Hey! Do I Need a VA?

Hiring a virtual assistant isn’t as simple as it sounds and doing it well makes all the difference. This podcast gives you the clarity, perspective, and real-world insight to find, hire, and truly partner with the right support.

Recent Episodes

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Oct. 9, 2026

All-In-One Systems: Do You Need an Expert, a VA, or Both?

What happens when your business outgrows the collection of tools you've pieced together along the way? Your email marketing is over here. Your contracts are over there. Your calendar, courses, payments, CRM, and automations all have their own logins. At some point, your tech stack may start creating more work than it's saving. In this episode of Hey! Do I Need a VA?, Rachael, Bree, and LeAnn are joined by Go High Level specialists Paula Allen and Elaine Turso to talk about all-in-one sy
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Sept. 25, 2026

AI or VA?

AI or VA? How Do You Know Which Support You Need? With everything AI can do now, do you still need a Virtual Assistant? It's a question we're hearing more and more, and the answer isn't as simple as AI or VA. In the Season 5 premiere of Hey! Do I Need a VA?, Rachael, Bree, and LeAnn dig into where AI can save you time, where a VA brings something different to the table, and why the best answer may be learning how to use both. AI can write content, generate code, help brainstorm ideas, b
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Sept. 4, 2026

VAs After Dark with Ingrid Carleton

Sometimes the best support isn't about doing more. It's about creating systems that make everything flow more smoothly. In this episode of VAs After Dark, Rachael sits down with Ingrid Carlton, founder of Ingrid's Digital Desk, to talk about her journey from environmental science to professional organizing to building a virtual assistant business supported by a talented team. What began as helping people organize their home offices evolved into helping business owners organize their digital w
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Aug. 28, 2026

VAs After Dark with Joycelyn Ghansah

Sometimes the best Virtual Assistant isn't just helping you get things done. They're helping you breathe easier. In this episode of VAs After Dark, Rachael sits down with Joycelyn Ghansah to talk about her unexpected path into the world of virtual assistance, the satisfaction she finds in creating order from chaos, and why she loves partnering with overwhelmed business owners who need someone they can trust. What started as an opportunity to fill in for another VA quickly became a career that
Aug. 14, 2026

VAs After Dark with Antonette Artiz

The best Virtual Assistants don't just help you do more. They help you do things better. They are the one quietly building systems, solving problems, and helping your business run better than it did yesterday. In this episode of VAs After Dark, Rachael sits down with Antonette Artiz, a longtime Virtual Assistant whose career spans nearly three decades. Since entering the VA industry in 1997, Antonette has helped business owners, nonprofits, coaches, and meeting planners create stronger systems
July 31, 2026

VAs After Dark with Lisa Sanders

Sometimes the best support isn't just getting tasks off your plate. It's having a trusted partner who understands your business, helps carry the load, and gives you the freedom to focus on what you do best. In this episode of VAs After Dark, Rachael sits down with Lisa Sanders, founder of LRS Executive Solutions, to talk about her journey from a 25-year corporate career as an executive assistant to supporting entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, and growing businesses as a Virtual Assistant.

About the Hosts

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Rachael Davila

Delegation Strategist/ VA mentor/Author/Speaker/Host

Rachael Davila is a Virtual Assistant implementation strategist, mentor, author, and founder of Extra Hands! Virtual Assistance. A solo VA since 2005, she hired her first assistant in 2021. Straddling both sides of the VA/client relationship, she understands the struggles business owners face when seeking virtual support. Her mission is to guide business owners through the sometimes-scary but always-worth-it journey to find, hire, and work effectively with the right VA. She’s the host of Hey! Do I Need a VA? podcast and author of the book by the same name. Learn more at https://extrahandsva.com.

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LeAnn Erimli

That Geeky Lady | Tech-Savvy VA | Technology Coach

LeAnn Erimli, known as That Geeky Lady, is a seasoned, tech-savvy Virtual Assistant and Technology Coach who has been helping business owners tame their digital chaos for more than two decades.

LeAnn launched her VA business back in 1998, long before remote work became the norm. Since then, she’s helped countless small business owners simplify their systems, choose the right tools, and reclaim their time. Her calm, practical approach has transformed frustrated entrepreneurs into confident business owners who actually enjoy using technology.

What makes LeAnn stand out is her mix of technical expertise, empathy, and humor. She knows that technology can feel overwhelming, and she’s on a mission to make it approachable. No jargon. No judgment. Just supportive guidance that works in the real world.

When she’s not helping clients, she mentors middle-school robotics teams, manages an adult robotics program, and battles the jungle that is her backyard.

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Quinn Hubbard

Producer

My name is Quinn Hubbard and I’m an undergraduate at UC Berkeley. I’ve been running Rose Design while pursuing a degree in Media Studies for almost four years now. While building my client base and creating an academic foundation for digital production, I aspire to bring fresh perspectives to the virtual world. I’m excited about the opportunities that await me in the field of media studies, especially when it comes to digital storytelling.

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Bree BV

CEO

With over 25 years of business experience, Bree is the founder and driving force behind BeeVee Pro, a strategy and implementation agency built to help entrepreneurs turn chaos into clarity and growth. She leads a skilled team dedicated to one mission: helping purpose driven founders turn bold vision into real, sustainable action.

Bree has built her career as a strategist and systems architect for business owners who are ready to scale without losing sight of what matters. She specializes in clarifying offers, streamlining operations, and building the kind of infrastructure that makes growth feel aligned, intentional, and doable rather than overwhelming.

A recognized voice in the business community, Bree is a Cultivating Safe Spaces facilitator and a sought after speaker known for bringing a human centered, no nonsense approach to leadership and strategy. Her decades of experience have shaped a philosophy that blends structure with empathy and strategy with heart, proof that rigor and humanity aren't mutually exclusive.

From marketing to operations to the behind the scenes systems that hold it all together, Bree and her team exist to help founders get their biggest ideas out of their heads and into the world. Building something meaningful was never meant to be a solo flight, and with the right guidance, it doesn't have to be.