Transforming Virtual Assistants Into Extraordinary Executive Partners Through Intensive Training

Favour Iyoha (00:00) you're actually the superpower behind the exec. And Atlas makes you realize the power that you my name is Favour Iyoha. I'm based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and I support an executive who is a partner in a marketing and advertising company. Before Atlas, I was working as a virtual assistant as well as an administrative assistant. I'm also spending a lot of my time upscaling, just to grow in my field. getting into Atlas actually made me realize that there was more to this, if I'm being honest, because I started, you know, just pursuing a role that would offer me the flexibility to have that remote position, to work and have more time with my family, but getting into Atlas actually... just broadened my mind and made me realize that there's actually more to just being an assistant. the core values blew me away because usually most companies don't really invest making you the type of person that you want to be. But I realize that Atlas wasn't just about what you can offer, but also just pouring into you like the mentor mentee. we have the 100 % the teamwork, the team building, helping you to really, like, self-evaluate and introspect and discover how you can be better while it's supporting you to do that. we had a training that was for about a week, an EA training, just to get you ready and set you before take on the role as an EA or assigned a client. Getting into detail with the most simple thing as calendar scheduling. like, how can you really excel at every single detail? So during that training course it was also live so we could ask questions, it was really amazing. Just to also couple with the EA training that we had which we received a certification upon completion. And that was just another way to add to your skill and, you know, just improve you as a person, as an assistant, So... was being involved more in the planning meetings. because usually would have like just scheduling, just keeping track of the inboxes, making sure that things are tidied up, you know, all the add-up tasks, kind of filing, all of that, routine-based processes. But when I started being included in our planning meetings, I would have stand-up calls every week to plan for future goals, plan ahead. So that made me realize that, you know, yeah, this is maybe more than just an executive assistant. it has really pushed me to strive for excellence more. we can excel at just not being ordinary assistants, but going the extra mile to be the extraordinary assistant. Being an EA, the role has just been looked upon as you just an assistant to helping somebody, But there's actually so much more that you can do while you've been behind the scene. you can excel at becoming that perfect partner to your EA where you are definitely behind the scenes but your role carries so much importance to what you're doing and You gain more confidence. You actually have purpose to your career path and you become invaluable. when you really tap into all the skills that they provide for you and really unleash your potential, you just become a high commodity to whoever that you will be working