The Sam + Jo VA Show

Warning: This episode will make you cringe as hard as you will laugh.

You loved Part 1 so much we decided to record Part 2, this time focussing on the untold, after-dark stories from July’s VA retre…

Welcome to our un-planned, unexpected, live debrief of the 2024 VA Retreat in Bali!

The reason we decided hit record on this very honest, behind the curtain convo?

Well, it turns out this (our regu…

Would you love to have an ongoing, steady stream of leads knocking at your door – all from online networking?

Well, you’d better stop breaking our #1 online networking rule then!

If you’ve been gui…

You’ve got problems! We’ve got answers - quick-fire style!

There’s no pussy footing around in this episode virtual assistants! Coz whose got time for fluff and beating around the bush? Not you that’…

Ask anyone what's the first thing that comes to mind when they think of AI and it’s likely they’ll say “ChatGPT!”.

Since its launch 2 years ago other competitors have come to the market, but there’s…

You’re not an expert at everything – and no one expects you to be! We all have our zones of genius and we all need help occasionally to succeed in the things we don’t know yet.

But even if intellect…

Witnessing a virtual assistant's journey to going all-in on a niche or speciality is a truly beautiful thing, and we’ve had ringside seats for Transcend Admin’s rise to VA fame.

VA biz owner Mandy P…

Are you an aspiring or established virtual assistant agency owner wanting to grow a team while remaining ‘affordable’?

Are you struggling to scale, unhappily working all the hours, unable to fully s…

It’s likely you became a VA ‘cos you were over the 9-5 grind.

You may have wanted to have more freedom and flexibility than a traditional corporate role allowed you.

Or perhaps your priorities chan…

Are you really a fully-fledged virtual assistant unless you’ve received a “I’ve been ghosted 👻" badge?

If being ghosted by a lead, client (or yes, even team member!) hasn’t happened yet, in the word…

It’s a cold hard fact that people do business with people, and this couldn’t be any more true than inside the virtual assistant industry.

The quicker you can build the know, like and trust factor on…

Last year we released the What’s Your VA Pathway Quiz to help guide aspiring virtual assistants to find their perfect pathway to success.

Those that take the quiz get one of four results: Sub-contra…

The knock-on effect of the introduction of AI is HUGE. No one is immune – least of all virtual assistants.

We may not have a crystal ball that will predict the future (wouldn’t that be nice!), but w…

Do you pay your friends to hang out with you?

Do you expect your friends sign contracts before hanging out with you?

No?

Then why are you treating your clients like friends?

It's only natural you…

Shouldering the responsibility of running a business, wearing all the hats and knowing the buck is always going to stop at you can feel heavy.

So heavy that it often puts aspiring VAs off from movin…

It’s real talk time!

Yessiree, it’s time to share some of our biggest biz “icks” as virtual assistant coaches, mentors and business owners.

Some of these icks are instant turn-offs; our personal de…

Some days social media seems like one massive highlight reel of gorgeous influencer-esq biz owners, working part-time hours from their spotless all-white WFH offices, who in their spare time enjoy ba…

We want to preface this episode by apologising to our American listeners😉

It’s time to talk all things … stock photos. In particular:

• Why we hate them.
• Why your leads are being put off by them.
• The o…

Dude! There is no ‘easier’.

There’s also no ‘quicker’, ‘faster’ or ‘better’ (in case you were wondering that too).

Every aspiring virtual assistant is different.

You have different skills, experie…

On paper your business looks great! You’re fully booked (or close to it), your bank balance isn’t looking too shabby and you may even be growing a team …

It’s easy from the outside looking in for ot…