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Embracing Business Freedom: How Virtual A Team Founder and CEO Created Her Version of Business Freedom with Virtual A Team’s Nicole Bandes and Jocelyn Compton

Nicole Bandes — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:00:55 +0000

Can you confidently say you can take a 2-4 week vacation without having to bring your business to a grinding halt?

July is not just a month of scorching temperatures, we also get to celebrate freedom and independence and is the perfect opportunity to explore the concept of business freedom. Just as individuals cherish their personal liberties, entrepreneurs and business owners also seek the freedom to innovate, create, and succeed in their ventures. We will be using this month to have candid conversations with entrepreneurs who have chosen business freedom.

In today's episode of Coach's Copilot, we're shaking things up a bit - Virtual A Team’s Team Lead, Jocelyn Compton, will have the opportunity to sit down with the CEO and Founder of Virtual A Team, Nicole Bandes. These ladies will be discussing how they've been able to enjoy business freedom in their different roles and how Nicole has been able to take up to 9 week RV vacations (so far! Maybe next year she will get up to 10 weeks).

Are you ready to gain some insight into how to build the business freedom you desire? Get your ticket, fasten those seatbelts, sit back, and relax as Jocelyn and Nichole discuss how Nicole has set the foundation for her business freedom.

Key Takeaways from this Episode:

Why did Nicole even start Virtual A Team?
What freedom means to Nicole.
Some challenges Nicole has faced during her business freedom journey.
What has helped her turn the dream of freedom into reality?
How the Run Like Clockwork program has assisted Nicole in gaining business freedom?

About Our Pilot and Flight Crew:

Nicole Bandes, founder and CEO of Virtual A Team, is intensely committed to guiding entrepreneurs and small business owners to find and OWN THE ZONE so they can overcome overwhelm and have more time for what matters most.

Jocelyn Compton, Team Lead of Virtual A Team, is a military spouse and stay-at-home mother to two spunky boys. With a passion for driving productivity and fostering a collaborative work environment, Jocelyn makes sure that the team at Virtual A Team is ready and able to deliver for it's existing and future clients.

Connect with Nicole and Jocelyn

In-Flight Snacks:

Run Like Clockwork
Clockwork Accelerator
Flight 077: How to Trust Your Team
Schedule a Consultation with Virtual A Team

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Running and Navigating a Business With a Neurodivergent Diagnosis with Konrad Sanders

Nicole Bandes — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 10:00:33 +0000

Are you running and navigating a business with a diagnosis of ADHD? In today's episode of Coach's Copilot, our host Nicole Bandes is joined in flight by Konrad Sanders, the CEO of The Creative Copywriter, a content strategy and copywriting agency. Konrad was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and is successfully running a charming team of strategic word-slingers. Looking for some motivation that you are still able to be successful even if you have a diagnosis of something like ADHD? Get your ticket, fasten those seatbelts, sit back, and relax as Nicole and Konrad discuss what it's like to own and run a business while being neurodivergent.

Key Takeaways from this Episode:

How Konrad got started in the copywriting industry.
Getting the diagnosis of "Adult ADHD" and what it was like to navigate through it as an entrepreneur.
Some tips and tricks on systems and processes that have worked for Konrad.

About Our Flight Crew:

Konrad Sanders runs a charming team of strategic word-slingers, known as The Creative Copywriter. They’re a fast-growing content strategy and copywriting agency that blend art with science to help bold brands sell more stuff - brands like Adidas, Hyundai, TikTok, Geox, Les Benjamins, Superdrug, PTC, Thomson Reuters, VMW and plenty more. His mission? To break the boundaries of corporate dullness. And help companies pierce through the noise with ‘real talk’, ‘word science’ and calculated creativity.

Diagnosed with adult ADHD, Konrad went from founding his agency, over-extending with other businesses, burnout and debt, to bringing his partner onboard and starting over. This time they grew the agency around systems and processes and a holistic company culture, resulting in becoming one of the best known seven figure copywriting agencies around.

Konrad believes in an outside in approach to business, and they have developed a 13-lens strategy that they use in the agency and it is also the basis for the Creative Copywriter Academy which Konrad founded to help businesses hone their own copywriting skills.

Connect with Konrad Sanders

Website

In-Flight Snacks:

Schedule a Consultation with Virtual A Team

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Are You Actually Getting to Take Vacations as a Business Owner?

Nicole Bandes — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:00:04 +0000

You started your own business so you could have more freedom, but are you actually able to put the sunglasses on, kick your feet up, and just have that "ahh" relaxation moment? In today's episode of Coach's Copilot, our host Nicole Bandes takes us on a solo flight over how you can plan a vacation as a business owner. This summer, Nicole and her husband got to take a six week vacation and clocked only 2 hours a week! Want some insight on how they were able to make it happen? Grab your Passport to Success, fasten those seatbelts, sit back and relax - you will NOT want to miss this flight!

Key Takeaways from this Episode:

Why setting the intention should be the highest priority.
Is there such thing as too in advance or too much planning?
Nicole busts the myth on training your client.
If you can't automate, DELEGATE.
A commonly looked over fragment that should be hooked on at the end of your vacation.

About Our Pilot:

Connect with Nicole

Facebook

Instagram

Inflight Snacks:

Schedule a Consultation with Virtual A Team

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Running a Business on the Road Part 1

Nicole Bandes — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 19:00:03 +0000

How was your summer vacation? Has it been too long since you've taken a vacation? In today's flight of Coach's Copilot our pilot Nicole Bandes of Virtual A Team shares a bit of the sights and places she is going to visit on her upcoming road trip. Nicole shares a couple quick tips to get your business in order before you take time away.

Key Takeaways from this Episode:

Empower your team
Be flexible
Plan for the unexpected

About Our Host:

Connect with Nicole

Schedule a call with Nicole

Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Weekly question for the hanger "Have you taken a long trip and managed your business successfully?" Join the chat here.

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