Virtual Expert™
News and Views
February 2019
Welcome,
Virtual Expert ™ News and Views is a monthly newsletter for Virtual Assistants, and written exclusively by Virtual Assistants. Keep current with tips, tools and industry information. Also stay up-to-date on what is happening at Virtual Expert™ Training; one of the world's most elite and respected virtual assistant training programs.
Kathy Goughenour
Business Coach & Trainer
Founder Expert VA® Training / Virtual Expert ™
Get To Know the Expert VA® Training Coaches
This month you get a chance to meet 3 of our 9 coaches.
Don't worry! You'll meet the other 6 over the next 2 months. You're going to LOVE them all!
Mary Hanley
Location/Time Zone: Chicago, IL | Central
Niche(s): ExpertVA® Training Head Coach/Social Media Consultant
Fun Facts
Favorite success quote: “If you want to live a life you’ve never lived, you have to do what you’ve never done.” ~ Jen Sincero
Hobbies: Family; Foodie; Fostering puppies; Baking
Hidden Talent: Amazing Burps. ๐ฎ My grandson tells me that they are “daddy dragon” burps. Everyone is shocked that sound can come out of my petite body. I have to know you very well to share this hidden talent.
Directory Link: https://expertvatraining.com/staff/mary-j-hanley/
Mary J. Hanley has been exactly in your shoes. Ten years ago she was making $11/hour in the real estate industry, wishing for another path in her professional life. Onto the scene popped Kathy and the VA program and Mary’s wishes came true. After finishing the program, Mary’s business skyrocketed. Now, not only is she the Head of VA Coaches and about to start leading the Diamond’s Group, Mary now makes $250/hour as a social media consultant.
While Mary is one hell of a social media consultant it was when she started coaching VAs that she realized her true passion: you. Yup. Training up-and-coming VAs to assist them in reaching their goals and growing their businesses. Asked what she loves about coaching, Mary said:
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My favorite part is watching a VA become the person they are supposed to be, using their talents they were born with. I enjoy being a part of changing people lives. I love all the successes in the growth process. From making a commitment to the training, to getting their first paying client, to leaving their J.O.B. ...
Most importantly, Mary is one fun, energetic, and loving person. From life to family to the foster pups she sometimes adopts, her heart is massive. She’s a mama bear whose youngest daughter is the #1 thing that makes her laugh. With a proclivity for food and a knack for baking, you’ll likely find Mary enjoying amazing food with family. But you won’t find her with people chewing with their mouths open, biting their fingernails, or dragging their feet the whole way to the table. You know, ‘cause she has standards. If she’s got a book in her hand, it’s probably the latest Jen Sincero book, because Mary is a badass. Obviously.
With Mary as your coach you’ll be in loving and capable hands, destined to have a great time, receiving the support you deserve, learning like crazy, and well on your way to achieving your own greatness. She’s coach, team mate, and cheerleader all in one. She’ll empower you, inspire you, and set you up for the win. Mary’s been there. She gets it. And she can get you where you want to go.
Joyce Wright
Location/Time Zone: Missouri | Central Time zone
Niche(s): MemberGate membership websites, 1ShoppingCart, AWeber, iContact
Fun Facts
Favorite success quote: "All progress takes place outside the comfort zone." -- Michael John Bobak
Hobbies/Pets: Reading, jigsaw puzzles, walking in the woods, volunteering / 3 dogs – Buddy, Charlie and Lulu; 2 cats – Mama and Boo๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฑ๐๐คทโ๏ธ
Hidden Talent: I can read a map and have a good sense of direction.
Directory Link: https://expertvatraining.com/staff/joyce-wright/
Joyce Wright, the owner of Accomplish More Today, specializes in getting membership websites launched, as well as ongoing updates and member support. Her dedication to guiding her clients through the arduous undertaking of launching a membership website has garnered her loyal customers.
She started her virtual assistant business in 2009 after completing the very first Expert VA® Training program. In addition to being a Virtual Expert™ coach, she is the facilitator of the monthly Virtual Expert™ Q&A sessions.
After a career in the telecommunications industry she was able to move to the country with her husband and work from their home in the woods. Their property seems to be on the trail of lost animals so she currently has 3 dogs and 2 cats who were in need of a home. She is a people person and enjoys taking time to make contacts and socialize at business networking events. Joyce also finds participating in a variety of volunteer activities very rewarding and a way to help her community and society in general.
Joyce’s nickname in the Expert VA® Community is “Saint Joyce!”
Melissa St. Clair
Location/Time Zone: Beaufort, SC | EST
Niche(s): Small Business Operations, Communications, Administrative
Fun Facts
Favorite success quote: Value YOUR time so you can spend time doing what you value. -Melissa St. Clair
Hobbies/Pets: health-conscious foodie, yogi, 2 indoor cats๐๐ฑ
Hidden Talent: Knack for finding 4-leaf clovers
Directory Link: https://expertvatraining.com/staff/melissa-st-clair/
Melissa St. Clair, the owner of Paper Chaser, is a Certified Virtual Expert™ helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses by taking over tedious tasks and increasing productivity. She made a beeline to entrepreneurship as a military spouse wanting to thrive professionally alongside her servicemember. As part of her mission, she promotes portable careers through tools and talks. Melissa has been featured on multiple media platforms and she was recently quoted in Julie Perrine’s book, Become a Procedures Pro™.
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About Kathy and Expert VA® Training/Virtual Expert™
Kathy Goughenour is an experienced and savvy business coach and trainer.
Kathy Goughenour’s 25+ years of marketing experience encompasses everything from print advertising and brochures to outdoor signage to the internet. She has an undergraduate degree in Marketing and an MBA.
She has worked in corporate settings, built multiple profitable small businesses herself, and created a 6-figure multi VA team. Her passion however, lies with helping others to achieve their own entrepreneurial goals through her extensive knowledge of the virtual marketing and virtual assistant field.
As a business coach and trainer, Kathy has quickly become a vital resource for helping women achieve their career and income goals as work-from-home Virtual Assistants.
Why Kathy Created Expert VA® Training
As her success grew, more and more colleagues sent their friends and family to Kathy for advice on how to start their own virtual assistant home-based businesses. Kathy enjoyed sharing her secrets to building a highly profitable Virtual Assistant business, and in 2008 started her own Virtual Assistant training program. She has now trained hundreds women (and a few men) to create success on their own terms as Expert VA®s and term she coined … Virtual Experts™.
