Essien U.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | OPERATIONS & PROJECT MANAGEMENT | FOUNDER SUPPORT I help founders, executives, and growing teams stay focused on high-value work by taking ownership of the executive support, project coordination, and day-to-day operations that keep a business moving. As an Executive Assistant and Operations professional, I manage the details behind the scenes so priorities do not get lost, projects keep moving, and leaders are not constantly pulled into administrative follow-ups. I am comfortable working independently in fast-moving, remote environments where priorities change quickly and someone needs to see what is coming next, take ownership, and get it handled. WHAT I CAN TAKE OFF YOUR PLATE Executive Support • Complex calendar and multi-time-zone scheduling • Inbox management, prioritisation and follow-up • Meeting coordination, agendas and action items • Travel and itinerary coordination • Executive correspondence and administrative support • Stakeholder communication and follow-ups Operations & Project Management • Project coordination and task tracking • ClickUp, Asana, Trello, Notion and Airtable management • Team coordination and cross-functional follow-up • Workflow and process improvement • SOP and documentation support • CRM and database management • Onboarding and offboarding coordination • Operational reporting and status updates Research, Data & Automation • Structured business and market research • Spreadsheet organisation and reporting • Data collection, verification and cleanup • CRM workflows and lead management • Workflow automation using tools such as Zapier, n8n and AI platforms RESULTS I HAVE HELPED DELIVER • Reduced lead response time from 4 hours to under 45 minutes by improving workflow automation. • Saved 15+ hours per week by automating repetitive operational processes. • Supported an operations team involved in $100K+ in sales generation through lead generation, coordination, onboarding and administrative support. • Coordinated executive meetings, team schedules, project tasks, communications and follow-ups across remote teams. • Supported onboarding and offboarding processes, including access coordination, documentation, task management and stakeholder communication. My approach is simple: I do not wait to be told about every small thing that needs to happen. I learn how your business operates, understand priorities, keep track of moving parts, and flag issues before they become bigger problems. TOOLS I WORK WITH * Project & Operations: ClickUp, Asana, Trello, Notion, Airtable, Monday, Jira *Communication: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom *Productivity: Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Outlook, OneDrive *CRM & Business Development: GoHighLevel, Apollo, Lemlist *Automation & AI: Zapier, n8n, OpenAI and API-based workflows *Creative & Support: Canva, Eventbrite and customer support platforms I have experience supporting executives, operations teams, healthcare-related environments, startups and remote teams, so I understand the importance of discretion, accuracy, clear communication and reliable follow-through. If you need someone who can manage the details, coordinate the moving parts, keep projects organised and give you back time to focus on the bigger picture, I can step in and take ownership. You focus on the business. I’ll help keep the operation moving.