Could you be Kendall Roy's personal assistant?
Well, it's official. Kendall Roy's personal assistant has quit.
In the popular TV show Succession, we are dragged into the world of the super-rich; and since one of the main character's assistant has quit her job, it has everyone talking again about the real-life of an elite assistant to rich and powerful.
Although Succession is a work of fiction, "art imitates life." Brian Daniel, founder of The Celebrity Personal Assistant Network, is a former personal assistant to the rich and famous. He's worked for billionaires, celebrities and royal families.
"The scenes depicted in TV and movies of assistants who work for billionaires do have some truth to them," says Daniel. "Both good and bad bosses do exist, but they usually only show the bad ones on TV for entertainment value."
In the popular TV show Succession, we are dragged into the world of the super-rich; and since one of the main character's assistant has quit her job, it has everyone talking again about the real-life of an elite assistant to rich and powerful.
Although Succession is a work of fiction, "art imitates life." Brian Daniel, founder of The Celebrity Personal Assistant Network, is a former personal assistant to the rich and famous. He's worked for billionaires, celebrities and royal families.
"The scenes depicted in TV and movies of assistants who work for billionaires do have some truth to them," says Daniel. "Both good and bad bosses do exist, but they usually only show the bad ones on TV for entertainment value."
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What would an assistant's life be like in a real-life succession scenario?
Personal assistants who work for billionaires are moving at the speed of light. The lives of the super-rich are very complex, and it's the assistant's job to be the glue that holds it all together. Just some of the duties and responsibilities include:
This is only a short list. Depending on the billionaire employer, job descriptions can run between two and four pages long.
- Booking private jets
- Calendar management, both personal and professional
- Estate management: maintaining the household and managing domestic staff
- Vacation planning and social calendars
- Errands: Grocery shopping, dog walking, and going to the DMV
This is only a short list. Depending on the billionaire employer, job descriptions can run between two and four pages long.
