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A day in the life: Katrina Wardell, EA at Dropbox

Practically Perfect PA

I have a Bachelor’s degree from Mills College in International Politics & Economics and a Master’s degree from Trinity College Dublin in International Development. Before Dropbox, I worked for a tech start-up and was the executive assistant (EA) to the CEO of an aircraft leasing firm. What are the main aspects of your role?

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Who Needs an Office? 10 Entrepreneurs Weigh In on the Future of Virtual Work

Success

For that matter, who needs to travel to a meeting? Some common favorites include Google apps, Grasshopper, Skype and Dropbox. Some web services I suggest are GoToMyPC for international access to one base hard drive, and Evernote for paperless document and image management. oDesk is a directory of international contractors.

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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

Success

At first she didn’t believe it, but eventually Fletcher tried it, became hooked and ultimately quit acting to travel to India to learn more about meditation. Florence Williams, who has been a contributing editor to Outside magazine, scoured the latest science while traveling the world for examples. Fletcher makes one thing clear.

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7 Tips for Hiring a Virtual Assistant

Jen Lawrence

Also, if you prefer to book your own travel or schedule meetings yourself, there’s no shame in wanting to keep those tasks. Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box are all great options. These are the activities that are core to your business. Where will you share files? Tip #4: Be realistic about what you’re willing to pay.

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7 Tips for Hiring a Virtual Assistant

Jen Lawrence

Also, if you prefer to book your own travel or schedule meetings yourself, there’s no shame in wanting to keep those tasks. Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box are all great options. These are the activities that are core to your business. Where will you share files? Tip #4: Be realistic about what you’re willing to pay.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

          Dr. Shannon Reece Reece International LLC. LNM LOVES Dropbox! Then we found out about Dropbox. We now have Dropbox on 4 of our LNM computers and we are able to share files and they update automatically which would have been a problem with a server-type solution. Find here: steph.bz/iB5cj3.

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An iPhone App In 30 Days – The Challenge

Brilliantly Better

Frustration Level (0 – 100): 25 – There was an increasing internal pressure for finishing things up which made me quite nervous. In other words, one could see just tasks or just events, or both in every section of Do: time based (Today, Soon, Overdue) or context based. I was happy to finish the lot for the day.

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