Elite EA/PA Forum
We are delighted to announce three dates for our exclusive Elite EA/PA Forum.
Facilitated by Facilitator
Our aims for this workshop:
Enhance your influence and impact by mastering assertive communication, negotiation, and self-advocacy skills.
Stay composed and solution-focused in high-pressure situations with practical tools for crisis management and clear decision-making.
Embrace evolving technology by understanding how AI and automation can streamline your role and boost efficiency.
Future-proof your career by building strategic value, resilience, and adaptability in an ever-changing professional landscape.
Keynote Address with Q&A from the audience:
Keynote from XXXX former assistant to XXXX
Opportunity for the audience to take part in a Q&A with XXXX on how to excel within an administration role
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The Confident Assistant: Negotiation, Assertiveness & Self-Advocacy
Develop practical strategies to negotiate workload, boundaries, and career growth with confidence.
Learn assertive communication techniques to handle challenging conversations effectively.
Build self-advocacy skills to articulate your value and influence outcomes in the workplace.
Panel
Crisis Mode: What to do when everything goes wrong
Master a step-by-step approach to prioritising and problem-solving under pressure.
Strengthen emotional resilience and calm decision-making during unexpected disruptions.
Learn how to communicate clearly and lead from behind in high-stress situations.
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AI & Automation: How Technology is Changing the Assistant’s Role
Understand the latest AI tools reshaping administrative and operational support.
Identify which tasks can be streamlined or delegated using automation.
Reframe your role by leveraging technology to add strategic value and stay future-ready.
Who will attend?
Executive Assistant (EA)
Personal Assistant (PA)
Virtual Assistant (VA)
Legal Secatary
Legal Executive Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Office Manager
Health Care Office Manager
Chief of Staff
Additional roles may be relevant depending on role responsibilities along with development opportunities.
This workshop is open to females, male including trans women/males and non-binary professionals.
Group Rate Discounts
Group discounts are on request - see below group rate discount brackets:
To discuss our group rates in more detail, please email support@elite-forums.com and provide the following:
Group Number (How many would like to attend)
Event Date (If numerous dates, please advise if we are splitting attendees across multiple dates)
Attendee Contact details (Or request our and send back our Group Rates Attendee Document)
Keynote 1
Keynote Bio 1
Keynote Speaker
Empathetic, strategic, and meticulous about the details, Chynna Clayton has built a career enabling some of the world’s most influential leaders to excel in high-stress environments.
Chynna is the founder and CEO of Matriarch Made Development, a consulting firm that helps organizations develop high performing administrative teams and identify and address overall operating structure
and events logistics inefficiencies. From helping leaders figure out their onboarding, communication flow, event logistics and how to further develop the talents of their teams, Chynna supports leading organizations in creating a systematic approach to tackling business/events challenges and bottlenecks.
Prior to Matriarch Made, Chynna worked in the personal office of Barack and Michelle Obama as their Director of Travel and Event Operations. Her career also includes administrative roles at Disney and the White House where she served as “body woman” to Mrs. Obama during the Obama Administration.
Chynna graduated from University of Florida with a B.S. in Event Management and Political Science and a minor in Business. She currently resides in Washington, DC with her wife, Retired Naval Chief Petty Officer, Katina Hoyles.
Chynna was featured in Michelle Obama’s latest book, The Light We Carry
“She could adapt in all types of environments, remaining unflappable in the face of change. On any given day, I might go from having a conversation with a group of students at a school to filming a television show or recording a podcast. I could meet with a world leader or the head of a philanthropic organization and then have dinner with A-list celebrities. It was Chynna facilitating every move.”
— Direct Quote from Michelle Obama in The Light We Carry
Chynna Featured on The Michelle Obama's Podcast
Facilitator
Workshop Facilitator
Kate is a business owner, qualified coach, consultant, facilitator, trainer, podcaster and public speaker with a background in learning & development, employee engagement strategy, continuous improvement, communications and marketing. After 25 years working across the board in blue-chip, non-profit and civil service organisations she now provides support to businesses looking to evolve and become great places for people to work in and with.
Having worked with a wide variety of clients from school-age students to senior executives, she has been designing and running workshops, seminars and classes in person or via web events since she left long commutes and corporate roles behind in 2014 when she created her first two businesses. Her passion is in improving working relationships between roles and functions, supporting people to discover how to be their best selves at work. She does this in the auto-motive industry, financial services, medical teams, charities, global media, retail, education systems and the arts.
When she’s not working, she and her classic car Monty Morgan can be found zipping around the English countryside.
Kate's training & qualifications
CTI Co-Active certified coach, ICF registered (CPCC) (PCC)
Coach supervisor (ESQA) (EMCC)
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Lumina Sparks practitioner
Hay Group Leadership Styles & Climate accredited coach
Human Capital Institute certified in human capital strategy
Sheppard Moscow advanced business consulting
Conflict management trained (Thomas-Kilman instrument)
Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma
So, will you be joining us? 🤔