About

Before we were Connect Assistant Resource we were LifeSquire. LifeSquire was founded by Valerie Riley in 2011 in the heart of Oklahoma City with the goal of making the busy lives of our clients better by offering an outsourced personal assistant service. This high-end service focused on addressing both the proactive and reactive needs of our clients. We did this by creating a unique team of employees — not contractors — trained to be outstanding assistants and empowered with tools they could use to meet any need they faced. This excellent service paired with our innovative approach made us a trusted name in Oklahoma City for personal assistant services.

To staff our growing team and meet the demand, we developed a powerful framework for discovering and training ideal personal assistants. By 2016, this framework was getting attention from clients and friends looking to make more permanent placements within their own businesses or organizations. We recognized there was a great need to help executives and managers find the same level of dedication and training they saw in our assistants. And so LifeSquire Connect was launched, bringing our firsthand experience and knowledge to placement services for teams small and large.

Beyond placing these outstanding executive assistants, we saw the need and importance of consistent training, both in onboarding and in growth. Our team again launched a unique solution — Assistant Academy. This program was designed to coach and train support roles, focusing on essential soft skills like managing expectations, prioritizing tasks, effective communication, and setting up healthy boundaries. Assistant Academy quickly became an integral part of our placement process and was also offered a standalone coaching program for both new and existing support staff.

In 2024, driven by a vision to refine and scale our services, Valerie, Katie, and Chelsi leveraged their extensive experience from LifeSquire to create Connect Assistant Resource. This new company draws on more than 14 years of expertise to provide a streamlined, focused approach to direct hire job placement and coaching for a variety of support positions. Connect Assistant Resource is dedicated to finding the right fit for your business. From Executive Assistants to Office Managers, Personal Assistants to Chiefs of Staff, we ensure you have the support you need to succeed.