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Personal Brand for Executive Assistants: Why Reputation Now Determines Value
Personal brand is already shaping your career, whether you engage with it or not. In this episode, Rachael unpacks why capable executive assistants are often categorised as “helpful support” rather than talent, and...
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The EA Role at a Crossroads: How Executive Support Is Being Redefined
The EA role is at a crossroads. Not a trend. A decision point. Organisations are consolidating. AI is reshaping work. Executives are relying more on judgement and context than ever, yet many EA roles are still being...
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The Real Reason Executive Calendars Never Stabilise
If your calendar never really settled in 2025, this episode will help you understand why.
After spending the year inside organisations training and working closely with executive assistants and executive teams, one...
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AMA: Ask Me Anything (Yes, Really)
In this final episode of the season, I’m answering six questions from the community in a rapid-fire mentoring format. Think career clarity, mindset shifts, becoming more strategic, and turning your passions into...
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Biz Rizz: The Secret Sauce to Getting Ahead (Without the Hustle)
What exactly is Biz Rizz?
It’s your ability to build powerful relationships in a professional setting. It’s executive presence with a rebrand. And if you’ve never thought about how others experience you at work, you...
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Simplicity Isn’t Soft. It’s Strategy.
Simplicity gets mistaken for laziness—but it’s actually your sharpest strategy.
Most of us overcomplicate things to prove our worth… and it’s killing our impact. We confuse busy with valuable, and complexity becomes a...
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Internal Career Moves: Bet Big or Play It Safe?
Thinking about stepping up into a new role within your organisation? Internal opportunities can be a powerful way to accelerate your career—but only if you’re set up for success. Beware the fake title, the silent trap...
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How Our Competitors Can Give Us a Competitive Edge
How often do we let fear, insecurity, or competitiveness hold us back?
In this episode, we’re flipping the script on competition and looking at how our so-called 'rivals' can actually be our biggest expanders—showing...
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Your Online Presence: A Career Maker or a Career Breaker?
In this episode, we dive into the delicate balance of building a visible personal brand while being an employee—without putting your career at risk.
We’re in an era where having a digital footprint is almost a...
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Keeping It Real When AI Is Phoning It In
AI is an incredible tool—no doubt about it—but relying on it too heavily? That’s where things get risky.
In this episode, Rachael shares a cautionary tale for anyone letting AI do all the heavy lifting in their...
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Who Does She Think She Is
Welcome Back: New Name, New Energy!
In this raw and honest relaunch episode, Rachael shares the story behind stepping into disruption as her theme for 2025 and how questioning “Who the hell does she think she is?”...
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The Lesson For Executive Assistants In The Matthew Perry Story
In this episode, Rachael delves into the critical issue of "toxic loyalty" in the Executive Assistant (EA) profession, using the recent news about Matthew Perry’s assistant as a catalyst...
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