Expert Trainers
We only feature the best expert virtual assistants and entrepreneurs in the industry. They are all listed here along with their areas of specialty. Also here is a link to their expert blog here on the website.
(All experts are listed alphabetically according to last name.)
Erin Blaskie, Blogging Expert, Building Your VA Business Expert and Passive Revenue Expert
Erin Blaskie is the owner of Business Services, ETC and The VA Coach. Erin has been featured on ABC News, The Ottawa Citizen, quoted in two print books, interviewed on countless teleseminars, delivered a presentation at the Forum on Virtual Assistance and appeared in a multitude of additional media appearances.
Erin Blaskie is our resident expert on Blogging, Building Your VA Business and Passive Revenue. You can click any of those categories to read her blogs on those topics.
Lou Bortone, Copywriting Expert and Online Video Expert
Lou Bortone grew up in the TV industry and has been involved in all aspects of the media business for more than 20 years. After working in television and radio in Boston, Lou set out for Los Angeles with no job, but plenty of big dreams. After one week in Hollywood, he landed his first entertainment industry gig as National Promotion Manager for E! Entertainment Television. Later, Lou rose up the ranks at Saban Entertainment and the Fox Kids Network, eventually becoming a Senior Vice President at Fox Family Worldwide, then a division of Fox.
Today, Lou is a writer, producer and online branding consultant who teaches entrepreneurs how to build breakthrough brands on the Internet, with services such as copywriting, online video, marketing, coaching and creative support. Lou is also an author and ghostwriter, and has written or co-written six books.
Lou Bortone is our resident expert on Copywriting and Online Video. You can click any of those categories to read his blogs on those topics.
Julie Ensor, Basic Website Updates Expert
Julie Ensor, owner of Panacea Concepts, created her virtual assistance practice in 2005 to help small business owners save time and money by managing their businesses more effectively.
With over a decade of experience in both corporate and small business environments, she is highly qualified to handle your business needs. Her previous positions include work as a financial reporting analyst, sales assistant, executive assistant, quality control associate, and travel agent.
Her specialties are expert-level work in Microsoft Excel & Word, internet research (she loves to find the answers to your questions), and static website, blog , and e-zine maintenance.
Julie Ensor is our resident expert on Basic Website Updates. You can click that category to read her blog on the topic.
Tara Kachaturoff, Teleseminar Setup and Coordination Expert and Personal Branding Expert
Tara Kachaturoff is the creator, producer, and host of Michigan Entrepreneur, a weekly television talk show that features businesses from startup to stellar. With over 100 programs produced in the past two and a half years, she has interviewed a variety of business leaders from owners of small start‐ups, to founders of companies exceeding $50 million in revenue.
Formerly, Tara was the manager of corporate finance and planning for a half billion dollar IT professional services firm. She’s taught finance and accountancy at several universities and has also developed and taught a suite of over 25 business courses during the past five years on topics including blogging, branding, marketing, ecourse and article writing, publicity, thought leadership, mastermind groups, and relationships.
Tara is a graduate of Coach University, a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach, and has achieved ATM Gold status as a Toastmaster. This past year she became Michigan’s first Reach® Certified Personal Branding Strategist and its first Online Identity Strategist.
A native of sunny Southern California, she currently resides in Birmingham, Michigan, but her dream is to return, some day, to the land of sun, surf, and very cool people.
Tara Kachaturoff is our resident expert on Teleseminar Setup & Coordination and Personal Branding. You can click those categories to read her blogs on the topic.
Amber Miller, Membership Software Expert
Amber Miller started Smart To Finish back in 2004 after taking a “leap of Faith” and leaving her cushy corporate job as a Network Administrator. She knew she was being called to a higher purpose - and that purpose was to run her own business and provide top-notch online support to busy Coaches and Internet Entrepreneurs. She hasn’t looked back since!
Amber has been a featured guest speaker on the Power of Delegating and is also the National Training Coordinator for Practice Pay Solutions. Click here for her current class. Her experience includes office management, executive assistance, network administration and marketing. Amber has extensive training in both computer hardware and software.
Amber Miller is our resident expert on Membership Software and Shopping Carts. You can click that category to read her blog on the topic.
Kristi Pavlik, VA Systems Expert and Real Estate Support Expert
Kristi Pavlik has been in the administrative management field for over 13 years, working with such industries as associations, manufacturing, construction, real estate, and business coaching.
Kristi has the unique ability to look past all the “fluff” and really get to the heart of what each of her clients needs are. She then provides her clients with the best possible solutions and virtual assistants to implement those solutions. Kristi has a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and Organizational Development and is certified with both the AssistU and IREAA programs.
Kristi Pavlik is our resident expert on VA Systems and Real Estate Support. You can click any of those categories to read her blogs on those topics.
Michelle Schoen, Online Learning Environment Expert and Google AdWords (PPC) Expert
Michelle Schoen has been in the On-line Training industry for over 10 years. After earning two Masters Degrees, in Instructional Technology and Project Management, then receiving her Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification in 2005, she has spent most of her career as an E-learning Specialist and Website Developer for IBM, AT&T and Kimberly Clark. She has designed and developed over 20 multimedia training Websites and help many entrepreneurs create training Webinars in a variety of fields. Using software tools such as Camtasia, Articulate Presenter, Captivate and Moodle she has mastered the art of on-line learning environments.
Through her work as a Virtual Assistant over the last two years Michelle has also become an expert at both Search Engine Optimization and Google Adwords (PPC). She is planning to offer classes in both the E-learning arena and SEO/PPC. She currently runs a busy Virtual Assistant business just outside of Atlanta, GA and works full time from her home while raising her two kids with her husband Michael.
Michelle is our resident expert on Search Engine Optimization and Online Learning Environments. You can click those categories to read her blogs on the topic.
Kylie Short, E-mail Marketing Systems Expert and Project Management Expert
Tilda Virtual Services specialises in providing administrative, online marketing, e-newsletter design, Web site design and technical support to small business owners working from home. We know what it takes to balance home and family while building a successful and profitable business.
Named after her daughter, Tilda Virtual Services began as an answer to Kylie’s desire to have flexibility in her life as she actively participated in raising her children and nurturing her family. Her passion to help others is fuelled by the immense joy Kylie feels in being a business owner herself.
As a virtual business owner, Kylie understands the special challenges associated with establishing an online presence. Working with Kylie will show you how to reach your potential and experience feelings of accomplishment only possible when you take charge of your life and your business.
Kylie Short is our resident expert on E-mail Marketing Systems and Project Management. You can click those categories to read her blogs on the topic.
Angela Wills, Affiliate Management Expert
Angela Wills is a sought-after Affiliate Manager and is also the Affiliate Program Coach. For
the last three years, she has worked with many internet-based small business owners setting-up and maintaining their Affiliate programs.
Angela build her first website from scratch using HTML in 1999 and has spent the last 10 years studying, learning internet marketing and what motivates people to buy products online. She’s always been fascinated by the power of the internet to create real, personal relationships that can also turn into very profitable business ventures.
Working with dozens of clients to improve their Affiliate programs has given her a unique perspective to see inside various successful businesses and pass that valuable information on to her clients and students.
Angela Wills is our resident expert on Affiliate Management. You can click that category to read her blog on the topic.
Rebecca Zwar, Social Networking Expert, Reputation Management Expert and Podcasting Expert
Rebecca Zwar has over 12 years in various marketing, real estate and administrative capacities. This includes nearly 8 years in the Property Management field. Additionally, she has assisted in marketing a start-up home staging company. She has experience in general administrative duties, plus Marketing, Accounting and Management.
Rebecca Zwar is our resident expert on Social Networking, Reputation Management and Podcasting. You can click any of those categories to read her blogs on those topics.
