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Let's talk about the thing nobody wants to say out loud: you're scared to invest in yourself. And I get it, it can be a little nerve-racking, especially when you have never done it before.But what if I told you the real cost isn't the investment? It's staying exactly where you are.In this episode, we're flipping the script and I'm breaking down:Why hesitation around investing in yourself is completely normal (especially for moms)The REAL cost of waiting: financially, emotionally, and in timeWhat changes in your life when you finally bet on yourselfIf you've been on the fence about starting your virtual assistant business, this episode is for you. Because the women who succeed aren't the ones with perfect circumstances, they're the ones who decided the cost of staying stuck was higher than the cost of starting.✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

When Regan heard about Beginner to Booked VA®, she had just stepped back from her office manager job because the schedule and daycare costs just weren't adding up. Within weeks of finishing the program, she booked her first client. Less than a month later? She booked her second. Now she has four clients that she works with during her kids nap times.In this episode, we're talking about:How she booked her first client within weeksBalancing her VA business during a major moveHer typical day working around two young kidsWhere she found all her clients (without being active on social media)Her advice for anyone on the fence about startingIf you're wondering whether you can build a VA business working just a few hours a day, this is a great conversation to tune into!✹ Connect with Regan: @reganrobertson.va✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

What happens when you love your job but are craving more time freedom? Well in this episode, I'm sitting down with Aly, a mom of three and full-time oncology nurse who started her virtual assistant business last summer after being inside Beginner to Booked VA®!In just six months of working part-time (mostly after her kids go to bed), she's already making over $2,000/month and is on track to hit her goal of $4,000/month by her one-year mark (she even signed another client since we recorded this interview btw).We're diving into:Why she started her VA business while still loving her nursing careerHow she found her first six clients (spoiler: mostly through referrals, not social media)What her typical day looks like balancing a full time job, three kids, and client workHow she sets boundaries with clients around her scheduleHer best advice for anyone on the fence about starting their VA businessIf you've been wondering whether you can really build a successful VA business while working full-time or raising kids, this episode is for you!✹ Connect with Aly on Instagram! @heyalynavarro✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Think you need years of experience to become a virtual assistant? Think again. In this episode, I’m sharing the top 5 skills you already have that make you perfectly qualified to start a virtual assistant business in 2026, no matter if you are a teacher, work a corporate 9-5, are in healthcare, a SAHM, or anything in between!If you’ve ever asked:“Am I even qualified to be a VA?”“What skills do I have that people would actually pay me for?"“Could I really work from home and make money doing this?”You’re in the right place!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

What if you could make an extra $3,000-$5,000 per month as a stay-at-home mom?Well the good news? You can — and on today's episode you are going to hear from someone who is!Robyn is a former special education teacher and mom of a toddler who went all in on her own virtual assistant business just last summer and in a very short amount of time has seen a lot of success because she stopped waiting for "the right time" and started taking action, instead.I can't guarantee your story will be like Robyn's, but my hope is that through this conversation, you will see what is possible. If you're a busy mom who likes the idea of making money from home, you don't want to miss this episode!| LINKS |✹ Join our waitlist for Beginner to Booked VA® and get $200 off your enrollment AND 3 months FREE of our VA Network Membership!(Discount and bonus end on 1/19 at midnight!)✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!✹ Connect with Robyn on Instagram and Threads| RELATED EPISODES |71: What Does a Virtual Assistant Actually Do? (And Why You're More Qualified Than You Think)82: $0-$4k in 1 Month as a Virtual Assistant and SAHM83: Ready to Start Your Business as a Virtual Assistant? ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Want to start making money as a virtual assistant but don't know where to begin? Well you are in the right place AND doors are officially open for Beginner to Booked VA®!In this episode, I'm sharing all about why I created our signature program and how exactly it teaches you how to launch a profitable VA business from scratch. Plus, I give you all the details about what you will find in the program, share some student results with you, and *hopefully* clear up some of the questions you might have!| LINKS |✹ Join our waitlist for Beginner to Booked VA® and get $200 off your enrollment AND 3 months FREE of our VA Network Membership! (Discount and bonus end on 1/19 at midnight!)✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!| RELATED EPISODES |71: What Does a Virtual Assistant Actually Do? (And Why You're More Qualified Than You Think)82: $0-$4k in 1 Month as a Virtual Assistant and SAHM47: How Becoming a Mom was the Catalyst to Start Her Own Virtual Assistant Business✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Ever wondered if you could really make money as a virtual assistant while being home with your kids? In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on exactly how I booked over $4,000 in monthly retainers within weeks (working just 2-4 hours a day during nap times and after bedtime), the simple text message that landed me my first clients, and even exactly what tasks I did for those first few clients in the beginning! | LINKS |✹ Join our waitlist for Beginner to Booked VA® and get $200 off your enrollment!(Doors open 1/12 for the waitlist!)✹ Take our FREE Discover Your Money-Making Skillset Quiz✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!| RELATED EPISODES |71: What Does a Virtual Assistant Actually Do? (And Why You're More Qualified Than You Think)73: Your Fear of Being Sales-y is Why You Aren't Making Sales78: "Should I Charge Hourly or Package My Services as a Virtual Assistant?"✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

In this end-of-year episode, I'm chatting with you about how 2025 went and also getting real about a decision I'm making to start off 2026 — taking a break from Instagram. I'm opening up about ups and downs of 2025, the burnout I've been experiencing, and why I feel called to loosen my grip on the platform that's been so good to my business. Plus, I'm walking you through what I'll be doing instead, and why this might actually be the best thing not just for me, but for YOU, too!Join me for an honest conversation about faith, business, and what happens when you let go of what you think you need to hold onto. Here's to a new year and new possibilities!| LINKS |✹ Join our waitlist for Beginner to Booked VA® and get $200 off your enrollment!(Doors open 1/12 for the waitlist!)✹ Subscribe to our Youtube Channel (Episodes start dropping in February!)✹ Listen to Our Most Popular Episode of 2025 — "What I'd Do If I Were Starting From Scratch Today (As a Virtual Assistant)"✹ Follow Me on Threads✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

A virtual assistant can be a huge asset to a business — but as a business owner, it's not as simple as "just hire a VA" when you start to get overwhelmed.In this episode, I’m calling out the bad advice that’s setting business owners up to fail (and straining client/VA relationships), how to know if you’re actually ready to delegate, and what things you need in place before you hire a VA!| LINKS |✹ Get the Black Friday "5 Days of Deals" Deets here!✹ Ready to hire a virtual assistant? Connect with our Your Behind the Scenes BFF® Virtual Assistants here!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

One of the most common questions I get from virtual assistants (aspiring or experienced ones!) is "Should I charge hourly, do packages, or something else entirely?!"In this episode, I’m breaking down the 3 main pricing models AND when (and when not) to use each one.If you’ve ever second-guessed your rates or felt awkward quoting your prices, this one’s for you.| LINKS |✹ Get the Black Friday "5 Days of Deals" Deets here!✹ Attorney-Drafted Contract Template for VA's✹ Want to start your business as a VA? Join our 5-Day Monetize Your Skills Challenge!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

2026 is right around the corner, and if you're the kind of person who loves the energy of a fresh start (hi, same), this episode is your sign to start planning now so you’re not scrambling in January.In this episode, I’m sharing 5 (okay, 6 🤪) of my best tips to help you prep for a new year in business with intention and strategy. Whether 2025 went exactly the way you planned, or not at all, let’s set you up right for 2026!| LINKS |✹ Ready for that next level in your business? Join the Clubhouse Membership!✹ Want to start your business as a VA? Join our 5-Day Monetize Your Skills Challenge!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

When you hear “market your business,” do you think of nonstop content, algorithm-chasing, or burning out on trends?In this episode, we’re breaking down what modern marketing really is—and why most business owners are missing the mark. You’ll learn what’s no longer working in 2025/2026, what today’s smartest marketers are doing differently, and how to shift your strategy so people actually want to buy from you.| LINKS |✹ Get Brick for 10% off✹ Join the ClubhouseSome of the links may be affiliate links! 🫶🏻✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Have you ever wanted to just delete all your social media app and never look at your phone again? Well, that was me last month. 😅And I actually did (for about two weeks) and now I am sharing what I learned and how I am stewarding my time (and technology) moving forward in this episode!| LINKS |✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Join Beginner to Booked VA™!Doors open on Monday, Aug. 25th for our Fall Cohort!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

If I had to start over as a virtual assistant, this is exactly what I’d do first. In this episode, I’m walking you through the three steps I’d take today to build a profitable VA business from scratch — no guesswork, no Googling, no wasted time — and where to go next if you are ready to stop dragging your feet and get your business off the ground.| LINKS |✹ Take our FREE Discovery Your Money-Making Skillset Quiz✹ Want to dip your toes and get some clarity about what becoming a VA could look like for you? Join our 5-Day Monetize Your Skills Challenge✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Join Beginner to Booked VA™!| RELATED EPISODES |Episode 73: Your Fear of Being "Salesy" is What You Aren't Making SalesEpisode 71: What Does a Virtual Assistant Actually Do? (And Why You're More Qualified Than You Think)✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

One of the main things I coach my 1:1 clients with is marketing and sales and if I had a dime for every time someone said “but I don’t want to be salesy” to me, I would probably be able to retire by now. 😜Here’s the deal —I get it. No one wants to come off like a slimy car salesman and we aren’t going back to 2017/2018 where we are DMing all our friends from high school (been there, done that). But if you want to make sales and book clients, you have to talk about your offers and services and in this episode, you're getting a little pep talk from yours truly on how you should start thinking about sales so you can start making them. 💸| LINKS |✹ Take our FREE Discovery Your Money-Making Skillset Quiz✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Join Beginner to Booked VA™!| RELATED EPISODES |Episode 49: 5 Mistakes Virtual Assistants Make When Starting Their Business (And What To Do Instead)Episode 64: The Process Is The PointEpisode 66: Failure Isn't Final✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

You’ve likely heard me talk about how you can make an extra $500/month as a virtual assistant and how being a virtual assistant is the best side-hustle out there right now — but what if I told you that it is possible to replace your full-time as one, too?In this episode, I am diving into exactly what it looked like for me to not only become a VA but replace what I was making as a classroom teacher while working a fraction of the time and how you can do it, too!| LINKS |✹ Take our FREE Discovery Your Money-Making Skillset Quiz✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Join Beginner to Booked VA™!| RELATED EPISODES |Episode 11: How to Make An Extra $1,000/Month as a Virtual AssistantEpisode 13: I Wish I Would Have Started My Business Sooner & Here's WhyEpisode 41: 5 Ways My Students Have Found Clients as Virtual Assistants✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

You don’t need to be a tech genius, have a stacked resume, or know the Instagram algorithm to be a successful virtual assistant. 📣In today's episode, I’m breaking down exactly what virtual assistants do, what clients are really looking for, and why you're actually more qualified than you think! 👀| LINKS |✹ Take our FREE Discovery Your Money-Making Skillset Quiz✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Join Beginner to Booked VA™!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

What even is a virtual assistant—and how do you actually make money as one?In this episode, I’m breaking down what a virtual assistant is, why it's one of the best (read: the best 😉) side hustles or online businesses you can start, and how you can actually use the skills you already have to make money as a VA by booking clients!| LINKS |✹ Take our FREE Discovery Your Money-Making Skillset Quiz✹ Join Beginner to Booked VA™✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Coming at you with a little voice note-style episode today because sometimes you just need a bit of a pep talk. If you have been feeling like "man, that just didn't go the way I planned it to go" or you didn't see the results you wanted to see during a sale, launch or anything in between, this episode is for you!| LINKS|Join the Monetize Your Skills ChallengeJoin the Beginner to Booked VA Waitlist✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

In this episode, I’m diving into the transformation that was 2024! From committing to mastering my sales skills (best decision ever!) to starting 2025 with a fresh mindset and a brand-new word of the year🫣, it’s been a ride. I’m all about dreaming bigger, changing paths when you’re not feeling it, and reminding you that you don’t have to pick just one thing in life. Oh, and did I mention I finally started outsourcing more (yep, I actually listened to my own advice!)? Tune in for a fun chat about growth, family, and becoming the best version of ourselves so we can show up for the people we love! 🫶🏼| MENTIONED |Episode 54: I've Gotten Ready Every Day in 2024 – Here Is What I’ve Noticed (& May/June's Monthly R.E.P.O.R.T.)Sell Your Offer ChallengeSales Girls Podcast Episode: Rich Mom Blueprint: How to Thrive, Build Wealth, and Live Abundantly in 2025Sales Girls Podcast Episode: How to go from POOR MOM to RICH MOM in 2025 (Youtube Version)Sleepy Beginnings Pediatric Sleep Consultant| LINKS|Join the Monetize Your Skills ChallengeJoin the Beginner to Booked VA Waitlist✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

We are back from our holiday break and because we have so many new listeners on the podcast, we wanted to share a popular episode from back in 2023 to bust some myths about becoming a virtual assistant!For an industry that's been around for many years, being a virtual assistant still to this day has many assumptions that simply aren't true! Let's talk about that age-old misunderstanding about being available 24/7 for your client. (Sounds exhausting, amirite?) Or is it even possible for VAs to make good money? Should you take just anyone and everyone as a client when you're just starting out? In this episode, we are going to debunk some of those myths and get down to the nitty-gritty of exactly what being a virtual assistant is all about! 🎧 | MENTIONED |Episode 03: Should You Niche Down?Episode 07: How to Build Trust with Potential Clients, Even If You Are Just Starting Out!Episode 11: How to Make an Extra $1000 a Month as a VABeginner to Booked VA (formerly known as The VA Roadmap)| LINKS|Join the Monetize Your Skills ChallengeThis episodes blog post✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

This episode is a little sneak peek into our Monetize Your Skills Challenge. We have a 5 day challenge, and today's episode is just about 20 ish minutes of our day four training, I wanted to share it on the podcast so you can kind of get a little sneak peek into the type of coaching and things that you would hear in the challenge. If you've ever held yourself back due to the fear of not being good enough or the worry that your business won't succeed, this episode is for you. Get ready to walk away with a renewed belief in yourself and the confidence to keep going 🫶🏼| MENTIONED |✹ Join our next 5 day challenge!| LINKS |✹ Get on the waitlist for the book!✹ Shop our digital products and resources✹ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Okay, okay — there’s no ~right way~ to dream BUT in today’s episode I want to offer you a shift in the way you might be thinking about your dream. Because what if it’s not about the destination at all? What if… it’s closer than you think? 🫶🏻 | MENTIONED |✹ Get on the waitlist for the book!| LINKS |✹ Shop our digital products and resources✹ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Have you ever received a voice memo from one of your close friends that is just what you needed to hear and gave you what you needed to keep going? That is exactly what this episode is! Me, Your BFF Kate sending you a voice memo reminding you to keep going and trust the process. 👯‍♀️In this episode (voice memo style), I talk about what it means to have a solid foundation and to continue to put in the work no one sees to be ready when all your hard work pays off. Get ready to be encouraged -- I am rooting for you always. 🤍| LINKS |✹ Get on the waitlist for the book!✹ Join our next 5 day challenge!✹ Shop our digital products and resources✹ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

In this episode, I tackle a common hesitation among women wanting to start an online business: feeling they lack the necessary skills or experience. If you’ve ever thought, “I’d love to work for myself, but where do I even start?” this episode is for you! I explain how you can monetize the skills you already have! Plus, I share a fun, free quiz to help you discover your unique strengths and how to apply them in the online business world. Tune in to discover how you can turn your existing skills and experience into a thriving business! 🎉| MENTIONED |✹ Get on the waitlist for the book!✹ Discover Your Moneymaking Skillset Quiz | LINKS |✹ Join our next 5 day challenge!✹ Shop our digital products and resources✹ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Is it just me or does it feel like no one talks about what it's really like building a business and being a mom? If you have been following me for 2 seconds, you know I am a huge proponent of building a business while raising babies, but that doesn't mean it doesn't come with challenges. 😅One of those challenges is childcare and what to do when you have limited time to focus on growing you small (but mighty) business. I've been having a lot of conversations lately about what it looks like to build a business with limited childcare so I wanted to share what it's looked like for me over the last almost 4 years of being a mom and an entrepreneur! If you feel like you were a little blindsided by what "naptime hustle" really looks like (like what happens when they simply... don't nap? lololol) and you are curious about how you can get creative with childcare while growing your business, this episode is for you! 🎧 | MENTIONED |✹ Get on the waitlist for the book! | LINKS |✹ Join our next 5 day challenge!✹ Shop our digital products and resources✹ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkat!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

We are kicking off the month of October (and Q4) with a little September R.E.P.O.R.T. & I may or may not get sappy at the beginning sharing a little 12 month reflection moment with you all! 🫶🏻| MENTIONED |❊ The recipe I am loving right now❊ All things at-home manicure (links coming soon!)❊ Join the Rally Community!Make sure to let them know I sent ya!❊ Subscribe to Salesgirl SocialThe *free* M-Th email I read every edition of!❊ Join the Sell Your Offer Challenge! | LINKS |❊ Join our next 5 day challenge!❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

This episode’s a little bit different because it is an episode that it recorded with someone else on their podcast and it was so good I wanted to bring it over to this podcast as well. I recorded this episode with Brock Johnson from Social Media Money Makers. We talked about becoming a Virtual Assistant, why I think becoming a VA is such a great opportunity for people who want to earn an income online and so much more. Tune into this episode if you’ve been a little bit curious about what it means to be a VA and how you can get started too. 🎉| CONNECT WITH BROCK |❊ Podcast - Social Media Money Makers | Instagram | MENTIONED |❊ BTS BFF Connect Program (For Business Owners looking to hire a VA)❊ 50 Services You Can Offer as a VA (Even As a Beginner) Freebie| LINKS |❊ Join our next 5 day challenge!❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

We are BACK after a little podcast break as we took last month off to create a new strategy for the podcast and plan some content out ahead of time and it feels SO good! That being said, this episode is a little (BIG) life update with an announcement I have been teasing for a couple weeks on my social media and I just knew the podcast girlies had to be the first to know! 🤭| MENTIONED |❊ Join the book waitlist!| LINKS |❊ Join our next 5 day challenge!❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

I have been an entrepreneur for 6.5 years and Your Behind the Scenes BFF® has existed for 2.5 of those years. Over that time, I have learned and grown so much as a business owner (& as a person in general) and looking back, there are a few things I would have done differently -- along with several I wouldn't change at all. 🫶🏻| MENTIONED |❊ Beginner to Booked VA™ Program WaitlistDoors open August 1st!❊ Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook!❊ Sign up for ClickUp - My Favorite Project & Task Management ToolThis referral link will get you 10% off your paid plan, but you can get away with the free version at first no problem!| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkateSome of the links above may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you enroll in the programs + purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for using them and for your support! ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

We have all seen it – people claiming to have all this freedom when it comes to entrepreneurship but what most don’t show you is how close their laptop is within reach at all times.In today’s episode, I am pulling back the curtain on what it looks like to take a ~real~ vacation as a VA, how you can prep your business and clients to take time off, and how sometimes there is a small (& very much worth it imo) price to pay for the freedom and flexibility that having your own business affords you on a daily basis when it comes to extended trips!| MENTIONED |❊ 5 Days to $500 Challenge| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

If you have ever thought “There HAS to be a better way to streamline this” when working with different processes in your business, this is the episode for you! Today we have Taylor Mobley who is a systems & automation expert and we are chatting about how having solid systems and automation can save you time, energy and even money in the long run, and even which systems and automation she recommends getting started with TODAY! | CONNECT WITH TAYLOR |❊ Website - taylorlately.com | Instagram ❊ Taylor's Best Zapier Automation's Resourceuse code BTSBFF for 100% off| LINKS |❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkateSome of the links above may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you enroll in the programs + purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for using them and for your support! ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Two weeks ago, I was at Salesgirl Summit and the entire event was one to remember but there was one thing that happened that I will truly never forget.I don’t want to spoil it for you so tune into this episode to hear how I “got it wrong” and then used that feeling to position myself in a way to get it right.| MENTIONED |❊ Sell Your Offer Challenge| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkateSome of the links above may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you enroll in the programs + purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for using them and for your support! ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

We are over 150 days into 2024 and there has been one thing I have done every single day -- I've gotten ready.Yep, I have gotten ready every day in 2024 and I have gotten quite a few questions about it SO I decided you know, why not share about how it's going, what it looks like, and what kind of impact it's had on my life so far! Plus, May & June's Monthly R.E.P.O.R.T.! | MENTIONED |❊ 5 Days to $500 Challenge ❊ Paper & markers I’ve been using for the boy's roads❊ My LTK for OOTDs| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkateSome of the links above may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you purchase the item(s) using these links. Thank you for supporting me through these links! ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

What if I told you that romanticizing your life will actually improve your business? Well, that's exactly what personal brand expert, Torie Sprankel, and I are talking about on today's episode! From figuring out the things that make you YOU, to connecting to your audience through your content, and a pep talk about figuring things out along the way -- you aren't going to want to miss this one!| CONNECT WITH TORI |Follow Tori on Instagram: @torisprankelTori's website: www.torisprankel.comTori's "Perfect Set" Social Media TemplatesUse code KATE for 10% off!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

To kick off a new month I thought it would be fun to have an episode about my monthly R.E.P.O.R.T - a trend that I have seen going around and one my friend Tori participates in! Tune into this episode to hear about what was going on behind the scenes in my corner of the Internet in April and refer to the blog post linked below for links! 💃🏻| MENTIONED |❊ April's Monthly R.E.P.O.R.T. blog post!| LINKS |❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

On today’s episode, we have Kira from The Paradigm Consulting and with a decade of experience in People Operations in the corporate world, Kira is no stranger to the sensitive issues involved in the human side of running a business. Normally Kira talks to the clients or business owners who are hiring or have employees and contractors on their team, but today she is coming on to talk with me to YOU, the freelancers, contractors and ultimately business owners yourself. We are chatting alllll about client boundaries, expectations, and the new laws from the Dept. of Labor surrounding employees vs contractors!|MENTIONED|❊ Beginner to Booked VA Waitlist™: www.yourbtsbff.com/beginnertobookedDoors open June 3rd!|CONNECT WITH KIRA|❊ Website: https://the-paradigm.com/❊ Instagram: @theparadigmm❊ Podcast: On The Up & Up Podcast✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

It is the 50th episode of the podcast and we are celebrating with an episode that is near and dear to my heart and something I believe SO strongly in: how becoming a mom made me a better entrepreneur. 🫶🏻If you are tired of hearing about how motherhood holds you back from achieving your goals, and you are ready to hear a perspective that is, well, the complete opposite - you will want to tune in to this episode! 🎧✨| MENTIONED |❊ Get on our Beginner to Booked VA™ Program Waitlist! Doors open for enrollment June 3rd!| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

One of the reasons I created our courses and coaching frameworks for Your Behind the Scenes BFF was to take the guesswork and the mystery out of building a business as a VA and help you get where you want to go faster! Part of that, is talking about some of the most common mistakes that I see people making (and some I made, too!) when they are getting started!Tune into this episode to hear 5 mistakes that VA's make when starting their business AND what you can do instead. 🫶🏻| MENTIONED |❊ Join our 30 Day VA Program!Doors close April 14th!❊ How to Use Honeybook in Your Business podcast episodeClick here for 50% off your first year of Honeybook!❊ Blooming Design Co. Squarespace Templates| LINKS |❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

The question that in my opinion, single-handedly holds more people back from their dreams than anything else in this world. Tune into this week's episode if the fear of failure keeps creeping in and stopping you from starting your business as a virtual assistant.| MENTIONED |❊ Join our 30 Day VA Program!Doors close April 14th!| LINKS |❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Today I am chatting with Hannah Vazquez, one of our 30 Day's to VA graduates, all about her experience of becoming a mom, leaving her full-time job, and starting her business as a virtual assistant!Tune into this episode to hear about how a 3am Google search led her to push past all her doubts and become a VA so she could be at home with her son. 🫶🏻| MENTIONED |❊ 30 Day VA WaitlistDoors open April 1st!❊ Connect with Hannah| LINKS |❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

This week's episode was inspired by a message I got from one of you and it was around this idea of being "stuck". You aren't going to want to skip this one!| MENTIONED |❊ 30 Day VA WaitlistDoors open April 1st!| LINKS |❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

I am so excited to finally get this episode out into the world because it has been a long time coming! I am diving into the features that I think are SUPER helpful when it comes to Honeybook and how you can use it to manage your business as a virtual assistant!This podcast episode shares affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you use my referral code or link for HoneyBook which is greatly appreciated! Enjoy!| MENTIONED |❊ 30 Day VA WaitlistDoors open April 1st!❊ Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook❊ The Discovery Call Blueprint❊ Bio.Sites (Free "Link in Bio" platform)❊ Stan Store | LINKS |❊ This week's blog postBlog post will be live 3/14❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

This episode is the second part of last week's episode where I am sharing more about my journey of being diagnosed with ADHD but for this episode, I am sharing some tangible tips and strategies I use to help me be productive and get what needs to get done, done!If you are struggling with feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list (whether you have ADHD or not), I hope that this episode gives you some things to try! 🫶🏻 This episode is not intended as a replacement for medical advice. | MENTIONED |❊ 30 Day VA WaitlistDoors open April 1st! ❊ Next Level VALaunches Fall 2024❊ Time Management Podcast Episode (The 4 "D"s) ❊ Free Promodoro Timer| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links!✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

About 10 months ago, I was diagnosed with ADHD. I have shared a little bit here and there on my Instagram and the podcast that I do have ADHD but I haven't really dove into what this journey has looked like (or the road to getting a formal diagnosis) so that is what we are doing today!This episode is actually a part of a two-episode series so this week I am going to share my experience with getting diagnosed and some of the symptoms I was (and still do) struggle with and then next week, I am going to share about how I manage my ADHD especially when it comes to productivity!🎧 | MENTIONED |❊ Your Brain's Not Broken by Tamara Rosier, PhD ❊ Self-Care for People with ADHD by Sasha Hamdani, MD❊ Dr. Sasha Hamdani's Instagram Account: @thepsychdoctormd❊ CHADD.org Website| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links! ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

Have you been thinking about starting a business as a virtual assistant but wondering... am I actually qualified? 🤔💭 This is the podcast episode for you!Tune into this week's episode where I break down the 3 things that you need to have in order to become a virtual assistant (and it's likely you already have these things).| MENTIONED |❊ 50 Services You Can Offer as a VA (Even as a Beginner) Freebie❊ Download The VA Starter Kit for only $47❊ Join the waitlist for the 30 Days to VA Accelerator ProgramDoors open again April 1st!| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links! ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

One of the most common questions I get when people are considering becoming a virtual assistant is "but where do I find clients?" 👀SO I asked some alumni from our Beginner to Booked VA Program (formerly known as 30 Day VA) where they found their first few clients and I'm sharing the most common ways/places here! 💃🏻 | MENTIONED |❊ 100 IG Post Prompts for Virtual Assistants ❊ Are you a business owner looking for a VA? Connect with one here!❊ Social Media article from Tint❊ Join Beginner to Booked VA| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop all our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links! ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

WE ARE BACK and so, so happy about it! 🤗This episode is just a little behind-the-scenes look at where my head has been as I reflect on 2023 and look into 2024. There are so many exciting things happening and I can't wait for you to be a part of it!| MENTIONED |❊ If you want to keep up with Mom's Day Out Co, check out the Mom's Day Out Collective's Instagram| LINKS |❊ This week's blog post❊ Shop our digital products and resources❊ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate*some links may be affiliate links! ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

You've seen it -- moms on Instagram posting about their "naptime hustle". Heck, you have probably seen it from me! I mean, I literally teach women how to build businesses during their kids naptimes so I know it's so possible (because I have/am doing it)! But... it's just not as simple as that.In today's episode, I pull back the curtain on what the "naptime hustle" really looks like and also share some ways that I make it work and find harmony in both being a SAHM and a mom who runs multiple businesses. It has been far from easy, but it's so worth it and I hope if you are in the same boat, this episode just helps you find solidarity and maybe even gives you a couple of things to try! 🫶🏻 | LINKS |✿ The VA Starter Kit✿ Follow me on Instagram: @yourbffkate *some links may be affiliate links! ✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!

I mean.. IYKYK, am I right? 🤪 Pelvic floor dysfunction or symptoms are actually really common in women during or after pregnancy, however, as you will hear in this podcast episode -- they aren't normal. Today we chat with Khristian McGinley, a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in the treatment of active pregnant and post-partum women because she believes that you can achieve a pain-free pregnancy, a peaceful childbirth, a complete post-partum recovery, and live symptom-free.In this episode, we talk about what your pelvic floor is, things you can do to help with symptoms if you are having them, and so much more! ✨| CONNECT WITH KHRISTIAN |✿ Follow Khristian on Instagram: @motherhoodempowered.dpt✿ Work with Khristian at Continuous Motion PT✹ Want to learn how to make $1,000/month in just 1 hour/day as a virtual assistant? Join our next FREE workshop!✹ Ready to start your business as a virtual assistant? Doors are open to Beginner to Booked VA®! Click here to learn more and snag your spot! ✹ Want to send us a voice note with a question you have or a win you want to share?! Click here!