Reclaiming Flexibility: Building a Business on Your Own Terms

About this episode

Sarah shares her journey from teaching to becoming a Virtual Assistant, highlighting the flexibility and freedom of entrepreneurship.

“Everything I put in, I know I’m building something.” Sarah had always admired entrepreneurs but never imagined starting a business of her very own. After years in teaching and reaching a point where she knew she couldn't continue full-time in the classroom, she discovered Adventures After Teaching and found her path to becoming a Virtual Assistant (VA). Now running her own VA business part-time alongside teaching, Sarah is enjoying the freedom to be her own boss, cherry-pick the creati...

People in this episode

Host: Joanne Howard

Guest: Sarah

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• virtual assistant
• flexibility
• career change
• self-employment

Keywords

• Virtual Assistant
• entrepreneurship
• career change
• flexibility
• self-employment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adventures After Teaching

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