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"Before Ginger joined me, my business was busting at the seams and so was I. If you've ever felt a swift breeze on a hot day, you can imagine my relief when Ginger stepped in. She moved mountains of detail out of my way which allowed me to focus on my various groups. Ginger's patient spirit was instrumental in keeping me gounded when I reached the point of overwhelm. She saved my sanity."
Kim Gray
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"Working with Ginger as my Coaches Console Certified VA has been great! I have accomplished more in 2 weeks than in 1.75 years with Coaches Console (on my own). I'm looking forward to having the ability to make use of ALL the features. I feel confident that I can be using this system to provide the kind of professional service I desire for my clients."
JoAnn Bouda
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"At first, I couldn't figure out how I would use a VA. But, now she's really got me spoiled. I hand her just about anything that I can and it gets taken care of. She has been absolutely critical in helping me to balance my work and my life."
Diane Valenti
President
Applied Performance Solutions, Inc.
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"Hiring Ginger is one of the best things I ever did for my business. They serve me in too many ways to count, from helping me to proofread important documents before publication and helping me track expenses and receipts, to injecting valuable input and fresh new ideas into the everyday life of my business.
As a home-based business owner, it's often difficult to find professional, objective assistants who care as much about my business as I do. With Ginger, I have an invaluable ally, both personally and professionally. She is prompt, friendly, courteous and skilled. Plus she is a pleasure to work with and a real breath of fresh air. I highly recommend her!"
Donna Maria Coles Johnson
President
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"Ginger Derrickson has been involved with my company as a virtual assistant since 2003. My company is a virtual company comprised of team members all over the United States. I am always concerned about having the right elements in my well chosen team of professionals. I look at these ones as the very building blocks of my company’s foundation and of these Ginger could be the very corner stone. She has a proven track record of excellence with my company in that her skill and her professionalism have been shining facets of my team.
Ginger has benefited my company to such a level that in my opinion I simply could not have built this business without her. Here is a partial list of what Ginger does or has done to help build my company:
- Organize and Schedule Sales calls (Using Salesforce.com & WebExOffice.com)
- Organize and schedule team members for conference calls
- Manages the set-up, organization of documents and training users of an intranet (via WebExOffice.com) for each of our clients (currently manages 22 intranets and 90+ unique users)
- Assist with implementing new technology with Team members and clients (GoToMeeting, Skype, Social Text, BigTime Billing)
- Create and generate ongoing reports relating to Sales, leads, and Google statistics & other company reports
- Manage Press Release and Sales Messages (Making sure they are assigned to writers, sent through approval process and sent out in a timely fashion)
- Manage mailings to prospective clients and shareholders
I have both enjoyed and benefited from our business relationship and look forward to future success and growth. I am sure that as Ginger continues to be a part of my virtual team it will be a certainty."
Stephen Brock
President / CEO
Public Company Management Corporation
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"At first, I was skeptical about how well a virtual assistant would meet my needs. Ginger met them beautifully. What initially endeared Ginger to me was her professionalism. Later, I learned about her intelligence, her willingness to learn new things and her desire to please. Ginger takes the extra step that all of us desire in an assistant. She doesn't just follow instructions, she asks the right questions - questions that only someone who knows and cares about your business can ask. Ginger truly became my right-hand. Working with her is not just smart business, it is a delightful experience."
Karen Gerstl
Principal
Leap Strategies, LLC
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"Since Ginger began assisting me with my business I have come to see her as a valuable and trusted partner. She cares about my success and is quick to offer ideas and alternatives that will save me money or time. I especially appreciate her attention to detail and her creative approaches to our projects. Her technical and administrative capabilities and old-fashioned common-sense are just what I was looking for. I would be lost without her assistance and I feel blessed to have found such a splendid and reliable resource."
Barbara Kopf, CEO
SolidGround Solutions, LLC
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"Our company has worked with Ginger for over two years. During this period of time, she has designed several databases in Access . She has saved us a tremendous amount of time and work. She has also done spreadsheets and other miscellaneous work. Her work is always first quality, she communicates well with our employees and meets budgets and time tables."
Louis Church
Sante Rehabilitation Group
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"For me, having Ginger as a "Virtual Assistant" is the same as having an assistant located right outside my office door. Everything that I've requested she do, no matter how simple or complex, has been returned to me on time and of professional quality.
I would recommend Ginger to anyone, but be forewarned, once you start using her,
there is a good chance you will have a business partner for life!"
E. Trent Able
President
ACMC Information Group
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"What a find! It is such a pleasure to find an assistant that already knows what to do. From surfing the web for new client prospects to preparing an in-depth proposal and business plan, your services are outstanding. Your professionalism and expertise have far exceeded my expectations for a virtual executive assistant. By using your services rather than hire an on-site employee I received more than my money's worth."
Thank you."
Deborah Lilly
Speakers Bureau Unlimited
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"As an independent contract trainer and developer I had to fill all the roles needed. In 1997 I hired two full-time consultants and moved from independent solo trainer to lead consultant of a group of three consultants. I was the marketing department, billing consultant, account receivable department, trainer, company publicist, kept all the files, managed all the projects, "and" all the people! All this was in addition to the consultant/training load that I had carried before.
Just prior to my increase in responsibility I received an on-line article promoting "Virtual Assistants." I was interested, but skeptical, so I saved the article and fortunately never deleted it. When things got to be more than I could bear, I started down the list of VAs. There were several on the list located all over the country. Location does not typically matter since 90% of the work and communication happens via email, voice mail and web technology. During the week that I needed someone the most, I just happened to be in the same town as the person that was to bring some order back to my hectic schedule.
I did not have time to ship the work and was still a little tentative as to how well a "virtual assistant" could work out. I gave Ginger a call and she stopped by on her lunch break. After meeting her I knew I could trust her to take care of the task. We went over what I needed and within a few weeks I was billing 'my client' for a task that may have never gotten done. The project, compiling a training manual, more than paid for her time and gave me the extra edge with that client. They have been calling me ever since. They were thrilled with my ability to 'provide', not only the training, but well organized training materials as well. The materials were organized, edited and shipped directly to the client by my assistant - 'virtually.' My productivity went up and my stress went down!
It felt a little strange at first, but I was soon calling her to help with travel reservations, sending fax documents, and completing all kinds of business and even personal administrative paper work.
For this small business owner hiring a virtual assistant has been one of the best moves I ever made!"
Melvin Haynes
Adonai Consulting
