Podcast by Catherine Gladwyn - UK Virtual Assistant Trainer
04 October 2025
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24:48
26 September 2025
You might be thinking: But how do I get clients as a Virtual Assistant?
You don't need to worry about that, it'll all fall into place.
Let's do things the right way, the easy way.
Step one is you choose - yes you get to choose - what services you'll offer as a VA.
That’s exactly why I created this free download 90+ services you can offer as a VA.
www.catherinegladwyn.co.uk/va-services
If you’re serious about changing your work life, if you want to create a business that fits around your life - not the other way round - this is your sign. Becoming a Virtual Assistant could be the best decision you ever make.
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02:04
20 September 2025
What ChatGPT and other AI software are giving us now, has been around for years in different forms. Google provides incredible information, some of which is absolute tosh and other bits give us knowledge we’d have only gathered on a Tuesday, Weds morning, Thurs or Friday and two hours on a Saturday going to a library.
When the internet was first released there were concerns about how it could lead to loneliness and isolation, and I am sure it has in many ways. But it’s also opened up whole new worlds for people looking for events to go to, looking for help, wanting to reconnect with old friends, for people like you and me to create a business and reach more people than we could have without it. It also made early adopters very very rich.
With almost everything comes positive and negative, and while I think we’re all allowed to feel negativity sometimes, we mustn’t let it overtake the dreams we have.
Let me share with you how and why AI isn't going to replace Virtual Assistants. I think you'll agree by the end of this episode.
In this episode I mention this: www.catherinegladwyn.co.uk/ai
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19:45
06 September 2025
It's okay to want to make more money, but we can sometimes feel like asking 'how' is a bit greedy.
It's not.
The more income you have the more you can do to give you even more freedom and luxury.
Anyway, as always, I digress.
Listen to today's podcast to hear a few ways you could make more money in your Virtual Assistant business - ethically!
Links mentioned: www.catherinegladwyn.co.uk/packages
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24:34
23 August 2025
I couldn't even pop out to get a magazine when I was a new Mum!
Whereas Caroline started her business with an 18 month old baby, and pregnant with her second.
I'm joined in this episode by Caroline Marshall, the founder of Upsource, a multi award-winning Virtual Assistant agency and a growing community of fractional, high-calibre Business, Executive, and Virtual Assistants.
Find out how she went from start up to fully booked in 3 months. To now having a team of 36 (not a typo) associates.
How did / does she do it?
Caroline generously shares her secrets in this episode.
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Caroline began her career in Personal Assistance, Business Support, and Events. She entered the Assistant industry in 2010 and moved to Virtual Assistance in 2016, first as an employed VA, before launching her own agency in 2020. Her hands-on experience and deep understanding of the assistant role have shaped Upsource into what it is today.
Her personal journey through motherhood, redundancy, the pandemic, and entrepreneurship inspired her to launch the ‘Bump to Business Owner’ podcast, where Caroline shares the real stories of founders who are also mothers, exploring how they navigate business and life.
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49:26
09 August 2025
We need to share who YOU are online as well as what you do to help you stand out, so we need to find your tone of voice and allow potential clients to really get to know the face behind the business.
I hope some small tips in this episode help you do that, or confirm you're already doing all the things.
I make an exciting recommendation in the podcast about a course by my friend, Katya Varbanova, a course which I am having hours of fun with and one that's changed my creativity and content beyond anything I could've done.
I promised to share the link, which is here: https://shop.viralmarketingstars.com/a/2148130170/pvmy92sk
The link is an affiliate link which means I may benefit financially if you make a purchase. I never recommend any products or services that I don't use in my own business on a regular basis.
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