Oct 14, 2020 | About Athena, Accountability, Business, Getting Started with an EA
I left IBM in 2006 to “become an entrepreneur”. After going to motivational conferences and reading some Robert Kiyosaki, my 32-year-old self said to herself, “No need to be bound to a large corporation! I’m going to go be free! I’m going to be in control of my...
Sep 15, 2020 | About Athena, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA
Great stuff again from Jeremy Burrows! Jeremy is an Executive Assistant, Author and Podcast host. In this Op-Ed for Base, Jeremy discusses effective Communication, and outlines specific questions Executives and their Assistants should be asking each other....
Feb 11, 2020 | Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Productivity
Business legend and entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, knows a thing or two about effective delegation and what it takes to succeed. This article is from a few years ago, but his points still ring true. Having a smart phone is great, but having that right-hand person...
Dec 17, 2019 | About Athena, Getting Started with an EA
Gina really enjoyed getting to share some of the principles that make Athena EA’s high performers, with the great Personal Assistants at Pepper’s Personal Assistants. Gina specifically outlined the “8 characteristics of an Athena Executive Assistant”. These 8...
Nov 2, 2018 | About Athena, Business, Delegation, Getting Started with an EA, Productivity
This is an interview of our CEO, Gina Cotner, about the signs that you are ready for a part-time Executive Assistant. We love this interview so much we wanted to share it with you...
Oct 19, 2017 | Delegation, Getting Started with an EA
We invite you to read the views of the five high-profile founders in this article, as well as the view from their EAs. We particularly love how the EA for Dropbox’s founder feels she is still teaching him how to use an assistant in the first place. We can relate!...