126. How to Go From Solo VA to OBM to Agency Owner (The Real Path) w/ Sakshi Khatri

134. Why Building a VA Agency Was the Biggest "Successful" Mistake I Ever Made

Thinking about building a VA agency or scaling because you have more clients than you can handle? Before you do, hear this. I replaced my 9 to 5 income in five months, had too many clients, and did the one thing Google told me to do, which was build an agency. It turned out to be the biggest mistake of my business, and the reason is that it worked. Why can success actually take you further from the business you want? How do you tell the difference between momentum and real direction? And what is the one question I skipped that would have saved me years? If you are a VA, OBM, or done-for-you service provider growing on autopilot, this one is for you.   In this episode: ✨ Why success in the moment and aligned success are not the same ✨ How building an agency took me further from what I wanted ✨ The one question to ask before you scale or niche ✨ Why your clients might be building your business for you ✨ How to tell if you are growing on intention or just momentum   🌱 Foundations to Flow [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/coaching/foundations-to-flow/], my 8-week core offer design intensive, starts July 27!   📩 I read every message, come find me on Instagram! Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2222430/fan_mail/new] For VAs & OBMs turning expertise into a signature method and a business that pays for outcomes, not hours. BOOK A FREE BUSINESS AUDIT [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/business-audit/]Free 45-min call. Find your bottleneck, see what's possible. FREE RESOURCES [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/resources/] Tools, trainings & community. WORK WITH ME [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] Expansion [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/expansion/]: 1:1 coaching to build your signature method and offer suite. Effortless Attraction [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/effortless-attraction-spring-2026]: 8-Week Marketing Intensive (Apr & Oct) Foundations to Flow [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/foundations-to-flow-group-master]: 8-Week Offer Design Intensive (Feb & July) Website [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulfulbizcoachandrea/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@soulfulbizcoachandrea] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaelibero/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@soulfulbizcoachandrea]  Podcast produced and edited with love by @FerAssists [https://www.instagram.com/ferassists/]

133. How to Make a Hard Business Decision Without Feeling Like a Failure

Do you feel like your business has too many offers and not enough focus? If you are a VA, OBM, or Done-For-You service provider who keeps adding services to attract more clients, this episode might change how you think about growth. Last week I paused a group program I had already built, and instead of spiraling, it felt easy. Why does adding more offers actually push clients away? When is letting something go a strategic win instead of a failure? And how do you take the emotion out of a hard business decision? I am sharing the exact question I asked myself, and why editing your business, not adding to it, is what creates real growth.   In this episode: ✨ Why adding more offers repels clients instead of attracting them ✨ How to tell the difference between quitting and editing ✨ The one question to ask before you keep or cut an offer ✨ Why passive income falls flat without a solid foundation first ✨ How to take the emotion out of a hard business decision   📩 Grab my free Slow Morning Studio [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/slow-morning-studio/], a five-day email experience with one strategic shift per day. 💌 I read every message, come find me on Instagram! Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2222430/fan_mail/new] For VAs & OBMs turning expertise into a signature method and a business that pays for outcomes, not hours. BOOK A FREE BUSINESS AUDIT [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/business-audit/]Free 45-min call. Find your bottleneck, see what's possible. FREE RESOURCES [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/resources/] Tools, trainings & community. WORK WITH ME [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] Expansion [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/expansion/]: 1:1 coaching to build your signature method and offer suite. Effortless Attraction [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/effortless-attraction-spring-2026]: 8-Week Marketing Intensive (Apr & Oct) Foundations to Flow [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/foundations-to-flow-group-master]: 8-Week Offer Design Intensive (Feb & July) Website [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulfulbizcoachandrea/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@soulfulbizcoachandrea] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaelibero/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@soulfulbizcoachandrea]  Podcast produced and edited with love by @FerAssists [https://www.instagram.com/ferassists/]

132. What Getting Kicked Out of Grad School Taught Me About Building a Business That You Actually Love

Does your business not feel like you anymore? If you are a VA, OBM, or done-for-you service provider quietly building toward someone else's version of success, this episode is your permission slip to stop. Today I am getting vulnerable and sharing something I hid for a decade, and how it changed the way I think about building a business that actually fits your life. Why does the obvious next step so often lead to burnout? What happens when you build around who you used to be instead of who you are now? And how do you tell the difference between direction and pressure? I am sharing my story and the questions that helped me, and my clients, build a business that finally feels aligned.   In this episode: ✨ Why clinging to an old identity keeps your business stuck ✨ How to tell the difference between direction and pressure ✨ Why burnout is often an alignment problem, not a pricing problem ✨ The question to ask before you scale or niche down ✨ What it actually takes to build a business around your life   🌿 Grab my free Slow Morning Studio, a five-day email practice for building your business with more space and intention: dancingleafsolutions.com/slow-morning-studio [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/slow-morning-studio/]   📩 I read every message, come find me on Instagram! Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2222430/fan_mail/new] For VAs & OBMs turning expertise into a signature method and a business that pays for outcomes, not hours. BOOK A FREE BUSINESS AUDIT [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/business-audit/]Free 45-min call. Find your bottleneck, see what's possible. FREE RESOURCES [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/resources/] Tools, trainings & community. WORK WITH ME [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] Expansion [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/expansion/]: 1:1 coaching to build your signature method and offer suite. Effortless Attraction [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/effortless-attraction-spring-2026]: 8-Week Marketing Intensive (Apr & Oct) Foundations to Flow [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/foundations-to-flow-group-master]: 8-Week Offer Design Intensive (Feb & July) Website [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulfulbizcoachandrea/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@soulfulbizcoachandrea] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaelibero/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@soulfulbizcoachandrea]  Podcast produced and edited with love by @FerAssists [https://www.instagram.com/ferassists/]

131. You Don't Need More Clients to Fix Your Unpredictable Income (You Need This)

Does your income feel unpredictable even when your work stays the same? If you are a VA, OBM, or done-for-you service provider stuck in the good month, slow month cycle, the problem is usually not your rates, your visibility, or your number of leads. So why does one month feel amazing and the next leave you anxious about what is coming? Why do retainer clients still keep you checking Stripe first thing in the morning? And why is the real fix so different from getting more clients? This episode gets into why income feels so unpredictable for so many service providers, and the one shift that finally makes it feel stable. In this episode: ✨ Why unpredictable income is a structure problem, not a visibility problem ✨ What reactive income is and why it keeps you stuck ✨ Why more clients will not break the good month, slow month cycle ✨ The real reason retainer clients still leave you anxious ✨ The one question to ask about your last five clients   📩 I read every message, come find me on Instagram! Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2222430/fan_mail/new] For VAs & OBMs turning expertise into a signature method and a business that pays for outcomes, not hours. BOOK A FREE BUSINESS AUDIT [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/business-audit/]Free 45-min call. Find your bottleneck, see what's possible. FREE RESOURCES [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/resources/] Tools, trainings & community. WORK WITH ME [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] Expansion [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/expansion/]: 1:1 coaching to build your signature method and offer suite. Effortless Attraction [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/effortless-attraction-spring-2026]: 8-Week Marketing Intensive (Apr & Oct) Foundations to Flow [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/foundations-to-flow-group-master]: 8-Week Offer Design Intensive (Feb & July) Website [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulfulbizcoachandrea/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@soulfulbizcoachandrea] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaelibero/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@soulfulbizcoachandrea]  Podcast produced and edited with love by @FerAssists [https://www.instagram.com/ferassists/]

130. The Capsule Blog Strategy That Gets Service Providers Booked Out Without Daily Marketing w/ Jana Osofsky

If you are a service provider who hates the idea of marketing every day, this episode is going to change how you think about blogging entirely. I am joined by Jana Osofsky, content strategist and creator of the High Leverage Content program, who started as a VA and built her entire business around a small set of strategic blog posts she calls a capsule blog. In this episode, we get into Jana's journey from VA to content strategist, what a capsule blog actually is, and how she got her marketing down to one day a month. Key Points Covered: ✨ Jana's path from corporate HR to VA to running a one-to-many program ✨ What a capsule blog is and why it is only 12 to 20 posts, not endless content ✨ The three-part system: repurposing, resharing, and leveraging in sales ✨ Why referrals alone can keep you stuck when you want to change how you work ✨ How Jana got her marketing down to one day a month ✨ Why you do not need to be a blogger to have a blog that gets you clients Connect with Jana O: Website [https://janaomedia.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/janaomedia/] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@janaomedia] Free Blog Plus Repurposing Method Training [https://janaomedia.com/6-secrets/]   📩 I read every message, come find me on Instagram! Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2222430/fan_mail/new] For VAs & OBMs turning expertise into a signature method and a business that pays for outcomes, not hours. BOOK A FREE BUSINESS AUDIT [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/business-audit/]Free 45-min call. Find your bottleneck, see what's possible. FREE RESOURCES [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/resources/] Tools, trainings & community. WORK WITH ME [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] Expansion [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/expansion/]: 1:1 coaching to build your signature method and offer suite. Effortless Attraction [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/effortless-attraction-spring-2026]: 8-Week Marketing Intensive (Apr & Oct) Foundations to Flow [https://embodied-soulpreneur.newzenler.com/courses/foundations-to-flow-group-master]: 8-Week Offer Design Intensive (Feb & July) Website [https://www.dancingleafsolutions.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/soulfulbizcoachandrea/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@soulfulbizcoachandrea] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaelibero/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@soulfulbizcoachandrea]  Podcast produced and edited with love by @FerAssists [https://www.instagram.com/ferassists/]