Renee Hastings

Renee Hastings is the President and CEO of Executive Help Now, a virtual assistance service. She and her cohort of managers, specialists, podcast producers, and executive assistants provide administrative support, video podcast production support, and business consulting services to small business owners, content creators, show hosts, and busy executives. Renee’s entrepreneurial journey started in 1996. Against all odds, she holds a degree in Business Management, she’s been a Dale Carnegie Leadership Training Coach, and she’s appeared on NBC’s KCRA News 3 discussing the pandemic, business owners, and virtual assistance. Renee is now a sought-after inspirational speaker, podcast host, successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Small Group Bible Study Coach leading women along their spiritual journey. Leveraging over 15 years of administrative and business experience, Renee and her team give busy executives the ability to: eat more meals at home; take more vacations, and increase their productivity. 

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Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:

• How Renee Hastings transitioned from receptionist to CEO of Executive Help Now.
• The evolution of her virtual assistant business and the tailored packages offered.
• Key strategies for matching virtual assistants with clients to reduce burnout.
• A powerful success story of streamlining business operations for an overwhelmed client.
• The role of trust-building and technology in optimizing VA-client collaborations.
• Practical insights into the benefits of using virtual assistant services to boost efficiency.

In this episode...

In this episode featuring Renee Hastings, President and CEO of Executive Help Now, host Chad Gill delves into Renee's extensive 15+ years in business management and her journey from starting as a receptionist to founding her own virtual assistance business. The conversation highlights the evolution of her company, which began with hiring her first virtual assistant to manage growing workloads and has since developed tailored packages for clients. Renee shares success stories, including how her services transformed a client’s overwhelmed business operations, emphasizing the importance of finding the right match between virtual assistants (VAs) and clients to reduce burnout. The dialogue also covers the critical role of trust and technology in the VA-client relationship, advocating for flexibility and gradual trust-building as essential components of successful collaborations. 

Resources in this episode: 

• Chad Gill on LinkedIn
• VAs 4 Construction 
• Executive Help Now Website
• Renee Hastings on LinkedIn 
• Renee Speaks Podcast on Youtube 
• Instagram
• Facebook
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Sponsor for this episode: 

This episode is brought to you by VAs4Construction. VAs4Construction provides tailored support personnel for construction contractors.  Whether as project admins, estimator support or executive assistants, leveraging remote personnel can keep your team doing what they love while getting the data you need.  Visit us at VAs4construction.com to see how you can free up capacity within your team.