How Sona Movsesian Became the "World's Worst Assistant" to Conan O'Brien

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

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Education, Self-improvement, Business

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🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Today, Nicole is joined by Sona Movsesian, cohost of the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, Conan O’Brien’s longtime assistant and New York Times bestselling author. This conversation has a little bit of everything: pranks involving unlikely celebrities, a Human Centipede reference and thoughtful advice on how to take advantage of the opportunities in your work. Find Sona's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675609/the-worlds-worst-assistant-by-sona-movsesian/

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0:00.0	I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.
0:07.0	It's time for some money rehab.
0:15.0	Today I'm interrupting our coverage of Supreme Court shenanigans and tax crunch time for
0:21.4	some fun.
0:22.7	And this episode starts with my firm belief that assistance are some of the world's most
0:28.8	underappreciated workers in any industry.
0:33.0	Assistance are literally who keep the earth turning.
0:36.0	If there was some sci-fi encounter where all of the assistance in the world got transported
0:41.1	to another planet, Earth as far as we know it would end.
0:44.8	I am sure of it.
0:46.5	So here's an episode for the assistance and aspiring assistance.
0:51.0	The people who either want to be an executive in entertainment so they're getting their
0:54.6	foot in the door or the people who want to be career assistance because they like being
0:59.6	the MVP in every room.
1:01.8	Whoever you are, you are welcome because today I'm talking to the world's worst assistant,
1:08.0	Sonia Movesesian.
1:09.5	And no that's not a judgment on her, she's lovely and honestly the best.
1:14.2	But it's when she calls herself in her book, literally titled, The World's Worst Assistant.
1:19.2	Check it out in the show notes.
1:20.8	Sonia has been Conan O'Brien's assistant for over a decade and has some wonderful stories
1:26.8	and lessons to share from that time.
1:29.5	Also a quick heads up, there's a reference to the Human Centipede movie in this conversation
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