If you’re tired of doing it all alone…
Of living in a cycle of burnout → recovery → burnout again,
Of knowing you need help, but getting stuck in the "what ifs".
It might be time for something softer.
A good VA doesn’t just take work off your plate, they give you back your clarity, your weekends, and your spark. ✨
You don’t need to earn rest. You just need support.
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Your 7-year-old self might be running your business.
And tbh… they’re doing a terrible job.
If you avoid conflict, hoard tasks, disappear under pressure or cry when someone moves a comma, that’s not “just how you are".
That’s childhood drama dressed up in a CEO blazer.
We’ve ALL been there. We just don’t all stay there.
Bookmark this before your coping mechanisms log into Slack.
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Hiring a VA is cute until they quit after 3 weeks.
No shade, but if everyone keeps leaving… maybe it’s not them.
Onboarding isn’t vibes and hope, it’s structure, clarity, and actual expectations (not just “use your common sense”)
We’re done overcomplicating it.
The W.E.L.C.O.M.E. framework is here and it’s giving retention, not regret.
Hit play if your hiring era needs a glow up!
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If you’ve been hiding behind “authenticity”…
Avoiding the camera, the offers, the growth, because you’re scared of being seen trying...
It might be time to call it what it is: fear, not truth.
The founders who feel most “real” online?
They’re not raw. They’re practiced.
And they got there by posting badly first.
You don’t need to feel ready.
You just need to start.
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Before you fire your sales team… check your systems.
So many founders blame their reps when it’s really their infrastructure that’s falling apart. If your sales process isn’t airtight, even your best performer will flop.
Start here 👇
✅ Do leads come from a proper marketing system, or random spreadsheets?
✅ Is there a real script, or just vibes and voice notes?
✅ Can someone draw your prospect journey, or is it all in your head?
✅ Is call quality tracked, or are you guessing based on gut feel?
✅ Is there a follow-up system, or just crossed fingers and ghosted leads?
✅ Are you tracking what matters, or winging it with anecdotes?
Most sales struggles aren’t a people problem, they’re a system problem in disguise.
High performers don’t just show up, they’re built in the right conditions.
You deserve a sales system that works for you.
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If your calendar looks full but your brain feels fried…It might be time to design a business that protects you, not punishes you.
Shingles at 31 taught me the hard way.
Burnout doesn’t always look like breaking.Sometimes it looks like coping, until you can’t.
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Recruitment in 2025? It’s basically a pitch competition, and you're not the only one in the room.
Top candidates have options.
They’re fielding offers, setting boundaries, and ghosting your five-stage “efficient” hiring process.
You’re not missing out because talent’s dried up.
You’re missing out because your process feels like a committee-led group chat with no decision-maker.
Speed is the new sexy. Fix it.
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If perfectionism was a sport… some of y’all would be Olympic gold. 🥇
You’re not “raising the bar”, you’re micromanaging a Canva post at 11pm and calling it leadership.
Delegating isn’t lowering your standards,
it’s protecting your capacity. ✨
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For the founders who are sure it’s the sales guy…
But it’s actually the systems. 👀
Confession: I used to dig through CRMs like a goblin, only to discover nobody was tracking anything.
Standards? No feelings, just facts.
If your biz is bleeding cash, you don’t need a new funnel. You need a damn audit.
Learn to think like a consultant, not a chaos goblin.
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Calling out every founder who's convinced they have a sales problem…
But haven’t looked at a spreadsheet since 2019. 👀
You don’t have a strategy issue.
You’ve got a story issue.
(And probably a Jimmy issue too, let’s be honest.)
Data won’t sugarcoat it.
But it will show you where the money’s leaking so you can plug it.
Open the damn dashboard, babe 💅
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POV: You fired your VA because “AI can do it faster”...
And now you’re the AI’s PA.
You're drowning in drafts, babysitting prompts, and calling it productivity, when really, you’ve just automated yourself into a full-time admin job.
AI was meant to free founders, not trap you in shinier to-dos.
You don’t need to work harder.
You need someone who can take the chainsaw off your hands.
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For anyone who’s ever sat through a 3-hour Monday meeting that could’ve been a 2-line Slack message…
I see you. I salute you. I’m setting you free. 😌
Some meetings aren’t work. They’re what happens instead of work.
Only 5 meetings deserve to exist, and I said what I said.
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You think people quit over money and hours.
It’s resentment. Built quietly. Ignored repeatedly. Until it explodes.
This episode will make you rethink everything you think you know about why good people leave.
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Too many businesses get excited about "efficiency" and forget about experience.
You can streamline without losing soul.
You can automate without sounding like a chatbot.
You can be tech-savvy and deeply human.
Catch the full convo with Val Coin from Via Tech, it’s the operational truth bomb you didn’t know you needed.
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For anyone who thought “scaling” meant sipping cocktails while the money rolls in… surprise babe 🍸💸
Turns out it’s mostly:
• Forgetting invoices
• Forgetting names
• Forgetting how to breathe
Growth sounds sexy until your brain breaks and your inbox is on fire 🔥
But there is a way to survive the chaos, and Amy’s giving you the parachute mid-fall. Buckle up!
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If you’ve ever felt like business mistakes are eating you alive…
Like you’ve wasted money on the wrong tools, kept the wrong people too long, or chased “growth” that only drained you…
You’re not alone.
We all pay the stupid tax at some point, the difference is whether we keep quiet about it or learn out loud.
Consider this episode a tax rebate in the form of my mistakes.
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Staff retention isn’t the flex you think it is. 😬
Loyalty is cute until it turns into stagnation.
Innovation? Choked.
New ideas? Ghosted.
You? Fighting to change anything without a 3-week debate and a spreadsheet.
Don’t let high retention fool you, sometimes it’s just golden handcuffs in disguise 💅
New blood = fresh brains = better business.
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What happens when your golden goose quits?
You cry. Then you realise your whole biz was actually powered by duct tape, vibes, and one overworked legend.
This episode of The Virtual CEO spills the tea on what really happens when someone becomes the system instead of supporting it.
If the thought of one resignation sends shivers down your spine… this one’s for you.
SOPs. Mindset shifts. And the uncomfortable truth your future self will thank you for. 👀
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For the CEOs who hear “we have a culture problem” and immediately want to throw a pizza party 🍕
Same.
I love a quick fix — until it’s costing me $$$ and making the problem worse.
Now? I’m in my chunky sauce era: asking dumber questions, getting messier answers, and actually solving the real problem.
Because nothing’s sexier than a CEO who diagnoses before they prescribes.
Save this for your next “emergency” meeting.
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Being “nice” is costing you more than you think.Let’s be real: if you’re lying awake at night wondering if you were too harsh for asking someone to do their actual job—this one’s for you.Time to put on your big boss boots and get honest about what leadership really requires.