Seed to Success

Seed to Success

Hosted by: Adrienne Donnelly

Welcome to Seed to Success – the podcast where I (Adrienne Donnelly) share my passion for helping women create successful, sustainable, and enjoyable Virtual Assistant businesses. With the support of incredible...

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Episodes

How to Have Difficult Conversations, with Jennifer Bicknell

You know the conversation you need to have. You've known for weeks. Most of us were never taught how to have a hard conversation, and in a service-based business that gap can cost you sleep, income and the confidence...
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Using AI Without Ending Up in the Headlines with Baidy Barton

There's a smart way to use AI in your business, and it has nothing to do with avoiding it out of fear. It's about knowing exactly where the lines are, so you can use it with confidence. Whether you're drafting client...
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What Does Your First Year in Business Actually Teach You? with Ashli Newton

The first year of business rarely looks like the highlight reel we see online. It's messy, it's humbling, and most of the real growth happens quietly behind the scenes while you're still figuring out your pricing,...
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First Impressions Matter: Putting Your Best Foot Forward

Have you ever wondered why some VAs and OBMs land the client and others don't, even when everyone on the shortlist has the same skills and experience? Sometimes the answer isn't about who's the most qualified. It's...
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Why Delegation Feels So Hard, with Emma Bennett

You’ve built something that works, but somehow you’re still the one holding every piece of it together. The systems haven’t caught up with real like, and delegation feels harder that it should, even though you know...
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What Makes a Great Executive Assistant, with Yvette Simpson

There's a moment every VA or EA hits where you wonder if you're just ticking off tasks or actually making a difference to the business you support. It's easy to feel like the value of your work is invisible,...
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The Importance of Visibility with Leslie Carvitto

Do you ever feel like being visible in your business just means posting more, showing your face more, and doing more video? Like there's some invisible checklist you're not ticking off, and until you do, you're not...
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Time For A Mid Year Check In

It's July, and if you're anything like most business owners, you're having that strange moment where January feels like it was both yesterday and five years ago. You set goals at the start of the year, got excited...
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Niching Your VA Business by Values, Not Industry, with Kathleen Amy

There's a version of business advice that tells you to just follow the strategy. Map the plan, hit the milestones, stay consistent. And there's another version that says trust your energy, move with the seasons,...
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Rethinking Marketing for Your Service Business with Bec Chappell

If you've ever felt like you're on a content hamster wheel, posting consistently, trying to feed the algorithm, and still wondering why the leads aren't flowing, you're not alone. So many VAs and OBMs are pouring time...
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The Subtle Language Shifts That Change How You’re Seen in Business

If you've ever caught yourself asking a client for a day off, chances are you already know something feels a little off about that. You're not an employee anymore, but sometimes the language hasn't quite caught...
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Sleep, Energy and Burnout with Dr Shauna Watts

Are you waking up at 3am with your brain already racing? Dragging yourself through the afternoon and quietly wondering how you're going to make it to the end of the day? If any of that sounds familiar, you're in good...
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