Marissa Brassfield

Marissa Brassfield

Los Angeles
Trusted advisor, simplifier, and loving catalyst of your biggest and best initiatives. Discovering how to stretch time, maximize ease, and optimize work-life alignment.
Sep 09

The Only Purpose for Any Meeting, and 3 Meeting Types to Ditch Now

Any meeting you have should be for one purpose and one purpose only: making and committing to a decision. Let
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Sep 08

Limit Meetings to Protect Your Well-Being

It's no secret that I am not a fan of excessive meetings. A day full of back-to-back meetings
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Aug 30

5 Phrases to Master to Seek and Destroy Your Team's Productivity Obstacles

Project managers and assistants must walk a delicate line between proactivity and micromanagement when working in small teams. On the
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Aug 30

REBEL Spotlight: Eunice Miller, Piranha Marketing & Genius Network

When REBEL was just a crazy idea, the first person I sought counsel from was Eunice Miller. So it'
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Aug 25

How to Build and Manage Analytic Teams to Drive Real Results

I recently spoke with Michael Koukounas, the author of Real-World Analytics. I wanted to learn how small teams can use
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Aug 22

The Anatomy of a Pre-Drafted Email

I'm fairly effusive and passionate about pre-drafting email. But what's the specific anatomy of a pre-drafted
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Aug 22

REBEL Workflow Hack: Pre-Drafting + Boomerang

Have you read my posts on Boomerang for Gmail? If not, head here and here first, and then come back,
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Aug 22

Do.com: Meeting Management Solution [Review]

How many of you actually like scheduling, planning for, and attending meetings? I know I don’t. But, I have
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Aug 11

Why I REBEL: To Gamify My Day

I first began to gamify my day to maximize productivity when I worked a job that required me to be
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Aug 10

How I Use Boomerang for Gmail

Boomerang for Gmail is one of my very favorite productivity tools, and one of the few digital services I use
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