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I sat down with Jess Whatman, founder of Agent Sync, to unpack what it really takes to scale your business using high-level virtual assistants.
She ran me through how I can implement them into my business, and helped me see the areas I need to really let go of, so that I can focus on scaling.
We chat on:
👉🏽 Why so many founders wait until they're in pain to hire help
👉🏽 The difference between a $5 VA and her elite VA’s
👉🏽 Jess’s journey from hiring her first social media VA to building a 100+ person remote team
👉🏽 The mindset shift required to delegate and grow
👉🏽 The best way to train your team and delegate tasks
👉🏽 How one client went from drowning in admin to having most of her time back
Whether you’re a founder, podcaster, or creative agency owner — this episode will inspire you to stop doing it all yourself and build the systems that free you up to grow.
Follow Jess here:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jesswhatman_agentsync/
https://www.instagram.com/agentsync_/
Website: https://agentsync.com.au/
Follow Me Here:
https://www.instagram.com/andrewcooney
Https://www.thinkloud.com.au
Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell - https://www.buybackyourtime.com/
00:00:00 – The Wake-Up Call That Changed Everything
00:00:57 – Meet Jess Whatman: VA Agency Founder
00:02:01 – What is a VA Agency
00:03:04 – The Hidden Costs of Hiring the Wrong VA
00:05:00 – The Secret Sauce to Vetting Rockstar Virtual Assistants
00:05:58 – Inside a 100+ Person VA Team (And How It’s Structured)
00:06:43 – Who Should Your First VA Hire Be?
00:08:56 – Why a Social Media VA Was My Game-Changing First Hire
00:11:14 – Why Founders Struggle to Let Go (And How to Fix It)
00:12:00 – How One Hire 2X’d the Business: The Power of an Operations Manager
00:15:45 – From Entry-Level to Elite: Understanding VA Roles & Value
00:16:24 – Behind the Scenes: My Personal Journey With VAs
00:18:08 – Can’t Afford a VA? Why That Mindset is Holding You Back
00:21:32 – I unpack what I want to delegate
00:27:07 – Step-By-Step: How to Start Delegating Without Chaos
00:31:58 – This One Hire Completely Transformed My Business
00:34:12 – Delegation + Automation = Founder Freedom
00:36:52 – Cash Flow, Overheads & The Shift From Freelancer to CEO
00:39:26 – The Proven Method to Train Your First VA
00:44:56 – Real Case Study: The VA Who Changed a Business Owner’s Life
00:48:37 – Outsourcing Your Life: How to Value Your Time Like a CEO
00:50:49 – Why Founders Must Prioritize Self-Leadership & Growth
00:52:26 – Where The Best Clients Really Come From
00:53:02 – One Life Summit
00:56:09 – Why Real Conversations Beat Instagram DMs Every Time
00:57:59 – In-Person Events vs. Online Learning: What Actually Works
Virtual assistants for entrepreneurs
How to hire a VA
Scaling your business with VAs
Business delegation strategies
Podcast agency growth
Buy back your time Dan Martell
Business operations VA
Online business manager
Remote team systems
Creative agency scaling
How to scale a service-based business
Hiring your first VA step-by-step
What tasks should I delegate as a founder?
VA agency vs freelance platforms
How to stop working in your business
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This conversation will likely challenge your beliefs, push you out of your comfort zone, and might even trigger you—but that’s exactly why you need to hear it.
We discuss:
✔️ The individuation process; what it is, why it's important and what is on the other side of it.✔️ What is truly in the way of getting what we want, and how to break free from the "prisons"
✔️ The war on masculinity and how it affects modern men, and society as a whole
✔️ The power of adaptability and pivoting in business
✔️ How to find authenticity, freedom, and purposeJaguar Heart is a Therapist, having worked with over 6000 people to free them from the mental prisons they sat within for many years.
His work is very different to a traditional therapist. He explains it as "excavation of the mind", and his techniques are direct, to the point, and only for those who are ready to leave their old self at the door.
If you like this episode, i'd love if you could share it. If you have some thoughts, leave them in the comments. I'd love to hear them.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:33 - Jaguars Unique Approach
00:03:23 - The Individuation Process
00:04:57 - The Journey to Becoming a Therapist
00:09:26 - The Role of Clinical Psychology
00:10:22 - Being Exiled to New Zealand
00:16:55 - Becoming Self Reliant
00:17:34 - Rites of Passage into Manhood
00:24:07 - The Importance of Adaptability
00:29:53 - Understanding Loneliness
00:31:52 - Understanding Individuation
00:45:31 - Healthy & Unhealthy Masculinity
00:48:36 - The Misunderstanding of Emotional Availability
00:50:21 - Inversion of Healthy and Unhealthy Masculinity
00:55:22 - What does freedom mean?
00:57:20 - The Future of Coaching
01:01:51 - How to overcome victimhood
01:03:42 - How to earn success
Follow Jaguar Here:
https://www.instagram.com/purejaguar
Follow Me Here:
https://www.instagram.com/andrewcooney
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In this episode, I share my path from school, to building a podcast production agency, the lessons I’ve learned, and why this podcast exists.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:42 - Why This Podcast?
00:01:03 - My Personal Journey
00:02:41 - The Why Behind the Podcast
00:05:36 - My First Business
00:07:59 - Bace Mind & Movement Gym
00:08:55 - Bridge the Gap
00:10:10 - The Elite Builder
00:11:16 - How I Found My Passion
00:12:18 - How My Agency Started
00:13:10 - Conclusion
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