Podcast: Monday Musings: Analyzing the VA State of the Industry Report
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 there are gaps in the […]
Continue readingPodcast: Dr. Aviva Legatt: How the Gold Standard Consultant in College Admissions Hires Virtual Assistants
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 creating clarity, guidance, ease […]
Continue readingPodcast: Monday Musings: Choosing a Business Name
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behind the business name -How the past can influence the business name -Abbreviations and trying not to have a name be outdated in years […]
Continue readingPodcast: David Rockey: From a Varied Career to a Virtual Assistant Business
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 retail, wholesale, and service […]
Continue readingPodcast: Monday Musings: Measuring Success in a Virtual Assistant Business
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 experience how they measure their […]
Continue readingPodcast: Erin Sturm: Niching to Enjoy Life
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 need to get organized, she […]
Continue readingPodcast: Monday Musings: Dream Clients vs. Less Than Ideal Clients
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 than ideal). Our AVA members […]
Continue readingPodcast: Sher Downing: EdTech and the Questions You’re Not Asking (Even as a VA)
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, a podcast exploring the navigation […]
Continue readingPodcast: Monday Musings: What’s the Biggest Mistake You’ve Made in Your VA Business?
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 of poor communication and expectations […]
Continue readingPodcast: Robbie Samuels: Leading Virtual Events with Virtual Assistants
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 can charge more as a […]
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