Virtually Free with Ashlee26 Mai 2025

From Zero Clients to Fully Booked in 3 Weeks! Meet Steph

In this episode, Ashlee sits down with her client Steph from Rural Data Services to chat about what it really looks like to start a VA business from scratch, and become fully booked within 3 weeks of launching. From juggling family life on the land to confidently building out her service suite, Steph shares her wins, mindset shifts, and honest reflections from inside both VA Mastery and Expansion Mastermind.

Whether you’re thinking about getting started or want a behind-the-scenes look at what’s possible, this one will light a fire under you.

✨ In this episode, we dive into:

✔️ What made Steph say yes to starting her VA business

✔️ The steps that helped her get fully booked fast

✔️ Her mindset shifts around confidence, boundaries, and taking up space

✔️ The most valuable part of her journey inside VA Mastery

✔️ Her advice for new VAs who feel overwhelmed or unsure where to start

We are right now in the live launch of our comprehensive six month VA Mastery program, giving you the tools, strategies, support & community to build and grow a thriving virtual assistant business in 2025! You can enrol here https://www.ashleethomas.site/courses/vamastery

Connect with Steph:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Connect with Ashlee:

● Instagram: ashleethomas.vacoach

● Website: www.ashleethomas.com.au

● Join the community: Startup Virtual Assistants Australia

More about Virtually Free with Ashlee

Virtually Free is the go-to podcast for virtual assistants, online service providers, and digital entrepreneurs who want to build profitable, flexible businesses that support their lives—not consume them.

Hosted by VA coach and business mentor Ashlee Thomas, each episode is filled with real talk, practical strategies, and mindset shifts to help you scale sustainably, ditch the hustle mentality, and grow with ease.

New episodes released weekly. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!

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