Be the Ultimate Assistant Training

In-Person & On Demand with Instructors Bonnie Low-Kramen & Vickie Sokol Evans, MCT

These groundbreaking training programs for executive and personal assistants which began in 2011 present the crucial combination of soft skills and technical skills to develop ultimate assistants. Two of the top corporate trainers in the world, Bonnie Low-Kramen and Vickie Sokol Evans, MCT, combine their knowledge to provide assistants the leading-edge skills, resources, and tools necessary to succeed at the highest levels in the most demanding environments.

“This is the workshop I wished had existed when I worked with Olympia Dukakis. I wanted to be as great an assistant as she was an actress. But how? I looked around and found next to nothing that filled my need to be the best, the ultimate. It was out of frustration that I designed the Be the Ultimate Assistant trainings and wrote the book.”

Bonnie Low-Kramen

Why Choose Be the Ultimate Assistant Training?

The global workplace has never been more complicated and only getting more so every day. Assistants are functioning as executive business partners and have a seat at the table with the leadership team. They are the right arms to their executives, backbones to companies, and the face of the company culture. They are highly resourceful, resilient, creative, empathetic, and super smart. On top of that, they have advanced technology skills and finely tuned EQ, which helps them to read minds, and they are doing those things both in-person and remotely.

How do they learn to support the busiest and most powerful leaders on the planet?

That is the exact question the writer for the Forbes article asked when Karsten Strauss sought out Bonnie Low-Kramen for this feature story about Be the Ultimate Assistant.

Impact of Be the Ultimate Assistant Workshops

The ROI of Be the Ultimate Assistant can be measured in improved productivity and hours of precious time saved for both the assistant and the leaders they support. It can also be measured by direct access to money-saving resources and strategies.

The impact of the Be the Ultimate Assistant training is

Improves the partnership between an assistant and the leaders who s/he supports
Uplevels your skills, preparing you for career longevity and advancement
Fully equips you with the skills necessary to find new work if that is your goal

BTUA is led by Bonnie Low-Kramen and Vickie Sokol Evans, MCT, who are two of the world’s top-rated and most respected trainers and speakers. They are both former assistants themselves. The BTUA workshop was named in the top 7 conferences to attend in 2019.

Most assistants know what it feels like to wing it every day. They figure things out as they come up. I know because that was me. In my work in 14 countries, I know for sure that strategy does not work anymore. Those days are over. Generic training is just that, too general. What is needed is focused and relevant training, specific to assistants. That is why Be the Ultimate Assistant training exists.

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Training Like No Other

There are many important ways that BTUA is different from other trainings. The BTUA workshop is a highly personal and interactive experience. Every student has a 1:1 conversation with Bonnie before attending. In this way, Bonnie can hear firsthand each student’s motivations and goals for themselves and then customize the learning experience. With a maximum of 30 students in each workshop, this may be time-consuming but Bonnie believes these conversations are integral to the success of every student. The proof is in the results. Be the Ultimate Assistant is the only training for assistants that offers this.

Bonnie and Vickie each have over 20+ years’ experience and are both former assistants. They have trained Bill Gates’ team, the staff at British Parliament in London, and the planet’s most influential and prestigious companies. Bonnie and Vickie ensure that Executive Assistants function as empowered business partners and, as such, are fully equipped to face whatever challenge comes their way.

Since 2011, BTUA students have become Chiefs of Staff, assistants to CEOs, team leaders, and in at least one case, Debbie Furlano became Acting CEO of her company for six months.

I was named Acting CEO of our company when our CEO had to take a sudden leave of absence to handle an urgent family matter. BTUA made an important difference in being able to accept this unexpected turn of events with confidence and calm. I held that position for six months until the CEO was able to return. I don’t know what the future holds, but I feel prepared for whatever it is. Count me in for another BTUA.

Debbie Furlano

Executive Administrator to the CEO, Chicago

With over 20 years of Executive Assistant experience, I was looking for training that could help me elevate my skillset and develop new methodology for administrative performance excellence. BTUA is all that and more! My expectations were surpassed in this two-day course which is specially formulated with high-level topics that will make you process solutions in various ways.

Mary Alaniz

Executive Assistant, BakerHughes, Houston

Bonnie and Vickie are two powerful women who truly ignite the passion of the administrative field. I attribute much of my success to BTUA and I am proud to have attended many times as an attendee and speaker. I recommend this workshop to anyone, including your Executive

Julie Kavanaugh

C-Suite/UHNW Executive Business Partner

I left BTUA filled to the brim with new knowledge, skills, and professional connections. I recommend this workshop without hesitation.

Lauren Jiloty

Director of Administration, Gates Ventures, Seattle

I would encourage every assistant to seize the opportunity to work with Bonnie and Vickie in any way they can – in person, virtually, or On Demand. I was a part of BTUA Amsterdam and the experience was game-changing. EAs learn how to maximize their impact, adding greater value to the executives that they support and the teams that they work in, in a measurable way. Companies who book these courses will be providing a meaningful form of personal and career development training to their EA/Assistant teams, resulting in more engaged, business focused, and, above all, happier employees. My company did that. It’s a win-win all round!

Michelle Markham

Executive Assistant, London

Thank you, Vickie! Your tips really are jaw-dropping and save so much time. I wish you could have heard the gasps of amazement when I shared what I learned with my team. There is a newfound enthusiasm for IT!

Pauline Delahunt

PA to Managing Director, London

Bonnie knows without a shadow of a doubt, that there is power in truth, and magic in speaking it. In the US and around the world, she consistently enriches and enlightens her students, who are then returning to their work, with increased value to their executives, teams and companies. In the 20 years that I know her, Bonnie has successfully identified the “secret sauce” to effectiveness and growth for the EA profession and teaches it impeccably.

Leni Miller

President, EASearch, Sausalito

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Bonnie’s journey from celebrity assistant to international trainer, bestselling author and CEO gives her a rare perspective that few others have. She is known for her authentic personality and personal warmth. She is also fearless about tackling the burning issues impacting the humans of our workplace every day.

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