E1: Communicating & Collaborating with Clients - VA Chido Samantha by The Growing, Virtually Podcast

Welcome to the Growing, Virtually Podcast

The podcast that showcases the trials and tribulations of providing virtual support and building virtual teams. Guests share their tips & tricks for successful collaboration and communication between business leaders and virtual support who work together to grow businesses, virtually.

This podcast is for virtual team members (business leaders and virtual support) that are looking to successfully collaborate and learn more about tools and resources that support this rewarding but sometimes challenging professional relationship.

Join us for episode 1 "Communicating & Collaborating with Clients" where Virtual Assistant and Online Business Manager Chido Samantha shares her small business journey with us. Chido talks about how "newbies" can over deliver and perform out of scope, her favourite productivity hack, influencers you must follow, what puts the pep in her step and so much more!

Listen to this podcast to learn about:

- Chido's journey to starting her own business
- How Chido has taken her business from "survival" state to "Ok, now I am here" state
- The role of a Virtual Assistant and Online Business Manager
- What some of the biggest challenges are when working with clients including managing expectations, understanding how to work together, and finding boundaries and balance
- The growing pains of navigating the new relationship of two people working together, onsite or virtually and why preparation is so important
- Why over communicating is not a thing
- How to manage over delivering and out of scope work
- Ways to "wow" your clients
- Favourite influencers and thought leaders
- Chido's productivity hack and upcoming program
- Keeping the calm in the chaos of the digital "wild wild west"
- Ways to "release fear" and "trust the process"
- The importance of self-care
- Searching for the zone of genius
- What does growing virtually mean to Chido

Find more about Chido here:
https://www.chidosamantha.com/
https://www.instagram.com/chido_samantha/
https://www.facebook.com/chidosamanthaVA/
https://www.pinterest.ca/chichidelight/

Find more about the host Tonya Darlington here:
http://tonyadarlington.com/