Female Entrepreneurs are shining through the dark times! Best Business Women Awards 2022 Finalists have been announced and Caroline Marshall from North London has been shortlisted as a finalist for a Best Business Women Awards 2022 in the Best New Business category. The awards include an incredible selection of businesswomen from across the UK, women […]

Escape Live is delighted to invite PA Life Club members on a FAM trip to their flagship venue in Birmingham to showcase what makes this location the perfect place for your next event! The event is geared to corporate event bookers. This free taster session will showcase what makes this location the perfect place for your […]

There is no disputing that Britain is a nation of dog lovers, and with more and more people becoming dog owners over the last year, it’s understandable that new ‘pawrents’ may be concerned about leaving their four-legged friends at home now the time has come to return to the office. To investigate the growing number […]

A Buckinghamshire businesswoman who founded a global VA (virtual assistant) company, saw off hundreds of applicants to reach the finals in the Best Business Women Awards 2022. Kathy Soulsby, founder of Personally Virtual, has been shortlisted as a finalist in two top categories – Best Business Woman in Business Services and Best Business, which recognises […]

We finally got to experience the newly opened five star boutique hotel, The Guardsman, on the hottest day ever recorded in the UK. Our earlier intended date had to be rescheduled due to train strikes. Despite the +40°C temperatures in London that afternoon a group of PA Life Club members made their way by sweltering […]

The Cocktail Club, known as one of London’s most prestigious bar experiences, is pleased to bring a great set of party offers to PA Club members: *No deposit when booking a table *20% off bill –  pre order when reserving a space *15% Christmas party total *Complimentary Bellini Reception when booking a private hire *2-4-1 […]

Middle Eight Hotel hosted PA Life Club members on 5th of July to a wonderful drinks and canapes reception and a tour to see this elegant boutique hotel in London’s buzzing Covent Garden area. The reception was held in the beautiful Balcony area of the hotel where the hotel’s General Manager, Christian Graf, gave us […]

ArtistAnd is pleased to offer 10% off their Company Art Workshops to PA Life Cub members. The offer covers both online and in-person sessions. Offer valid from July 25th 2022 to July 24th 2023 About ArtistAnd ArtistAnd is all about improving wellbeing through art. You could love going to galleries, or you could love getting involved with your hands. Whatever your […]

The Barbican and Searcys are delighted to welcome you to a morning of breakfast and browsing in our iconic Sustainable Conservatory on Tuesday 26th July. About the Meet Up Please arrive anytime from 8am where breakfast will be served by Searcys in the Garden room and Sustainable Conservatory located on the 3rd floor. The event will […]

We have a winner for a beautiful Gift Set worth £70, donated kindly by Onacara. Congratulations Carla Parr from Thoughtworks! Carla is our lucky June PA Life Club competition winner! Onacara has delivered the Giveaway Prize to Carla who was able to even change the offered gift to her preferred choice with the necklace set […]

After a pandemic-enforced pause in 2021 and a virtual awards ceremony in 2020, the Off To Work Event Photography Awards have relaunched with a double-quick 2022 competition for images captured during both 2020 and 2021. Both professional and amateur photographers need to promptly review their portfolios though, as entries close on 31st July, with an […]

A qualified HR professional, Natalia Kalacova, is celebrating the launch of her new business Alchemy VA – an all-encompassing virtual assistant service that’s promising to increase productivity for SME owners and legal firms. Her business is part of the UK’s only family-run virtual assistant franchise. After becoming a mum and spending most of her career […]

The Cuddle Club is pleased to offer PA Life Club members 5% discount off their two to four hour Dog Therapy Office Visits. To take advantage of of our partner offers such as this as well as of our extensive programme of Club Meet Ups, FAM trips, competitions and discounted educational courses please join us. […]

Our Meet Up on 23rd of June at Theatre Royal Drury Lane was simply fantastic from start to finish. We were treated to a welcome glass of Champagne at arrival at this beautifully refurbished historic theatre which backs onto Drury Lane. The building is the most recent in a line of four theatres which were built at […]

“Own it” by taking ownership! Adam Fidler, Founder of Adam Fidler Academy, the UK’s leading provider of education to EAs and PAs recently talked to a group of EA students about the importance of ownership in their careers. “Now, you might ask: Where has this word come from and why is it important? Well, the […]

Our recent PA Profile interview is with Anita Payne, Assistant at Pan European Equities at Schroders. She shares her top tips and insights from her role, and discusses the rapidly changing workplace, plus the need to look after the wellbeing of you and your team. What was your journey like into your career as a […]

We asked Ashley Archer, Personal Assistant to a Finance Director at Standard Chartered, about her career journey, the challenges, highlights and why she loves her PA role 14 years in. “My name is Ashley, I’m from Essex and have worked as a PA in London for approximately 14 years. I’m a regular gym goer and […]

I’m excited to be able to tell you about my first issue as the Editor of PA Life. It’s great to be here, working with a fantastic team, making sure we bring you, our readers, stories that are interesting, inspiring and helpful for your work as Professional Assistants. PA Life Club & PA Profiles I’ve […]