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10 minutes with Shane Williams, Gravity Max Wandsworth

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PA Life spoke to Shane Williams, Director of Sales at Gravity Max, home of exhilarating entertainment and events. Shane has been with the business over five years and has 15 years’ experience of working within the leisure and hospitality industry…  Gravity Max is a high energy entertainment venue. What’s unique about it? Gravity Max, part […]

10 minutes with Angela Hodson, Sales Director at Emirates Old Trafford

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PA Life talked to Angela Hodson, Sales Director at Emirates Old Trafford Lancashire Cricket Club about the recent development and expansion of the spaces at this fantastic events destination. What makes Emirates Old Trafford unique as a conference and events venue? We’re really proud of how Emirates Old Trafford has evolved into a complete events […]

10 minutes with Filipe Borne, Head of Sales at Lucky Voice

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With a background in hospitality and events, Filipe Borne joined Lucky Voice in 2019 as Head of Sales to lead the team responsible for reservations, event bookings and customer service. He did this whilst building close relationships with booking agents, third parties and corporate clients. Felipe has seen Lucky Voice to go from strength to […]

Larisa Jovanovich – the woman behind the transformation of the Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay

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Our editor had the pleasure of lunching with Larisa Jovanovich, Resort Manager at Hyatt Kotor Bay in Montenegro at one of the most scenic restaurants imaginable, The Lighthouse, located right by the seafront at her stunning luxury resort hotel. Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay is no ordinary hotel and resort. As well as its beautiful location […]

InterContinental Lisbon awarded Best Workplaces and Culture for All

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PA Life’s Editor sat down with Maarten Drenth, Area General Manager Portugal at InterContinental Hotels & Resorts to learn about the hotel’s success as one of the best places to work in Portugal. They had recently been awarded the prestigious titles of ‘Best Workplaces’ and ‘Culture for All’ by Great Place to Work in Portugal. InterContinental […]

Charlie Wilcox, ACC Aviation on what you need to know about private jet charter

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PA Life talked to Charlie Wilcox, Deputy Director of Charter at ACC Aviation about what you need to know about private jet charter. I joined the company last year in May. For over 16 years, I have worked for a number of aviation companies within the logistics and air charter sector. Aviation is my passion, […]

Radisson Hotel Group’s Christine Wassell talks about their instant bookings solution for meetings

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In this exclusive interview, PA Life talked to Christine Wassell, Area Director of Meeting & Events for UK, Ireland & Western Europe at Radisson Hotel Group talks about its  real-time, instant online booking platform – Book It Easy. We focused on covering how the platform can help our audience of PAs, EAs and other business […]

Athletics legend Derek Redmond on how to stay motivated to succeed

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Derek Redmond is an athletics legend, not just for his Gold medals as a sprinter. During his career, he held the British record for the 400 metres sprint, and was part of the team who took gold in the 4×400 metres relay at the World Championships and European Championships. At the 1992 Olympic Games in […]

Forum Events & Media Group’s Sarah Beall embraces her female team on International Women’s Day

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Our Social Media Manager Isabel Jennings sat down with Forum Events & Media Group’s Managing Director Sarah Beall to discuss women in business ahead of the International Women’s Day on March 8th. Sarah joined Forum in 1999 as a Sales Executive and moved up the roles into business development taking on new challenges to then […]

Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor Sarah Armstrong-Smith encourages women to push themselves forward

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In this exclusive interview for PA Life Microsoft’s Sarah Armstrong-Smith, one of the Top Trending Cybersecurity Speakers in the world, discusses what led the cyber expert to work for Microsoft. Sarah also reflected on her work during the Millenium Bug and revealed the advice she would give her younger self. Discover all of that and […]

Delivering great corporate events – in discussion with Caroline Medcalf from Agiito

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PA Life discussed how to deliver great corporate events with Caroline Medcalf, Director of Venue Find and Events at Agiito. What advice would you give to a PA who is new to event organising? It’s harder than it looks! There are many different facets to organising. My advice would be to plan, prepare and then […]

Women on top of their game: Sandi Richmond Executive Chef of Nobu Shoreditch

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Sandi Richmond, Executive Chef at Nobu Shoreditch, took the reins at this iconic Shoreditch restaurant  in April this year, after gaining her Nobu training and experience first at Nobu Dubai and most recently at Nobu Istanbul. Our Editor had a pleasure of meeting ChefI as Richmond at the iconic Nobu hotel. Sandi is originally from Durban, […]

PA Profile: Danielle Francis, Executive Assistant at Ankura Consulting

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We spoke to Danielle Francis, Executive Assistant at Ankura Consulting, about her role that extends to mentoring other PAs and EAs and also to organising work social and charity activities. I’ve been in my role for 3 years and support the Chairman for EMEA & APAC, Head of People and 2 Senior Managing Directors. I […]

PA Profile: Juliet Tolley, Personal Assistant at the Home Office

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We sat down with Juliet Tolley, PA at the Home Office, Digital Data and Technology department, with over 30 years of experience within the Government, to uncover what her dream job looks like. How did you come to be a Personal Assistant? I always wanted to be a secretary! I was born organised and really […]

Interview with Kerrin MacPhie, Chief Executive at the mia

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We spoke to Kerrin MacPhie, Chief Executive at The Meetings Industry Association, or mia as it’s commonly known. Kerrin took over the reins last November as the only salaried position within the association’s board of business meetings and events heavyweights… The mia is the largest, longest standing and most influential trade body operating within the […]

Interview with Emma Bason, Director of Meetings & Events UK, Amex GBT

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 How is the meetings & events industry awakening? We sat down with Emma Bason, Director of Meetings & Events UK at American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) to talk about getting back to business and what’s unique about her company. As a Meetings and Events professional, what do you enjoy most about working in […]

PA Profile: Anita Payne, Assistant at Schroders

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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 […]

PA Profile: Ashley Archer, Personal Assistant at Standard Chartered

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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 […]