CEO and Australian industry advocate Michelle Bowditch

108: Michelle Bowditch is the CEO of the Australian Assembly of Administrators (formerly Australian Admin Awards) and the multi-award-winning agency Door 20A. A powerhouse who facilitates bespoke workshops and keynote presentations as an in-demand business strategist, podcast expert, speaker, and event chairperson. Global brands consistently seek her expertise, including Optus, American Express, Deloitte, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Executive Support Magazine, APA Group, Qantas, and News Corp Australia. Through Door 20A, Michelle runs a mentoring program, 'Be YOU, Do YOU, Amaze YOU,' that aims to unlock the potential of mentees by shifting limiting beliefs to advance their careers. Being a sincere cheerleader and guiding women to dream bigger is her most profound value. With an unshakable spirit of collaboration, connection, and uplifting Administrators nationally, Michelle established the AAAs in 2021 - the first-ever award platform to recognize all administrative functions within all industries in Australia formally. Along with advocating for stronger representation and recognition within the profession, the awards have undertaken advocacy, events, training information, and research projects. Michelle has also published several impeccably researched papers in 2020-2022 to add to the ever-growing educational resources for members of The AAAs network. The AAA’s core focus is changing the narrative that being an Executive Assistant is just not a job, it is a career. This is achieved thru the 4 pillars of the AAA – Research + Education, Advocacy + Awards   Links: Website: https://door20a.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-bowditch-b8903b182/

Om Podcasten

Diana Brandl has always been passionate about the profession of executive support professionals. After almost 20 years of professional experience as a c- suite executive assistant at well-known international companies, she now accompanies teams as a trainer, consultant and coach and makes them "fit for the future". The future assistant plays a major role in this, as topics such as new work, digitalisation and artificial intelligence are essential for the future. And this is exactly what Diana talks about in this podcast and invites various German and English speaking experts to join her. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach Diana at [email protected].