059: Knowing Thyself - Leading a Small Team with Vanessa Marin

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The better you know yourself, the better you know who you need working beside you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This philosophy has served my client Vanessa Marin, licensed psychotherapist who specializes in sex therapy, find her ideal Executive Assistant.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vanessa said that while she excels with big-picture creativity and ideas, she struggles with the “nuts and bolts” of the daily grind and struggles to keep track of details. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She knew an EA could fill this void, but due to the nature of her online business, worried about finding the right fit.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They were going to get some weird...interesting emails. Someone would have to be OK with that,” said Vanessa.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this episode, you will hear:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lightbulb moment that Vanessa knew she was connected with the right EA for her sex therapy business.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Vanessa’s idea of leadership has changed over the years and how that has affected her communication with her EA.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her perspective on running a lean operation with both her spouse and her sister.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The challenge of rapid growth in business.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Vanessa used transparency to increase customer engagement and combat stigma when talking about sex. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Subscribe and Review</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you subscribed to my podcast? If the answer is no, I’d love for you to subscribe. Diary of a Doer is full of stories of business, some behind the scenes, and freaking amazing guests. If you don’