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Denise Maples

Denise Maples

Denise Maples is founder of Backbone Operations, a virtual assistant and systems/operations business supporting entrepreneurs and small business owners, based in the Oklahoma City area.

Sep 14, 2026

19:25
the very specific ask is a vital part of your pitch.
19:29
Mm-hmm.
19:31
Yeah.
19:31
I think that's another, um, trouble spot for a lot of people is people wanna start br- 'cause you wanna cast the net as far as you can, so you, you know, "Oh, I do all things for all people all the time," because you wanna capture, you know, as many people as you can.
19:46
But I- I'm understanding more and more of what you're saying and how true it is, is to be more specific, and then people will be like, "Yes.
19:56
Okay.
19:56
I, I don't have a problem with scheduling, I have a problem with, you know, my digital filing," or, "I have a problem with, uh, social media posting," or something like that.
23:18
'Cause often, you know, you know this, they can see things that you can't see, 'cause they're just, it's that outside perspective that is valuable for the business owner.

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