What the Punters Say
“The Passionate PA has been retained by IoD Dorset since May 2008 to co-ordinate and administer all of its business events and activities in the county. We have been delighted with the personal, efficient service and innovative ideas that first the founder Sarah Howells and now Kate Chastey have delivered for us. After Sarah sold the business the transition was seamless and Kate has impressed with how soon she got to grips with the IoD requirements and how quickly she developed strong relationships with Dorset team.”
Simon Face, Regional Director South West Institute of Directors
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“I have worked with Kate for the last two years while serving on the IoD Dorset committee. Kate has provided excellent support as Branch Administrator. Kate’s enthusiasm is infectious and I have been really impressed by the initiative that she has shown in carrying out her role.”
Warren Munson, Inspire Accountancy and Chairman of IoD Dorset
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“Everyone should have a Kate. She has more than paid for herself in terms of finding me great hotel deals and other services. No problem is too tricky for her, she’s super organised and conscientious and so quick that her charges seem minimal. I don’t know why anyone would employ their own PA when there are Kates in the world. The expansion of her business is exciting and well deserved.”
Janet Kipling, Cake Publicity
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“Working with The Passionate PA has been fantastic – to have someone who can take an ‘ok’ article and turn it into a ‘great’ article has been invaluable. Kate researched the Virgin way of working including language and terminology, giving her a complete understanding of the feel of the magazine and how we wanted it to read. Working with Kate has enabled us to produce a fun, informative and engaging document, which has been a hit with the staff and brought in lots of great feedback.”
Emma Wyatt, Virgin Media
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“Completely delighted with all the work Kate has done for us so far and really looking forward to working on new projects in the next few months. Kate keeps my social networking sites up to date and has delighted our clients and suppliers with a newsletter that is very professionally put together. I highly recommend Kate’s work.”
Lesley Dixon, Milburn Finance
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“The Passionate PA has been supporting Interact MS for more than a year now. I can strongly recommend them if ever you need fast and efficient PA support for short or long term assignments.”
Martin Hall, Interact MS
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“Kate has managed and produced great results on a number of projects ranging from website content writing and brief taking to project management. Fun to work with and produces excellent results.”
Darren Mooney, The Global Group
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“Kate is fantastic! As I was going away for a week I asked Kate to look after my emails and phone calls and she did a brilliant job. She set up a divert for my emails so that I didn’t come back to mountains of them and responded to all the relevant ones. I could also access them from abroad, if I had wanted to!! My phone calls were also diverted to Kate so I could be confident that I wouldn’t miss out on bookings and queries. Kate spent time with me understanding my business and how I work to ensure that the week went smoothly. The detailed report Kate presented to me on my return was comprehensive and easy to prioritise, she had even colour coded it so I knew who to deal with first! Having always dealt with my own admin it isn’t easy to hand it over to someone else but I am more than confident to recommend Kate to everyone. Kate is a friendly, bubbly person with so much enthusiasm and lots of ideas about making some of the admin processes easier. I have no concerns about handing over the reigns of my phone and emails to her next time I go away.”
Sandra Attrill, Red Team Leader, House of Colour
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“Kate is friendly, enthusiastic and professional. She has the breadth of skills that you need as a PA, I will definitely be using The Passionate PA again.”
Alan Adair, Extra Dimension
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“Kate has been an enormous help to me in getting my new Personal Training business off the ground and I honestly don’t know where I’d be without her assistance. She has constantly provided forward thinking ideas, direction, energy and support in numerous different ways, and her professional and qualified approach gives me the assurance that I really am headed in the right direction – whether it’s on the marketing, promotions, admin or organisation side of the business. I have full confidence in the Passionate PA helping me and my business grow into whatever I want it to, and I can’t imagine life without Kate’s incredible all-round help.
Steve Borg-Wheeler, Revolution Coaching UK
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“Kate’s work is extremely reliable and of the highest standard. She can also calmly adapt her skills to specific industries where jargon or internal procedures might prove a barrier to other people. I have no hesitation in recommending her.”
Martin Edwards, Julia’s House
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“Kate is a fantastic organiser and hostess – always warm, always welcoming, always helpful to the Nth degree. I really like her and she does a great job currently with the Green Friday Club – I strongly recommend using her services.”
James Sale, Motivational Maps