What can I Do at OfficeArrow?
Connect and Collaborate.
To get the most out of OfficeArrow, we recommend that you become a member by registering and creating a profile. As a member, you will be able to create or join groups, participate in discussions, post comments on articles, create your own personal profile, and connect with other members. Creating a profile will help the community learn more about you, help others with similar interests and concerns find you, and it will help us create your personalized OfficeArrow experience.
And here’s the best part: registering on OfficeArrow is completely free!
When you log in for the first time, a default profile is created which includes your name, location (zip code) and date of birth. We would also like to know who referred you to OfficeArrow so that we can thank them. We encourage you to complete your profile by filling in the fields that indicate your job title, industry, work experience, interests and other information you wish to provide. This will help you and us to find communities and people that match your interests.
Get Answers and Find Solutions.
Start by searching OfficeArrow on any topic to find real answers by OA experts and members, office professionals just like you. Your answer may be found among one of the many member discussions (both active and archived), articles, podcasts, comments or presentations by our experts, members, sponsors, or elsewhere on the web.
The OfficeArrow Toolbox provides tools, tips and tricks from our experts and knowledgeable community members for enhanced productivity. The Career Center helps you develop yourself and improve your career while learning new skills and honing others. The OfficeArrow Travel Desk provides a place to ask questions of our travel writers, make or receive recommendations on the best places to meet, dine and stay for business travel – and once you decide, you can even book air, hotels rental cars and other transportation. The Meeting & Planning Team helps you plan a meeting or corporate event from 5 to 500 -- or more -- with advice, suggestions and directions from community experts. The OfficeArrow Supply Closet provides a one-stop shop to research products and services for your office and then stock up with everything you need from basic supplies, furniture or computers to professional services – often with special savings for OfficeArrow.com members. And finally, The OfficeArrow Break Room gives you a place to drop in for a few minutes to meet the newest members, discuss how your day is going and find out what’s going on at OfficeArrow.com.
Start a discussion. Let your voice be heard! Give us your take on what's going on in your field or post a comment on an article. Some of our articles and discussions are available for you to browse without registering or logging in, but you won’t be able to participate in the discussions or start groups and conversations without doing so. Also, please take a few moments to read our community guidelines and terms of use.
Purchase and Save
After finding the answer to your questions, you will be able to make your purchases on OfficeArrow. OfficeArrow allows you to purchase travel, office supplies and many of the other items you purchase on a daily basis – all from your desktop! Browse our preferred sponsors and vendors who feature special OfficeArrow deals and prices.
What is OfficeArrow?
OfficeArrow™ is the world’s first online collaborative community developed specifically for Office Professionals, by Office Professionals. With OfficeArrow you can do your job better, faster and with more satisfaction by tapping into a group of trusted friends and business associates – some you already know; others you’ll get to know as you interact with them.
OfficeArrow members are just like you. They are executive assistants, office managers, administrative assistants, small business executives and other office professionals who know what it’s like to singlehandedly hold together an office, get things done that no one else can figure out, be the calm within the storm, and fix the copier or set up email for the new VP who still can’t find the supply closet. Whether down the block or across the globe, we are here to help – to answer questions, offer advice or provide proven tools, tips and tricks to solve unique (even mundane) problems you face every day at work.
Who is OfficeArrow?
We are executive assistants, business consultants, entrepreneurs, small business owners, administrative assistants - office professionals just like you who have struggled to get answers to our everyday questions. We’ve worked in law firms, ad agencies, wealth management firms, telecom companies, banks, high tech firms, divisions of multinational companies and more. We have faced the challenges of having to “do it all” with little or no help. For more information, check out the OfficeArrow Team.
Why We Started OfficeArrow
We created OfficeArrow for you, the office professional, to connect with your peers who understand the challenges you face every day. These are the people you can trust to get the answers and solutions you need to do your job better and more efficiently. We are looking to build the world’s largest online collaborative business community for office professionals, to empower you to connect, communicate and collaborate with others who share your interests and challenges, peers who you can trust, call on, and help.
Every day, you are asked to be a mind reader - an expert in everything. As the executive assistant to a senior manager or C-level executive, you are asked to arrange travel to cities large and small, domestic and foreign. You have to prepare documents or presentations to be printed and delivered on time for a critical meeting. Someone needs to arrange a telephone or web conference, so you have to become the expert in finding a system that works and making sure everyone is trained. As the company office manager, you buy computers one day and upgrade or replace the phone system the next. Everyone relies on you to make sure there is enough office furniture to fit your company’s expansion plans, but to not break the budget in doing so.
We understand the challenges you face. We’ve been there! We have been the administrative “miracle worker” in the office. We have launched businesses from the ground up (including this one!). We have lived through incredible growth, change, relocation and more. All along the way, we have been helped by our network - peers who been there, done that and want to help. Now, we want to give back, by building a platform and community where we can share and benefit from each other’s experiences.
We have seen the power of collaboration. We encourage you to use OfficeArrow and experience it for yourself. We believe that by tapping into the “wisdom of the crowd” you will become more productive and efficient, save time and money, and get more satisfaction out of your work (and ultimately, your life!). That’s why we encourage you to join and start participating – the more people that join OfficeArrow the better – and the more you participate, the more you will get out of it.
Do You Have Suggestions for Us?
Creating and managing a community where office professionals can collaborate is a work in process. And as we said above, we believe in collaboration too! We are always working to provide the features that will make OfficeArrow suit your needs. Got an idea for a new topic? Know a great writer that would help the community? Let us know. Your feedback will help us grow and provide more value to you, because after all, you are the reason we started this site. Contact us with feedback, questions and new features at feedback@officearrow.com
The OfficeArrow Team
Robert Ball, CEO & Co-Founder
In addition to providing day-to-day management of OfficeArrow’s operations, Robert’s leadership and guidance helps shape OfficeArrow’s mission and direction. Robert’s involvement in a variety of senior executive roles at Akamai Technologies, a Web 2.0 pioneer and the global leader in Internet content delivery and distributed computing solutions and services, including business development, product marketing, legal and international sales and operations, provides OfficeArrow with seasoned leadership that knows how to manage a fast-growing business while bringing it to profitability. Before Akamai, Robert was a lead partner in the Internet and E-Commerce practice of Alston & Bird, one of the nation’s top law firms.
Stuart Wingate, Vice President of
Marketing
Stuart brings a blend of corporate and advertising agency experience in branding, direct and interactive marketing from major corporations such as BellSouth (now AT&T), EarthLink, Orkin, the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Marine Corps, JWT/RMG Connect and his own ad agency. Stuart also began branding and marketing technology products in the mid-nineties by launching BellSouth FastAccess DSL and later EarthLink High Speed Internet. At OfficeArrow he is responsible for branding, content and community development.
Chrissy Scivicque, Senior Content Manager
and Founder of EAToolbox.com
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Certification in Holistic Clinical Nutrition, Chrissy considers her education uniquely balanced. After nearly ten years working in the wonderful world of office administration, Chrissy launched her website, The Executive Assistant’s Toolbox, as a way of sharing her passion for the profession. She joined OfficeArrow in March of 2008 as the Senior Content Manager. She considers OA the perfect place to share her love of all things admin while doing what she enjoys most – writing and helping others.
Mike Lewis, Chairman & Co-Founder
As Founder, Chairman and CEO of ILD Telecommunications, a leading provider of payment processing, business process outsourcing, operator services and conferencing solutions, Mike understands how to build a company from scratch and make it successful. With his vision and backing, OfficeArrow has grown from a simple idea into the Internet’s premier destination for Office Professionals. Before starting ILD, Mike was President of his own private equity firm, Triad Capital Partners; and prior to that, Mike was the founder and President of two successful telecommunications companies, TransTel Communications, Inc and Com-Link 21.
Dave MacDonald, CTO
Dave MacDonald has overall OfficeArrow Information Technology responsibility including strategic planning, architecture, engineering, development, operations, quality assurance, and business intelligence bringing with him over 25 years of information technology experience and over 10 years of senior IT leadership. Dave came to OfficeArrow from KnowledgeStorm where he held the Vice President of Technology role responsible for all technology facets and was instrumental in the successful KnowledgeStorm acquisition strategy which completed in late 2007. Prior to KnowledgeStorm, Dave served in Vice President of Technology and CTO roles for edaflow corporation and Information Technology Builders where he applied his leadership and hands-on technology experience to web-based initiatives for V.F Corporation, Check Free, EarthLink, BellSouth, and Nielsen Media Research. Dave's earlier career included Director of Architecture and Director of Operations Technology roles for Norrell Corporation and 10 years with Digital Equipment Corporation as a consultant to fortune 500 clients worldwide.
Kristian Traylor, Vice President of
Partner Services
Kristian is responsible for partnerships, sales, and business development. Prior to OfficeArrow, Kristian held leadership roles in general management, strategic planning, and sales operations for Unisys Corporation and Ariba, Inc and began his career as a management consultant for Arthur Andersen Business Consulting.
Derek Bambach, Senior Business Analyst
Derek comes to OfficeArrow with over 20 years in the design, software development and interactive media space. He draws from a broad experience, including graduate studies in psychology, information architecture, and user-centered design, to help build the OfficeArrow platform to meet the high expectations of our users and of our company, and provide a rich and flexible value proposition for anyone who is willing to spend their time on our site.