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Courageous Help

Base HQ

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/17d. Total Eps: 41

How are assistants changing the world? In this bi-weekly series, current and former assistants will explore the various ways assistants are challenging the status quo — from impacting global business practices to molding new career paths and beyond.

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🇨🇦 Canada - careers
18/07/2026
#71
🇨🇦 Canada - careers
09/07/2026
#72

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Best of Courageous Help 2023

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 • Duration 01:35:04

On this episode, we listened back on all of the wisdom our guests have shared this year and chose some of our favorite moments for a Best Of Courageous Help 2023 episode. If you hear a clip that really strikes you, we’ve linked the full episodes below so you can go listen to the whole thing.

Themes with timestamps and full episodes linked:

Shaping the perception of EAs - [1:58]

The impact and influence of EAs - [13:53]

Intentionally shaping your EA career - [24:25]

Assistants as culture keepers - [41:21]

Creating your personal brand & showcasing your strengths - [48:36]

Building your relationship with your leader, including being a strategic partner - [58:59]

The importance of community for EAs and learning from each other - [1:10:34]

Technology and AI in the assistant role - [1:18:52]

How assistants can set boundaries - [1:25:52]

We really appreciate you listening this year, and look forward to what we’ll be sharing with you next!

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Celebrating What You Uniquely Bring to Your Role with Debra Coleman

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 • Duration 26:47

On this episode, we’re joined by Debra Coleman, Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Learning & Employment Records at Western Governors University and host of the "Have a Seat...Conversations with Women in the Workplace" podcast.

Debra joins us today to share about who might thrive being an EA in academia, how assistants across generations can learn from one another, and a reminder of how great you’re doing and how supported you are in this role.

Connect with Debra on LinkedIn.

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Debra’s podcast episode: From Typewriters to TikTok: Thriving in a Multi-Generational Office

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Getting What You Want Out of Your Career with Laura Johnston

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 • Duration 34:03

On this episode, we’re joined by Laura Johnston, assistant of 10+ years, and creator of The Assistant’s Handbook, a blog for EAs, where she mainly writes about tech and what it means to be an assistant today.

Laura joins us today to share about gathering the perspectives, skills, and tools to get what you want out of your career, untying your value from your role as an EA, as well as how assistants can explore new technology and introduce it in the workplace.

Connect with Laura on LinkedIn.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

The Assistant’s Handbook - Laura’s blog
The Leader Assistant by Jeremy Burrows
The Founder & Force Multiplier
Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
Just Work by Kim Scott

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Finding Opportunities in Not Obvious Places with Elle Tyra

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 • Duration 33:01

On this episode, we’re joined by Elle Tyra, the Executive Assistant to the President of Hauser & Wirth, a contemporary and modern art gallery, and formerly the Executive Assistant to the CEO of The New York Times.

Elles joins us today to share how assistants are bringing equity into spaces where there traditionally has been bias, getting extremely clear on how you want to partner as an EA, and how assistants inspire and impact everyone in the room to speak up, including c-suite.

Connect with Elle on Linkedin.

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Seeking Support to Navigate Work and Life with Annie Croner

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 • Duration 37:50

On this episode, we’re joined by Annie Croner, the Founder and CEO of Whole Assistant, an online platform and community formed to provide a positive place where assistants can go to transform their lives and level up their careers.

Annie joins us today to share her own story of burnout, why you should proactively ask for help to navigate stressful situations, and all the ways assistants can be the glue that holds companies together.

Connect with Annie on LinkedIn.

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Creating Leverage to Amplify Impact with Paige McPheely and Casey Putschoegl

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 • Duration 47:35

On this very special episode of Courageous Help, we’re joined by Paige McPheely and Casey Putschoegl live at Base’s Admin Week Summit. Paige and Casey are long-time friends who co-founded two companies: 33Vincent and Base. Today, they lead the team at Base as CEO and President, working toward a clear mission to make the world’s leaders and assistants more productive and successful through innovative technology.

They share how they ultimately came to create two companies for assistants based on the undeniable leverage this role provides for companies and people, the most impactful things an assistant has ever done for them, and where they see the future of support roles going in the next handful of years.

Connect with Casey and Paige on LinkedIn.

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Finding Courage to Take On New Opportunities with Anna Read

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 • Duration 38:54

On this episode, we’re joined by Anna Read, the Grants Administrator at YWCA Central Alabama, where she uses her passion for empowering underrepresented communities to advance social justice and equality. Anna is also the co-founder of eaea, an organization that connects Executive Assistants and Chiefs of Staff to discuss resources, learn best practices, and grow together in community. She has also served as a trainer for Join The Officials.

Anna joins us today to chat about how she pushed herself to take on a role she didn’t feel prepared for, the power of surrounding yourself with the right people, and why assistants should push for new opportunities even when they are facing resistance.

Connect with Anna on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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Celebrate Admin Week With Us!

Thursday, April 20, 2023 • Duration 03:04

Join us at Admin Week Summit — a week of learning, connecting, and inspiration to celebrate all the ways administrative professionals are changing the world — from April 24th - 28th, 2023. Register at basehq.com/admin-week-summit

Learn more and sign up for the Base Workshop series in May at base-app.co/workshops

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Activating Your Power by How You Present Yourself with Lauren Bradley

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 • Duration 40:04

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Lauren Bradley, founder of The Officials: an online platform that empowers assistants through community, courses, and coaching. Her career as an award-winning assistant and business owner spans nearly twenty years, where she has worn many hats including office manager, executive assistant, virtual assistant, and private PA to high-net-worth individuals. Lauren is also a corporate trainer, mentor, speaker, and highly awarded entrepreneur.

Lauren joins us today to discuss how temping snowballed into an assistant career, the impact we can have on the human sides of business, and her favorite mindset shift that has opened up doors for more equal dynamics in the workplace.

Connect with Lauren on Linkedin and at The Officials.

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Upcoming events with The Officials

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Finding the Small but Impactful Things That Make a Difference with Jenna Miller

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 • Duration 33:33

In this episode, we’re joined by Jenna Miller, Chief of Staff at Betterworks, which creates HR software that puts employee experience at the heart of how companies align, motivate, retain and develop their people. Jenna has held a number of strategic positions at organizations such as Business Wire, Fluxx, and Optimizely. She has always been passionate about helping others, and recently assisted in developing the Betterworks DEIB Initiative.

Jenna joins us today to share how assistants can impact the world in seemingly small day-to-day things; including having the courage to take micro-risks and swim outside your lane, being an ambassador of company culture, and having your own voice instead of just being the voice in someone else’s ear.

Connect with Jenna on LinkedIn.

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