Testimonials
How do you know if you’re good enough to run a business of your own?
The testimonials below tell of VAs and the background experience they had prior to becoming a VA and connecting with Kathie.
Please note: This course is available to VAs in all countries.
“Very Informative and Impressive”
I cannot overstate the value of “A Clayton’s Secretary” (ACS) VA Coaching & Education Course. The training helped me organize; differentiate myself from others and to present my unique value.
The course was very informative and provided in-depth insight to the latest technology in the industry. Also, I received valuable information and extra links to retrieve more information on becoming a very successful and sought after VA in the industry.
I highly recommend the ACS coaching and hope to utilize their other courses in the near future; to enhance my VA practice more efficiently.
Loraine Nelson, Dial-A-Va Inc., USA
www.dialava.com
“This Course Opened My Eyes”
When I first started I was amazed at how much I knew and didn’t know. I had a lot of experiences whereby I would go ‘Wow – I didn’t know that!”. I also spent some hours doing extra research as I would get totally engrossed in what I was looking at. This course opened my eyes to a whole new world. I thought I had a pretty good grip on what was going on until I started. I found so much information I was able to put into practice straight away and was very impressed with the extra links to find information. I loved the education evenings and the extra information that guided us to different sites.
Melissa Caslick, Effective Angels, NSW, Australia
www.effectiveangels.com.au
“I am so glad”
I am so glad I joined to do your VA trainer course, I have just received week 4 and I have got quite a lot of info out of it already, especially week 3.
Trish Martino, “A Virtual Assistant – Secretarial, Admin & Bookkeeping Services
“I was so inspired”
I have known Kathie since becoming a member of A Clayton’s Secretary in November 1998. Prior to joining A Clayton’s Secretary I had read an article about Kathie in a small business magazine. I was so inspired by Kathie, her determination and her positive outlook that I was encouraged to go ahead with setting up my secretarial business; a venture I had been contemplating for some time. Throughout the time I have known Kathie, I have constantly been amazed by her ability to manage her large family and a successful business, along with numerous other commitments, and all with balance. She has always been professional, yet is not shy about showing her caring nature. She is happy to offer support, assistance and advice wherever possible, both professionally and personally, and is always looking for ways to support other VAs and the industry in general. Although I live in Brisbane and have only actually met Kathie in person twice, I consider her to be a valuable role-model, mentor and inspiration to me.
Donna-Marie Coggins, Jacaranda Business Support Services, Qld Australia www.jacaranda-business-support.com
“Very Professional”
“I would recommend Kathie to ANYONE for various reasons. Kathie is an encourager, a strong support to Women in business and her indepth knowledge of the Virtual Assistant industry is impressive! She is very professional and has the experience to what is required to get the job done. I believe because of Kathie’s integrity and character, it is no wonder she is sought out as a Top Notch VA today!”
Regina Baker, Executive Producer ChristianBusinessTalkRadio.com, US
“Sense of Achievement”
In September 2004, my husband and I, with a couple of cats, relocated to Portugal , from London, UK. I had been contemplating how to derive an income for a while and it was after reading an article in a UK magazine that I looked in to starting up my own VA business. Even though I had over 15 years experience in working in the public and private sectors in London, and the experiences and skills that come with working for others, the reality of working for oneself turned out to be very daunting.
It’s thanks to ACS and Kathie and the support that she gives on a 1:1 basis that today I am able to say, when asked, “What do you do?” that I run my own business. The sense of achievement and pride in building and maintaining a business cannot be overestimated and I owe Kathie a big ‘thank you’ for guiding and facilitating my development both as a business owner, but also as an individual.
I hope this new venture for Kathie is everything she wants it to be.
Emma Crabtree, Red Box Virtual Office, Portugal
www.redboxvirtualoffice.com
“Always there for me”
Kathie has been my unofficial mentor / coach since I started my VA business in February 2005 and without her guidance, support and advice it would have been a real struggle for me. I have 20-years’ experience as a PA but nothing really prepared me for the “working from home” mentality required, as well as the technical and advanced program knowledge that is needed to run a successful business from home and Kathie has guided me through these issues time and time again. The wealth of information and knowledge Kathie has is amazing and whenever I have any problems then I know Kathie is only an email away and is always there for me. Kathie is extremely prompt at replying to my emails and sometimes I think I’m the only one bombarding her with questions but I’m sure there are others. This amazes me even more that Kathie can run her own network, maintain her existing clients (and she has a lot of them) as well as manage and run her own family and household and guide me and other ACS members. She truly is amazing. I wish Kathie all the success and fulfillment in this new venture she is starting and I can’t wait to see the launch of the program. Thank you Kathie for everything you have done.
Debbie Corlet, Deb-e-Secretarial, Mount Annan, Sydney, Australia
www.deb-e-secretarial.com.au
“Given me great confidence”
Kathie has given me great confidence in setting up my own VA business, which thanks to her and “A Clayton’s Secretary” it has grown from strength to strength.
Belinda Hazzledine, Beljef Secretarial Services, Vic, Australia
www.secretarialservices.com.au
“One of the industry’s best”
I have known of Kathie since the early 1990s when I first started surfing the internet and since 1999 developed a close link with her not only through A Clayton’s Secretary, of which I have been a member of for 5 years, but also through the Australian Institute of Office Professionals, where we served on the Committee of Management.
Not only is Kathie an inspiration to VAs here in Australia but she is also a plays a large part in the development and education of VAs all over the world through her active involvement in numerous committees and online VA networks. Her business knowledge and personal approach is second to none and what Kathie has to offer is something that will benefit every aspiring or seasoned VA. Don’t miss this opportunity to be coached by one of the industry’s best.
Anita Kilkenny, AKAVirtualPA, Victoria, Australia
www.akavirtualpa.com.au
More aware now
It was well worth the 10 weeks. I have learned so much that I didn’t realise needed to be done in terms of setting up a business. It isn’t as simple as you think. I am now more aware and equipped with continuing my home based business and more knowledgeable thanks to you and your course.
Kylie Elliott
I have some many new ideas for the direction of my business
I’d like to thank you Kathie for helping me in my journey to become a VA. A lot of the course subjects I had thought of already, but the outline enabled me to logically map out my intentions and give me a directional timeline in which to complete it in. I feel more prepared for the expanding VA world and more confident going forward. I have already made wonderful contacts in a couple of Forums and hope to grow these into business opportunities in the future.
Many of your links were excellent and have been bookmarked for future reference. I have some many new ideas for the direction of my business and how I can run it successfully.
If you ever add a REVA course to your ensemble at vatrainer.com I would be greatly interested.
Fiona Rodgers