GYST

GYST is a personal assistant service in New York City. Over more than ten years it has supplied assistants to busy executives, families, entrepreneurs and people in the public eye.

Unlike a traditional staffing agency, it lets clients hire an assistant by the hour, and it handles the checking, training, management, insurance and bonding of its assistants.

Services

• Personal assistants: hourly support with everyday and household tasks.
• Dedicated assistant: the same person for the whole time a client works with the service.
• Signature Start: a structured start so the assistant is useful quickly.
• Purchasing on the client's behalf: without petty cash or use of the client's own card.
• Substitute cover: an assistant trained by the primary one covers absences.
• Perks network: a curated set of relationships for preferential access to products and services.

Clients

Wealthy individuals, families, people in the public eye, executives and repeat founders, all in New York City.

Key facts

• Based in: New York City, USA
• Experience: over a decade
• Staffing: vetted, trained, insured and bonded assistants