#42: Valentina Brega

Valentina Brega is the founder of Hire Train VA, which helps busy entrepreneurs reclaim their time by hiring world-class support staff.

In this episode, Valentina shares her story of immigrating to the U.S. from the poorest country in Europe, and – with just $400, a 1-year-old daughter and no car – building a skill set while working remotely and eventually launching her own company.

She also delivers a mini-masterclass on how to hire a rockstar virtual assistant and begin to delegate your lower dollar-per-hour tasks.

Plus:

- Valentina's journey to the U.S. and how she made ends meet 

- Getting started as a remote assistant to real estate investor Bill Allen

- Negotiating with homeowners on cold calls

- How she built a team of virtual assistants

- Examples of tasks you should hand over to an assistant

- Which countries she's found to be the best sources of talent

- Why hiring a remote assistant will turn you into a better leader

- Writing a job posting that attracts A-players

- Using personality tests, mini-projects and role playing when hiring

- Why "visibility beats ability every time"

Valentina's Charitable Cause: 

Operation Underground Railroad, which fights child sexual exploitation and human trafficking worldwide.

Books Mentioned:

- 80/20 Sales and Marketing by Perry Marshall

- Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson

- Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes

- Traction by Gino Wickman

- $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi

Connect with Valentina:
- 100 Tasks to Delegate to a Virtual Assistant: https://hiretrainva.com/delegate/?src=af

- HireTrainVA.com