The Office Manager Diaries

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The Office Manager Diaries is a brand new show featuring office management professionals from around the world who share their stories, tips and office management experiences and secrets from their career highs and lows. The Portal: theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

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December 23, 202458 min

S3 - Episode 07: The Christmas Special

🎅 Featuring some of our special OMG friends, this is our very first Christmas Special episode of The Office Manager Diaries! ✨ Starring some brand new as well as previous pod guests: Steph Droog, Will Salmon, Alex Van Colle, Jay Tuckwell, Allison Dunnings and Neil Garrett (I guess they made the nice list! 🎁). We chat to them about their Christmas festivities and play some games and quizes! Enjoy this special, one-off episode and we'll see you in 2025 for Season 4! The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

December 13, 202442 min

S3 - Episode 06: with Ben Howard from 3BM

Today, Hana had the pleasure of talking to Ben Howard from 3BM who has found office management after a number of different roles including being a Life Guard and working in hospitality. His "you won't believe it but...." moment is short, and sweet (ish!) and as always, Hana shares her top tip for this episode. Remember to sign up as a Member to The Office Management Portal to make even more connections across the OM space... and enjoy this one! Next time, we'll be back with our very special Christmas Episode featuring some amazing people from the network so look out for that one, you wont want to miss it! 🎅 The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

November 29, 202432 min

S3 - Episode 05: with Rina Noto from Headway Capital Partners

🎧In this episode, Hana welcomes Rina who is an Office Manager in London and has been in the role for nearing 20 years! 🎙️She has a wealth of experience in her office management and assistant roles and shares top tips, as well as her Office Manager Diary extract. 🔊 The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

November 15, 202437 min

S3 - Episode 04: with Heidi Dodgson from GLMX Europe

⏯🎧On this week’s episode, we welcome Heidi Dodgson on the pod who shares her journey to the OM role and the highs and lows of office management plus lots of quick tips and nuggets to support others in similar positions, plus we discuss the madness of people at times in her Office Manager Diary extract.🎙️ The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

November 1, 202447 min

S3 - Episode 03: with Emma Hunt from Azets

🎧The Office Manager Diaries is back this week with Hana and our latest guest, Emma Hunt from Azets 🎙️Emma manages multiple offices and members of the administrative workforce so wears more hats than the average Office Manager. This episode was such fun to record and there were a lot of laughs, especially with Emma's "You Won't Believe it But..." moment. 🔊 The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

October 18, 202456 min

S3 - Episode 02: with Jessica Clemett from GC Partners

⏯️In this ep, Hana chats to Jessica (Jess) Clemett who is working in the City of London in a corporate finance business. 🎙️They've recently undergone an office move and it reveals lots of challenges and tips that Jess shares, plus her extract from her diary - should she change her vocation?! 👀 Enjoy this one! 🎧 The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

October 4, 20241 hr 0 min

S3 - Episode 01: with Roderick Miller from UKTV

⏯️What a joy this episode was to record, we went into the real depths of office and facilities management with Rod, and warning the toilet talk does come up a bit at the end, so… we wouldn't advise you listen to this one over your lunch, or at least not the last 15 minutes! 📻 🎙️Rod shared with Hana his eclectic career to date and how all the different roles have led him to where he is now, at UKTV in an incredible role he is thriving in.🎧 Tune in to find out more! The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

August 1, 20241 hr 20 min

Episode 11: OMAs Winner's Podcast

We are back with a special one-off episode of The Office Manager Diaries before Season 3 returns in the Autumn 🍂 And a special one it is indeed! We’re excited to share the OMAs Winner's Podcast 🏆 Our wonderful Winners join Hana to talk about their experiences going through the entry form process, how they felt when they had submitted their entry and awaiting results, becoming finalists and ultimately winners in their respective categories. They share with us insights into the ceremony itself and what the reaction from their colleagues has been since plus a snippet from their office manager diaries in our You Won’t Believe it But segment. The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/

May 30, 202443 min

Episode 10: Lily Martin at Quotacom

Lily Martin joins Hana this week on the pod and shares all about her incredibly diverse role as the Office Manager at Quotacom. Lily has been increasingly active on LinkedIn, sharing her events and charity work, which caught Hana's eye, so she was keen to get her on the podcast and find out more. We are now taking a break for Summer but will be back soon with our Awards Winners Special episode!

May 16, 202431 min

Episode 9: Elizabeth Clapton at The Office Management Group

In this week’s episode of The Office Manager Diaries, Hana's EA and Business Development Manager, Elizabeth Clapton, joins us for a special episode in which you can learn a little more about The OMG, our team, why we do what we do, and how we do it. We're over 30 episodes into the pod now, which is an incredible milestone, so we thought it's time to give you some insights into us and how we empower the office management profession. . The Portal: https://theofficemanagementportal.com/packages The Group: https://www.theofficemanagementgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-gray-theomg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theofficemanagementgroup/