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Hello and happy Thursday!Is the VA industry changing? That's the big question we're digging into on today's episode of The Visionary VA Podcast, because the results of the 2026 UK VA Survey are finally here!This week I'm joined by Gwen Backhouse, Chair of the Society of Virtual Assistants (SVA), to talk about her own 12-year journey as a VA, the role of the SVA and, most importantly, what this year's survey tells us about the state of our industry.And there are some VERY interesting...
Hello & happy Tuesday! This month's issue of Espresso AI lands in subcribers' inboxes on Thursday, and it's a practical one. There's been a bit of a shake-up at the top of the AI world, so Martha explains what it means for you. Then she gets stuck into putting AI to work on your social content and your Q4 plans. Here's what paid subscribers are getting: Information about why people might be drifting back from Claude to ChatGPT now that Codex is in the desktop app, what Codex actually is, and...
Hello and happy Thursday!Will AI replace Virtual Assistants?It's a question that comes up A LOT in our community.And depending on who you listen to, you'll hear everything from "AI could never replace what I do" to "there won't be any VAs left in five years."I don't think either extreme is particularly helpful.AI isn't going anywhere. It's getting better incredibly quickly and it's already changing the way businesses operate and the type of support they need.So we need to be having honest...