Hiring A Virtual Assistant: What To Delegate & How To Manage With Tricia Sciortino

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Mar 4, 2025

Tricia Sciortino, CEO of BELAY and a pioneer in virtual staffing, shares her journey from the first virtual assistant to leading a successful company. She emphasizes how hiring a virtual assistant is never too early for entrepreneurs and can transform business operations. Tricia discusses the art of delegation, the importance of effective management, and how VAs can elevate productivity. Real-life stories illustrate the impact of well-placed assistants, making the case for why they should be a top hire for scaling businesses.

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INSIGHT

Early VA Hiring Accelerates Growth

Hiring a virtual assistant early accelerates business growth by freeing up time for strategic work.
Delegating administrative tasks allows focus on client attraction and brand building.

ADVICE

Delegate Your Time-consuming Tasks

Identify daily tasks consuming your time and delegate those to your virtual assistant.
Start with small, time-consuming activities like email and scheduling to regain focus.

ADVICE

Key Qualities for Successful VAs

Hire a VA who communicates well, is proactive, and detail-oriented to ensure success.
Look for VAs who lead tasks, anticipate needs, and represent you effectively to others.

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Every reason why finding a virtual assistant is one of the best hires you’ll make.

Want to know a secret? It's NEVER too early to hire a virtual assistant! In fact, you’ll be stunned by how much they can change and supercharge anything and everything for your business. Before hiring a VA, there were so many tasks that I needed help with, and now I only focus on building my brand, attracting my audience, and making more money.

Here's why I'm telling you this – by hiring a VA, you, the brilliant entrepreneur, get to focus on what you do best while delegating the rest to a committed assistant. Can you feel the weight lifting off your shoulders?

And lucky for you, here to walk you through finding, hiring, and managing the perfect VA is Tricia Sciortino, the fabulous CEO at BELAY, one of the fastest-growing virtual staffing companies in the US.

Personally, I found my current VA four years ago on BELAY, and it was the perfect resource for getting started. I was so nervous about hiring someone full-time and didn't know if I was ready. Plus, I didn't want to spend hours searching and vetting candidates online. Thankfully, BELAY took care of all of that for me!

In the episode, Tricia tells you all about:

10:51: How a virtual assistant can take your business to the next level
15:03: The qualities to look for in a VA, and key questions to ask when hiring
20:50: The ways a VA can help you in areas like social media, podcasting, and launching digital courses
26:14: Why VA’s will ignite creativity and ideation in your marketing processes
29:40: Tips for effectively training your VA to execute tasks seamlessly
32:53: How a VA contributes to your scalability

Listen in and remember to ask these questions in the interview process for your new VA:

- Your client has not delegated anything to you this week – what are you going to do?

- What steps would you take to make this relationship successful?

- What strategic questions would you ask to serve your client best?

- What excites you about being a virtual assistant?

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