Donna Shannon is the president and founder of Personal Touch Career Services. With over a decade of experience, she specializes in career coaching and job search strategies, helping professionals achieve their career goals through personalized guidance and support.
Latricia Friend is a seasoned expert in career development and training, dedicated to empowering individuals to reach their professional goals. With a wealth of experience in coaching and mentoring, she provides valuable insights and guidance to help candidates excel in their careers.
Charles MacPherson is the founder of Charles MacPherson Associates, a firm specializing in consulting and training for the private service industry. With over three decades of experience, Charles is a leading expert in household management and private service training.
Peter Colt Van Ryder is the founder of Estate Management Solutions, a firm dedicated to providing education, resources, and consulting services for private service professionals. With extensive experience in estate management, Peter is committed to enhancing the skills and careers of those in the private service industry.
Easemakers, presented by Nines, is the leading community for private service professionals to connect and elevate each other and the industry. No recruiters/recruiting, vendors/selling, or principals. Join today if you are a director of residences, estate manager, house manager, property manager, chief steward(ess), personal assistant, or have any other management role in a private household or yacht.
The EMC was started by a group of Estate Managers who recognized a need for fellow industry professionals to unite forces to better share jobs, vendors and knowledge of our industry. As a growing entity, we are setting the standards for our members and helping to elevate the lifestyles of our employers. The expectation of excellence within the group is not just a notion, but a requirement.
Private Service Alliance offers membership to individuals and organizations related to the Private Service industry. Through their members, we network to build professional relationships, establish industry standards, grow industry knowledge, and promote best practices. Memberships are available to those working as private service staff, domestic placement agencies, industry educators, luxury businesses, and businesses that serve HNW clients or support private service staff.
The Personal Assistant Network is a private networking group for Personal Assistants and Estate Managers. Based primarily in New York and San Francisco, members support people and properties around the globe. They share trusted resources, job leads, skills, and knowledge and host lively in-person meetings, peer mentoring, and a members-only online community.
Marta Perrone focuses on creating personalized Household Maintenance & Management Manuals for her clients and providing Staff Training while working closely with Private Service Students taking her online courses and seeking consultation.
Former International Nanny of the Year, Candi Vajana offers personalized consulting and targeted training, focusing not on the nitty-gritty of childcare but on the softer skills needed to navigate the intricacies of home life. Whether you’re a family grappling with onboarding or scheduling issues, a nanny seeking guidance, or an agency or family office wrangling with team coordination, I’m here to provide solutions
Bonnie’s passion is to shine a light on the ways to bridge the communication gaps to build strong work partnerships. Her work is helping executives and assistants build an ultimate workplace that is a sustainable reality…or as close as it can come. This is her mission, her calling, her why. Speaking and teaching and writing have taken her to 13 countries, 38 states, a TEDx talk, a feature in Forbes…and to a place where there is a lot more work to do to fix what’s broken.
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