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 worlds, streamline their systems, and create automations that save time and energy.
If you've ever felt like your business has great ideas but too many moving pieces, you'll enjoy getting to know Ingrid.
In This Episode
- How a career in environmental science led Ingrid to entrepreneurship
- Why professional organizing became the foundation for her VA business
- How Ingrid's Digital Desk was born in 2019
- What it was like growing a business during the shift to online networking
- Why she decided to build a team sooner than expected
- Her love of creating automations and simplifying systems
- How technology can help business owners serve more clients with less effort
- The coaches, speakers, and consultants she loves helping most
A Little About Ingrid
Before launching Ingrid's Digital Desk, Ingrid Carlton spent more than 15 years working in environmental science before transitioning into entrepreneurship through professional organizing.
As clients began asking for help organizing digital files, websites, social media, and marketing systems, she discovered a passion for helping business owners create order in their online businesses.
Today, Ingrid leads a team that supports coaches, speakers, consultants, and other service-based business owners by creating systems, automations, and workflows that allow them to spend less time managing technology and more time serving their clients.
What makes Ingrid unique is her ability to look at a business, identify where things are getting stuck, and create solutions that make everything work together more effectively.
Connect with Ingrid
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingridcd/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ingridsdigitaldesk/
🌐 Website: https://ingridsdigitaldesk.com/
Looking for a Virtual Assistant?
VAs After Dark is a companion series to the Hey! Do I Need a VA? podcast, designed to help you get to know the talented Virtual Assistants featured in the directory—not just what they do, but who they are.
Because sometimes finding the right support comes down to more than skills and services.
Sometimes it's the vibe.
Connect with Rachael for Directory support: https://extrahandsva.com/hire-a-virtual-assistant/
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