5 Goals a Virtual Assistant Can Help You Achieve
02/18/25 • 23 min
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Make Space for More podcast, host Melissa Swink discusses five common goals that virtual assistants can help leaders achieve. These goals include increasing revenue, achieving work-life balance, learning new skills, improving health and wellness, and building work relationships. Each goal is explored in-depth, with practical examples of how virtual assistants can provide support, streamline tasks, and ultimately help you reach each goal.
Key Highlights:
- Reverse-engineer your goals by working backward to see how you can get support to reach each of them.
- Virtual assistants can help you make more money, improve your work/life balance, learn new skills, improve your health, and deepen professional relationships.
About Melissa:
Melissa Swink, Founder & CEO of Melissa Swink & Co., has a team of virtual assistants who provide administrative and marketing support for small businesses and non-profits.
Since 2012, Melissa and her team have helped more than 100 businesses grow through the services they offer, and she is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create profitable, scalable businesses they love.
Her work is all about doing what works (and eliminating what doesn’t) and driving real, measurable results. Visit www.melissaswink.com to learn more!
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Episode Summary
In this episode of the Make Space for More podcast, host Melissa Swink discusses five common goals that virtual assistants can help leaders achieve. These goals include increasing revenue, achieving work-life balance, learning new skills, improving health and wellness, and building work relationships. Each goal is explored in-depth, with practical examples of how virtual assistants can provide support, streamline tasks, and ultimately help you reach each goal.
Key Highlights:
- Reverse-engineer your goals by working backward to see how you can get support to reach each of them.
- Virtual assistants can help you make more money, improve your work/life balance, learn new skills, improve your health, and deepen professional relationships.
About Melissa:
Melissa Swink, Founder & CEO of Melissa Swink & Co., has a team of virtual assistants who provide administrative and marketing support for small businesses and non-profits.
Since 2012, Melissa and her team have helped more than 100 businesses grow through the services they offer, and she is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create profitable, scalable businesses they love.
Her work is all about doing what works (and eliminating what doesn’t) and driving real, measurable results. Visit www.melissaswink.com to learn more!
Thanks for listening!
If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!
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Leveraging Your Team to Create White Space as a CEO
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Make Space for More podcast, Melissa Swink discusses the importance of creating “white space” for business owners. This is defined as time to think strategically and innovate, outside of work time and meetings. She shares insights from her own experience and evolution as a business owner, emphasizing the need for delegation and how she uses her team’s support to free up time for higher-level thinking. Melissa also provides examples of tasks that can be handed off to others to enhance productivity and reduce bottlenecks in business operations.
Key Highlights:
- According to HBR, CEOs spend 72% of their time in meetings.
- Creating white space is essential for strategic thinking.
- Delegating tasks can free up time for innovation.
- Hiring a senior team can alleviate bottlenecks.
- Regularly auditing your calendar can reveal time wasters.
- It's important to let go of tasks that don't serve you.
- Effective delegation leads to better team performance.
About Melissa:
Melissa Swink, Founder & CEO of Melissa Swink & Co., has a team of virtual assistants who provide administrative and marketing support for small businesses and non-profits.
Since 2012, Melissa and her team have helped more than 100 businesses grow through the services they offer, and she is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create profitable, scalable businesses they love.
Her work is all about doing what works (and eliminating what doesn’t) and driving real, measurable results. Visit www.melissaswink.com to learn more!
Thanks for listening!
If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!
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7 Signs You’re NOT Ready to Work with a Virtual Assistant
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Make Space for More podcast, Melissa Swink discusses the seven signs that hint at the fact that you might not be ready to work with a virtual assistant or build a team. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing personal readiness, overcoming cashflow challenges, prioritizing relationships, and establishing clear goals. The conversation also touches on the need for organization and trust in hiring processes, providing you with actionable insights to prepare for successful team building!
Key Highlights:
- Building a team can make your business more enjoyable and manageable.
- There are stages to hiring; you don't have to jump in fully.
- You need to be ready to embrace a new role in your business.
- Trust issues with delegation can stem from past experiences that need to be addressed.
- Start where you are and take steps to prepare for hiring.
About Melissa:
Melissa Swink, Founder & CEO of Melissa Swink & Co., has a team of virtual assistants who provide administrative and marketing support for small businesses and non-profits.
Since 2012, Melissa and her team have helped more than 100 businesses grow through the services they offer, and she is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create profitable, scalable businesses they love.
Her work is all about doing what works (and eliminating what doesn’t) and driving real, measurable results. Visit www.melissaswink.com to learn more!
Thanks for listening!
If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!
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Make Space For More - 5 Goals a Virtual Assistant Can Help You Achieve
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Melissa Swink (00:01.326)
Hi everyone, welcome to the Make Space for More podcast where we talk strategies for growing and scaling your business in a way that's authentic and aligned for you. I'm your host, Melissa Swink, and in today's episode, we're going to talk about five common goals a virtual assistant can help you achieve. Now, I love offering practical advice to help you gain leverage over your time. And this can look like figuring out what we should be focusing on and what we s
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