Stop Being Underpaid: Introducing the ROI Calculator
Release Date: 12/31/2025
Stop Being Underpaid: Introducing the ROI Calculator
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info_outline194: How Executive Assistants can turn daily support work into hard numbers that lead to real raises.
In this conversation, Elizabeth Sutkowska (based in Gdańsk, Poland) breaks down a practical way to negotiate your EA salary with data, using an EA ROI Calculator that tracks time saved, cost avoided, and the business impact leaders actually understand. If you’ve ever heard “your salary is fair,” this is the exact mindset (and method) that flips the script.
We also go beyond compensation and dig into the bigger picture of modern Executive Support:
- From Au Pair → Hospitality → Corporate EA: how a non-linear career path builds the real skills top executives need (pressure handling, service excellence, business instincts, communication).
- Executive Assistant in Poland: why the role is often underestimated, how stereotypes still shape expectations, and what needs to change for stronger recognition and career growth.
- EA vs Chief of Staff: an honest take on titles, responsibilities, and why many EAs already do “CoS-level” work, without the label.
- Community & visibility: why Elizabeth founded the Assistologist to elevate the profession through representation, education, and a “Polish roots, global mindset” approach.
- Plus a few human moments (work-life balance, habits, and the funny IKEA/Swedish candy confession).
This episode is packed with tools, perspective, and confidence boosts you can apply immediately.
Drop a comment: Have you ever been told your salary is “fair”? What did you do next?
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About Elizabeth Sutkowska:
Elizabeth is an experienced Executive Assistant with international expertise supporting leaders in fast-paced corporate and startup environments. Her career spans Poland, Cyprus, the USA, and Italy, and she has studied at five universities in fields such as international relations, corporate communication, business psychology, media, and marketing.
Elizabeth is the founder of Assistologist, a Poland-based association aimed at elevating the Executive Assistant’s role through global best practices and strategic collaboration. She is passionate about healthy living, mindfulness, and exploring the world.
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