Merryl Futerman

Merryl’s background was in film and publishing PR, where she discovered she was good at looking after people and organising them. Wanting to use these skills and experience for individuals in the long term, rather than on a project by project basis, 15 years ago she set about finding what she thought was a made up job. Coincidentally she had just had her second daughter and resolved to find a way to combine working with motherhood.

Her first client was, and still is, Julian Clary, she has also worked for Jonathan Ross, Anne Robinson and Denise Van Outen amongst others, with a maximum of 3 clients at one time, for between three months and three years. By being freelance she tailors her client load according to what is going on at home, and this arrangement has worked well. She loves the fact that no two days are ever the same and gets up in the morning with absolutely no idea of what challenge that day might throw her.

Merryl has blogged for a variety of publications including the Secs in the City website, offering light heart-hearted insights on the life of a Celebrity PA. She has featured in several other publications including The Guardian, PA Life Magazine and London PA Magazine.

In 2012, together with Josephine Green, she set up the training company “PA Access All Areas” to pass on her experience and knowledge to PAs from all industries.
www.PAAccessAllAreas.co.uk