Athena

Athena is different in two ways. First, our mission is a win-win for you and your remote Executive Assistant. With Athena, you'll form one-to-one partnerships where your goals become your Assistant’s to help you reach your highest potential. And your Assistant will access an incredible career opportunity not readily available for them locally. Second, your dedicated Assistant is more than just a one-off task taker. You'll leverage significant impact across your career and reach new levels of fulfillment, health, and stronger relationships. The goal of an Athena Assistant partnership is complete integration into the landscape of your life.

We hire and train the world's best Executive Assistants. We start with the top 1% of applicants, perform thorough background and reference checks, and provide ongoing training and education, so your Assistant continuously improves their skills. Every Assistant has a personal coach and an extensive network of peers they can rely on to answer their questions and conquer almost any obstacle. And to take additional work off your plate, your Assistant is employed through Athena and receives fair compensation, benefits, and more.

 Yes, Athena teaches you how to delegate like the best in the world. Our Playbook Library is stacked with inspiration designed to supercharge the partnership with your Executive Assistant, sharpen your delegation skills, and take back more time. Playbooks use real-world experiences tested by delegators and their Assistants. Explore the Library. 

  During the first 60 days, your Assistant works on three foundational projects (calendar, inbox, and travel management), plus three additional projects you select during the assessment phase of onboarding. After that, the sky's the limit for what you can delegate to your Assistant. Here are a few examples of what Athena Members have delegated to their Assistants: *Research and information seeking, Identifying networking opportunities, Event planning, Meeting preparation, Household management, Personal shopping, Meal planning, Communication management, Database and reporting management, Health and wellness management, Appointment booking, Recruitment efforts, Online branding and presence, Habit forming and goal management, Family and relationship ma*nagement.  

No, your Assistant works with you and no one else. We believe in the power of a one-to-one relationship to maximize leverage in your professional and personal life.

No. Athena offers one-to-one, dedicated partnerships. Your Assistant will occasionally support colleagues and loved ones (organizing a team offsite or family trip), but you are their one-and-only delegator. We do not allow sharing because your Athena Assistant is unlike any other direct report—their primary focus is to help you achieve goals big and small so you can live a fuller life.

Our Assistants are located overseas but work on a schedule determined by your needs. Whether your Assistant works during your time zone or asynchronously is up to you.

We recommend a fixed working schedule with daily overlap between you and your Assistant, especially at the beginning of the partnership. Most Assistants start one hour before their client to complete inbox sweeps and brief them at the top of the day. As the partnership evolves, you can shift to whatever schedule works best for you and your Assistant. Some clients build a team of Assistants to increase coverage and capacity.

Every Assistant works 40 hours per week (five business days) with two consecutive days off. You can discuss your preferences with your Assistant.

Some weeks are busier than others. But if your Assistant consistently works more than 40 hours a week, we recommend bringing on an additional Assistant.

Our most successful partnerships provide real-time, direct feedback on a daily cadence. During onboarding, we'll check in regularly, facilitate feedback sessions to get you up and running and send out regular surveys to ensure your partnership is progressing.

Substantial leverage is born from long-term partnerships between a Member and an Assistant. But sometimes, a partnership doesn't work out. If this happens, your Client Success Manager will address any concerns or performance issues and work to resolve them. We will partner you with a different Assistant if things don't improve.

You will have a dedicated, full-time Assistant at $3,000 per month. That price includes training and continued education for your Assistant and best practices for you.

Your Assistant is employed and paid through Athena. They also receive health insurance, pet insurance (one of our most loved benefits), social perks, and mental health support.

Athena offers the following to every Assistant: Continuous training and programs for upskilling, Best-in-class Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) for the Assistant and their family, Pet reimbursement program, Free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters for the Assistant and their family, Established communication channels to share things they've learned, exchange best practices, and celebrate achievements, Mental health support.

Your contract stipulates that your Assistant is entitled to 20 days of paid time off per year (typically used for holidays, personal events, etc.). They will seek approval from Athena first. This process is in place because each type of leave has corresponding qualifications, conditions, and limitations. If Athena approves the PTO, the Assistant will then request your approval. When your Assistant takes PTO, your monthly payment remains the same. If your Assistant needs longer extended leave, we will coordinate the necessary training, shadow sessions, and meetings to ensure your life-work flow isn't disrupted.

We take security, privacy, and confidentiality very seriously. We have a Chief Information Security Officer in place, and in addition, every Assistant receives a comprehensive third-party background check, character references, and previous employers are contacted. Security and privacy rules are reviewed regularly during and after training to ensure your Assistant is aligned with all precautions. Information Security Awareness Training is required annually for all employees.

Yes, your Assistant can sign a company NDA. Your Assistant also signs a contract with Athena that covers client confidentiality.

Every Assistant receives an Athena-issued MacBook at the start of a partnership. They are not permitted to use personal devices. Alternatively, you can provide your Assistant with a device by signing a waiver. If you opt to use your own device instead of Athena's, you are responsible for the device, including security and repairs.