Tech Hack: Mastering Mac & Windows Tools for Admin Efficiency

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November 6 @ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT

Tools you didn’t know you needed but won’t want to live without.

We all know there are apps that can boost our productivity. Some of us even install browser extensions to save clicks and stay organized.

But did you know there’s software that can actually power up your computer itself?

We’re talking tools that make it easier to:

Find what you need in seconds
Organize your digital workspace
Automate repetitive tasks
Customize your setup to work your way

In this month’s Tech Hack, we’re unlocking the hidden superpowers of your Mac or PC with two admin-approved tools: Raycast for Mac and PowerToys for Windows. It’s like giving your computer a promotion and giving you back more time in your day.

We’re joined by Melissa Peoples, our go-to Microsoft guru, to break down PowerToys like a pro, and Che-le Cole, a tech-savvy Raycast fan, to show you why this Mac utility is worth the hype. As always, this is a no-judgment, friendly space built for admins, by admins.

This is a FREE webinar open to all. Please note, our content is tailored for administrative professionals but all are welcome.

🔍 What to Expect

Live, over-the-shoulder demos from an admin point of view
Real-life use cases to help you save time and reduce friction
Open Q&A bring your questions!
Tips for every skill level (no tech shame here)
Free replay sent to all who register
A supportive, fun, admin-powered community

👀 Who Should Attend

Our Tech Hack series is all about giving executive assistants, admin coordinators, and office pros the real-world tools they need to feel confident, capable, and ahead of the curve.

This monthly session is made for:

Executive Assistants
Administrative Coordinators
Office Managers
Virtual Assistants
Anyone in a support role who wants to feel more tech-capable and less tech-overwhelmed

Whether you’re the go-to office wizard or just getting comfy with new tools, Tech Hack by The Officials is your monthly dose of digital empowerment.

🎉 Snag your seat, friend!

Don’t miss this one, your future self will thank you.
Register now (it’s free!) and you’ll get the replay too.

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Meet your host

Lauren Bradley, FoundeR of The Officials + Lead Trainer

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.

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Cohort: Treat Your Role as a Startup

October 14 @ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM BST

6 Week Cohort. Launching Oct 14, 2025. Step into leadership, scale your success, and own your career.

Description

Ready to scale your career with a CEO mindset? Learn the tools, systems, and strategies to grow your career to new heights.

The Treat Your Career as a Startup Live Cohort is a 6-week program designed for professionals like you who are ready to take full control of their career, think like a business owner, and unlock their leadership potential.

This cohort is your opportunity to build a career that’s designed with purpose, strategy, and growth in mind. It’s time to invest in yourself and build the career journey you’ve always wanted.

Cohort Schedule

Week 1: Build Your Business Plan
Oct 14, 2025
5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST
In our kickoff session, we’ll dive straight into work needed to help us identify the tech systems and workflows needed to build a successful business.

Week 2: Defining Your Services
Oct 21, 2025
5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST
In this session, we’ll focus on defining the services you provide in your role and understanding the value you bring. This week is about clarity and communication: knowing exactly what you do, how it benefits others, and how to present it effectively.

Week 3: Approached and Poached
Nov 4, 2025
5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST
In this session, we’ll focus on how to showcase your work online and ensure it’s discoverable. You’ll learn how to create a portfolio that highlights your skills and achievements, and optimize your presence so the right people can find you.

Week 4: Understanding Your Client’s Experience
Nov 11, 2025
5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST
In this session, we’ll focus on building strong relationships with your employer or client while learning how to onboard them effectively. You’ll develop strategies for setting expectations, handling feedback, establishing boundaries, and positioning yourself as a trusted partner to leadership.

Week 5: Setting Up Your Systems
Nov 18, 2025
5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST
In this session, we’ll focus on creating the systems and processes that keep your career organized and scalable. You’ll learn how to map your work, set up workflows, and leverage tools to make your role more efficient and impactful.

Week 6: Scaling Your Career
Nov 25, 2025
5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST
In this session, we’ll focus on reviewing your impact, celebrating achievements, and planning for future growth. You’ll learn how to conduct annual check-ins (performance reviews) with your client or employer to showcase your contributions, set goals, and position yourself as a strategic partner.

Ready to Take Control of Your Career?

Apply today and scale your career with confidence and clarity.

Benefits

Shift your mindset from employee to business owner.
Master leadership skills that you can implement right away.
Develop systems and workflows to make your career more efficient and scalable.
Transform your career trajectory to make decisions and take ownership of your success.

💻 Save Your Spot

Premium HQ Members Save 35%!

Price for 6 Week Cohort
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Price for 6 Week Cohort
£229 | $285 | €270

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HQ Live: Build Your Admin Dashboard (Microsoft Edition)

October 23 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM BST

A hands-on workshop for administrative professionals ready to bring clarity and control to their workflows using the tools you already have.

Let’s build it together.

Feeling buried in docs, tasks, and tabs? You don’t need a new tool, you need a better system. In this HQ Live, we’ll build it together using Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. No extra software, no fancy learning curve, just the tools you already have to hand.

This is a 1.5-hour, hands-on workshop where you’ll create your very own admin dashboard: a personalized hub to manage priorities, track projects, and stay one step ahead of your execs.

Whether you’re on Google Sheets and Drive or Microsoft Outlook and Sharepoint, you’ll walk away with a working system that helps you stop spinning and start scaling.

🛠️ What to Expect

Live, step-by-step dashboard building using Google or Microsoft tools
Templates + starter layouts provided
Real-world examples tailored for EAs, admins, and office pros
Feedback + support as you build
Replay included so you can revisit and refine
Beginner-friendly, no tech wizardry needed

Prerequisites

👉 Note: You may want to check with your IT team before the session to ensure you have access to the following tools in your workplace accounts:

Microsoft: Lists, Site Pages, Loop, Power Automate

We’ll provide guidance on all of these but access makes it easier to follow along live!We’ll provide guidance on all of these but access makes it easier to follow along live!

💻 Save Your Spot

If you want more control, clarity, and calm and a dashboard that feels like it was designed just for you, this session is calling your name.

How to Join:

This is a Premium HQ member only event. We’d love you to make it Official and join us today. We’ll even give you a 14 day free trial to check us out.

HQ Members

This event is open to our Premium HQ Members.

Visit the community to register for this event on the Events page.

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🎉 Ready to join?

We’d love for you to join us today! Sign up with a 14 day free trial!

Inside you’ll find:

🖤 Helpful Templates
🖤 Exclusive events including HQ Lives, Empower Hours, and Coworking Sessions
🖤 Professional development courses

Join Us

The Officials

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hello@jointheofficials.com

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HQ Live: Build Your Admin Dashboard (Google Edition)

October 21 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM BST

A hands-on workshop for administrative professionals ready to bring clarity and control to their workflows using the tools you already have.

Let’s build it together.

Feeling buried in docs, tasks, and tabs? You don’t need a new tool, you need a better system. In this HQ Live, we’ll build it together using Google Workspace. No extra software, no fancy learning curve, just the tools you already have to hand.

This is a 1-hour, hands-on workshop where you’ll create your very own admin dashboard: a personalized hub to manage priorities, track projects, and stay one step ahead of your execs.

You’ll walk away with a working system that helps you stop spinning and start scaling.

🛠️ What to Expect

Live, step-by-step dashboard building using Google tools
Templates + starter layouts provided
Real-world examples tailored for EAs, admins, and office pros
Feedback + support as you build
Replay included so you can revisit and refine
Beginner-friendly, no tech wizardry needed

Prerequisites

👉 Note: You may want to check with your IT team before the session to ensure you have access to the following tools in your workplace accounts:

Google: Sites, Looker Studio, Sheets, Apps Script

We’ll provide guidance on all of these but access makes it easier to follow along live!

💻 Save Your Spot

If you want more control, clarity, and calm and a dashboard that feels like it was designed just for you, this session is calling your name.

How to Join:

This is a Premium HQ member only event. We’d love you to make it Official and join us today. We’ll even give you a 14 day free trial to check us out.

HQ Members

This event is open to our Premium HQ Members.

Visit the community to register for this event on the Events page.

Visit the Community

🎉 Ready to join?

We’d love for you to join us today! Sign up with a 14 day free trial!

Inside you’ll find:

🖤 Helpful Templates
🖤 Exclusive events including HQ Lives, Empower Hours, and Coworking Sessions
🖤 Professional development courses

Join Us

The Officials

View Organizer Website

hello@jointheofficials.com

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HQ Live: Build Your Admin Dashboard (Notion Edition)

October 22 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM BST

A hands-on workshop for administrative professionals who want a beautifully organized, fully personalized system built in Notion.

Finally make sense of Notion and build a dashboard that works the way you do.

Notion isn’t just for tech bros and startups. It’s one of the most flexible, admin-friendly tools out there and in this HQ Live, we’ll show you exactly how to make it work for you.

This 2-hour, hands-on workshop will walk you through the dashboard-building process step-by-step, using real-world admin workflows. You’ll learn how to organize tasks, priorities, links, calendars, and more.

No experience needed. We’re covering the Notion basics, too. Whether you’re brand new or Notion-curious, you’ll leave with a functional dashboard you can actually use (and evolve over time!).

✨ P.S. If you’ve purchased the Admin Attaché but haven’t quite found your footing, this session is definitely for you. We’ll help you unlock the value of what you already have and finally feel confident using Notion to support your role.

🛠️ What to Expect

Live, guided dashboard building from scratch in Notion
Intro to Notion basics—pages, blocks, databases, and more
Templates + starter layouts provided
Real-world admin examples to model your setup
Support + feedback as you build
Replay included so you can pause, rewind, and revisit anytime
Zero judgment, beginner-friendly environment

💻 Save Your Spot

If you want more control, clarity, and calm and a dashboard that feels like it was designed just for you, this session is calling your name.

How to Join:

This is a Premium HQ member only event. We’d love you to make it Official and join us today. We’ll even give you a 14 day free trial to check us out.

HQ Members

This event is open to our Premium HQ Members.

Visit the community to register for this event on the Events page.

Visit the Community

🎉 Ready to join?

We’d love for you to join us today! Sign up with a 14 day free trial!

Inside you’ll find:

🖤 Helpful Templates
🖤 Exclusive events including HQ Lives, Empower Hours, and Coworking Sessions
🖤 Professional development courses

Join Us

The Officials

View Organizer Website

hello@jointheofficials.com

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PA Show Autumn 2025 [London In-person]

October 9 @ 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM BST

Dedicated to the personal development of PAs, EAs, VAs and Office Managers

09 October, 2025, Old Billingsgate, London

Welcome to The PA Show Autumn, our boutique event set in the heart of London. Tailored specifically for executive support professionals, this intimate gathering offers a focused environment to empower and inspire through a curated program of sessions. With a single content theatre and a select number of exhibitors, you will gain cutting-edge skills, personal growth insights, and career advancement opportunities in a more personalised setting. Join us for an unparalleled chance to learn, network, and evolve in your profession amidst a community of like-minded individuals.

See below for Lauren Bradley’s, Founder of The Officials, session at the event.

Scale Your Role with AI: Clones, Bots, and Better Systems

14:30 – 15:10
Turn repeatable tasks into scalable systems without burning out.

You’re juggling too much and cloning yourself isn’t (yet) a real option. But what if you could train an AI to think like you, automate admin without sacrificing the personal touch, and finally stop being the bottleneck?

In this power-packed session, you’ll learn how to scale your role using AI tools and systems that do the heavy lifting for you. We’ll cover how to build prompt templates that “clone” your thinking, set up bots that handle repetitive work, and create better systems that protect your time and sanity.

Perfect for executive assistants, office managers, and business support professionals who are tired of being stretched thin and ready to level up.

👉 Register here

Tech Hack: The Power of Personalized Dashboards for Admins and Assistants (October 2025)

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October 2 @ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM BST

Build your ultimate command center and scale your role with confidence.

Future-ready admins don’t chase the day—they run it. Discover how a well-built dashboard can transform your workflow, focus, and impact at the executive level.

Ever wish you had a single place to see it all: your priorities, your tools, your exec’s world, your world? You can. In this month’s Tech Hack, I’ll take you behind the scenes of the custom admin dashboard I built to handle the demands of supporting senior leadership—while keeping myself one step ahead.

You won’t need to build anything (yet). This session is your chance to get inspired, explore what’s possible, and see firsthand how personalized dashboards (in Notion, Google, and Microsoft tools) can help you work smarter—not just harder. It’s a sneak peek into high-performance admin workflows that support scale, strategy, and sanity.

🔍 What to Expect

Live walkthrough of how I use dashboards to manage priorities, tools, and info
Tool comparisons: Notion vs. Google vs. Microsoft – What they have and what they lack
Open Q&A so you can ask about tools, setup, and how to start small
Ideas for any skill level
Zero pressure, all inspiration with a more hands-on workshop to come

💻 Snag your seat, friend! 🎉

Come see how a personalized dashboard can help you level up your day, your role, and your brain space. You’ve got this—and we’ve got you.

About the Tech Hack Series

Our Tech Hack series is all about giving executive assistants, admin coordinators, and office pros the real-world tools they need to feel confident, capable, and ahead of the curve. We demystify modern tech by showing how it really works through live, admin-led demos that prove it’s easier (and more helpful!) than it looks. No jargon. No judgment. Just smart, simple tech made for support pros like you.

Every month, we zoom in on a tool or trend that’s changing the admin game. From AI to automation, calendar tips to Chrome extensions, you’ll see it in action, admin-style. No more guessing what button does what or how it applies to your day-to-day.

Whether you’re the go-to office wizard or just getting comfy with new tools, Tech Hack by The Officials is your monthly dose of digital empowerment.

Save your seat—future you will thank you.

Expect to feel more empowered, more efficient, and way more tech-savvy. Register below to save your spot and get the replay, even if you can’t join us live.

Who Should Attend

If you’ve ever Googled “best executive assistant tools” or “how to be more efficient at work,” this is for you.

This monthly session is made for:

Executive Assistants
Administrative Coordinators
Office Managers
Virtual Assistants
Anyone in a support role who wants to feel more tech-capable and less tech-overwhelmed

Whether you’re the go-to office wizard or just getting comfy with new tools, Tech Hack by The Officials is your monthly dose of digital empowerment.

Save your seat—future you will thank you.

Expect to feel more empowered, more efficient, and way more tech-savvy. Register below to save your spot and get the replay, even if you can’t join us live.

HQ Members

Yay! We are so excited you want to join us.

Register inside HQ
Make sure you RSVP for this event via the Events page inside of HQ so we know you are coming.

Reminder
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Visit the Community

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Join the Explorer Plan to Access Exclusive Free Events!

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Access to Free Events: Attend exclusive, free events open only to Explorer members.
Stay Informed: announcements and news about upcoming events and community updates.
Public Event Invitations: Get early access to public events available to the broader network.

Join Freemium Plan

Join us for our wildly successful Tech Hack Series with host Lauren Bradley. She speaks with administrative professionals about her favorite tech tips and tricks to help assistants…
– Embrace tech and not fear it
– Make more money by boosting their skill set
– Impress their team and bosses with their problem-solving skills
– Stay relevant as technology rapidly redefines the way we work

This is a FREE webinar open to all. Please note, our content is tailored for administrative professionals but all are welcome.