One model business owners often follow is, “Hire slow. Fire fast.” With VA’s, I say “Hire Fast” because you want to get up and running as fast as possible. They are VA’s, so you don’t have the same commitment as you do when hiring full-time employees. In earlier pods, I also talk about giving VAs tiny objective tasks that lead to larger projects. This allows you to test a VA, which helps the "hire fast" model work. But, at the end of the day, if things don’t work out, just move on!

To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other pod player to listen to the full podcast!

LINKS & RESOURCES

• Online Workshop Course (Register for my online course where you’ll learn step by step how to build your virtual assistant team) 
• ROI Calculator (Use this quick tool to see how much you will save by hiring a virtual assistant)
• FREE Guide (In this guide, I offer a few suggestions on easy tasks to...

A chief fun officer! What’s that? Laurie Moore is the “Chief Fun Officer” at PromoCorner where she is responsible for building the culture with her remote team. She says, “when everyone is working in isolation you kinda get lonely and sometimes you can go all day without talking to your coworkers.” One of the fun things she did to help counter this, was to create “cooler corner” which is a google hangout thread where anything goes. It’s a fun way to connect on a personal level!  She talks us through some other great ideas like, promo fit, online clubs, collaboration tools, and even a “mentos geysers challenge”.  

To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other pod player to listen to the full podcast!

LINKS & RESOURCES

• The Promo Pages (check this out! It's a digital catalog filled with 1000's of pages of promotional products and connects you with a Promotional...

Kirby Hasseman is a friend and serial entrepreneur (author and podcaster!) and he talks about how you can get more stuff done in his new book, “The Give First Economy.” Kirby says, “Giving first is an old school principle that we’ve gotten away from.” He also says, “We live in such a distracted world that we forget that being genuine, being authentic and by giving value, we end up creating long term relationships which of course helps with business, but it also leads to a much more fulfilling business life.” 

To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other pod player to listen to the full podcast!

LINKS & RESOURCES

• Website (go to Kirby’s website to learn more about him, listen to his pods or buy his books) 
• Connect with Kirby on LinkedIn or Twitter.
• Online Workshop Course (Register for my online course where you’ll learn step by step how to build your virtual assistant...

The VA business model is a two way street and building the relationship is key to success. Natahsa has her own VA agency and today she shares what she did before entering the VA world and how she got started.  You’ll also hear about some of the services she offers and some tips for overcoming initial hurdles and roadblocks many entrepreneurs experience when working with VAs. Her tip for the day: “Don’t be afraid of the cost of having a VA. The magic is that you don’t have to have a full-time employee!”

To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other pod player to listen to the full podcast!

LINKS & RESOURCES

• Website (click her for Natasha’s website)
• LaunchOut (click here for information about the relaunch of Natasha’s launchout event) 
• LinkedIn (connect with Natasha on LinkedIn)  
• ROI Calculator (Use this quick tool to see how much you will save by hiring a virtual assistant)
• ...

Accountability is a really interesting topic, particularly when we are talking about scaling your business. I believe we need to hold ourselves more accountable than we hold anyone else - it starts at the top!  If something is not working with your VA, it’s a good opportunity to not get frustrated, but look inwards and see what you could do differently. 

To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other pod player to listen to the full podcast!

LINKS & RESOURCES

• Online Workshop Course (Register for my online course where you’ll learn step by step how to build your virtual assistant team) 
• ROI Calculator (Use this quick tool to see how much you will save by hiring a virtual assistant)
• FREE Guide (In this guide, I offer a few suggestions on easy tasks to outsource and a canned template to instruct your VA how to do the task)
• FREE Worksheets (these will help you to uncover objective tasks to outsource to VA’s)
• ...

Michael O’Neal has been doing the Solopreneur Hour podcasts since 2013 and he has a youtube channel on productivity. On top of that, he also has a video channel with DIY Tips and Gear for porsche geeks! He says, “you gotta first bring an audience to a place and once you have your audience there are a bunch of things you can do to monetize”.  Listen in today to hear his top tips for solopreneurs when monetizing their podcasts and content.

To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other pod player to listen to the full podcast!

LINKS & RESOURCES

• The Solopreneur Hour Podcast (use this link to listen to Michaels latest podcasts)
• Top Siri Shortcuts Meets Trello (to listen to Michaels productivity hack using Siri)
• Michael's Website (read more about Michael O’Neal here)
• Michael’s Instagram (connect with Michael on Instagram)
• LinkedIn (or if your prefer, connect with Michael on LinkedIn)
• Rennch (use this link to...

Sarah Reigelhuth is what I call a “heart centered entrepreneur”. Being a serial entrepreneur requires some extra time working on your soul, something I call “finding soul life balance”.  Sarah has successfully grown her virtual team, but she is also going to talk to us about her spiritual journey. 

To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other pod player to listen to the full podcast!

LINKS & RESOURCES

• Sarah’s Podcast (Use this link to listen to Sarah’s latest podcasts)
• Sarah’s Website (read more about Sarah Riegelhuth here)
• Sarah’s Instagram here and here (connect with Sarah on Instagram)
• Sarah’s LinkedIn (or if your prefer, connect with Sarah on LinkedIn)
• Online Workshop Course (Register for my online course where you’ll learn step by step how to build your virtual assistant team) 
• ROI Calculator (Use this quick tool to see how much you will save by hiring a...

Graham Cochrane has a youtube channel, a podcast, a coaching business, an online product business and a business where he teaches musicians how to D.I.Y. their recording!  He’s big on focusing on your strengths and today he talks us through his mindset when prioritizing what to give to VAs and how he uses this thinking to clone himself and work less while building a successful online business.

To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other pod player to listen to the full podcast!

LINKS & RESOURCES

• The Graham Cochrane Show (Listen in to hear more from Graham Cochrane)
• Graham Cochrane (Sign up for Graham Cochrane’s free workshop here)
• Instagram and LinkedIn (Connect with Graham here)
• Online Workshop Course (Register for my online course where you’ll learn step by step how to build your virtual assistant team) 
• ROI Calculator (Use this quick tool to see how much you will save by hiring a virtual assistant)
• FREE Guide...

“If it’s not on my calendar it doesn’t exist”  When are are not intentional, we are just drifting and we tend to be reactive rather than proactive. Today we are going to talk about being intentional with your time and how that can help you achieve more balance in your life while working with VAs.

To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other pod player to listen to the full podcast!

LINKS & RESOURCES

• My Mastermind (go here to here for my mastermind that will teach you how to work less and make more while networking with other entrepreneurs)
• Online Workshop Course (Register for my online course where you’ll learn step by step how to build your virtual assistant team) 
• ROI Calculator (Use this quick tool to see how much you will save by hiring a virtual assistant)
• FREE Guide (In this guide, I offer a few suggestions on easy tasks to outsource and a canned template to instruct your VA how to do the task)
• ...

The power of a mastermind is something all entrepreneurs and content creators can benefit from and I knew that Brandon T. Adams was the perfect person to demonstrate the value of Masterminds! Brandon says a mastermind is two or more people who come together, collaborate, brainstorm and put their minds together and work together to achieve a goal and “get shit done”.

Brandon states, the first steps if you want to create your own mastermind is to figure out what you want to help people accomplish.   Then you have specific goals and topics per week where you lead with your own knowledge and expertise. What is your niche that you can teach others?  

For Brandon’s first mastermind, he ran a 6 week accelerator program where he charged $1000 per participant.  Participants of the mastermind received of a weekly group call, a weekly 1:1, 30 minute call with Brandon, training and access to a FB group.  It was a huge success!  

He learnt...