Be an Asana Warrior

Be an Asana Warrior

Achieve flow through collaborative task management

Anna Read
of Empowered Assistants Empower Assistants

# Slack Channel: #course_asanawarrior

Does your to-do list look like this?

Then add to it the list of all the actions you are supposed to keep track of for every meeting you’ve ever minuted and you can kiss 😘 your sanity goodbye.

Not anymore. If your current task management method is failing you then this course is for you. Follow fellow Official, Anna Read, as she gives you an over the shoulder view of how she uses Asana in her role as an EA.

This course is for you if you…

  • Seek focus and clarity in a day of chaotic requests
  • Know your current task management system isn’t cutting the mustard – pen and notebook, Trello, Tasks, etc.
  • Need a way to track projects, meeting actions and more
  • Ready to work like a leader and delegate that sh*t
  • Want to stay on top of the latest productivity tech solutions

What you will learn

  • How to align your attention to your intention
  • Asana for task management
  • Task management through collaboration
  • To maximize your productivity and focus through superior task management
  • To manage your executive’s day through Asana
  • Remote Project management and tracking

Your Instructor

Anna Read

Anna Read

EA and Co-Founder
Empowered Assistants Empower Assistants

Anna is an Asana Certified Pro and co-founder of Empowered Assistants Empowering Assistants (EAEA). She currently serves as the Executive Assistant to the CEO of YWCA Central Alabama.
 
Anna has been working with C-Suite executives for over 9 years. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama. On any given Sunday, you can find her in the garden or hanging out with her husband and their dog, Tuppy Tebow.

Before you begin…

You will need to get yourself a Asana account.

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EA to VA: The Essentials of Building a Virtual Assistant Business

EA to VA: The Essentials of Building a Virtual Assistant Business

Employee to entrepreneur, learn the essentials to building a successful VA business

Lauren Bradley
of The Officials

# Slack Channel: #course_vaessentials

Do you have what it takes to create your own VA startup?
Ready to go from EA to CEO?

Well now is the time, so consider building a Virtual Assistant business. In this course, we will give you a roadmap to take your experience of working with business leaders and use it to become one yourself.

Learn the ups and downs of starting your own business and how you can set yourself up for success.

This course is for you if you…

  • Want to determine if now is the time to start your own VA business
  • Think it’s time to stop working so hard for someone else and start working hard for yourself
  • Feel uncertain about your future and want to take matters into your own hands
  • Are a new VA who started their business by stumbling upon clients but now want to grow your business

What you will learn

  • What it truly means to be a business owner
  • Thinking like a business leader
  • Setting goals and milestones to success
  • Calculating your worth with competitive pricing
  • Determining your services and articulating your value
  • The pages you MUST have on your website
  • Defining the customer journey and sales funnel
  • Building your support team
  • Bonus: Utilizing Instagram for business promotion

Testimonials

Gave me the essentials and framework to start a VA business.

Umm Lauren you are AMAZINNNNGGGGGGGG!!! This course rocks!
❤️
You’re setting realistic expectations to your members and I appreciate it!

Your Instructor

Lauren Bradley

Lauren Bradley

Founder
The Officials

Lauren has held every admin and assistant title under the sun including Office Manager, Virtual Assistant, EA to the CEO and private PA to HNWIs. She is a former OfficeNinjas All-Star winner and founder of The Officials. She is passionate about empowering admins and assistants.

Remote Assistant Success

Remote Assistant Success

Learn how to communicate, act and lead in a high-trust remote environment

with Ebony Belhumeur
of The Assistant’s List

About the Course

Remote working has never been more necessary than it is right now. And while remote working has its benefits it also has some unique challenges. Current predictions are that at least 30% of the global workforce will continue to work from home at least one day a week.

It’s time to embrace your future and get the skills you need to become a successful remote assistant.


This course is our first official collab at The Officials and we couldn’t have teamed up with a better person. Ebony Belhumeur of The Assistant’s List is the ultimate remote assistant.

This course is for you if you…

  • Or anyone at your company needs to master remote working techniques
  • Want to learn productivity tips from a pro
  • Work for a fully remote company
  • Help your company during times where remote working is necessary
  • This course is designed for administrative professionals including office manager, administrative assistants, personal assistants, executive assistants, chiefs of staff and more

What you will learn

  • To remain visible and relevant when not physically present
  • To develop a mindset for success
  • Must know tech that increases remote working productivity
  • How to develop your ideal remote working routine
  • How to be an ideal remote candidate
  • How to successfully support your team and executive from afar

Meet Your Instructor

Ebony Belhumeur

Ebony Belhumeur

The Assistant’s List

Ebony is the curator and blogger behind The Assistants List. Past lives include EA to the CEO of Sephora and the EA to the CEO at Twitch. Currently, she lives in Tours, France while working for a fully remote company in Silicon Valley.

Notion: Harnessing the Power of Knowledge

Notion: Harnessing the Power of Knowledge

with Laura Johnston
of The Assistant’s Handbook

# Slack Channel: #course_notion

About the course

Where are you filing your notes? Multiple notebooks? Onenote? Evernote? Does your company have a shared, collaborative repository for collective knowledge in the company? A Single Source of Truth otherwise known as a SSOT? No? Not sure. Let’s talk.

Notion allows you to create, collect and collaborate all in one single workspace. International EA and Notion whiz, Laura Johnston will walk you through this powerful tool and show you why it’s an assistant’s best friend.

This course is for you if you…

  • Want to tame your to do list
  • Love the art of note-taking and want to take it to the next step with a digital solution
  • Need one solution to write, plan, collaborate and organize your projects
  • Are tired of being asked for the same forms and documents over and over and need a wiki to streamline your workflows
  • Love staying on top of the latest tech

What you will learn

  • The basics of Notion including blocks, databases, toggles, callouts, nested columns, page creation and templates
  • Slash commands and basic formatting
  • Documenting workflows and transitioning to digital platforms
  • How to create a dynamic and easy to use wiki for more efficient workflows
  • Utilizing Notion for Task Management
  • Collaboration and permissions hierarchies
  • The basics of Scrum and Kanban
  • Pro tips such as global blocks, nested columns, customized icons, embedding, integration and more

Meet Your Instructor

Guest Instructor Laura Johnston

Laura Johnston

EA + Creator of
The Assistant’s Handbook

Laura is the force behind The Assistant’s Handbook and our first Official to instruct a course! We are all so proud. She is a Dubai-based EA focused on helping leadership teams succeed.

Before you begin

Before you begin you will need to get yourself a Notion account.

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Trello for Productivity

Trello for Productivity

Level-up your project management skills with this intuitive application

with Lauren Bradley
Founder of The Officials

About the course

Is your To Do List out of control?⁠ This course will introduce you to Trello, a fabulous online application that helps you organize and stay on top of your complex To Do lists and projects. ⁠

This is a crash course that will walk you through getting started with Trello, teaching you about boards, power-ups, automation and integration.

This course is for you if you…

  • Overwhelmed and looking for new ways to organize your to do list
  • Interested in project management
  • Striving to be more productive in your day to day
  • Have several projects you need to track more efficiently
  • Need a way to track your VA clients and projects
  • Looking for new fun tech solutions

What you will learn

  • The power of Kanban boards
  • The essentials of Trello
  • Managing a project through Trello boards
  • The power of Kanban boards
  • Project management 101
  • Powerful add-ons including Power-ups, Butler automation and Extensions
  • How to integrate complimentary applications

Meet Your Instructor

Lauren Bradley

Lauren Bradley

Founder of The Officials

Lauren has held every admin and assistant title under the sun including Office Manager, EA to the CEO and private PA to HNWIs. She is a former OfficeNinjas All-Star winner and founder of The Officials. She is passionate about empowering admins and assistants.

Before you begin…

You will need to get yourself a Trello account.

Please note this page has affiliate links. You can read our Affiliate Disclaimer for more information.