Episode #89: The Agency Series -Sadie Prestridge

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to our Agency Series. This week we talk to Sadie Prestridge, Owner of Prestridge & Co., an Virtual Assistant Agency.  Sadie talks about her journey from VA to owner of a 12 person team, the big mistakes she made early on, and much, much more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Timestamps:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">   </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">01:00- How I got into this business.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">04:30- How I figured out what I wanted to offer my clients.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">09:03- The difference between a VA and an EVA</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">12:00- What kind of people Prestridge & Co. works with</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">19:45- About the choice to work or spend time with family as an agency owner</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">24:26- How Sadie structured her company, who she’s hired and how they work with clients</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">28:56- tools for people that want to get their agency together</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">29:41- Keeping client work consistent when somebody leaves or goes on vacation</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">34:19- Getting out of the client work and adapting to the work of running your own company</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">39:50- Meetings, communication, and culture with a remote team</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">43:18- Hiring contractors or employees how to pay people.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">46:39- Structuring client packages</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">51:30- Financial breakdown of a billable hour.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">54:05- The hardest part of running an agency.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">57:16- What makes Prestridge & Co. different</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.reynoldsobm.com"><span style= "font-we