Up Close and Virtual

We’ve reached Episode 9 of Up Close and Virtual; the Katie-VA business podcast, and I’m very pleased to welcome Susan Wright of the Wright VA. Susan has a wealth of knowledge honed from working for over 20 years, predominantly in the Private Equity sector.   Susan draws on her experience to assist a range of clients, helping them with their diary management, document and presentation formatti...

For Episode 8 of Up Close and Virtual, Belinda Prescott-Collins joins me to talk about her business journey. Belinda (aka Bee) Prescott-Collins was a solo operator with just one client when she began BeeHerd on a Kent farm three years ago. Despite the challenges of unwittingly starting a new venture just before a worldwide pandemic, Bee’s innovative marketing agency has grown at an astonishing rat...

Episode 7 of Up Close and Virtual, the Katie-VA business podcast, is out now! For this episode, I was delighted to welcome Alicia Fairclough, the founder of EA How To. She is responsible for bringing together one of the largest (and most valuable) global communities of Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants and Virtual Assistants in the world. I have personally known Alicia for a couple of year...

Lucy Allen of Aumonier Travel is my 6th guest for Up Close and Virtual, the Katie-VA business podcast. Aumonier Travel provides a highly personal, reliable and bespoke service when planning your next trip away. Lucy is a travel guru; there really isn’t anything she doesn’t know about the personal and business travel space. She also happens to be brilliant in truly understanding her clients ex...

I welcomed Luke Manton for Episode 5 of Up Close and Virtual. Luke Manton is the Founder of Manton Executives, a Virtual PA and Marketing Agency. Luke was diagnosed with adult onset Tourette's Syndrome and is a huge advocate for the condition, often speaking at conferences worldwide to educate others on Tourettes. Luke has grown an incredible following on social media where he shows the ins and ou...

Amanda Sanders of Ask Mrs S VA is my guest on Episode 4 of Up Close and Virtual. Ask Mrs S VA evolved in late 2020 from the realisation that as a small business owner, it's the small tasks that can cause the biggest headache. Based in the Cotswolds, Amanda's target market is small independent businesses and organisations that support two principal sectors. With her background in development i...

Episode 3 of Up Close and Virtual features Maggie Watts - Virtual Assistant, Pancreatic Cancer Campaigner and Mental Health Champion. Maggie transitioned from a Corporate Executive Assistant of 35 years to setting up as a Virtual Assistant in September 2020 and is now enjoying all the different experiences and interactions that brings.   Maggie successfully led a campaign to obtain 100k signa...

For the second episode of Up Close and Virtual, I welcome Jenni Burstow, owner of VA Street. I really enjoyed chatting to Jenni and learning more about her business, the challenges she’s faced, things she’s learnt and how she’s developing her business. Jenni is another highly experienced EA who has moved from the corporate world to setting up and running her own VA business. Jenni founded her...

Welcome to the first ever episode of Up Close and Virtual - The Katie-VA Podcast Episode 1 - Fiona Pedley, Owner of Your VA I'm delighted to have Fiona Pedley, one of my VA mentees, as my first ever guest. Fiona and I connected back in the summer of 2020 and completed my VA Coaching & Mentoring programme. She now owns and runs her own successful VA business “Your VA”.   Fiona helps b...

Welcome to Up Close & Virtual: What to expect on the brand new Katie-VA Podcast launching 1st September... Hosted by Katie Tew of Katie-VA: Virtual Assistant Coach & Mentor Up Close and Virtual is a 30 minute, fortnightly, conversational podcast with a different guest each week, discussing all things setting up, running and developing a Virtual Assistant business. Guests will comprise...