This journey taught me something powerful - the best part of being an EA isn't just the work, it's the incredible relationships with other EAs who GET IT. The ones who understand why you keep backup chargers for your exec's specific phone, who celebrate when you successfully rebook a cancelled flight in 30 seconds, who know that sometimes you just need to vent about the meeting that could have been an email.

How that led me to discover the magic isn't just in finding your voice, but in finding YOUR PEOPLE - the executives who value true partnership AND the EAs who get what that partnership really looks like or who want to grow into that partnership role.

That's exactly why I launched the VAP Community. Because every EA deserves to have their people - the ones who celebrate your wins, understand your challenges, and remind you that what we do matters.