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I had the pleasure of interviewing Di Porteous from Firewize who shared how after a failed (and somewhat stressful) attempt at getting remote support they now have Mylene, an amazing bookkeeper in the Philippines who is enabling Di to focus on new areas of the business.
She shares what she has learnt on this journey (and admits a few tears have been shed) and what she would recommend to anyone getting a Virtual Assistant (so that they have success the first time around).
To learn more about Firewize you can visit their website at Firewize.com
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It was a pleasure to chat with Georgia Edge from Learnt Lately who shared how she has been able to grow her business with the support of her amazing Marketing team member Jamie.
Georgia started doing the marketing herself (and juggling sales and delivery) but eventually decided to get support (and has never looked back).
Georgia shares, how she decided that Jamie was the team member for her and then how she has nurtured Jamie to grow within her role.
Initially, Jamie's role was LinkedIn Marketing and over time it has expanded to other aspects of marketing helping Georgia to spread the word about her business and support more people with her amazing online learning solutions.
To find out more about Georgia and her work visit https://www.learntlately.com/
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Frances Cosway believes that life is too short to live in a home that you don't love.
And, so that she can support even more people to live in beautiful homes she has been on a mission to grow a great team of people around her.
One member of her awesome team is her Virtual Marketing Assistant, Ruvi.
After working with a few Virtual Assistants and even tried hiring directly, Frances is relieved to have hit the jackpot with Ruvi.
Tune in to listen to Frances' story including:-What happened when Frances hired direct (and why she decided to get support this time)-Her communication framework including her "girlfriend chats"-Her advice for business owners considering getting a Virtual Assistant.
To check out Frances and the amazing work she does to make people's homes beautiful, you can check out her website here: https://www.whitepebbleinteriors.com.au/Frances has also kindly offered a free book 'Your Forever Home' to listeners of this podcast. Grab your copy of the book here: https://www.whitepebbleinteriors.com.au/download-free-ebook/
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The first time I spoke with Justin Williams he wasn't ready for a Virtual Assistant.
He went off clear about the sort of person he would need and at what stage of his business.
The next time we spoke he was ready to roll!
Hear how Janine has helped him establish excellent customer care and grow his business in just three months.
To learn more about Justin and Construction ID visit constuctionID.com
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Victoria Berry has not one but three businesses and with other ideas on the horizon this makes her a busy woman
So she decided to add Samm her Marketing Virtual Assistant to her already amazing offshore team.
Hear how Samm helps Victoria implement her marketing vision, keeps her multiple businesses top of mind and ultimately helps her grow her businesses.
Victoria loves that Samm is not only efficient and effective at her job. But also that she is not backwards in coming forwards to ask Victoria for what she needs from her (eg to record more marketing videos).
Pretty awesome stuff.
You can contact Victoria on 07 5444 7094 or [email protected]
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Rob Anderson has an awesome set-up.
He has his amazing full-time Virtual Assistant Ara, who then as the business needs flex engages specialists on upwork to fill the demand.
Talk about the best of both worlds!
Tune in to hear how it all works.
To learn more about Rob and the awesome work that he is doing check out: foodwaste.climateers.com
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I had the pleasure of chatting with Jenica Smith who is the Founder of Notely which provides beautiful eco-friendly stationery and gifts.
She started the business because she thought that it was a good opportunity to let her creativity flow and share it with others.
But, as she became more successful she found herself bogged down in the detail (and not in her happy strategic and creative space).
So she decided to get a Virtual Assistant, Christine.
In this podcast she shares her journey and how it has involved over time.
Listen to hear her story about how she continues to evolve how she works with Christine and adapts to the changing nature of the business.
Check out Jenica's beautiful stationery here: Notely.com
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Michelle was very brave in this podcast and shared the things that she didn't do well with her first few Virtual Assistants.
The good news is that on the fourth try, we have got it working.
And now Michelle couldn't imagine life without her VA, Hannah.
Tune in to hear what went wrong and how we turned it around.
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Damon Rodd from Swim Like Fish had been thinking about getting a VA for decades.
In fact, he walked up to the edge and almost took the plunge eight times.
Until one day when he did.
Fast forward two months and he wonders what he ever did without Mia.
When I meet with them it is like a love fest in the Zoom room...both of them smiling from ear to ear.
What more could you ask for?
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I had the pleasure of interviewing Margaret Cutler today the CEO of Mango Tiger.
I was unsure of whether I should record the interview at this stage as she has only been working with her VA for three weeks.
But after I heard all they have achieved, I think I have made the right decision.
With the right team on board, you can achieve a lot in a short amount of time.
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I had the pleasure of talking to Lisa Stelling who is the Member Experience Manager of Connected Women, a fun community for women in their midlife.
She shared with us how she has created such a strong bond with her Virtual Assistant Caryl in only two months, so much so that she is now doing way more than the the original scope. And as such providing heaps of value to the business.
From culture fit to communication and everything in between.
Lisa not only talks about connection but she walks the walk,
You can learn more about Connected Women and their awesome community and fun events at connectedwomen.net
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I just had a wonderful chat with Jessica Macpherson, the Founder of Blaze Your Trail, a social enterprise supporting charities with fundraising and technical consultancy.
She shared with me her journey of working with her Virtual Assistant Annie over the last year and how it has enabled her to have an even bigger impact.
To learn more about Jessica and Blaze Your Trail visit the website: https://blazeyourtrail.org/
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Amber Daines, the media guru joins me to discuss how she hired a Virtual Assistant to take on the day-to-day tasks.
From organising things to social media to uploading a podcast her Virtual Assistant Monique is on it!
Leaving Amber confident that while she is delivering training, things are happening in her business in parallel.
Amber had tried Virtual Assistants in the past but it didn't work.
Learn from Amber exactly what she did differently to make it work this time around.
Learn more about Amber here: https://amberdaines.com/
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I had the pleasure of speaking to Michelle Hext who supports high ticket coaches to launch and scale about how best to utilise Virtual Assistants.
She explores what you can get them to do (so that you can go to market quicker) and how to avoid some of the common pitfalls.
To learn more about Michelle go to coachingbusinessVA.com
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Join me as I explore with Kristen Clarke, Founder of Design EDU how she has utilised her Virtual Assistant Monique to kick start her business.
We explore LinkedIn marketing (using an effective approach that is not salesy), the triple-layered communication strategy that works and how having Monique there keeps Kristen on her toes in a good way.
You can find more about Kristen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-clarke-aussyd2017/ and her website: https://www.design-edu.com.au/
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Andrew is a switched-on property guru with a good heart.
He shares how his Virtual Assistant Lala has helped him get more creative and strategic, spend more time with loved ones AND increase revenue.
He shares:
-How he communicates with Lala
-The specific things she does in the business
-How he used to be skeptical about Virtual Assistants and is now planning on hiring another one.
With the powerful belief that things happen outside his comfort zone, he has taken the leap into getting Virtual Assistant support and has never looked back.
You can find out more about Andrew Date and his business here: https://www.industryinsider.com.au/
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Chris is kind and gentle AND a man on a mission. He does financial modelling for some VERY large property projects.
What I love about this interview is that Chris gave some very specific examples of what his Virtual Assistant does for him.
Including taking his calls when he jumps in the car after a sales call so that he can download them and his Virtual Assistant Giselle can organise everything and start taking action.
Genius!
Listen to hear more insights about how he gets support. He even gave me some ideas!
To find out more about Chris and the work he does around financial modelling for large property projects check him out here: wolfeadvisory.com.au
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Garry is a marketing guru, but he wasn’t marketing his own business. But like the gardener that does not mow his own lawn.
He just got bogged down working IN his business.
So Garry decided to rectify this by getting support from a Virtual Assistant.
Garry owns the strategy and Bev (his part-time Virtual Assistant) does the doing.
Listen to hear examples of what Bev does to market Garry’s business. You might get some examples for your business…
You can learn more about Garry and the awesome work that he does in supporting coaches, consultants and trainers with their marketing here: https://garryrobinson.com.au/
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After being in business for 24 years, 6 months ago Nicole McClelland, Owner MS Planet, decided to get a Virtual Assistant.
Hear about her experience to date.
Spoiler alert…she wished she had done it sooner.
Find out what her VA does for her to help her get more leads and to support the sales process.
You can check out Nicole and the awesome work she does tailoring her Microsoft Office training here: msplanet.com.au
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Tim Boyle, Founder of Finalytics Financial had tried getting offshore support in the past and decided it wasn’t for him.
But with a growing business, he decided to try again.
A year and 3 Virtual Assistants later he shares his journey including:
-The key things he gets his Virtual assistants to do in his business (including how he can save his Australian-based broker 3-4 hours a day)
-Strategies he uses for communication (hint: most of it does NOT involve him)
-Tim’s take on when you should (and shouldn't) hire
-The strategies he utilises to manage security
It’s a fascinating story.
You can reach out to Tim at:
https://finfin.com.au/
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