Meet Sara + The Start and Grow Co. Team
Well hello there!
I’m Sara Wiles. Leading Virtual Assistant industry expert.
I believe coffee-stained yoga pants are an acceptable work uniform. And I break an F-ton of business rules.
Because you should be able to build a business that works for YOUR life.
In 2017 I went from corporate queen to small business owner. Here’s how it happened 👇
After one fateful weekend, breast-pumping on a work trip – I decided I was over the corporate grind.
I was done stressing about my leaky boobs. And even MORE done enduring 48 excruciating hours away from my 13 month old son.
I didn’t see another way to get the freedom and flexibility I needed to mom and career at the same time, so I started a VA business and here’s what happened next:
😊 8 days in: I signed my very first client
💼 14 days in: I realized I could make enough to leave my corporate job – SO I DID!
⏰ 28 days in: I had replaced my 9-5 salary
🤑 9 months in: I made $48,003.79 in income
🤓 16 months in: I hit that shiny $100k
But Here’s Where I Royally Screwed Up…
Though on the outside, things looked good… on the inside, I was the Hot Mess Express, whizzing down Sh*t Show Lane.
$10k months? HAD ‘EM! Wanna know what else I had?
Lots of trips to the therapist’s office. Daily anxiety attacks. And a whole lotta working until 2AM. I had created a carbon copy of the corporate career I had so desperately ran away from. So I lit the proverbial match.
I let my business burn down to embers. 🔥
Then Got Back To Building — This Time, With Balance.
I finally figured out what it took to run a successful (and profitable) business on 20 hours per week.
So I could be a Life First kinda lady. And once I had ACTUALLY become:
- A dedicated, present Mama to my little one
- A loving wife to my partner
- And a nurturing friend to myself…
I was ready to sprinkle that shit like Luster Dust (an essential for your next batch of cupcakes. Oh btw, did I mention I love baking?)
And that is how The Start and Grow Co. came to be.
My team and I have helped 1000+ Virtual Assistants start and grow businesses that fit their unique skillsets and schedules.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO TRADE INCOME FOR HAPPINESS.
YOU CAN HAVE BOTH.
At The Start and Grow Co we’ll show you how.
If you’ve been looking for a career change so you can…
- Have way more flexibility around when you work so you can easily home-school, virtual-school or simply be present in your family’s life
- Create more work-life balance so you actually have time for your own needs and desires
- Finally live that work less, make more lifestyle
You’re in the right place.
Meet the Team
I’m the founder of The Start and Grow Co., but I really couldn’t do it without my amazing all-woman team! Here’s a little more about who’s supporting you when you work with us at The Start and Grow Co.
