Why am I a virtual assistant? And.. what is next for me?
Why a Virtual Assistant, and what is next for me? I love to travel and during my 20’s, I was very lucky to have travelled around the world, being able to spend a few months or longer traveling overland in about 30 different countries with my partner in crime of over 25 years, Rowan. Here we are sitting on the pyramid in Egypt, shortly before Rowan got spat on by a camel.. Another story. For work in the UK at the time, I was working in my family’s oil distribution business, Fuel Oils, directly with my Dad and Uncle as the two directors. I worked my way through the various ‘Accounts clerk roles as they became available. I then went on to learn Bookkeeping gaining Certified Accounting Technician exams, before I moved more into management. I completed my diploma in Management and Leadership, before becoming General Manager of the business for 7 years, the business grew by very nearly 300% whilst I was GM, so I like to think I did a good job! Regardless though, I only really had exp...