About the Assistant Room
Supporting Assistants to be the most impactful people in any business
It’s so nice to meet you. Learn more about our story here – we’re here for you.
How we Started…
In 2016, Jessica Gardiner did something bold. She looked at the Personal Assistant and Executive Assistant profession, a profession she knew and loved from the inside, and noticed something that no one was talking about. Assistants were extraordinary. They were the people who kept businesses running, executives focused, and entire organisations moving forward. And yet, when it came to their own professional development, they were almost entirely on their own.
Research confirmed what Jessica already knew: 73% of assistants receive no training or development in their current role. Not because they do not want to grow, not because the need is not there but simply because no one had built the right platform for them.
So she built it.
“I wanted to create something that truly reflected the ambition, the intelligence, and the professionalism of the modern assistant, because the best executives already knew: their assistant was their greatest asset.” – Jessica Gardiner
The Assistant Room launched as the first platform of its kind, a dedicated home for PAs and EAs to access training, community, resources and events designed specifically for them. Not bolted on, not an afterthought, built from scratch, by one of their own.
Meet Jess, founder of The Assistant Room
Jessica Gardiner is the Founder and CEO of The Assistant Room, the world’s leading membership platform for Personal and Executive Assistants, and one of the most influential voices in the profession.
Named by Management Today in their prestigious Top 35 Women Under 35 list, joining major business leaders including Stella McCartney and Martha Lane Fox and Helen Macnamara, Jessica has built a reputation that goes far beyond the platform she created. She is a sought-after keynote speaker, executive coach, corporate consultant, podcast host, and with 40,000+ followers on LinkedIn, a genuine force for change in the PA and EA world.
A former Executive Assistant herself, everything Jessica does is rooted in lived experience. She understands the profession from the inside, the skill it demands, the ambition it contains, and the recognition it has historically been denied.
That understanding drives everything The Assistant Room stands for. Today, Jessica’s work spans:
- Keynote speaking at major events across the UK and internationally
- One-to-one coaching and mentoring for PAs, EAs and aspiring founders
- Corporate consulting: helping organisations invest in and develop their assistant teams
- Hosting The Assistant Room Podcast: conversations on career, leadership and the future of the profession
And How It’s Going…
What started as one woman’s determination to give the PA and EA profession the platform it deserved has grown into something far bigger than anything we imagined. Today, The Assistant Room is the go-to membership platform for Personal and Executive Assistants across the globe. We have members in multiple countries, partnerships with some of the world’s most forward-thinking organisations, and a community of assistants who are genuinely changing how the profession is seen, and how it sees itself.
We have produced hundreds of hours of expert-led training, hosted events that have brought assistants together around the world, and built a podcast that has become a weekly ritual for thousands of PAs and EAs who want to grow. But the number we are proudest of? The messages we receive every week from assistants who tell us that The Assistant Room changed how they see themselves, and what they believed was possible.
That is what we are here for.
There’s a whole world waiting for you here
Whether you are just starting out as a Personal or Executive Assistant, growing into a senior EA role, or looking to take your career to a level you have not yet imagined, The Assistant Room was built for exactly this moment. We are the world’s leading membership community for PAs and EAs, and everything we do exists for one reason: to make sure that you have everything you need to be the most impactful version of yourself.
When you join The Assistant Room, you get access to a world that has been built with you in mind. Not adapted, not repurposed, but designed from the ground up for the PA and EA profession.
- Expert-led, accredited training
- A global, private community forum
- Exclusive events online and in-person
- Members concierge service for trusted venue and supplier sourcing
- Digital templates, guides, toolkits and insights
- Coaching and mentoring
- Members exclusive digital magazine
- Exclusive discounts and perks with global brands
Meet the Team
The EA & PA Experts Supporting You
Jess
Founder & CEO
Jessica founded The Assistant Room in 2016 and has since built it into the world's leading membership platform for PAs and EAs. Named by Management Today in their prestigious Top 35 Women Under 35, she is a speaker, coach, consultant and podcast host with over 40,000 followers on LinkedIn.
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Tamara Rudd
Members Concierge Lead
Tamara leads The Assistant Room's concierge desk; the frontline of care for our member community. She manages and books all event and supplier requests that come in from our members, making sure every experience is handled with the care and professionalism it deserves. And if you have been to one of our events, chances are you have met Tamara in person, she is a familiar and welcoming face at everything we do.
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Want to join the team?
We want to hear from you!
The Assistant Room is expanding and we are always looking for brilliant, passionate people who share our belief that the assistant profession deserves better. If you love what we stand for and want to be part of something meaningful, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch and tell us about yourself.
Ashleigh-Louise Adams
Executive Assistant
Ash is the Executive Assistant to Jessica Gardiner, keeping the engine of The Assistant Room running with the precision and calm that only a truly exceptional EA can bring. From managing Jessica's diary and communications to ensuring everything behind the scenes runs seamlessly, Ash is the kind of EA who makes the impossible look effortless, because that is what great assistants do.
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