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February: “Convention Prep Subs Can Assist With”
Sharon Williams, Founder of OIVIA
Sharon Williams is the owner of The 24 Hour Secretary and founder of the Alliance for Virtual Businesses and the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention. Sharon brings 25+ years of administrative, marketing and business management experience to her numerous ventures and diverse clientele. While specializing in digital dictation and transcription services, her passion is marketing and event coordination. She is the inaugural winner of the Thomas Leonard Virtual Assistant of Distinction Award and holds several certifications, including Master Virtual Assistant, Professional Author’s Assistant, Social Marketing Specialist. She has written three publications, Marketing Your VA Practice, Nuts & Bolts of Branding, and Racism in State Government. Her expert team of internationally-based Virtual Assistants handle the responsibilities busy and often overwhelmed executives and entrepreneurs dislike or lack time to complete. The company is open 24/7, always reachable and willing to help.
Sharon Williams
January: “Real Estate Services Subs Can Assist With”
April Sullivan, Owner of Virtual Assistant Chick
April Sullivan has been an “outside the box” Virtual Assistant for more than 4 years. Working mainly with successful Real Estate Agents and Business Coaches, April enjoys relieving solo-professionals of the administrative burdens that plague their day to day life. With a knack for marketing, strategizing and developing new solutions, April works one on one with her clients, streamlining their business practices and teaching new delegation techniques. More than a traditional assistant, she is an online business partner on a quest for success.
Roger Knecht
December: “Contracts Explained In Detail”
Roger Knecht
As the Vice President of Operations for Universal Accounting, Mr. Knecht oversees all national and international trainings offered by Universal Accounting to help those enrolled improve their accounting and tax careers or firms. With his bachelor’s degree in communications and his background in marketing and recruiting,
Mr. Knecht has proven himself to be an invaluable asset to Universal graduates. Mr. Knecht has been instrumental in launching and growing thousands of accounting practices. Roger is a past Vice President of Education for IMA — Utah Chapter. He also has extensive experience in the Accounting Staffing industry. He earned his degree in Communications from Brigham Young University.
Amanda Lawson
November: “Subcontractor Daily & Weekly Processes”
Amanda Lawson
In December of 2009, I began working full-time as a Virtual Assistant. I specialized in website design, document creation formatting…and anything else I could get my hands on. A few successful months later, I decided to create a team. I didn’t like the idea of turning down work, or not being able to complete a task for a well-known client. I wanted to have a complete team or network of virtual assistants that I could refer work to. I created California Virtual Assistants with the idea of being able to “screen” a group of local virtual assistants who all wanted to work together to create the same goal.
Everyone on the team is their own Independent Contractor, most of the time with their own Virtual Assistant business. They are either looking for more work, or just looking to be a Subcontractor on a team. Everyone chooses a few categories that they are experts in, and works from those categories. This concept has worked out great, not only for the girls on the team…but also for the clients.
Every one of our clients knows that the person working on their task enjoys that task, so they put everything into it. Our clients also take comfort in knowing that they can make one phone call, and get everything they need done…from marketing to form and document creation…to social media. Our team has the ability to do it all!
Now that the team is established, I am able to focus on my true passions…Real Estate Transaction Coordinating, helping other WAHM’s and my family.
Donna Toothaker
October: “Team Building With Subcontractors”
Donna Toothaker
Donna Toothaker has been an integral ‘educator’ and ‘advocate’ of the benefits and necessity of virtual team building for small business owners and entrepreneurs to create a successful enterprise. Donna walks the walk and has built her own team of virtual professionals who support her company.
Today Donna passes on the valuable information she learned throughout her years as a virtual assistant and business owner to others. Following her passion to “pay it forward” she opened the doors of her coaching and mentoring programs to other VAs; assisting them in the exciting pathway to even greater success than they have now.
Donna’s expert ability to laser focus and joyfully guide others makes her the number one choice of VAs across the globe when it comes to a coach that gives the recipe for 6-figure success.
Pam Ivey
September: “Services Subs Can Offer”
Pam Ivey
Pam Ivey, Virtual Business Manager and VA Solution Specialist, is considered one of the key leaders in the Virtual Assistant industry. She is a trail-blazing dynamo whose passion for assisting and supporting VAs cannot be quenched. Her prime directive: to increase awareness of the virtual assistant industry among business leaders and influencers in North America and around the world.
Since 2001, Pam has tirelessly supported, trained and mentored hundreds of VAs. She is the owner of the Canadian Virtual Assistant Network (CVAN), co-founder of the REVA (Real Estate Virtual Assistant) Institute, founder of REA University, co-founder of CASPAA (Coaches, Authors, Speakers Professional Assistants Association), and founder of the newly launched VA Training Academy.
Pam is also the principal of My Creative Assistant, a multi-VA firm that partners with Internet marketers, coaches, authors, speakers, and real estate professionals, and is co-author of The Business of Being Virtual: Industry Leaders Reveal Their Virtual Assistant Business Secrets.
Pam is also thrilled to be a nominee for the 2010 RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year.
Link up with Pam http://www.pamivey.com
Alyssa Avant
August: “I’m Hiring A Subcontractor, What I’m Looking For”
Alyssa Avant
Those of you wanting to start subcontracting Alyssa is hiring. Listen for what she’s looking for in a sub this month.
Alyssa Avant is a mom entrepreneur who enjoys writing and speaking. She is the owner of Creative VA Partner.com where she and her team specialize in blog management, sales page creation, newsletter creation and more.
Alyssa loves social media, Coca Cola and her husband and three precious children (not in that order). She and her family reside in Carrollton, MS (the Deep South)
Link up with Alyssa http://creativeVApartner.com
Janice Clark
July: “What Subcontractors Can Expect From A Staffing Agency”
Janice Clark
As the owner of BizMSolutions and the Director of Team Double-Click, the largest virtual staffing agency in the US , Janice Clark is in a unique position to be able to educate clients and prospects on outsourcing solutions that span a wide variety of industries.
BizMSolutions caters to the small business owner who needs virtual solutions for their business. The majority of these clients are mompreneurs who own a business and are facing challenges with juggling a business, home and family. She and her team of virtual assistants work with clients who own multiple businesses, are challenged by lack of system planning or are in need of off site management capabilities due to extensive travel or wide spread offices.
With more than 19 years in systems management, owner Janice Clark has coached and developed teams of sales, marketing and operations professionals. The end result has been an increase in productivity, results and moral at every organization in which she has managed.
Using strategies she’s developed over the past two decades, Clark created an organization designed to offer customized strategies and step-by-step virtual solutions via a network of virtual assistants nationwide. Since 2005, BizMSolutions has worked with hundreds of companies and entrepreneurs, including speakers, business coaches, insurance companies, legal and accounting practices, direct sellers and public relations firms.
Clark was certified in 2009 as a Social Media Strategist by the International Social Media Association (ISMA), and continues her education by participating in ongoing training with leaders in the industry. She works with virtual assistants and small business owners alike to show them how to leverage tools such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to differentiate themselves and create strategic conversations around their businesses.
Link with Janice:
http://www.bizmsolutions.com/blog
http://www.twitter.com/Janice_Clark
http://www.facebook.com/BizMSolutions
http://www.linkedin.com/in/janicemclark
June: Diana Ennen
Diana Ennen has been a leader in the work-at-home industry since opening her business in 1985. She’s the president of Virtual Word Publishing at http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com, where she specializes in book publicity and marketing and VA Coaching. She’s the author of numerous books on business start-ups including Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA and So You Want to be a Work-at-Home Mom: A Christian’s Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business. Diana has been featured in such media as Fox News, CNN Radio, Channel 4, HomeKeepers, Woman’s World, USA Today, Entrepreneur Magazine, etc. She’s the mother of three great kids and a very supportive husband. Her passion is helping others succeed in their business and loves being an active part of the Virtual Assistant Industry.
May:
Diane Hess
My mentor, founder of CertifiedVP and owner of Hess Business Professionals & Associates LLC will be available to address any of your questions. Ms. Hess has 5 years of experience mentoring new virtual assistants (www.mentoring-2-success.com) and more than a decade of experience working in the virtual industry.
Hess Business Professionals & Associates, LLC is a leader in the virtual support industry, which we credit to the diversified assistance of experts on their team of virtual professionals. Our team has built a strong reputation among an elite group of internet entrepreneurs that demonstrates we stand together to deliver results with honesty, integrity, and excellence.
Virtual Associates work independently from a remote location in the United States servicing the needs of our clientele, each owning a part of the company. We take every opportunity to expand our virtual team seriously!
Advisor’s site: http://www.mentoring-2-success.com
Twitter: @hbpassociates
April:
Dawn Martinello
Dawn opened Monday Morning VA in February of 2009 and works with clients who are eager to enhance their online visibility. Her specialties include internet marketing, social networking, WordPress theme tweaks, creating and implementing systems and procedures, and general life + business co-ordination/automation. She’s the recipient of the VAccolade Business Entrepreneur Award from the Virtual Assistant Networking Association for demonstrating professionalism on the Web.
March:
Danielle Cuomo, Virtual Assist USA
Danielle is an entrepreneur, author, business development expert, board member and mover and shaker from Pittsburgh, PA. She owns and operates Virtual Assist USA, a one-stop outsourcing shop for business owners. Danielle was nominated to the exclusive list of the Best 50 Women in Business and Top Businesses to Follow on Twitter in 2010,
Danielle serves on the board of the Women’s Small Business Association and is an active member in The Institute for CEO Focus, the US Chamber of Commerce, Technology Council CEO Network, Penn State Alumni Association, and National Association of Women Business Owners.
She has been sought out to speak on topics of business development and media strategies for the Business Times, Savvy Start-ups, Small Business Radio and Inc. Magazine. Danielle is the co-author of Inspired Entrepreneurs and is working on her new book, How to Break All of the Rules in Business. Danielle’s entrepreneurial spirit sparked on the dining room table of her apartment, and quickly grew to a big plan. She cannot wait to show other entrepreneurs how to do the same.
http://www.virtualassistusa.com
February:
Sue Canfield, Chief Virtual Officer
For over 25 years Sue Canfield, Chief Virtual Officer, has helped small business owners with administrative tasks. Since she officially began working as a VA in 2005, she has worked with over 30 clients to help them grow their businesses. Sue has engaged the services of subcontractors on several occasions when necessary. Sue also assists her husband, Joel, in coaching and teaching business skills to virtual assistants. They co-authored the book, The Commonsense Virtual Assistant – Becoming an Entrepreneur, Not an Employee, to help virtual assistants understand what it takes to be a business owner. Learn more about their book and coaching services at http://chiefvirtualofficer.com/.
http://www.ChiefVirtualOfficer.com
(916) 390-2262
@SueAwesome
January:
Nickey Hollenbach
Owner, Personal Touch Concierge Service, LLC
Personal Touch Concierge Service is a multi-VA (virtual assistance) company which offers everything the small business or entrepreneur needs in the way of office support. With 18 team members including two project managers, PTCS offers an unlimited amount of support for any type of business. Legal, administrative and personal assistance, email and calendar management, simple to complex travel itinerary, social media marketing, website design and maintenance, copywriting, research, transcription, as well as a bookkeeping team to handle everything from paying bills, payroll and quarterly taxes.
PTCS’ clients vary greatly from established business owners to attorneys to solopreneurs just starting out.
www.ptconciergeservice.com
nickeyh@ptconciergeservice.com
www.twitter.com/nickeyh
http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickeyhollenbach
Thank you to a very special VA subcontractor, Roslyn D’Souza, who has volunteered her expertise in virtual event planning to help me with this event.
Roslyn D’Souza is passionate about the virtual world and hence thoroughly enjoys planning and organizing virtual events. She offers best practices, tips and techniques for efficiently and effectively creating great virtual events. The virtual world has not only brought out the best in her professionally but has also allowed her to spend time quality time with her family.
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