Christina Holzhauser
Award-Winning Executive/Personal Assistant
Passion Projects
Besides my career highlights, it’s incredibly important to me to support other administrative professionals. I have not only provided mentorship and encouragement to colleagues in all of my roles, but I took that a step further to go beyond the walls of the workplace.
There’s so much assistants can learn from each other in order to grow professionally, and I would not have gotten to the level I'm at now without making a point to exchange knowledge with the administrative community.
Tips for Assistants
I sold my website after developing and growing the Tips for Assistants brand for 5 years. The purpose of my website was to give assistants the advice and resources to help them perform at the highest level.
I averaged over 6,000 unique page views and had over 3,500 newsletter subscribers. On social media, the LinkedIn company page grew to be over 25,000, Twitter had almost 4,000 followers and Facebook had over 1,700 followers.
Tips for Assistants allowed me to have a wider reach in supporting others by sharing top tips, resources, and collaborations with others. It was through my website that I learned so many new skills, such as social media management, relationship marketing, and website development.
Administrative Professionals Network Denver
The goal of the Administrative Professionals Network of Denver is to bring together the local administrative professional community to network, learn, share, and encourage our peers.
I was asked to come onboard by the founder after being the featured speaker for the group's initial kick-off meeting, and was the Marketing Manager and Assistant Manager of the local group.
My role as Marketing Manager was to lead and execute the branding and digital marketing of the group. I'm particularly proud of the logos I created as well as all other branded materials I put together for the group (ex: email signatures, agenda templates, slide templates, etc.). A few other notable responsibilities included image creations for event marketing, social media management, and relationship marketing. I set up a closed LinkedIn Group as the main platform.
My role as Assistant Manager was to assist the Founder with all details pertaining to planning and execution of the quarterly events, from brainstorming potential speakers, mapping out event management processes, and all other event planning needs. I set up an Eventbrite page as the main platform for members to sign up for events, as well as Google Drive to track general processes and resources.
After I moved out of the state, I moved into an Advisor role to provide support as needed.
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Assistants and Administrative Professionals of Vero Beach
For the first local networking group I created, I was the founder and event planner for the group Assistants and Administrative Professionals of Vero Beach. The goal of this group was to provide an opportunity for local Administrative Assistants, Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants, Office Managers, and others in a support role to share knowledge and have a widened professional network. I used MeetUp and Facebook to attract members and promote events. I also worked with local restaurants to donate space and beverages for the events.
Publications
I have contributed to several other publications that help to uplift the assistant community over the years. I also knocked a bucket list item off (twice) by having a couple articles published in a top magazine, my first article even being the cover feature! Here is a list and links to my publications.
Magazine Articles:
Boost Your Efficiency Using a Digital Task List (OfficePro Magazine)
I shared the benefits and examples of digital task tools I recommend for assistants in this issue.
Creative Ways to Bring Volunteering into Your Workplace (OfficePro Magazine)
I shared how assistants can bring about volunteering in the workplace in creative ways.
Video:
Parker Live series (Parker Staffing Services, LLC)
Video series where I conducted interviews on various positive topics during the pandemic.
Blogs:
On Becoming…an Executive Assistant (Parker Staffing Services, LLC)
In part one of this guest feature, I shared how to become an executive assistant.
On Becoming…An Executive Assistant Part II (Parker Staffing Services, LLC)
In part two of this guest feature, I shared career progression and networking tips for executive assistants.
Inbox Zero: The Ultimate Guide to Managing Your Email (The Productive Physician)
I was a guest for the chapter on "Utilise an Executive or Personal Assistant" in this comprehensive guide.
6 Amazing Tools for Managing Multiple Time Zones (We Are Virtual Assistants)
I shared helpful tools for assistants to manage multiple time zones.
Interview with Christina Holzhauser - Founder of Tips for Assistants (The Socialista Projects)
Diana Brandl's interview on my background, my blog, and my quote for #WeAreInThisTogether.
Trustworthy tips on how to take meeting minutes (Headbox)
Guest article on how to take meeting notes.
¿Qué le preguntarías a tu futuro jefe? (Asistente Digital)
Reprint in Spanish about how to prepare questions for a potential new employer before an interview.
Education. Education. Education. (Confessions of an Admin Junkie)
Guest feature of the list of all conferences for assistants I found in 2017.
The Assistant as Influencer (Bonnie Low-Kramen)
Guest reprint for Bonnie's website about decision fatigue and how assistants can help their executives prevent this condition.