Eshiamo VAs Suite

Juan, a tech entrepreneur, was struggling to create a balance between coding, meeting investors and clients, troubleshooting, scaling up the company, and strategizing. He was grappling with the overwhelming burden of paperwork. He knew that it was time he sought a helping hand before his desk became an insurmountable mountain. Hiring a full-time PA was out of the question due to budgetary constraints. It was time to hire a virtual assistant who would offer not only administrative services but also bookkeeping. Juan contacted the Eshiamo VAs, expressing interest. During the discovery call, I explained to him how we could streamline his start-up's workflow to help him reclaim his time and achieve more, one task at a time. My objective as the lead at Eshiamo VAs was to help him focus on his coding work with our range of virtual assistance services. Our skills go beyond scheduling. We were also able to be virtual bookkeepers. Chasing down clients with long outstanding invoices, categ...

The Background: I was pleasantly surprised two weeks ago when I received an email from a former client at my previous employer. This client operates in the non-profit sector meaning that at any one time, they could be implementing several projects funded by different donors. These donors have specific reporting requirements.  As I labored reading through the lines, I could understand the frustration they were going through with their accounting system.   This accounting system was not only outdated but also not very user friendly. It had no online / cloud-based version. If the CFO was attending a stakeholders’ forum in the regional office, he could not access the system to approve and review payments.  Errors could not be corrected in real-time. My Approach: I immediately contacted the client and created a board in my project management suite. Project boards are the best in visualizing workflows, tracking progress and enhancing team collaboration. Within an hour, ...

  A couple of years ago, I left the comfort of a nine-to-five job and dived into the waters of remote working. My designation was a virtual assistant. I was never prepared for the labyrinth of software, tools, and deadlines. One minute I’m on a discovery call with a very promising client, and the next I’m busy collaborating with the CEO of a tech start-up on how to correctly forecast the year-to-year cashflows. And that is not enough; I also need to assist a newly opened chiropractor clinic with lead generation. My initial assessment, which was incorrect, was that I only needed a Wi-Fi connection and could work anywhere and everywhere. This week, I'll take you on a quick tour of my Tuesday. The chaos and the noise that continuously make things fascinating give me a reason to crawl out of bed and strive to make matters better, not only for myself but for my pool of loyal and ever-demanding clients. 8:00 AM: A sneak peek into the inboxes An early morning dive into the clients’ ...

Ask any random person on the street what strategic management entails, and they are likely to delve into spreadsheets, charts, gap analysis, VRIO, the McKinsey 7S Model, etc. Strangely for me, I have learned many valuable lessons about strategic management from my morning runs. Let me walk you through the practical application of these lessons in my role as a C-suite executive. Planning and morning runs are inseparable twins. Your morning runs begin with route, distance, and time planning. You also consider potential obstacles to achieving your goals, such as harsh weather, fatigue, and human and vehicular traffic, among others. In strategic management and particularly planning, goals are set (e.g., increase sales by 24% in 6 months), the mode of achieving the goals (e.g., focusing on new clients), and the factors that may hinder their achievement (e.g., entry barriers such as tariffs into new markets and surpassed consumer purchasing power). Morning runs require a lot of self-sacrific...