A chat with Founder & CEO Douglas R. Conant plus team Conant Leadership
Release Date: 09/06/2023
Einmal umgedreht: Florian Sandmann-Reetz interviewt Diana Brandl
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130: Der beliebte Office 365 Experte, Trainer, Speaker und Social Media Gesicht Florian Sandmann-Reetz hat Diana im Oktober 2023 in Valencia besucht auf ihrem digitalen Nomaden Stop und sie vor sein Mikro gebracht. Diese Folge gibt es nun auch auf dem Kanal von The Future Assistant Podcast. Viel Freude dabei und nicht vergessen, auch den neuen Podcast von Florian zu abonnieren. Wir freuen uns über dein Like und deinen Kommentar. Links:
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Coach, Supervisiorin und Trainerin Christine Maurer über agiles Arbeiten
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129: Christine Maurer, selbstständig seit 1992 als Trainerin (BDVT), Coach und Supervisorin (DVG). Selbst 12 Jahre als Angestellte aktiv, sechs Jahre davon für einen Vorstandsvorsitzenden (heute ein DAX-Unternehmen) Expertin für „Zusammenarbeit“ in allen Facetten. Mit Herzblut für Chef*in und Assistenz unterwegs. Coach und Trainerin für Führungskräfte und Assistenzen. Offen für Neues – und daher mit vielen eigenen Weiterbildungen unterwegs (z. B. SCRUM Master, hybride Trainerin). Links: Folge ansehen: LinkedIn Artikel: LinkedIn Artikel:
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CEO KYOCERA Document Solutions Dietmar Nick und EA Carolina Arias González über Vertrauen, Zusammenarbeit und Humor
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128: Bereits während des BWL-Studiums begann Dietmar seine Laufbahn als Produktmanager für Drucker und digitale Kameras bei Computer 2000, dem seinerzeit größten Distributor für Computerzubehör in Deutschland. 1998 wechselt er zu Canon, um dort erste Erfahrungen im Vertrieb zu sammeln. Seit 2000 ist er in verschiedenen Positionen bei Kyocera u.a. als Vertriebsrepräsentant, Vertriebsdirektor, Geschäftsführer Österreich und der Tochterfirmen AKI und Alos tätig. Im Rahmen einer altersbedingten Übergabe wurde er im Jahr 2017 zum Geschäftsführer Kyocera Document Solutions Deutschland...
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The Founder and the Force Multiplier: Strategic Partnerships - Adam Hergenrother & Hallie Warner
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127: ADAM HERGENROTHER is the Founder and CEO of Adam Hergenrother Companies, which includes KW Vermont, Livian™, BlackRock Construction, The Founder & The Force Multiplier, the Hergenrother Foundation, and The 200% Life. Over the last 17 years, Adam has bootstrapped his way to building a billion dollar organization. He has built businesses, hired exceptional talent, written books, coached leaders, and more. He’s had what others call “success”—but after years of grinding in order to find “fulfillment,” he found himself asking, “Why has success not given me constant...
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From Audio to Video: The Future Assistant Podcast goes YouTube
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126: From Audio to Video - we proudly present our new YouTube Channel, where you can also follow The Future Assistant Podcast and watch us. Many of you asked for it, and here we are. Enjoy the videos and let us know how you like it. Thanks and cheers from Diana and the team Episode on YouTube:
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Convention Centre Trafo Baden – First-class hospitality for international customers
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125: Reto Leder is CEO of the Convention Centre Trafo Baden, Switzerland. Before joining Trafo Baden in 2012, Reto’s career path of 40 years in the international hospitality industry also included stops as Director of Regional Development for César Ritz Colleges Switzerland, Hotel Director on Seabourn Cruise Line and Head of Quality Control with Gate Gourmet Buenos Aires, to mention a few. Over the years he’s worked in Argentina, Panama, El Salvador, Miami, on-board Cruise ships and, of course, in Switzerland. Melanie-Celine Huber is the Director of International Development at the...
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Former EA to Sir Richard Branson and Hospitality Expert - Samantha Cox
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124: Samantha Cox's career journey is indeed impressive and diverse, showcasing her expertise in Executive Assistant, Hospitality, and VIP Guest Services roles. Her extensive experience, spanning over 20 years, has involved working with high-profile clients and in various locations around the world. One notable highlight is her time working for Sir Richard Branson, the Founder of the Virgin Group. During her tenure, she not only served as an executive assistant but also became part of a select group managing personal affairs, budgets, charitable initiatives, and coordinating celebrity visits,...
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Speaker, Coach, Administrative Recruiter: A chat with Monique Helstrom, the former right hand to Simon Sinek
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122: With 27 years experience developing humans and building organizations, Monique knows that change is possible, and it all starts with you. After nearly a decade as the Executive Assistant, Producer, and "Chief of Simon Sinek," (New York Times Best-Selling author and TED celebrity), she obtained the necessary skills to decipher and disentangle common issues plaguing humans and businesses around the globe. Through her countless conversations with thought leaders, executives, celebrities, educators, Administrative professionals, the military, and the general workforce this world depends on,...
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2023 Year end message and outlook
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122: I am reviewing my year 2023, and it is wonderful to get through our journey as digital nomads. Join me on this reflection. Happy 2024 everyone, and thanks for being part of my podcast community.
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Tedx Talk, books and global speaking: A chat with multi-talent Bonnie Low-Kramen
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121: Bonnie Low-Kramen is one of us. She is our advocate and our friend. For twenty-five years, Bonnie Low-Kramen worked as the personal assistant to Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis. Since 2010, Bonnie has been traveling the world teaching and speaking – in 13 countries and 38 states to date. She became a sought-after speaker and author of Be the Ultimate Assistant and Staff Matters. Bonnie is a TEDx speaker and writer for Harvard Business Review. She is a known for her commitment to end workplace bullying and to close the wage gap. Bonnie holds a BA from Rutgers University in New Jersey. She...
info_outlineFounder & CEO: Douglas R. Conant
Douglas R. Conant is an internationally renowned business leader, New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and social media influencer with over 40 years of leadership experience at world-class global companies. For the past 20 years of his leadership journey, he has honed his leadership craft at the most senior levels—first as President of the Nabisco Foods Company, then as CEO of Campbell Soup Company (https://conantleadership.com/the-campbell-soup-story/), and finally as Chairman of Avon Products. In 2011, he founded ConantLeadership—a mission-driven community of leaders and learners who are championing leadership that works in the 21st century. Today, Doug, among his other board commitments, also serves as Chairman of CECP (http://cecp.co/about/) and as Chairman of the Higher Ambition (https://www.higherambition.org/) Leadership Alliance. Learn more about Doug here: https://conantleadership.com/about/doug-conant/
Chief of Staff: Mara Katsikis
Mara is an enthusiastic developer of people and a seasoned leader of high-performing small business teams. She delights in helping contributors to grow their skill sets and thrive in a fiercely complex marketplace. With a background in negotiation, public relations, business development, human resources, and training and development, she is the perfect “Jack(ie) of all trades” to steward the small but hearty leadership team to ongoing growth. She is responsible for contributing to the management of all organizational operations including strategic planning, board of director work, finances, marketing, speaking engagements, publishing efforts and the advancement of a substantial not-for-profit agenda.
Executive Administrator: Diana Hansen
Diana is so essential to the day-to-day operations at ConantLeadership that she has earned the alternate job titles of “Chief Logistical Officer,” “Right-Hand-Woman,” and “Planning Goddess,” depending on the scheduling, business, and administrative challenges of the day. With a long career supporting executives at the highest levels of Fortune 500 companies, Diana is tenacious, detail-obsessed, creative, whip-smart, and clairvoyant. She anticipates and addresses what is needed to support and advance the operations of the enterprise oftentimes before the company (or even CEO) is aware. It’s no surprise that her professional excellence has been recognized throughout the industry: She is a distinguished winner of the 2022 Admin Awards (https://www.adminawards.com/philadelphia/#winners), the highest honor in the administrative profession.
Save the date:
2 Day Virtual Boot Camp (Nov 8 & 10, 2023): https://conantleadership.com/bootcamp/
Free Summit (Sept 25-29, 2023): https://start.conantleadership.com/blueprint-leadership-summit/