Welcome back to another empowering episode of the Happy Productive Podcast! If you are investing your money in hiring a virtual assistant, you really want them to be able to pay for themselves. Today, we explore Gina Cotner's journey from virtual assistant to CEO of Athena Executive Services. Gina shares insights on the freedom a VA can bring and the importance of hiring through a vetted agency to find the right fit for your business. With the right VA, you can finally let go of the minutiae and focus on what truly matters!
Timestamps:
🏡 Gina became executive assistant due to divorce issues: her journey to entrepreneurship. 01:26
😒 Feeling tired and grouchy: you might need a Virtual Assistant to free you up. 04:39
🤔 Why you should not hire a VA: some business owners can’t work with assistants from the Philippines. 07:20
⚠️ Things to think about when hiring overseas and even in the US. 08:49
🌞 What you can ask your VA to help you with: getting a shoulder-to-shoulder business partner in VA. 12:52
🌸 Executive assistant world and VA’s world are very similar: nomenclature doesn’t exist and VA is a part of a huge garden of skills.14:59
🆚 Agencies vs. individual hires of VAs: rates and challenges that you might come across. 17:30
⚡ Vetting, screening, and paying VAs: what questions to ask agencies. 20:51
🩹 Athena helps entrepreneurs with tips if you don’t know what your business needs. 22:56
Links
Dive into EA world: www.athenaexecutiveservices.com
Connect with Gina: www.linkedin.com/in/athenaea
Connect with Jennifer: www.jenniferdawncoaching.com
Retreats: www.jenniferdawncoaching.com/our-retreat
Join our Academy: www.jenniferdawnacademy.com
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