“ I recently hired an EA. Her name is Ida. For years I was hesitant to hire help, unsure of what to offload. Tbh, I was lacking creativity. Over the last few months Ida's helped me with a ton of personal and work projects. ”
Ryan Hoover
Founder of Product Hunt
How Athena
Membership works
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Share your goals and needs
We learn about your leadership style, communication preferences, and priorities to find the perfect EA match for you.
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Get matched with your EA
Meet your Executive Assistant—selected from the very best of 60,000+ monthly applicants. Your EA is an adaptable partner trained to handle strategic work across a wide range of tasks with AI multiplying their capabilities beyond typical admin support.
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Experience compounding results
Your EA builds deep context into your work and life over time while being continuously upskilled by Athena's training programs and resources. The partnership compounds in value as your EA becomes an increasingly essential part of how you work.
Selected for potential and trained for performance
Your EA is selected for qualities that matter most in high-pressure executive partnerships: critical thinking, initiative, resilience, and proactivity. Athena’s intensive training program builds EAs who are versatile, resilient, and ready for partnerships that span years. So you get a strategic collaborator, not a task-doer who checks off boxes and moves on quickly.
Io dos Remedios
Athena Executive Assistant
Home & Travel
Curate gift ideas and book reservations
Arrange family vacations
Coordinate kids’ activities
Plan and run leadership offsites
Well-being & Balance
Schedule personal care and medical appointments
Support meal planning & provisioning
Manage and surface out-of-office requests
Protect deep work and productivity blocks
Execution & Logistics
Administer payroll
Manage content and social media accounts
Create prospecting funnels
Run monthly vendor audits
The Athena Advantage
Peace of mind in a membership. Athena absorbs the risk, management, and security of hiring directly—giving you complete assurance without any administrative burden.
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Defense in depth
We provide layered safeguards including a full-time, global security team to detect and assess risks, and top-tier legal accountability everywhere we operate.
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Device and data protection
Every EA uses an Athena-issued, secured laptop with proactive and real-time threat monitoring, and remote wipe to keep your information safe.
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Rigorous screening and vetting
Strict identity checks, in-person interviews, and extensive background vetting create a foundation of integrity and reliability.
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Operational support
Your EA is backed by Athena’s infrastructure for troubleshooting, training, expert resources, and even rematching if the fit isn’t right.
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Financial protection
Each member is backed by a $1M cyberinsurance policy and direct legal recourse to protect against fraud, breaches, or data loss.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does working with Athena differ from a virtual assistant or a traditional staffing company?
Unlike virtual assistants and traditional staffing agencies, Athena partnerships provide security, training infrastructure, and long-term tenure. A traditional virtual assistant is narrow in scope. While a virtual assistant does tasks, an Athena EA integrates themselves into the full scope of your life to transform the way you work and live.
How does Athena select EAs?
We receive over 2000 applications daily, of which only 0.5% are accepted. Every EA undergoes our rigorous vetting and evaluation process. We screen each candidate for soft skills and aptitude. Before becoming eligible to be partnered with you, they must take personality, cognitive, and English tests and undergo immersive training on real-world tasks, including calendar, travel, and inbox management.
How does Athena train EAs to use AI tools effectively?
We train every EA to use AI to enhance their work — not as a shortcut, but as a way to work smarter. EAs are provided with an Enterprise ChatGPT license and receive guided training on how and when to incorporate AI into their tasks to boost efficiency while maintaining high standards. They also stay up-to-date with continued education, tool updates, and real-world practice, so they know how to integrate AI with sound judgment.