This season ushers in a bustling art scene, and we are here to help you make the best of it. Our fractional personal assistants can help you with every aspect of viewing and buying the best pieces for your taste and budget. A subset of our assistants are artists and curators. They can tailor gallery and studio visits, make recommendations about…

The people you hire directly affect how successful your business becomes. As the technology industry quickly expands, businesses are on the hunt for qualified candidates who can take their company to the next level. But to find the right fit, hiring employers need to ditch the long-held belief that experience trumps all.

Tina M. (last name withheld) is sending her two sons to the perfect overnight camp this summer. “It’s not pretentious but my kids will fit in there. The other boys come from Brooklyn Heights and neighborhoods and schools like ours

Let's go ahead and get this out of the way — the answer is not, "This is the only company I'm interviewing with." No need to give the interviewer more power than he or she already has. So, how do you respond to this in a way that doesn't make you sound desperate or unattainable?

When a candidate with a flawless track record applies for a job he or she is clearly overqualified for, employers become nervous. Many employers avoid hiring overqualified candidates because they fear these individuals will become bored in their positions or leave as soon as…

I get it. On the one hand you say, "I know I need help managing the details and leveraging my time." But on the other, handing off more to your personal assistant takes time and effort too--especially in the beginning as you train him or her. I want to share 10 concrete tips to help you…

In the early days of the internet, email natives loved to trade tales of executives who asked their assistants to print out emails so they could read and respond to them on paper. Now we all use email, and assistants are a seemingly rare commodity. But they can still play a useful role…

One of Jackie’s first jobs after graduate school necessitated that she be on call 24/7. That schedule tested her ability to leave work at the office and fully engage with the rest of her life. Similarly, John spent time in consulting where the sometimes hectic travel and work schedules forced him to think hard about…

Using a virtual assistant can shave hours from your workweek, but knowing which tasks to delegate can be tricky, whether you're starting or growing a business. Most virtual assistants are contract or freelance workers who do their jobs from home and focus on…

As an entrepreneur, you put a great deal of thought in surrounding yourself with talented and dynamic people who add to the success of your business endeavors. The abilities and contributions of your team often…

When I was a little girl I did not dream of going into staffing. When I was 9, I wanted to work in business and live in Boston because my mom sold her wedding ring to get her MBA. When I was 12, I wanted to be a reporter because I loved Demi Moore’s character on General Hospital. When I was 20, I wanted to be a…

Yesterday, I was sitting on the deck of the house I’m renting for a week on Martha’s Vineyard and Edward, half of the couple that owns the main house and mine next door, came outside to the yard between us to move the sprinkler. I had just met his wife, Ellen, and liked her a lot. I said, “You picked a good wife.”