AREI 106 : Harnessing the Power of Virtual Assistants with Anna Li

Written By Suzy Sevier

In this episode, we welcome Anna Li as she shares her story of success through making the most of every opportunity that came her way, from hiring to managing virtual assistants and then living the corporate life to become a full-time investor. Come join us and listen in!

Anna Li is a successful entrepreneur who spent 17 years climbing the corporate ladder and reaching a senior leadership role, including spending four years on an assignment in Switzerland. However, two years ago, Anna significantly changed her career by starting her own business and retiring from her corporate job. Anna's life has always been busy, juggling corporate work, running multiple businesses, and raising three children. Her ability to manage all these responsibilities effectively has led her friends and family to ask her how she does it all frequently. Anna's secret lies in outsourcing most of her "busy work" to Virtual Assistants, allowing her to free up precious time for herself. She has since turned this superpower into a business by running a global staffing company, Outsource Your Tasks. She is helping busy business operators become strategic business owners and freeing up their time with the help of professional Virtual Assistants.

[00:00- 10:10]
• We welcome Anna Li to the show.
• Anna Li's background on how she started in real estate investing.
• How they started out with flipping, then moved into wholesaling from overseas.
• Having the combination of passive and active investing.
• Getting help from virtual assistants and then how it progresses. 
  

 [10:12 -20:18]
• Utilizing outsourcing to try different real estate strategies.
• When you learn from your VA's and then outgrow them, to then give it back and let them execute.
• Letting your VA's to shine but still guide and set the path for them.
• "Lead them and not manage" mentality on your team.
• Anna on the most unexpected task she tasked a VA to do for her.

  [20:20 - 33:26]
• The most common task that Anna's clients hire VA's for?
• Why clients are hiring VA's to achieve consistency? 
• Her recommendations for hiring a VA?
• Asking Anna Li the Adventurous Four 

Memorable Quote:

"As long as you set up the leadership for the people that work for you, they will show up every day and want to do more and want to learn more. I've learned a lot about treating my employees as part of my team, even though they're very far away from me. " - Anna Li

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