Joines Administration

08/30/23 • 34 min

Curious about Shelby’s background, how she gained her administrative skills or how she launched her company? Shelby shares her backstory in this episode, from her very first admin job in a hair salon as a teenager to thriving in the corporate world for over a decade to the day she knew things had to change drastically for her mental and physical health. If you’re a woman entrepreneur or a woman with entrepreneurial aspirations, you’ll find Shelby’s journey relatable on many levels.

If you’ve ever had the dream of working for yourself but feel scared and anxious about starting, Shelby shares her inspiration to take the leap, along with sharing her sources of motivation, accountability, and strategies to grow her business. She also speaks honestly about why she would never return to the corporate world and the surprising perks of running her own business from home. Shelby doesn’t sugarcoat the realities of being your own boss, especially as a woman, but she shares her best strategies to help you find your purpose to do what you love.

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Transcript:

Shelby 0:07

You guys, we are in for a crazy episode on something that I feel I should have probably talked about a while ago. I don't know why I haven't just got so excited about starting this podcast that I did not do an introduction about me. Hi, everyone, my name is Shelby Joines. I am the owner and Operations Manager of Joines Administration. And I am your host on She's Got This a Journey to Success. So stay tuned and listen up. Because this is an amazing episode that goes into a bit of detail about my history, my experiences, corporate administration, why I became a VA and started this company and all the goodies in between.

Shelby 1:00

Hey, everybody, welcome back to She's Got This a Journey to Success. It's me, Shelby Joines. Thank you for joining us. I always have to throw that little spin on my last name there because it's just too good not to. Thinking the other day, I realized that I have gone into this podcast already and I have not shared much information about myself about Joines Administration and it's raining outside at the time of recording this. And it's one of those days where there is just no life and no energy and trying to stay focused is a little bit of a struggle when it's gray outside. But what a great opportunity to take advantage of some downtime in my day, to tell you a little bit about myself how I got to start Joines Administration how this podcast even got started from that huge dream, where I am intending on taking this company to what my dreams and ambitions are. And I can't wait to share with you because I've had, honestly, so many people ask me as of late--I woke up at like two in the morning last night or I guess this morning and was like, "Why have I not done something like this?" So here we are today, discussing all the amazing things about Joines Administration, how I got here, my background, my history. And let's just learn a little bit together today, shall we?

Shelby 2:44

So as most of you know, just from this podcast, my name is Shelby Joines. I am the owner and Operations Manager of Joines Administration, which is a company that provides virtual assistant and online business management to support to female entrepreneurs and small business owners within Alberta and within Canada. It has been such an exciting journey. And also this is super fitting coming up to our one year anniversary in business as well. But let's take it all the way back to the beginning, shall we? My background before starting Joines Administration was in administration. I had been doing administration for about 16 years prior to going out on my own and taking on this entrepreneurial journey. A lot of that experience was within oil and gas is my biggest area that my career started out in many, many fun, challenging learning moments were had in those years. And aside from oil and gas, I've done some work in health care and nonprofit organizations here in Calgary, Alberta as well. So, the experience is there. Through my time in oil and gas, I had various roles such as administrative assistant, Executive Assistant Project Coordinator, Project Support administrator, branch administrators, really the list goes on procurement and logistic...

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About Amsa Venktesan

Chat funnels are what Amsa does day in and day out with years of combined experience crafting the perfect digital marketing strategies to attract the right customers to online businesses. She started Funnel Growth to help coaches and course creators see massive success with a done-for-you funnel system so you can win while she does the work for you.

Her goal is to help online businesses scale to their full potential using Chat Funnels on Instagram DM, and Facebook Messenger. When you work with Amsa, she strives to get 2X your growth with an MVP and then scale. With chat funnels, you experience more leads from your Instagram and Facebook, higher purchase conversion rates, more comments on your posts, more reach on your posts and more replies to your stories.

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Transcript:

Shelby 0:00

Welcome everyone to She's Got This: A Journey to Success. I'm your host Shelby Joines and in today's episode, we have the wonderful Amsa from Funnel Growth Design as our special guest. Amsa is a trailblazing entrepreneur who has carved a niche in creating highly effective funnels and Chatbots, specifically tailored for female entrepreneurs and business owners. Throughout our conversation, Amsa will share her inspiring journey about how she got started in the world of funnels and Chatbots and how she has been empowering women in business with her expertise. We'll dive into the power of properly designed funnels and Chatbots in taking businesses to the next level, and how to avoid common mistakes when creating them. Amsa will also reveal her approach to creating customized funnels and Chatbots for her clients, the strategy she uses to increase conversion rates and how she measures her success. We'll learn how she stays up to date with the latest trends and changes in the online industry. To ensure that her client's funnels and Chatbots are always optimized. Amsa will share her future goals with her business and her unwavering commitment to supporting women. This episode is a must-listen to for any female entrepreneurs or business owners looking to leverage funnels and Chatbots to elevate their business presence and drive success. So, join us as we dive into the enlightening convers...

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The Power of Storytelling

In this episode of "She's Got This: A Journey to Success" hosted by Shelby Joines, the power of storytelling in business is explored. Shelby emphasizes the importance of building strong, long-lasting client relationships through the use of storytelling. She discusses how storytelling humanizes a business, creates a deeper emotional connection with clients, and fosters trust and loyalty. The episode highlights the significance of authenticity, differentiation from competitors, and simplifying complex information through relatable narratives. Shelby encourages businesses to embrace storytelling as a tool to engage emotions, build connections, and leave a lasting impact in today's business landscape.

Shelby explains that by sharing personal experiences, challenges, and successes, businesses can humanize their brand and foster trust and loyalty with clients. Shelby also discusses the role of storytelling in differentiating a business from competitors and simplifying complex information for better client understanding. Through relatable narratives and emotional engagement, businesses can create memorable experiences and attract loyal customers. As you listen, you can reflect on your own business stories and unlock the potential of storytelling to deepen your client connections.

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Shelby 0:08

Hey everyone, it’s Shelby Joines here and welcome back to She's Got This, Journey to Success. I am so happy to have you here today I've got such an exciting topic that we're going to be discussing on today's episode. Thank you for joining us. Thank you for being here. And thank you for being a committed listener. If you're not already following us or subscribed, please click that subscription button. Whether it is on Apple podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Google podcasts, you name it, it would mean so much to me, if you could go and subscribe on whichever of those channels is your absolute favourite. Or if you're super keener, go and like it, and subscribe on all those platforms. Thank you, again, so much for all of your support with this podcast. This would not be possible without amazing listeners like yourself. So, today's episode is going to be one that is super important. And I've been reflecting on for a couple of weeks now, just through viewing people's websites, getting to know new people networking and everything. And the importance of having a story within your business and being able to showcase that throughout your website, in the about us section or the homepage, your social media accounts, really connecting with businesses, and future employers or subcontractors, whatever it may be. But having that deeper emotional and personal connection has been something that has been taking off in the last couple of years, several months, all over the world. And today we are going to be discussing how the power of storytelling in business can help you build strong, long-lasting client relationships. So, stay tuned, we're about to dive in. And here we go.

Shelby 2:21

All right, everybody. Here we are. Thank you so much for tuning in. I am so fired up about this topic that we've got going on today. I've been reflecting on the importance of a story and really getting those deep emotional connections going with your clients, the days of transactional sales are out the window, it is all about building those strong, long-term client relationships through the power of storytelling. Now this is the way and the era that we are now in when it comes to keeping those clients happy, making sure that we as service providers and business owners and entrepreneurs are providing the best services that we can, best products we can, to whoever our clients may be out there. And like I mentioned, I've been reflecting on this for a couple of weeks. And I'm so excited to finally bring this together in an episode and share my thoughts, hear what your thoughts are. And just expand on how important it is to truly build a story around your business. Now, whether you're an entrepreneur, solopreneur and you've got a tiny little company, you're just starting out, you're midway through your kind of career timeline or you're a seasoned vet, your business is 50 plus employees, 500 plus employees. It doesn't matter the size or how long or how little you've been in business, but really crafting and taking that time to reflect on what your why is. Why you chose to be where you are today? What made you decide to...