Mel Maw
Delegate Like a CEO
Welcome to Delegate Like a CEO with me Mel Maw, a career-long Executive Assistant turned Virtual Agency Owner. Over the last 6 years our small but incredible team of Virtual Executive Assistants have been supporting entrepreneurs and CEOs across a huge range of industries from tech to HR, and our exceptional Lifestyle Assistants have been taking care of life for private clients and families daily. We know how to protect what precious time you have and make you more productive. This podcast is the place to find out everything you need to know about hiring virtual assistants, whether you want t...
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Episodes
Ep22: Are you the stereotypical ‘stuck VA’? Here’s what to do and how to break beyond £2k months. 09.08.2023 11:09
If you’re feeling stuck and fed up as a “do-it-all” virtual assistant or service provider, and you’re over feeling burnt out, and like you’re working for your clients so much you’re neglecting your own biz, then today’s episode is going to help you figure out if specialising could be the key for you to break that cycle and finally earn more, take back some whitespace in your schedule and focus on...
Ep21: How I Scaled From Hands-On VA to Thriving Agency Owner 01.08.2023 16:53
Buckle up as I’m spilling the tea on how I ditched the hands-on VA work and OBM services to build a thriving agency! Get ready for some juicy and very very useful secrets and a whole lot of inspo to level up your own biz, whether you want to be an agency owner, or just figuring out what’s next for you as a VA, this is a great listen. I’m answering those burning questions of yours: How the he...
Ep20: Beth Jenkins the OBM on Understanding Investing, Slaying your Systems & Getting Raving Referrals (Part 2) 26.07.2023 35:17
We had to have part two as Beth and I really wanted to talk about how we feel about financial literacy for ourselves and those around us, we wanted to empower you to take care of your money. We dive into what we’re doing to improve our investing skills and taking care of our futures as business owners who are now responsible for all of these things. We dish out our fave podcasts, people and books,...
Ep19: Feeling Overwhelmed in Your Biz? Do These Two Things Today… 19.07.2023 8:33
If you’re feeling frazzled and a tad bit overwhelmed in your business, then this episode is a short and sweet must listen for you today. I’m share two key things you can do today to find more peace and ease in your business, create more space in your schedule and time to work on your business, not just for your clients. I’m sharing exactly how I’ve created a flexible and balanced life becaus...
Ep18: When to Make the Switch, from Virtual Assistant to OBM & Systems Specialist with Beth Jenkins (Part 1) 13.07.2023 34:21
Join me in Part 1 of my conversation with the lovely Beth Jenkins, as she talks about her journey starting out as a £12- £15 per hour Virtual Assistant, through to the moment she knew she was no longer a VA and it was time to shift gears and step fully into being an OBM (online business manager). She shares what helped her identify that she was naturally already doing OBM thinking and implementing...
Ep17: The £10k ick 05.07.2023 11:31
On today’s episode I’m diving into the online industry’s obsession with wildly overdone financial milestones as a marker of so-called success. You've probably noticed the rise of bro marketing and coaches promising the "secret code" to achieving £10k months and six-figure years. Well, in this episode, we're taking a stand against the online BS and shedding light on the importance of setting...
Ep16: Vulnerable Confessions About Running a Business When Life Goes Sideways 28.06.2023 37:28
🎙️Today’s episode is a raw, true, and vulnerable chat about being a human first, business owner second and what happens to your business when life throws you one big curveball - can it survive? 💖 I get to interview one of my best friends, confidante, and ‘work wifey’ Abi Smith, a Business & Mindset Coach, brings so much honesty to the table as she chats with me about what’s happened to...
Ep15: How Do You Know When it's Time to Invest in Coaching? 21.06.2023 20:25
Is now the right time to invest? Sweaty palms, getting unstuck and ROI This topic has been burning a hole in my brain for a minute. In today’s episode I’m talking about how to choose the right Coach or program to invest in, how to identify if you’re keeping yourself stuck and how to know when is the right time. Also the self trust and mindset questions you need to ask yourself to help you decide i...
EP14: Part 1: Confessions of a Money Mindset Expert with Laura Moore 14.06.2023 50:49
In this podcast episode, I’m joined by Money Mindset Expert and Financial Coach Laura Moore, to talk about all things money and investment, especially important for those us running our own businesses, right? Laura shares her personal experience of saving £15k by the age of 22 and how she was hilariously mocked on TikTok as if she’d sold her virginity to be able to have that much in savings (WILD!...
EP13: How I scaled from £15 ph Virtual Assistant to Six Figure Agency Owner 07.06.2023 20:08
Listen up to find out exactly how I scaled from £15 per hour VA to Agency Owner and Retired as a VA in under 2 years. Before I was a successful Virtual Assistant agency owner with a growing team and client roster of insanely great clients and a Business Coach, I was a £15 per hour VA, working off a laptop and wifi on a backpackers piddly budget in Bali - yes it’s giving me mid-life crisis vi...
EP12: Confessions of an Offer Messaging Strategist with Samantha Hoilett 31.05.2023 33:04
Get ready for an exciting episode with Samantha Hoilett as we dive into the world of messaging and copywriting! Samantha's journey started with dreams of being a journalist, but something was missing. She craved personal connections and found her passion in content marketing and copywriting. Now, she helps others express themselves through writing. She discovered that it's not just about selling f...
EP11: Behind the Six Figure Curtain 24.05.2023 17:20
Oooheee, this was the most vulnerable and honest Instagram Live I've ever done, so naturally I needed to make it an episode on the podcast! Some of my core values are honesty and integrity, which is why I am fully inviting you in the front door to my business and not only how I've created a six figure biz, but how long it took me to get there and what it TRULY costs to do so. It's mega hones...
EP10: Confessions of a Wellness Coach with Melissa Lainn 17.05.2023 41:54
Join me today as I talk to Wellness Coach Melissa Lainn, and what a beautiful episode it is as we talk about how easy it is to lose our own identities and become tied up in our businesses, and how to separate who we are from what we do and why it’s so important that we know the difference. Melissa also shares her insights into working with our lunar cycles as women, so we can understand when creat...
EP9: Confessions of a VA Turned OBM in Under 12 Weeks 10.05.2023 22:26
Come behind the scenes of coaching with me, as my Coachee Harriet shares her incredible journey after just 12 weeks together. How she went from swapping time for money as a £ per hour VA to a high ticket OBM & Dubsado queen who is now fully booked months in advance and working part time, giving her all the freedom she’d been craving. She shares what it’s TRULY like to have me as her coach and...
EP8: The real reason behind your sales woes… 26.04.2023 13:29
If you’re a VA or service provider and you’re offering ALL the services under the sun, but your clients aren’t lining up to buy from you, this episode is for YOU. Maybe you're not making sales, no one's sliding into your DMs, and your offers are getting nothing but crickets? It feels like a sales problem, right? But the truth is, it's not and it’s also not because the algorithm hates you or...
EP7: Confessions of a Quiz Funnel Strategist with Debbie Murphy 19.04.2023 55:12
It’s a vulnerable and spicy chat today, Debbie doesn’t hold back on her journey from VA to OBM and to Quiz Funnel Strategist. She lifts the lid on the dark side of coaching and how to avoid the unethical coaching practices we see all the time. How failing to listen to her body when it was in a state of stress led to burnout and hard choices. But how ultimately how trusting her gut led her back and...
EP6: Confessions of a Brand Strategist with Asia Dore 12.04.2023 42:34
🎙️ Wondering how you can step into your ‘bad b!tch energy’ sooner? 🎧 Well listen in to today’s episode where I talk to my darling friend and Brand Strategist bad ass Asia Dore about everything from: 🔑 Why showing up just as you are lands you clients 🔑 Why taking up space matters and you’re not braggy or boasty… 🔑 And if you’re not landing clients and it’s quiet out there for you? You’ll...
EP5: 9 Rookie Mistakes I Made in My First Year as a Virtual Assistant 05.04.2023 18:45
Last solo episode I talked about my journey to becoming a VA and where I came from, and this time I want to walk you through a bunch of avoidable rookie mistakes I made in my first year as an eager Virtual Assistant…and the advice I would have for myself if I were starting out again - so great advice for you if you’re in the first year of your business too or feeling like you might not be getting...
EP4: Vix Meldrew on Trolls, Course Creation and Building an Unshakeable Business 29.03.2023 42:47
Vix opens up about her journey, from how being trolled seriously affected her, to how she developed the kind of delusional confidence that allowed her to sell and serve over 200 creators last year while being mega honest about the journey every step of the way with her community… …and the mistakes that Coaches and Course creators are making and what to do differently today, so your offer sells lik...
EP3: How blowing up my life at 37 led to creating the business of my dreams 22.03.2023 10:45
Get ready for a juicy confession from me - a former music industry insider turned successful online business owner. How after a health scare, I found a new appreciation for work-life balance but soon found myself burning out again. So I booked a sabbatical and escaped to Southeast Asia, little did I know that would end up being a one way ticket to living on the other side of the world, where...
EP2: Confessions of an Ethical Marketing & Business Coach 15.03.2023 47:01
Rachel vulnerably opens up about how burnout led her to step away from her coaching business for almost two months and the changes she’s made because of it. We talk tough choices, firing your team, un-sexy business ways that work, hate follows and unfollows, quiet success and so much more. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed in your business, then this episode is going to feel like the audio version o...
EP1: Defy Convention 15.03.2023 8:54
I’m kicking off the first season of the Confessions of a CEO podcast with something I wrote as a rallying cry to myself as I dropped a bomb and quit my London life to start my online business whilst mid-sabbatical in Vietnam. It’s honest, raw and still everything I stand behind today. I share where I was 4 years ago and what led me to start a business that has taken me from £15 per hour Virtual As...
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