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#3 No Frills VA Podcast Episode of the Year
This month we’ve been bringing you the best of the best episodes of the year from the No Frills VA Podcast. Coming in at #3 is: Natural Born Leader with Latrice Prater.
Latrice Prater is the CEO of The Digital Solutions Team, an agency providing tech solutions to female business owners. In this episode, Latrice shares her journey of solo VA to creating a team of 14 in just two years!
If you want to be inspired just listen to this episode with Latrice and learn how far she’s come in a short amount of time then go follow her and see how much she still continues to strive for. Latrice will be the first to tell you it’s not always pretty and it’s not always easy, but it’s always worth it. Listen (or listen again) to her inspiring journey.
In this episode, Latrice shares:
2:20 - Latrice’s background prior to becoming a VA;
2:41 - Why Latrice desired to become her own boss;
3:30 - The mindset work Latrice did to prepare herself for business;
4:21 - The power in being 100% authentic and transparent;
12:53 - How Latrice ensures her clients meet her values;
18:15 - How Latrice went from no plans of having a team to hiring six people in six months;
25:13 - Latrice’s struggle in delegating to her team;
27:57 - The benefit of having started 10 businesses prior to her VA business;
30:52 - Finding success and a winning strategy with ADHD;
34:40 - Why even good CEOs want to throw their business away!
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Past Podcast & Blogs featuring Latrice:
BLACK HISTORY MONTH & VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS-CELEBRATING LATRICE PRATER
BLACK HISTORY MONTH & VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS
Connect with Latrice!
Website: https://www.thedigitalsolutionsteam.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/latrice-prater/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vasupport4her/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/virtualsolutionsforher
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