About Us

Liz has over 20 years experience in running conferences of all shapes and sizes, from smaller 1 day conferences with less than 50 delegates to week-long conferences with over 800 delegates.   

Liz wholeheartedly supports the VIVA Conference because of the value the event brings, not only to individual virtual assistants, but to the industry as a whole.  The first conference in 2009 demonstrated how the conference not only helped to improve VA skills and abilities but also increased the status of the industry in the wider business community.  “It was as if people took more notice because there was enough support to run a conference” Liz said.

Rosie implemented Virtually Yours in 2004 and since then, Virtually Yours has developed into a supportive and reliable network for Virtual Assistants, predominantly located in Australia. Rosie is passionate about helping others find their feet and live their dreams of owning their own businesses and to be able to work from home and be there for their families.

Since commencing Virtually Yours, Rosie has been a Thomas Leonard International Virtual Assistant of Distinction Award Nominee (2007), a 2007/2008 Australian Home Based Business Award Finalist, a 2009 Telstra Women’s Business Award Nominee and one of the women featured in the first annual ‘Celebrating Nillumbik Women’ celebrations. Rosie specialises in Website design and setup and desktop publishing. She is a proud Rotarian, with the Rotary Club of Eltham, and this year Rosie and her husband Greg are very excited to be expecting their first child in August and look forward to the challenges of running a business and raising a family.

Ruth May Corporate Support Services is a newly established business entity built upon the foundation of over 20 years Administration and Office Management and PA experience. 

As a result of this experience I am able to confidently offer the services of Office ‘All Rounder’, Executive Level PA support, Event Management, Project Planning and Coordination, and Research and Report Writing.  To compliment these services I have extensive experience in the use and training of the Microsoft Office Suite of products 2003 and 2007. 

After working for many years in small business administration and the legal sector, Ingrid established herself as a Virtual Assistant in February 2009 with My Online VA Service. 

With a solid knowledge and understanding of small business management, together with well honed administration skills and a genuine enjoyment of dealing with clients and colleagues alike, her business has grown rapidly.  Ingrid is passionate about contributing to the ongoing success and forward growth of the VA Industry in Australia.

After eleven years working in brand management in a corporate environment Nicola's priorities changed. She had started a family and migrated from the UK. She did not want to commute or put her children in daycare 12 hours a day but nor did she want to give up her career. The answer, become her own boss and become a VA! She has been a VA for three months now and I is loving the balance and confidence it brings, especially with the support she gets from the 121 Temps network.

Nicola offers marketing services to small to medium businesses. Nicola feels that the VIVA conference will be an excellent forum to meet fellow VA's and compare notes about this exciting life style choice.

Four years ago my two grown children moved out and I found that was the perfect time to use my 20 years experience in administration to be my own boss and concentrate on the things I did best and enjoyed most. I have a vast amount of experience in the marine and education industries and government sectors.

I have found my niche in the VA market and I now write Procedures Manuals for companies looking to enhance professionalism and profitability. I also work closely, in a variety of facets, with those setting up franchises. To further my personal work-place experiences, I am an active certified workplace teacher in Cert III and IV in Business Administration.

Susanne established her VA business edos Ewingar Document & Office Services in 2007 and was the Program Co-ordinator for the first VIVA Conference in 2009. Building on a successful career in the corporate arena of the Queensland public sector, Susanne entered the virtual business world when she relocated to her rural property in Northern NSW. No longer satisfied with the demands and life style of being an employee in a large organisation, Susanne is now using her writing, extensive administration and business support skills to assist her clients to achieve their goals.

Living 30km from the nearest village on top of a hill, Susanne appreciates the advantages of operating a business from home to conquer the geographical and cultural divides between city and country folk. edos has recently been selected by the local Council as a case study to contribute to the publication of the 2010 Living the Dream magazine, aimed at attracting more residents to the highly diverse local government area.

Being new to the VA industry Helen found VIVA 09 an excellent source of information and support and is keen to bring the message to others either just starting out in the industry or considering being a VA.

With an eclectic range of skills and abilities Helen’s passions are training, delivering training both in-house and over the web, and information management. The best thing about being a VA – “freedom to choose the work I do and the hours I do”.  The challenges of being a VA – “keeping a straight face on the phone with my dogs climbing over me because they have decided it is play time!”

With over 20 years experience in management and administration it was inevitable that Katy Dymond established Dymond’s Secretarial Service and brings a sparkle to many small businesses as their own Virtual Assistant. Katy has a passion for great customer service, is extremely organised and will look after her clients’ businesses as if they were her own!

Katy supports small businesses with all aspects of office administration, secretarial services and virtual reception and has recently qualified as a Professional Virtual Author’s Assistant which enables her to further support clients in growing their business and creating great resources.