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Mirela Sula Is On a Mission to Empower Women Through the Global Woman Club

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She wanted to pivot from social services to a business model where she could help women build their confidence and gain financial freedom. So, in 2015, she founded the Global Woman Summit, an international conference where women can network and empower each other. Both confident and warm, she was wearing a silky leopard-print jacket.

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What can assistants expect in 2015?

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The last few years I have written a blog about what assistants can expect from the year and here you will find the tradition has continued into 2015. I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. Assistant networking and events.

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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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They met on Tinder in 2015 while living in Sweden as expats: Ellison, an aviation sales director from Des Moines, Iowa, and Darsy, a human resources systems specialist from Paris. He stumbled on a story about Matt and Jessica Johnson, an American couple who sold everything to buy a sailboat and travel the world with their cat.

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

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Rejection is naturally something an entrepreneur has to go through , but my confidence in this completely unique style was high enough that I chose to take the risk.”. For the past 12 years, its entire supply chain traveled less than 250 miles. “We I had nothing to lose besides my ego,” Deer says. An abrupt stop.

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A day in the life: Amanda Barlow, Senior EA, PZ Cussons

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So far, my role has included travel across Europe and Africa and this is something I am eager to expand further in the coming years as I look to develop my support role within the ExCo Team. The vaccinations for my travel to our other operating units – I’m scared of needles! What do you enjoy least? What has been your career highlight?

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The future Assistant

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A lot of people assume that EAs just look after the diary and book the travel, but in reality we do so much more. Confidence – take charge and be proud of what you do. A Finalist in Executive PA Magazines PA of The Year award, Bonnie was shortlisted in 2015 as one of the UK’s top six executive assistants.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

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I recently spoke at the Assist Conference in September 2015, and at Skyscanner’s Company Presentation in December to around 300 people. Sherien : The advice I would give my younger self would be to have more confidence and self-belief. The main challenge these days is still lack of confidence. Amy : I am a OneNote advocate!