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Black History Month Interview Series: Lacretia Adamski

Executive Leadership Support Blog

Black History Month Interview Series. I’ve always enjoyed the challenge of recreating restaurant dishes at home. But lately, it’s come in handy since some of our favorite restaurants have gone out of business due to the pandemic. Meet Lacretia Adamski , Senior Executive Assistant at Salesforce.

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The Real Good Life Takes Dinner Stress Off Your Plate

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In seventh grade, Maggie Skarich Joos dreamed of owning a restaurant. But years later, after studying hospitality management and working in several restaurants, Skarich Joos realized the long evenings weren’t a good fit for her. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Ep 217: Kara McKeage on Setting Boundaries, Communication, and Matching Personal Assistants with Executives

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In this episode, Kara talks about outsourcing, matching personal assistants with executives, interview questions to ask applicants, setting boundaries with principals, communication between executives and personal assistants, and more. The company has grown organically to a team of 24 employees. Either way, I’d love to hear from you!

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Ep 222: Chynna Clayton – Former Special Assistant to Michelle Obama

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Chynna is the founder of Matriarch Made Development, a consulting firm that helps organizations develop administrative teams. ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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The Organized Cook

Clutter Coach

I interviewed her about how busy people can cook healthy food quickly and how they can organize their fridges and cooking schedules to make that happen. She’s cooked for fine dining restaurants, for catering companies and has taught cooking at college and through private companies. The hidden side of getting organized.

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Ep 210: Lexi Gunther – Executive Support Team Manager and Executive Assistant to the Head of Product at Cedar

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She began her career at a non-profit organization and has since worked for both large public companies and small private companies. HELP ME, HELP YOU (MAKE THE PODCAST BETTER) Do you have questions you’d like me to answer, guests you think I should interview, or suggested topics you’d like me to address on the show?

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Modern Mentorship Is Changing, But It’s Still About Relationships

Success

Smith is a leadership expert who, like Watts, consults a variety of organizations. Mentorship is how I’ve built my company,” says Wagner Reed, who has worked with restaurants, festivals and even Beyoncé. “I When I interviewed with Heather, she looked at me and said, ‘You don’t have any PR experience. Watts thinks so, too.

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