcome back Executive Coach and Co-Creator of Maven’s e-learning course and coaching program, Julia Quijano. Julia and Jessica recently finished the recording and roll-out of our latest e-course, “Becoming a Strategic Partner.” In furtherance to that conversation, here is a ...
Understanding the Legal and Security Landscape of AI in your Executive Assistant Role
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - June 19, 2023 15:05 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn the continuously evolving AI landscape, we’ve only scratched the surface on the potential of AI as well as the latent security and legal issues that are co-emerging with the advent of AI technology, especially as that relates to the Executive Assistant role. As we further our exploration of A...
Leveraging AI as a Strategic Advantage in your Executive Assistant Role
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - May 22, 2023 13:59 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsThe space of AI is moving so fast and evolving so quickly! AI is in the headlines nearly daily as people debate its merits, its utility in supporting efficiency and productivity, as well as the ethical and somewhat dystopian implications of its use as we incorporate it more and more into our dai...
Former EA to CEO of Twitter on How to Accelerate Your Career
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - May 08, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsTaylor DeLorenzo is the definition of an A-list Executive Assistant and high achiever. As an Ivy League graduate from Cornell, her first Executive Assistant role was supporting a Founder, and in her next role she served as the right-hand to the CEO of publicly traded Shake Shack. She then leaped...
Life as an Executive Assistant in a Publicly Traded vs Privately Held Company
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - April 10, 2023 17:47 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIf you’re a regular listener of REACH, you know that we like to unpack the nuances associated within EA roles across industries and across stages of organizational maturity. We’ve talked previously about what’s involved in taking a company public from the EA perspective, and in this episode with...
What Does it Mean to be an Executive Assistant in a “War Room?”
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - March 27, 2023 14:42 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsYou may be familiar with the term “war room” or “situation room” as it relates to the Presidential Cabinet where the President and his advisors retreat to strategize on highly sensitive or critical matters. Today Rachel Tan joins us to discuss the role an Executive Assistant plays in a war room ...
Career & Life Lessons from Michelle Obama’s Former Assistant & Right Hand: Part Two
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - March 13, 2023 15:24 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsWe know you're excited for Part Two of our conversation with Chynna Clayton, former Executive Assistant to Michelle Obama and current Founder of Matriarch Made Development - and we're happy to deliver! Join us as we delve into Chynna’s formative years that helped shape her into the person she i...
Career & Life Lessons from Michelle Obama’s Former Assistant & Right Hand: Part One
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - February 27, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsWe are thrilled to release part one of our conversation with none other than Chynna Clayton who spent over a decade as the Executive Assistant to the legendary Michelle Obama, first in her capacity as FLOTUS, then for another 6 years after Mrs. Obama departed the White House. Chynna's story ha...
Applying the SMART Goals Framework to Your Work as an Executive Assistant
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - February 13, 2023 15:40 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsThis episode on goal setting was not only requested by our listeners, but it’s a timely one given we’re at the top of a new year and hopefully full of inspiration and motivation to achieve some great things in 2023! Today we’ll be discussing some of the material covered in our "Becoming a Chief ...
Behind the Scenes: What It’s Like to Support Husband & Wife Lifestyle Influencer Duo
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - December 19, 2022 16:01 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsWe’ve had a wide range of Executive Assistants on our program who support business owners, celebrities, government officials and even magicians, but never have we featured an EA who supports an influencer – until now! Katie Hobson is the Senior Executive Assistant to husband and wife team Michae...
Serena Williams’ Former Assistant is the Definition of a “Swiss Army Knife” Professional: Learn About His Experiences & How He’s Incorporated All Aspects in the Executive Assistant Role
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - December 05, 2022 12:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsDon't miss this episode featuring Grant Firestone, former Executive Assistant and Chief of Staff to Serena Williams! Grant's widely eclectic career spans everything from political operative, legislative aide in local government, high school coach, French student, lacrosse player, intern for the ...
Executive Assistant by Day and Soul Food Chef by Night
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - November 21, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsWith Thanksgiving just a few days away, it's only fitting to release an episode all about FOOD! Cherie Barfield, Executive Assistant at Meta and Owner of Cherie’s Southern Kitchen, has been an EA for over 26 years and she most recently embarked on a new journey as a food entrepreneur, having lau...
The Gaming Effect: Just What is Going on With These Lengthy Interview Processes?!
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - November 07, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsYou’re probably wondering, why is this episode called “The Gaming Effect?” What does that even mean? Well, have you ever noticed how ordinarily sweet kids, while playing video games will shoot their enemies on rapid fire screaming die, die in this kind of vapid, dehumanized way? Or the mindless ...
Debunking Stereotypes: How & Why Creative Minds Actually Thrive in the Executive Assistant Role
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - October 17, 2022 15:08 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn this episode of REACH, our friend Campbell Ruggles, Executive Assistant to the CEO of Universe, joins us from Brooklyn, New York. Campbell is one of those people who gets up to speed quickly, makes an immediate impact, and does so in non-traditional ways which we'll unpack in this episode. A ...
How to Telescope Your Value and Build Good PR Across the Organization as an Executive Assistant
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - August 29, 2022 13:58 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIf you’re a regular REACH listener, you know we’ve spent a lot of time discussing how to gain buy-in from your executive, but what about everyone else you need information from and work with day-in and day-out? People like your executive’s direct reports, or Finance, or other C-Suite members. Kr...
How to Elevate Your Role as an Executive Assistant Within Venture Capital
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - August 01, 2022 15:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsWe invited Rachel Coffman, Operations Manager within Susa Ventures, to the program to be the spokesperson of Venture Capital. If you’re a loyal listener of REACH (and we hope you are!) you know we’ve featured several Executive Assistants who support the movers and shakers of the tech world, so w...
Tips and Tricks for Executive Assistants Planning Travel in a ”Post-COVID” Environment
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - July 18, 2022 15:04 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn this episode, we talk about all things travel coordination in a "post-pandemic" world. Courtney Puckett, Senior Executive Assistant to the CEO of Crunchbase, does quite a bit of traveling in her role and of course she’s the brains behind booking any trip, conference, or event for her CEO, and...
The Dynamic Duo Behind Sara Blakely, Founder of Spanx: How an Executive Assistant and Personal Assistant Partner Together
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - June 27, 2022 15:06 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsWe had the honor of speaking with the women behind the woman, referring to Executive Assistant, Kenya Graham & Personal Assistant Lisa Magazine, who together supported the one and only, iconic Sara Blakely, who is of course the legendary entrepreneur and founder of Spanx. In this episode, we hea...
Everything Executive Assistants Need to Know About Equity in an Offer
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - June 15, 2022 15:55 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn this episode, Kevin Baker, VP of Team and Customer Success at Maven Recruiting Group, addresses all of your equity and stock options questions. If you’ve ever received an offer letter from a pre-IPO company and found yourself positively stumped trying to wrap your head around what exactly was...
How Your Executive May Be Affected by The Great Resignation
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - May 09, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsFormer Executive Assistant-turned-Chief of Staff and current Executive Coach, Julia Quijano, tackles the popular topic and trending hashtag, The Great Resignation and in particular, how she’s seen this movement affect executives and leaders of companies. We often forget that our leaders are also...
Getting What You Deserve: How to Negotiate like a Boss
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - April 25, 2022 14:43 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsWe get it, any conversation around money likely makes you want to crawl under the table and avoid it all together. We've asked Cynthia Gildea, an Executive and Personal Assistant who has supported a wide-range of executives and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, to teach you everything you need t...
REACH Roundtable: The Great Resignation
REACH - A Podcast for Executive Assistants - April 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIf you weren't able join us for our third REACH Roundtable Livestream, we missed you, but we captured the audio for you to listen to here. For those who aren't familiar, REACH Roundtable is an extension of our podcast where we invite former guests back to discuss all things hot topics in the Exe...
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