Podcast: 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 […]
Continue readingPodcast: Monday Musings: A Successful VA’s Morning Routine
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 has changed since the pandemic. […]
Continue readingPodcast: Sarah Noked: Evolving from a VA to an OBM
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 what kind of VAs evolve […]
Continue readingPodcast: Monday Musings: VA Agency? Single Business Owner?
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 vs a single business owner […]
Continue readingPodcast: Ethan Bull: High Touch Hospitality in an Executive Assistant Role
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 to known personalities who want […]
Continue readingPodcast: Latrice Prater: Freedom to Design Your Life
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 this episode… 4:17 Latrice talks […]
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