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EA & PA Chataway with Lindsay

EA & PA Chataway with Lindsay

By: Lindsay Taylor
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Hosted by Lindsay Taylor, Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited, the EA & PA Chataway with Lindsay podcast features inspirational EAs, PAs and industry leaders in the Administrative Professional community.© 2026 EA & PA Chataway with Lindsay Economics
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  • S1 E26 EA/PA Chataway with Jodie Mears, EA at Cohesive
    Nov 12 2024
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    Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of learning and development specialist Your Excellency Limited shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.

    This podcast features Jodie Mears who is an Executive Assistant at Cohesive in London.

    Jodie has been in an administrative role for over 20 years. She is passionate about empowering EAs and PAs across the world and does this through sharing her knowledge, career mentoring and podcast hosting with The Crodie Files.

    Time:

    03:25 Introduction to Jodie using the initial letters of her first name
    09:07 About Cohesive and Jodie’s role
    15:06 Jodie’s love and “not so love” elements of her role
    19:46 Jodie’s career journey so far
    23:14 Resources and connections
    25:29 The Crodie Files (Podcast) & Jodie’s elevation of the profession
    30:08 Favourite Crodie Files
    32:26 You have 10 minutes of your life to replay…
    33:53 What advice would you give your younger self?
    36:14 What 3 people (alive or historic) would you invite to a dinner party?

    Resources/Weblinks

    Jodie Mears is on LinkedIn here.


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    44 mins
  • S1 E25 EA/PA Chataway with Charlotte Barrett FEPAA, PA at Ageas, Founder of Solent EA/PA Network
    Oct 2 2023

    Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited Virtual Academy shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.   

    This podcast features Charlotte Barrett who is a PA from Ageas here in the UK.  
     
     Charlotte has been in an administrative role for over 20 years.  She has recently headed up the formation of the Solent EA/PA Network with their first event taking place in September 2023.  

     

    Time: 

    0105   Introduction to Charlotte using the initial letters of her first name 
    0831   Professional Body Membership 
    1055   Charlotte’s career journey so far 
    1234   Charlotte’s role at Ageas 
    1308   Aligning company and personal values 
    1425   The Solent PA Network 
    1630   What a great day is…
    1752   Frustrations of the role/industry/profession 
    2100   You have 10 minutes of your life to replay… 
    2205   What advice would you give your younger self? 
    2340   What 3 people (alive or historic) would you invite to a dinner party?  

    Resources/Weblinks   

    Charlotte Barrett is on LinkedIn here
    Solent EA/PA Network : Facebook and LinkedIn
    Ageas
    The Institute of Administrative Management (IAM)
    Executive and Personal Assistants Association (EPAA)
    Problem Solving (including “step into my shoes”)
    https://www.guggenheim-venice.it/en/art/in-depth/peggy-guggenheim/about-peggy/

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    28 mins
  • S1 E24 EA/PA Chataway with Emma Hulbert, Senior Principal Consultant at Lily Shippen
    Aug 17 2023

    Lindsay Taylor, co-Founder & Director of Your Excellency Limited shares inspirational learning for the EA, PA and Administrative Professional in her podcast featuring top guests and stars in the Administrative Professional community.   

    This podcast features Emma Hulbert,who is the Senior Principal Consultant at recruitment specialist Lily Shippen.  
     
     Lily Shippen are valued Business Friends of Your Excellency.  They have been in business since 2016 and have carved out a reputation as the go-to specialist for connecting start-ups, high net worth individuals and blue-chip companies with exceptional secretarial and support professionals like you.

    Lily Shippen take a proactive, personal approach to connecting high-calibre professionals with high-calibre employers and Your Excellency are proud to recommend them.

    Time:  

    0141 Welcome and introduction of Emma using the initial letters of her name
    1128 The parts of the role Emma loves
    1519 The parts of the role that frustrate Emma
    2307 A degree or no degree?
    2958 The Mini MBA for Senior & Executive Assistants
    3211 You have 10 minutes of your life to replay…
    3620 What advice would you give your younger self?
    3900 What 3 people (alive or historic) would you invite to a dinner party?

    Resources/web links

    Emma Hulbert is on LinkedIn here
    Lily Shippen Recruitment Agency | Admin, Secretarial & HR Staff
    Busting the myths of the EA/PA profession:  Lily Shippen blog from Emily Mills


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    46 mins
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