Ask An Assistant

Jess Lindgren shares lessons learned, best practices, and actionable advice from her 20+ years as an administrative professional. Submit your questions at askanassistant.com for consideration!

AAA68 | Speak Soon!
May 6, 2025 – 01:18
AAA67 | See You Next Week
Apr 29, 2025 – 01:53
AAA66 | AdminProDay 2025
Apr 22, 2025 – 17:17
AAA65 | AI - Yay or Nay?
Apr 15, 2025 – 08:25
AAA64 | Scheduling the Right Amount of Time with Anyone and Everyone
Apr 8, 2025 – 14:09
AAA63 | April Housekeeping
Apr 8, 2025 – 05:08
#AdminProDay Announcement
Apr 1, 2025 – 03:09
AAA62 | Responsive vs Reactive
Mar 28, 2025 – 09:37
AAA61 | My Favorite Scheduling Tool
Mar 18, 2025 – 18:14
AAA60 | Job Hunting Tips
Mar 11, 2025 – 26:05
AAA59 | Remote, Hybrid, and In-Office Work Arrangements
Mar 5, 2025 – 18:44
AAA58 | March 2025 Housekeeping
Mar 4, 2025 – 08:44
AAA57 | Tips for Remembering Names
Feb 25, 2025 – 17:50
AAA56 | Clean Your (Physical) Desktop | Roughly Quarterly
Feb 18, 2025 – 14:53
AAA55 | Dogs in the Office
Feb 11, 2025 – 13:00
AAA54 | Dongles
Feb 4, 2025 – 06:50
AAA53 | With vs For | Importance of Language Series
Jan 28, 2025 – 07:50
AAA52 | Minimizing Distractions on your Phone
Jan 21, 2025 – 20:49
AAA51 | Supporting Employees, Colleagues, and Fellow Humans Through a Disaster
Jan 14, 2025 – 23:07
AAA50 | January 2025 Housekeeping
Jan 7, 2025 – 16:05
AAA49 | Until Next Year
Dec 31, 2024 – 07:05
AAA48 | Unplugging Over the Holidays
Dec 24, 2024 – 26:30
AAA47 | Owning up to Mistakes
Dec 17, 2024 – 13:05
AAA46 | Laptop Bags For The Executive Assistant On The Go
Dec 10, 2024 – 13:49
AAA45 | Scheduling Annual Board Meetings for your Exec
Dec 3, 2024 – 12:36
AAA44 | Gifting in the Office
Nov 26, 2024 – 14:42
AAA43 | Roughly Quarterly Email Signature Refresh
Nov 19, 2024 – 20:15
AAA42 | Weird Requests
Nov 12, 2024 – 22:10
AAA41 | Mail Merges
Nov 5, 2024 – 17:53
AAA40 | Specificity in the Workplace | Importance of Language Series
Oct 29, 2024 – 21:11
AAA39 | Task Management Systems
Oct 22, 2024 – 31:33
AAA38 | Start, Stop, Continue
Oct 15, 2024 – 16:45
AAA37 | Boss's Day 2024
Oct 8, 2024 – 14:42
AAA36 | Extenuating Circumstances
Oct 1, 2024 – 01:36
AAA35 | Your Corporate Holiday Gift List
Sep 24, 2024 – 24:18
AAA34 | Celebrating Birthdays at Work
Sep 17, 2024 – 23:57
AAA33 | Start Planning Your Company Holiday Party NOW
Sep 10, 2024 – 32:11
AAA32 | Getting That Annoying Project DONE
Sep 3, 2024 – 28:12
AAA31 | Firm Management Software Onboarding
Aug 27, 2024 – 16:19
AAA30 | Roughly Quarterly Subscription Audit
Aug 20, 2024 – 16:33
AAA29 | Finding EA Communities Online
Aug 13, 2024 – 19:01
AAA28 | Personal Meets Professional | School Year
Aug 6, 2024 – 21:23
AAA27 | Booking Travel for Others
Jul 30, 2024 – 16:09
AAA26 | 1:1 Frequency and Format
Jul 23, 2024 – 30:35
AAA25 | Up & Down the Calendar | Importance of Language Series
Jul 16, 2024 – 06:57
AAA24 | I'm Baaaaack
Jul 9, 2024 – 07:56
AAA23 | Juneteenth and a Brief Event Debrief
Jun 20, 2024 – 09:32
AAA22 | Events and Conferences in 2024
Jun 11, 2024 – 34:07
AAA21 | Employee Handbooks
Jun 4, 2024 – 14:16
AAA 20 | Seek and Destroy (Large Files)
May 22, 2024 – 20:59

Recent Reviews

Improv99

Love this podcast!!!

I just started listening to this podcast and immediately started binge listening! Right now I act as my own Executive Assistant, but hope to hire one for my business “when I grow up”. Jess is so knowledgeable and shares such great and insightful information. I love how she sprinkles in stories about her own life and experiences throughout each episode. She is smart and engaging. I definitely recommend this podcast to EAs and to anyone who works (or wants to work) with an EA!
Azul From San Diego

This show is Like having your own assistant

I have know Jess for several years and she knows what she is talking about when it comes to being an executive assistant. I love hearing her advice and helps me to know how to support our team. Love it!
Patty2Cakes

Could not be any more pleased!

Jess is an amazing host and definitely knows her stuff! Down to earth, incredible insider information, and such a joy to listen to! Thank you!
Hotrod56425

Excellent advice - always

Jess gives great advice, and has a wonderful imagination for coming up solutions. She also had a voice that is easy to listen to.
brittneyllynn

Jess is a wealth of knowledge!

Jess is an incredible wealth of knowledge when it comes to what it takes to be an effective, efficient Executive Assistant. People who aspire to support business leaders should definitely listen to the podcast as well as CEOs who desire to create a great work environment and want to learn how to delegate and get support from their team!
wjbgo

Jess is the best 💪🏻

Looking forward to learning from Jess and applying what I learn to my EA role!
Relativity67

Jess Is an Expert and Knows her Stuff

Jess is one of the most talented, knowledgeable people in Executive support and in operations, sales, marketing and systems. She is so generous with her time and wisdom, and is just a gem with sharing her expertise. I am beyond excited about this podcast and know the value she gives and provides. Cannot wait for all the episodes and will be sharing with my colleagues and staff.
The tutor house

Jess is the CEO Whisperer

I’ve watched Jess work her magic with Pat Flynn for years now. She gives sage advice and allows you to let go of some of your own self-inflicted expectations you’ve created for yourself as a solo-preneuer turned CEO. She helped my assistant and I find a groove that works for us. Excited to learn more from you Jess!!
Diann Wingert

Jess brings sanity to the C Suite

Jess has tons of experience as an executive, personal & virtual assistant for both Online & Offline entrepreneurs & businesses. She’s seen every mistake that derails a great working relationship between top executives & their assistants and now she’s bringing that wisdom to this podcast. She’s smart, sassy & a straight shooter. Can’t wait for the next episodes.