How to Hire a Virtual Assistant: 3 MAJOR Mistakes Founders Make | Ep 21

👉 Sign Up For My FREE Lead Tracker  If you’ve ever hired a VA and somehow ended up with MORE work, more management, and more shit on your plate… this episode is for you. Because sometimes the problem isn’t that your VA “didn’t work out.” Sometimes you hired the wrong person for the role, didn’t know what you actually needed, or tried to hand an executive-level job to someone you were paying $400 a month. And yeah… we’re gonna talk about it. Hey, sales friends! Welcome back to the DM Sales Gal Podcast. Today I’m talking with my client and Denver neighbor, Dawnisha Taylor, founder of OnPointe, an executive virtual assistant agency that matches founders, executives, and consultants with US-based executive VAs. And I LOVE this conversation because I’ve hired a LOT of people over the years. In fact, this year alone, I’ve hired more people than I probably did in the first several years of my business combined. So I have some opinions about hiring, delegation, operations, and what happens when you finally stop trying to do everything yourself. We’re breaking down the biggest mistakes founders make when hiring a virtual assistant — and, more importantly, how to do it better. In this episode, we talk about: - The biggest mistake founders make BEFORE hiring a VA - How to figure out what you actually need to delegate - The simple seven-day exercise Donisha recommends to identify what should come off your plate - Why you shouldn’t hire someone just because you’re overwhelmed - The difference between a general VA and an executive virtual assistant - Why hiring based on the lowest price can cost you WAY more in the long run - How to calculate the actual ROI of hiring operations support - Why your time as a founder has a dollar value - The importance of SOPs when you’re building a team - Why you don’t need perfect systems before hiring an operations person - The difference between hiring a task-taker and hiring an actual strategic partner - Why founders need to take accountability for their part in a bad hiring experience - When you should hire specifically for marketing, social media, lead generation, or other specialized roles - How to build a team that can actually think, make decisions, and operate without constantly coming back to you - Why the goal of hiring isn’t just to get things off your plate — it’s to give yourself back the time to actually be the CEO **Connect with Dawnisha:** - Follow her on Instagram: @therealvaconnect - Check out her website - Start Your VA Match Call **This podcast was produced by** *Your Girl Media***.**  **Follow on Instagram:** @yourgirlmedia Want to be pulled into my world?  👉 Come hang with me on Instagram: @alyssalmoorhead *“DM me the word SALES GAL ”* to talk about your sales strategy or let me know you came from the podcast!  💸 Curious for more? Head to: www.alyssamoorhead.com Check out the 5-Step DM Sales to $20K+ Months Masterclass Deck Join My Email List + Get the Free Lead Tracker Ready for **$9K in sales straight from the DMs?** Join my email list and you'll get: - Invites to free networking calls - Upcoming sales masterclasses - A free Lead Tracker template - Behind-the-scenes updates from *The DM Sales Gal* podcast - Weekly lead generation and DM sales strategies that actually work 👉 Sign up HERE