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In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares her word for 2023 and what it means.     In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:43 - A reminder of her word from 2022; 2:08 - Why she gives herself a year to live to out her word; 3:35 -

In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares why she’s already overwhelmed this year and what she’s doing about it. It can work for you too!    In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:45 - Why she is overwhelmed; 1:02 - Where the overwhelm is coming from; 2:55

This month we’ve been bringing you the best of the best episodes of the year from the No Frills VA Podcast. Coming in at #3 is: Natural Born Leader with Latrice Prater.    Latrice Prater is the CEO of The Digital Solutions Team, an agency providing tech solutions to female

Diana Aitchison is a VA specializing in Remote Operations for transformational tech organizations. Diana, being an "All the Things" VA is also nomadic and enjoys being a global foodie.     In this week’s episode, Diana shares: 2:14 - What it means to be a first-generation Canadian; 5:11 - The bravery

Danielle Cuomo is an award-winning entrepreneur and author. A pioneer in the VA industry, Danielle founded Virtual Assist USA 14 years ago. On this episode of the No Frills VA Podcast, Danielle shares the steps she took to go from being laid off to starting her own multi-million dollar virtual

In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares all about the ins, outs, and benefits of failure, flipping, and flopping.    In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 1:16 – Why we will forever have failures and flops; 1:57 – How Melissa knows she is getting to do something

In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith reminds you about the power of your words and shares two dreams she spoke into existence.   In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 1:00 – Where our words come from; 2:00 – The first time Melissa spoke a dream into existence;

Katie Wright is an AVA member and a new VA business owner. Katie has only been in for 3 months and already has 3 clients! In this podcast, Katie shares wisdom beyond her VA years proving that you may be new to being a business owner but that doesn’t mean

In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares her favorite announcement to make and it only happens twice a year!   In this week’s episode, Melissa shares:   1:13 – Why you want to join the AVA webinar; 1:41 – What makes the AVA different; 2:35 – Why

Gabe Nelson is the bestselling author of The Solopreneur’s Money Manifesto: How to Master Your Finances and Create the Life You Want, and hosts the popular podcast: Solopreneur Money.   In this week’s episode, Gabe shares: 1:28 - Gabe’s background that brought him to where he is today; 2:47 -

In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO, Melissa Smith shares her latest revelation in being a “Pro Idiot” and where that term came from.   In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:58 - What happened when she didn’t do the thing she needed to do; 1:28 - What the term

Latrice Prater is the CEO of The Digital Solutions Team, an agency providing tech solutions to female business owners. In this episode, Latrice shares her journey of solo VA to creating a team of 14 in just two years!   In this week’s episode, Latrice shares: 2:20 - Latrice’s background

In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO Melissa Smith gets to the nitty gritty of toxic positivity. Melissa shares how it can show up in her life, online, and why being positively toxic doesn’t serve you or your business. In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 1:30 – Why the Gram

In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO shares her word for 2022 along with her why and wants to hear yours too! Is the word you started 2022 with the same word or have you chosen a new one?   In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 0:53 - Did your

In this episode, AVA Founder & CEO shares how she resets herself and you can too! It’s the beginning of the year. Resolutions and goals are on the top of everyone’s minds.   In this week’s episode, Melissa shares: 1:43 – Her consistency board and why she prefers to use

In this episode, Veronica Romney goes into how she uses VA's to help build her own amazing team. She is considered a Dream Team Architect, helping online entrepreneurs dial in their human resources, develop phenomenal company cultures, and profitable bottom lines. She’s a former Speaker and Trainer for Tony Robbins

This interview was a bunch of fun! Seeing where Racks has taken her business over just two years has been amazing. Once a Virtual Assistant, now Racks normalizes sold out launches, high paying months and intentional and sustainable growth.   01:44 – The digital nomad 04:38 – Corporate departure 08:15

Max started out as a mortgage originator in the early 2000s. Within his first year, he completed his first flip, netting a significant profit. Over the years, Max has completed hundreds of real estate transactions between financing, wholesaling acquisition, rehabbing, and long-term investing. With the rising costs of marketing and

In this episode, I talked to Suzie Flynn, an ex corporate Assistant in London, turned Mindset & Business Coach at Suzie Flynn Coaching. She helps Executive Assistants start their Virtual Assistant business by coaching them on the ‘how’ of finding clients, through her 1:1 online coaching program. She is a

Erin Andersen is a LinkedIn Business Coach based in NYC. She offers a LI Booster Program to Virtual Assistants to enable them to provide LI optimization and monthly management as a service to their clients. Erin’s VA graduates experience immediate return on her program. In her main job as a

If you're looking to get into the the real estate business, this episode is one to listen to! La'Quita Monley uses Virtual Assistants for her real estate side business and gives valuable lessons on the real estate business.   La'Quita's full-time hustle is a sought-out keynote speaker in the United

Michelle Dale is a well known name in the Virtual Assistant world. She is the founder of Virtual Miss Friday, an Online Business Consultancy and Academy with Built-In Virtual Assistant Services and the creator of 1nSourcing™ - a service that specializes in serving 6 and 7 figure business owners. She

Tara is the owner and founder of Tara Shea The VA, LLC. Tara provides done-for-you administrative services for successful female entrepreneurs. She is also the creator of Foundations, an action based course where Tara teaches other women how to start their own successful Virtual Assistant business. Tara is passionate about

Tonisha Stalnaker is the Owner of Stalnaker Virtual Solutions, providing back end course platform and systems building. SVS loves working with Course Creators and Coaches to help bring their ideas to life with the goal of providing quality and improving efficiency. Tonisha is also a wife, a Mom, a "bonus"

Lisa Ferris is a UK VA who works with Wellbeing businesses to help them shine their magic through social media, email marketing, funnels & anything creative. She's also a doggy lover and has a sausage dog called Slinky who is her right hand man.   05:08 - Redirecting creativity as

If you are looking to become a multi-entrepreneur or to work with one, this is the episode to listen to. Dr. Morissa Schwartz is a talented wordsmith and entrepreneur, and a best-selling author and speaker who built a successful business empire while completing her Masters’s in Communication and Doctorate in

Love Pinterest? Want to work as a Pinterest VA? Listen to this episode with Claire Coleman! Claire Coleman is the owner and founder of CC Assist, a VA company that offers business support services and Pinterest management to wedding professionals and creative entrepreneurs so they can focus on the bigger

This has been one of Kiri's favorite interviews due to how open Kathy has been about her career and business. Kathy Goughenour is a force to be reckoned with, with her VA coaching business bringing in over a million dollars. Kathy is a longstanding VA who had the courage to

Are you struggling to start your VA business or get it off the ground? Perhaps you should look into Sara Wiles' programs! Sara Wiles is an Online Business Mentor for done-for-you service providers. She helps Virtual Assistants, Online Business Managers and Social Media Managers build successful, profitable, balanced businesses in

Ellyse is a VA coach helping more established VAs and DFY (done for you) service providers create a sustainable business that allows them to take on ideal clients at ideal prices and create the business of their dreams. When she's not supporting her amazing students, she is spending time in

Claire has been working online since 2018 when she accidentally became a virtual assistant for her brother’s economic consulting company! Now she’s upleveled to the digital business manager role and is helping her clients expand their teams so they can continue to scale their businesses. Her superpowers include: implementing systems,

If you're looking to work in the financial industry as a VA, this is the episode for you. Kiri interviews Gabe Nelson who has worked with Virtual Assistants within his own company, Gabe Nelson Financial. In this episode, he explores VAs that would be good fits for financial advisors. Gabe

Jeannie is a small business professional with over 20+ years of freelancing remote experience as a Virtual Executive Administrative Assistant, Operations Manager, Content Writer and Fundraising Program Developer. Her expertise extends to Online Business Management, Content Creation, Blogging, Social Media, Website Management and Virtual Customer Service. 01:58 - Becoming a

Listen to this episode where Kiri polls the AVA community on their best and worst business investment! The most common answers included: -The importance of community -Business coaches -Software -Sponsorships This episode provided insight into how to look at your investments and make sure you are choosing wisely when using

Chrissie Kenaston is a Virtual Assistant turned copywriter who knows the key to attracting ideal clients is creating authentic messaging that builds true connection. She helps overwhelmed online coaches and course creators do just that, primarily through emails and websites. You can sign up for her weekly messaging tips at

Jamie Feinberg is a virtual assistant, traveler, entrepreneur & creative problem-solver helping sensitive, aspiring adventurers get the confidence & tools to craft their dream life now. Jamie’s many hats have included the roles of musician, educator, virtual assistant, administration professional, musical theater aficionado, and life coach, with a Bachelor’s in

We LOVED this question submitted to AVA! Thank you to @upwestsocial for giving us this killer question: what's a common misconception people have about VAs? Kiri got a little heated during the episode while reading the responses. Our members responded to this with gusto, and answers ranged from: -How much

Capri Henderson is a multifaceted force with an impressive resume that boasts over 20 years of administrative, organizational, and leadership skills rendering her one of today’s leading professionals. Capri’s passion for business administration derived from her appointment as head manager at Taco Bell at the age of 18 years old.

If you're looking at starting a VA business or in the process of getting it off the ground, this is a good episode for you! In this episode, Kiri Mohan asks the Virtual Assistant community what they wish they could have told themselves when they first started their VA business.

Dori Zabari created DIZI (“dee-zee”) strategies for purpose-driven business owners, supporting them by prioritizing process details, market research, and the user experience. Their purpose becomes tangible through online course development, website and client attraction, and implementation support. Dori builds for the creator, bringing their vision to life! In this conversation,

AVA's Virtual Assistant State of the Industry survey is out! (Go to associationofvas.com, under free resources tab) If you haven't had time to review it, YOU SHOULD. It's chock full of information about the VA industry, including pricing, how VAs are set up, essentials VAs need, client trends, and where

Dr. Aviva Legatt is an elite admissions expert and founder of Ivy Insight, the gold standard in college admissions consulting for undergraduate elite college applications.Ivy Insight works beside top-tier students and their parents to maximize their probability of getting accepted to their elite dream school, with enviable acceptance rates, while

In this episode, Kiri Mohan explores how VAs and others came up with their business name. It's a fun episode that delves into topics like: -Long vs. short business names -Creativity behind the business name -How the past can influence the business name -Abbreviations and trying not to have a

With 50 years of cumulative experience, David Rockey has a seasoned perspective on how to build, grow, and run small businesses. He created Your Office SOS to offer his expertise to solopreneurs who need to free themselves to focus on the core strengths of their business. He has been successful

In this episode, Kiri Mohan explores how Virtual Assistants measure their success. Do you measure your success by certain financial gains? By how much flexibility you have in your schedule? Or is it something like growing and expanding your business to an agency? Our AVA members share from their own

Erin Sturm has worked as a virtual assistant since 2014. She launched The Sturm Agency in 2015 specializing in social media marketing and virtual assistant services. Since then, she has worked with large and small companies, authors, entrepreneurs, and coaches. Her favorite thing to do is create processes! If you

In this episode, Kiri Mohan explores what some VAs consider their dream client and those that make them pause. As you progress along your VA career path, you learn which clients are those that you love working with (dream clients) and those that you want to stay away from (less

In this episode, Kiri Mohan interviews Sher Downing, PhD, the Founder & CEO of Downing EdTech Consulting, a company creating connectivity between clients, vendors, designers, and technology. Kiri digs into Sher’s career, company, and what she looks for in a Virtual Assistant. Sher is also the host of EdTech Speaks,

In this episode, Kiri Mohan talks about the biggest mistake she's ever made for a client in her VA business and how it was a good learning experience. Other members of AVA also chime in with mistakes that range from not vetting clients carefully, jobs that don't get done because

In this episode, Robbie Samuels goes into how he was able to pivot his business, which was based on in-person networking/events, to a completely online business during COVID. He also talks about how to utilize Zoom to get the most out of every virtual event (#nomorebadzoom) and how a VA

Most successful people have a morning routine. It's a way to set the intention for the day ahead, to get prepared, or to center yourself. As a way to kick off a new week, Kiri Mohan asked AVA members and LinkedIn what their morning routine was and asked if it

Today’s guest is Sarah Noked, founder of Sarah Noked OBM, an Online Business Management Agency where she empowers entrepreneurs and creatives in all stages of business to grow a thriving online business. In this episode, we go into the OBM certification, what the modules consist of within the certification, and

In this episode, Kiri asks AVA members: If you moved to a VA agency, when did you make that switch and why? Have any of you made a deliberate choice to stay as a single business owner, and why? If you have subcontractors, at what point are you an agency

As Co-founder of ProAssisting, Ethan leverages his 25+ years of experience as a Sr. Executive Assistant as well as Director of Administrative services to lead and manage top-level, remote executive assistants who support and serve their clients ranging from CEOs and C-suite executives to business owners to non-executive board directors

We are so excited to release this episode on Veteran's Day! Get ready for a FUN episode! Latrice Prater is a confident, savvy business woman and also a Navy veteran. With a varied ("crazy") career, she shows you how to just go for it. We salute our veterans today! In

In this episode, Kiri Mohan goes into why she started her VA business in 2014. From there, we explore why other AVA members started their VA business. Tell us: Why do you want to become a VA? Why did you start your VA business? We would like some of our