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Aug 13, 2026 31 min

From Special Ed Teacher to Online Business Manager for ADHD Entrepreneurs | Virtually Robyn

from Mess to Mission Hosted by Lindsey Paulson

What happens when going back to teaching part-time would net you $1,000 a month after childcare? Former special education teacher Robyn ran the numbers, became a virtual assistant, and within a year had almost replaced her full-time teaching income as an Online Business Manager for busy-brained business owners. If your business lives in your head and you're ready to hand some of it off, start here: https://www.lindspaulson.com IN THIS EPISODE Why teaching part-time didn't add up once childcare was in the math Following a creator for seven years before buying her course: a lesson in nurturing your audience How helping one creator find an ADHD evaluation shaped Robyn's niche Keeping the impact of the classroom while working with adults Everything in motherhood and business is a season A weekly calendar on the fridge: the simple system for a pilot's schedule What an OBM does: podcasts, inboxes, launches, and even grocery orders Taking a real lunch break: boundaries when you're in charge of everything Gamify it: how Robyn writes her newsletter in 30 minutes or less WRITE YOUR OWN NEWSLETTER Flodesk is the email platform I use (affiliate link): https://flodesk.com/c/2RCUL7 ABOUT ROBYN Robyn is a former special education teacher turned Online Business Manager for business owners with busy brains. She supports them with simple, sustainable systems so their goals actually make it out of their notes app and their business supports their life. CONNECT WITH ROBYN Website: https://virtually-robyn.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.robyn/ Free private podcast: https://virtually-robyn.com/podcast --- LOVED THIS EPISODE? Follow Mess to Mission and leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help another busy mom-preneur find the show. ABOUT YOUR HOST Linds Paulson is the founder of Sunday Ops Co. She helps busy women business owners build simple systems so their business feels easy like Sunday. https://www.lindspaulson.com Want to know about the systems I talk about on the show? Get the weekly Sunday Ops email to see what systems you can create to turn your mess into a mission. https://lindspaulson.myflodesk.com/messtomission

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