CLONE YOURSELF (Scale Your Business With Virtual Assistants)
by Sam Kabert
Welcome to Clone Yourself where you’ll learn things like, who a Virtual Assistant (VA) is, why you need one (or more) and tasks you can give them! You’ll also get tips and tricks on hiring your first VA, where to find them and how to manage them, including conducting training and measuring their performance. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the number of projects and tasks you're juggling, you’ve come to the right podcast! Learn how to “Clone Yourself” to get more done! Hiring VA’s to support my business and content I create is the real reason why the Silicon Valley Business Journal named me to their 40 Under 40 List! In the past 5 years, I have overhauled my business to run itself (while increasing sales year over year) so that I could focus on creating content. It all started with a failed training to scale my business with actual employees. I had to re-evaluate everything I did in my business and that's when I made the conscious decision to move away from an employee biz model to
Episodes
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#80: Becoming MicroFamous w/ Matt Johnson
I enjoyed the authenticity and truth in my conversation today with Matt Johnson. It seems these days we are always talking about "being vulnerable" or "being authentic." I feel, however, that when people talk about it with regards to social media, it is with the intention of being seen. Don't…
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#79: Boss Mom & Rise of the VA w/ Dana Malstaff
Dana Malstaff is an entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and all-rounded Boss Mom! She helps busy mom entrepreneurs with unpredictable schedules grow sustainable businesses. Some of our ideas on how to build a team and work with virtual assistants are similar. Some of what we suggest is a little bit...
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#78: Rock Bottom to 6 Figures in 9 Months w/ Samantha Joy
I read Samantha Joy's book "The Less Effect: Design Your Life for Happiness & Purpose" a few years ago. It opened my eyes to how much a minimalist approach can help declutter all the chaos in our lives. Although we do talk a little about her book, the real conversation in this episode is about…
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#77: From NHL Player to Virtual Assistants Staffing Agency w/ Bob Lachance
Bob Lachance is a business owner and real estate investor and has been since 2004. He's a serial entrepreneur and currently owns, operates, and manages many different businesses around the world. Bob is also the creator and CEO of one of the premier Real Estate Virtual Assistant Staffing…
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#76: How to Unleash Your Creativity w/ Wyatt Dickson
During our talk, we never used the words “burning desire” however, I felt strongly that this is the essence of my conversation with Wyatt Dickson! And of course, the concept of “burning desire” comes from one of my favourite books “Think and Grow Rich”, by Napoleon Hill! Listen in as we unpack…
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#75: Ritualize Your Business w/ Morgan Garza
My guest today is Morgan Garza and we get into a little “woo” as we talk about how you can ritualize your business. Morgan says she has one foot in the mystical and one foot in the practical, which gives her 20/20 vision and allows her to bring magic to running businesses and doing the mundane!...
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#74: Intentionally Building Your Business w/ Johanna Renoth
Today I chatted with Johanna Renoth. We talk about some really interesting stuff around human design and what it means to be a manifestor. Johanna is an Executive and Business Coach, who has also been a founder, and knows what it’s like to start and run a business. She supports early-stage…
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#73: Conscious Leadership w/ Sarah Hawley
In this episode, we discuss conscious leadership and creating a soul-life balance. Sarah Hawley from Growmotely is my guest, an accomplished and successful businesswoman, a published author, and a serial entrepreneur. She loves to question everything and live her life on her terms. She seeks out...
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#72: Selling Made Easy w/ Ryan Forrest from Kennected
In this episode, I talk about sales and prospecting! Ryan Forrest, from Kennected, is my guest and we talk about how to scale your business from a sales point of view, with a bit of a soul life balance flavor! He talks to us about using LinkedIn automation to qualify leads and find clients. He…
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#71: Mindful Workspace Wellness Boxes w/ David Gilbert
This episode is all about mindfulness and specifically, mindfulness in the workplace! Whether you work alone, have a small team or work in a big corporate company, mindfulness is so important. I talked to David Gilbert from the Meditation Supply Store on how to bring mindfulness into the…
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#70: Visibility, Income & Impact w/ James Patrick
James Patrick is an award winning photographer, best selling author, entrepreneur coach, podcast host and public speaker based in Phoenix, AZ. In my opinion, James is an absolute rockstar! In this episode we’re going to focus on how to manage a virtual team! Whether your team is made up of...
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#69: Growmotely: Long Term Remote Working w/ Benefits
Sarah Riegelhuth just launched a brand new company, Growmotley, that bridges the gap between remote based companies and job seekers looking for full-time work, with benefits. Listen in as I get the inside scoop on how you can find full-time remote employees that you can rely on, or if you're a…
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#68: Fire Your Fears w/ Bailey Frumen
Bailey Frumen is a psychotherapist, author, speaker, coach and mentor to ambitious leaders and entrepreneurs. She provides the roadmap and the means to travel out of frustration & overwhelm into action & purpose. She has been named one of the ‘Top 20 life coaches to watch’ by Popexpert.com. She…
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#67: Eat the Brownie with Amy Matthews
My guest, Amy Matthews, is an entrepreneur who helps other professionals get more clarity and direction in their careers. We talk about finding that balance in your life, which includes work, and your mindfulness practices. To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any other…
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#66: Virtual Assistants in the Swag Industry w/ Amanda Corey
Amanda Corey has been instrumental in building a million dollar business while working less than 4 hours a day! She is the woman behind my team of VA’s that help run my business, Swagworx. Amanda is the CEO of “From The Desktop” and in this episode you’ll hear how she helps promotional products...
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#65: Van Life & Running a Business w/ Joe Bauer
Joe has been a high-level athlete, coaching for fitness, and movement for over 20 years. He has a love for sharing what he has learned about his training with the world on his podcast and blog. Joe also lives in a van, traveling the country with his fiancé. He is running his business and living…
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#64: Connecting Authentically with Lance Essihos
Lance Essihos is the founder and CEO of Mic-Up Podcast. He is also the podcast host of the “University of Adversity” podcast, a podcast about shifting your perspective on adversity by understanding that although adversity may feel like your worst enemy, it is actually your greatest ally. He talks...
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#63: $40k of Debt Paid off in 14 Months! with Melissa Blynn
Having a strong background in nutrition and physical fitness, Melissa understands the importance of choosing a healthy lifestyle and implementing a balance between mind and body behaviors. In this episode, we talk about her health care program and everything from healthy eating to working out and...
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#62: Forging Your Path with Delaney McGuire
Delaney had been working his corporate life with a corporate company for about 2 years when he decided he wanted to work remotely. His company agreed, and he’s been living in a van, travelling around the U.S. since. He even started a side hustle. I talked to him about working remotely in general...
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#61: Podcasting Will Increase Your Sales
In today’s pod, I’m going to get in and get out quickly with some actionable advice. Something that you can get going on right away to open up doors and increase sales. Now is the time to double down on your content strategy if you’re already podcasting. If you’re not, now is the time to get...
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#60: Working With VAs with Veronica Taylor
Veronica Taylor started her corporate career in the late 1990s, right after the dot.com boom. Then in 2003 she made a leap and left corporate America to start her own business, working with VAs. She says she learned a lot but her decision was based around wanting more autonomy and as she likes to...
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#59: Prioritizing Projects & Letting Go with Roger Burnett
In this episode of Clone Yourself I talk with Roger Burnett about the mindset behind letting go. Roger is prioritizing the projects and tasks he does within his own business so that he can focus on his greatest strengths which just happens to be sales and marketing. To hear the full podcast, head...
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#58: Fear of Not Trusting
The Clone Yourself podcasts are about so much more than just working with VAs. They’re about getting your life back. They’re about freedom. They’re about financial freedom! The biggest fear of working with VAs is the fear of letting go. The second biggest part of working with VAs is not trusting....
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#57: Written Communication & Interviewing
I did an earlier episode where I talked about the importance of written communication and interviewing with regards to working with VAs. I wanted to revisit this topic and dive deeper as I have been getting a lot of questions from you about this. Written communication is arguably the most…
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#56: Freebie: Quarterly Content Generator
Here is another episode where I talk you through one of my freebies on my website! If you want help to plan your next 3 months of social media posts, the Quarterly Content Generator is going to make your life a whole heck of a lot easier! I use this worksheet to plan out all my content and in...
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#55: How to Separate Trello Board Projects
Trello is an amazing project management tool and today I am going to teach you how to work less and make more by working with VAs, using Trello Boards. Although I have talked about Trello in previous episodes, in this episode, I talk specifically about how you can separate projects using…
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#54: Streamline Communication w/ Trello Boards
Today I talk to you about Trello boards, why I love them, and how I use Trello to work less and make more! Trello is simply a collaboration tool that helps you organize your projects and tasks. You can easily see what's being worked on and who in your team is working on what. Although there are...
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#53: Freebie! Branding Guidelines Template
In this episode I talk you through the FREE Branding Guidelines Template I asked my VAs to create for you. It’s a template you can download and update with your colors, your fonts, your logo and your do’s and don’ts of your brand. To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or any...
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#52: Pay by the Hour vs Pay by the Project
If you’re here to learn about working with VAs because you are overwhelmed with working in your business instead of growing your business and working on your business, then you’ve come to the right place! Today I answer the question, “Should I pay a VA by the hour, or by the project.” To hear the...
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#51: Freebie! 3 Essential Ways to Work Less & Make More with VAs (Guide)
In this episode I am going to do a deep dive into one of my freebies - a guide on how to get your VA up-and-running quickly! I’ll talk you through identifying the tasks holding you back and 3 easy tasks your VA can help with right away. To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or...
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#50: Price Points (The Cost of VAs)
I get asked all the time, “How much should I expect to pay a VA.” In this episode, I talk about the actual cost of VAs. The truth is quality over quantity. Forget the “cheap labor” hype - there are basic, mid and high-level VAs. Listen in to hear my description and the price points of each level....
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#49: Working with VAs w/ Nik Saija
Nik Saija from Red Bridge Clothing talks to us today about how he works with VA’s. He says, “In order to have VAs, you kinda have to be a people person. Especially because you can’t see them.” After getting bogged down, and starting to get burnt out, he took my advice and he hired his first VA...
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#48: Start/Stop: Evaluating Your Priorities
There are some things you might want to start doing and there are some things you might want to stop doing. To find out what, start with the time audit worksheet! Remember though, it might not be so much “start doing” but “continue doing” what you enjoy and what you are good at and stop doing...
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#47: Fear of Poor Quality Work
Stop overthinking and just do it! When you first start working with VAs you need to hire 2 or 3 at once. It works because you are not committed to a lot of hours. Set each one an hour limit and give them a task. Then evaluate how they deliver! To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify,...
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#46: Celebrating Wins
No matter where you are at in your business - celebrate! Celebrate where you have come from. It doesn’t matter if things are negative or positive, you can always find a win. I’m all about mindfulness and a big part of mindfulness is appreciating where you are in your journey! To hear the full...
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#45: Morning Routines
“I’m a creature of habit. I love morning routines!” Trust me, a morning routine is going to set you up for success. It’s very important to get your day started off intentionally. Doing this is going to help your productivity! I start my day off with Yoga, followed by clearing my VA inbox. How…
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#44: Being Present (and Patient)
Being present and being patient, and practicing mindfulness is so important if you want to successfully work with VAs. For some reason, we think working with VA’s is a quick fix. I’m here to tell you, it’s not. You have to have a plan! To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or...
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#43: Culture of Leaders (Not Micromanaging)
Create a culture of leaders and don’t micromanage. Period! Once we get into a good rhythm, I want my VAs to just do it. In the beginning, of course, it’s different, but once you find that flow….let them go and don’t get in their way. To hear the full podcast, head on over to Spotify, iTunes or…
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#42: When To Move On From a VA
One model business owners often follow is, “Hire slow. Fire fast.” With VA’s, I say “Hire Fast” because you want to get up and running as fast as possible. They are VA’s, so you don’t have the same commitment as you do when hiring full-time employees. In earlier pods, I also talk about giving VAs...
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#41: Creating A Fun Company Culture Remotely With Laurie Moore
A chief fun officer! What’s that? Laurie Moore is the “Chief Fun Officer” at PromoCorner where she is responsible for building the culture with her remote team. She says, “when everyone is working in isolation you kinda get lonely and sometimes you can go all day without talking to your…
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#40: The Give First Economy with Kirby Hasseman
Kirby Hasseman is a friend and serial entrepreneur (author and podcaster!) and he talks about how you can get more stuff done in his new book, “The Give First Economy.” Kirby says, “Giving first is an old school principle that we’ve gotten away from.” He also says, “We live in such a distracted...
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#39: Tips for Entrepreneurs from a Virtual Assistant with Natasha Bowles
The VA business model is a two way street and building the relationship is key to success. Natasha has her own VA agency and today she shares what she did before entering the VA world and how she got started. You’ll also hear about some of the services she offers and some tips for overcoming...
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#38: Accountability
Accountability is a really interesting topic, particularly when we are talking about scaling your business. I believe we need to hold ourselves more accountable than we hold anyone else - it starts at the top! If something is not working with your VA, it’s a good opportunity to not get…
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#37: Creating & Scaling a Biz You Can Run in Your Underwear with Michael O'Neal
Michael O’Neal has been doing the Solopreneur Hour podcasts since 2013 and he has a youtube channel on productivity. On top of that, he also has a video channel with DIY Tips and Gear for porsche geeks! He says, “you gotta first bring an audience to a place and once you have your audience there…
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#36: Remote Teams as a Serial Entrepreneur with Sarah Riegelhuth
Sarah Reigelhuth is what I call a “heart centered entrepreneur”. Being a serial entrepreneur requires some extra time working on your soul, something I call “finding soul life balance”. Sarah has successfully grown her virtual team, but she is also going to talk to us about her spiritual journey....
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#35: Building an Online Business to LIVE Your Life & Work Less with Graham Cochrane
Graham Cochrane has a youtube channel, a podcast, a coaching business, an online product business and a business where he teaches musicians how to D.I.Y. their recording! He’s big on focusing on your strengths and today he talks us through his mindset when prioritising what to give to VAs and how...
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#34: Being Intentional
“If it’s not on my calendar it doesn’t exist” When are are not intentional, we are just drifting and we tend to be reactive rather than proactive. Today we are going to talk about being intentional with your time and how that can help you achieve more balance in your life while working with VAs.…
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#33: The Power of Masterminds with Brandon T. Adams
The power of a mastermind is something all entrepreneurs and content creators can benefit from and I knew that Brandon T. Adams was the perfect person to demonstrate the value of Masterminds! Brandon says a mastermind is two or more people who come together, collaborate, brainstorm and put their...
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#32: Helping Busy Entrepreneurs Become Industry Titans with Josh Tapp
Today we’re talking to Josh Tapp, the host from “The Lucky Titan” podcast. But Josh is way more than a podcast host! He helps entrepreneurs to connect and create joint venture deals through connecting with industry leaders. Listen in to learn from Josh on how he “figured it out” and how he gets…
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#31: Realistic Expectations
A lot of people, including me before I cracked the code, think that working with VA’s is really easy. Sometimes people think of VAs in terms of “cheap labor and not doing stuff”. When I first started, I thought the same way! But making it work well is about having realistic expectations. To hear...
About this show
Welcome to Clone Yourself where you’ll learn things like, who a Virtual Assistant (VA) is, why you need one (or more) and tasks you can give them! You’ll also get tips and tricks on hiring your first VA, where to find them and how to manage them, including conducting training and measuring their performance. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the number of projects and tasks you're juggling, you’ve come to the right podcast! Learn how to “Clone Yourself” to get more done! Hiring VA’s to support my business and content I create is the real reason why the Silicon Valley Business Journal named me to their 40 Under 40 List! In the past 5 years, I have overhauled my business to run itself (while increasing sales year over year) so that I could focus on creating content. It all started with a failed training to scale my business with actual employees. I had to re-evaluate everything I did in my business and that's when I made the conscious decision to move away from an employee biz model to
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