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013: Managing a Remote Team with Alissa Berzak

Rachel interviews Check Off Your List HR Manager Misti Mazurik about common hiring mistakes that small business owners make and how to avoid them. Both Rachel and Misti have experience and stories to tell about the ups and downs of hiring.

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012: The Cost of Not Having a Virtual Assistant

Rachel interviews Check Off Your List HR Manager Misti Mazurik about common hiring mistakes that small business owners make and how to avoid them. Both Rachel and Misti have experience and stories to tell about the ups and downs of hiring.

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Common Hiring Mistakes

011: Common Hiring Mistakes with Misti Mazurik

Rachel interviews Check Off Your List HR Manager Misti Mazurik about common hiring mistakes that small business owners make and how to avoid them. Both Rachel and Misti have experience and stories to tell about the ups and downs of hiring.

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010: What to Look for in a Virtual Assistant

What to look for in a Virtual Assistant First Name Email* SEND ME THE CHECKLIST! It’s hard to believe, but April is the anniversary of my Virtual Assistant business. On April 1st… Yes. April Fools Day – I stepped out on my own to bring in a little money on the side as a Virtual Assistant.  After 10+ years, that little side gig turned into a full service Virtual Assistant Firm, Check Off Your List. I’ve hired more Virtual Assistants than most people will ever come close to working with in their career, so I’ve learned a thing or two through trial and error about what makes a good Virtual Assistant. There are certain characteristics

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009: How to Find a Great Virtual Assistant

Previous title: How to Hire a Virtual Assistant As an actor, I’m fascinated by the various awards shows. I don’t always watch them, because life gets busy and my husband couldn’t care less. He’s just not into it. I check stats online though, and one of the things I find most fascinating are the awards for best actress. Probably because deep down, I compare myself to the lead to determine if I could do it better. In my mind, of course I’m better, but in reality, I mostly agree these women are beyond talented. If you don’t know much about show business, you might get the impression based on a

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008: Hustle Porn

I know what you’re thinking after reading the title of this episode. You’re wondering what happened to this totally wholesome podcast you’ve been listening to. Since today’s episode is going to be about interrogating the American dream, I figured an apt title would get down and dirty. Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Redditt, described the American work culture as nothing other than hustle porn. On social media, we sensationalize the daily grind of working long days and refusing to set down our phones to eat a meal or take a walk or enjoy some general self-care. You know those posts, the wee bit ironic ones where people are busy complaining (or should

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