Profiles
Issue: November / December 2014

PROFILE – The UK’s First BA Honours Degree Graduates in Business Administration For Personal Assistants

By - November 24, 2014

Back in 2011, four aspirational Assistants embarked on a degree in Business Administration – the first degree in the UK to offer specific business administration techniques for management assistants. The course, was originally developed by Middlesex University in partnership with the Association of Personal Assistants, which closed its doors in January 2014 after its founder suffered a debilitating stroke.... Read more »
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Issue: September / October 2014

PROFILE – Freda Kelly

By - September 25, 2014

Freda Kelly was just 17 when Brian Epstein offered her the job of secretary of the Fab Four’s fan club. She was an eye-witness to music history in the making.
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Issue: September / October 2014

PROFILE – Bonnie & Vickie: How Two Successful Women Choose to Collaborate, Not Compete

By - September 25, 2014

Photo credit: Vernon Jacobs Bonnie Low-Kramen and Vickie Sokol Evans: Authors, International Trainers & Inspiration to Assistants worldwide. Where are you both from and what are your current roles? Bonnie I was born and raised in New Jersey in the shadow of New York City. I grew up in Belleville, the home of the Jersey Boys... Read more »
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Issue: September / October 2014

PROFILE – Joy Hannon

By - September 25, 2014

Joy Hannon talks about her experiences as an Assistant who is hard of hearing Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from and what is your current role? I’m actually a country lass. I was born and brought up in the Derbyshire countryside 54 years ago, and my mum still lives in the... Read more »
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Issue: July / August 2014

PROFILE – Julie Perrine

By - July 25, 2014

Julie Perrine is the Founder and CEO of All Things Admin
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Issue: July / August 2014

PROFILE – Matthew Want

By - July 25, 2014

Matthew Want is EA to Lucy Brazier, Publisher of Executive Secretary Magazine
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Issue: May / June 2014

PROFILE – Leeanne Graham

By - May 25, 2014

Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from and what is your current role? So I am 29 and live in South East London. My dad was in the army so I was born in West Berlin and as a child lived in places such as North Ireland and Canterbury in... Read more »
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Issue: March / April 2014

PROFILE – Jasmine Freeman

By - March 25, 2014

The road from being a 15 year old teenage mum to becoming Vice President & Chief Executive Assistant at Office Dynamics has not always been a smooth one but as Jasmine Freeman explains in this moving interview, there are positive lessons to be learned and inspiration to be found in every journey. Can we start... Read more »
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Issue: January / February 2014

PROFILE – Deborah Shaw

By - January 25, 2014

The Association of Celebrity Assistants in the UK just celebrated their 10th Anniversary at an exclusive birthday bash hosted by The Dorchester. With representatives from their Los Angeles & New York Celebrity Assistant equivalents in attendance and a new ‘entente cordiale’ in place between the three organisations, Executive  Secretary went to meet the three leading... Read more »
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Issue: January / February 2014

PROFILE – Kelly Engstrom

By - January 25, 2014

The Association of Celebrity Assistants in the UK just celebrated their 10th Anniversary at an exclusive birthday bash hosted by The Dorchester. With representatives from their Los Angeles & New York Celebrity Assistant equivalents in attendance and a new ‘entente cordiale’ in place between the three organisations, Executive Secretary went to meet the three leading... Read more »
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Issue: January / February 2014

PROFILE – Kimberly McFarland

By - January 25, 2014

The Association of Celebrity Assistants in the UK just celebrated their 10th Anniversary at an exclusive birthday bash hosted by The Dorchester. With representatives from their Los Angeles & New York Celebrity Assistant equivalents in attendance and a new ‘entente cordiale’ in place between the three organisations, Executive Secretary went to meet the three leading... Read more »
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Issue: January / February 2014

PROFILE – Shirley Taylor

By - January 25, 2014

Originally from Sheffield, England but now one of the top trainers in Asia, Shirley Taylor explains how she made the move to become nothing short of an dministrative Professional rock star in the region.
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Issue: November / December 2013

PROFILE – Dale Stafford

By - November 25, 2013

Dale Stafford is the Principal & Founder of The Principle Department Can we start with a little background information? My parents were both performers in Variety Theatre – my dad was the straight man in a comedy double act and my mum was an equilibrist and dancer – so I was that person you’ve heard... Read more »
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Issue: November / December 2013

PROFILE – Celebrating You! Inspirational extracts from three essay submissions

By - November 25, 2013

This year, Joan Burge, one of the first ladies of the Administrative Profession, celebrated the 20th year anniversary of her Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence. Joan wanted to extend the celebration beyond herself and the longevity of the event. She wanted to celebrate the individuals who have made the event a true success for the... Read more »
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Issue: September / October 2013

PROFILE – Victoria Darragh

By - September 25, 2013

An award-winning EA in her own right as well as founder of the visionary and award-winning Hays PA Network, and the biggest conference currently in the UK, Executive Secretary went to find out what makes Victoria Darragh tick. Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from and what is your current... Read more »
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Issue: July / August 2013

PROFILE – Anel Martin

By - July 23, 2013

Anel Martin is an award-winning South African assistant & task team member for IYOTSA What is your background? I was raised in a small town called Bloemfontein in the Free State (South Africa) and attended Eunice Girls High (my formative years have greatly influenced who I am today). I relocated to Pretoria in 1998 to... Read more »