Lisa Reed founded Rockstar Virtual in 2015 to provide virtual assistant services to entrepreneurs, busy professionals, venture capitalists, actors and actresses, C-suite executives, and more. Lisa is a detail-minded, laser focused assistant, with an extremely direct approach. This has helped her to forge long-lasting client relationships, and to lead the Rockstar Virtual team to success.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Lisa’s clients
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Prior to starting I had a sales background so it was definitely different to transition over because in direct sales there’s very much a framework in place for you of boundaries you can operate in, a lot of marketing materials already in place for you, you’re trained on exactly how to share these products so when starting my virtual assistance business, I had actually worked with a virtual assistant company and they shut their doors over night and left their clients without virtual assistance so my business kind of fell into my lap where I had some clients that needed assistance and needed it fast”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done Book by Dave Crenshaw
- The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich Book by Timothy Ferriss
Favourite Quote:
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift”
Recommended Online Resources:
Asana – It’s free to use, simple to get started, and powerful enough to run your entire business
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“My business is my baby, it is no one else’s job to make sure it succeeds but my own, it’s your baby, protect it, do what you need to for it”…[Listen for More]
More About Lisa Reed:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“I ask people impertinent questions. Hopefully turning up pertinent answers.” Jim Butcher, Small Favor
Other Quotes From the Chat with Lisa Reed:
- “If anyone listening is waiting to become an entrepreneur and start their own business, there is never going to be a perfect time, life happens, just like when you’re driving along a road you can’t wait for all the traffic lights to be green”
- “Have some systems in place that allow you to streamline your day to day processes”
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