🚀 Learn the tech and systems you need to confidently launch your VA business without burning out or starting from scratch.
A 6-week live program where you’ll learn essential backend tech, tools, and workflows every Virtual Assistant or online service provider needs to run a client-ready business.
About the Cohort The VA Business Systems Accelerator is a six-week live program designed specifically for Virtual Assistants, EAs, PAs, and administrative professionals who are ready to move beyond the spreadsheets and start running a truly scalable service business.
You’ll join a focused group for two-hour weekly workshops, hands-on demonstrations, and peer feedback. Together, you’ll learn the exact technology stack, workflows, and strategies to launch your website, automate client onboarding, streamline billing, and build a marketing engine that attracts ideal clients.
This isn’t passive training: it’s an action-oriented cohort where you’ll implement each week’s lessons in real time, gain live support, and finish with a tested launch plan and the confidence to build the business (and life) you’ve envisioned.
This cohort is hosted by Lauren Bradley, founder of The Officials, and award-winning business owner and admin.
How It Works
Live Cohort Sessions: 2 hours, Tuesdays at 6 PM UK / 1 PM ET Session Date: Nov 10, 17, 24, 1, 8, 15
Replays & Resources: All recordings, templates, checklists, and additional lessons available on demand
Accountability Club: Weekly co-working and implementation sessions for all members
Benefits
🔍 Demystified Tech: Break down complex systems into simple, actionable steps so you can implement with confidence.
🤖 Tech Confidence: Overcome overwhelm with a battle-tested tech stack with room to customize
💰 Financial Freedom: Support to build the business that delivers the financial freedom you desire.
📈 Profit Clarity: Package, price, and position your services to attract ideal clients.
🗺️ Client Flow: Design and automate a customer journey that wows and retains.
⏳ Time Freedom: Automate routine tasks and reclaim hours for high-impact work.
🧭 Live Support & Community: Get real-time guidance, peer feedback, and on-demand replays. Sources Ask ChatGPT
Who Should Join
This cohort is designed for you if you:
Are a Virtual Assistant, Executive Assistant, PA, or administrative professional ready to turn your skills into a thriving business
Want to launch or streamline a service-based business without the tech overwhelm
Crave clear, repeatable systems from onboarding and payments to project management and automation
Need hands-on support and accountability to move beyond DIY tutorials
Aspire to scale and gain the financial freedom you deserve
6 Week Cohort. Launching Oct 14, 2025. Step into leadership, scale your success, and own your career.
Description
Ready to scale your career with a CEO mindset? Learn the tools, systems, and strategies to grow your career to new heights.
The Treat Your Career as a Startup Live Cohort is a 6-week program designed for professionals like you who are ready to take full control of their career, think like a business owner, and unlock their leadership potential.
This cohort is your opportunity to build a career that’s designed with purpose, strategy, and growth in mind. It’s time to invest in yourself and build the career journey you’ve always wanted.
Cohort Schedule
Week 1: Build Your Business Plan Oct 14, 2025 5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST In our kickoff session, we’ll dive straight into work needed to help us identify the tech systems and workflows needed to build a successful business.
Week 2: Defining Your Services Oct 21, 2025 5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST In this session, we’ll focus on defining the services you provide in your role and understanding the value you bring. This week is about clarity and communication: knowing exactly what you do, how it benefits others, and how to present it effectively.
Week 3: Approached and Poached Nov 4, 2025 5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST In this session, we’ll focus on how to showcase your work online and ensure it’s discoverable. You’ll learn how to create a portfolio that highlights your skills and achievements, and optimize your presence so the right people can find you.
Week 4:Understanding Your Client’s Experience Nov 11, 2025 5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST In this session, we’ll focus on building strong relationships with your employer or client while learning how to onboard them effectively. You’ll develop strategies for setting expectations, handling feedback, establishing boundaries, and positioning yourself as a trusted partner to leadership.
Week 5: Setting Up Your Systems Nov 18, 2025 5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST In this session, we’ll focus on creating the systems and processes that keep your career organized and scalable. You’ll learn how to map your work, set up workflows, and leverage tools to make your role more efficient and impactful.
Week 6: Scaling Your Career Nov 25, 2025 5pm-7pm BST | 12pm – 2pm EDT | 9am – 11am PST In this session, we’ll focus on reviewing your impact, celebrating achievements, and planning for future growth. You’ll learn how to conduct annual check-ins (performance reviews) with your client or employer to showcase your contributions, set goals, and position yourself as a strategic partner.
Ready to Take Control of Your Career?
Apply today and scale your career with confidence and clarity.
Benefits
Shift your mindset from employee to business owner.
Master leadership skills that you can implement right away.
Develop systems and workflows to make your career more efficient and scalable.
Transform your career trajectory to make decisions and take ownership of your success.
A hands-on workshop for administrative professionals ready to bring clarity and control to their workflows using the tools you already have.
Let’s build it together.
Feeling buried in docs, tasks, and tabs? You don’t need a new tool, you need a better system. In this HQ Live, we’ll build it together using Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. No extra software, no fancy learning curve, just the tools you already have to hand.
This is a 1.5-hour, hands-on workshop where you’ll create your very own admin dashboard: a personalized hub to manage priorities, track projects, and stay one step ahead of your execs.
Whether you’re on Google Sheets and Drive or Microsoft Outlook and Sharepoint, you’ll walk away with a working system that helps you stop spinning and start scaling.
🛠️ What to Expect
Live, step-by-step dashboard building using Google or Microsoft tools
Templates + starter layouts provided
Real-world examples tailored for EAs, admins, and office pros
Feedback + support as you build
Replay included so you can revisit and refine
Beginner-friendly, no tech wizardry needed
Prerequisites
👉 Note: You may want to check with your IT team before the session to ensure you have access to the following tools in your workplace accounts:
Microsoft: Lists, Site Pages, Loop, Power Automate
We’ll provide guidance on all of these but access makes it easier to follow along live!We’ll provide guidance on all of these but access makes it easier to follow along live!
💻 Save Your Spot
If you want more control, clarity, and calm and a dashboard that feels like it was designed just for you, this session is calling your name.
How to Join:
This is a Premium HQ member only event. We’d love you to make it Official and join us today. We’ll even give you a 14 day free trial to check us out.
HQ Members
This event is open to our Premium HQ Members.
Visit the community to register for this event on the Events page.
A hands-on workshop for administrative professionals ready to bring clarity and control to their workflows using the tools you already have.
Let’s build it together.
Feeling buried in docs, tasks, and tabs? You don’t need a new tool, you need a better system. In this HQ Live, we’ll build it together using Google Workspace. No extra software, no fancy learning curve, just the tools you already have to hand.
This is a 1-hour, hands-on workshop where you’ll create your very own admin dashboard: a personalized hub to manage priorities, track projects, and stay one step ahead of your execs.
You’ll walk away with a working system that helps you stop spinning and start scaling.
🛠️ What to Expect
Live, step-by-step dashboard building using Google tools
Templates + starter layouts provided
Real-world examples tailored for EAs, admins, and office pros
Feedback + support as you build
Replay included so you can revisit and refine
Beginner-friendly, no tech wizardry needed
Prerequisites
👉 Note: You may want to check with your IT team before the session to ensure you have access to the following tools in your workplace accounts:
Google: Sites, Looker Studio, Sheets, Apps Script
We’ll provide guidance on all of these but access makes it easier to follow along live!
💻 Save Your Spot
If you want more control, clarity, and calm and a dashboard that feels like it was designed just for you, this session is calling your name.
How to Join:
This is a Premium HQ member only event. We’d love you to make it Official and join us today. We’ll even give you a 14 day free trial to check us out.
HQ Members
This event is open to our Premium HQ Members.
Visit the community to register for this event on the Events page.
A hands-on workshop for administrative professionals who want a beautifully organized, fully personalized system built in Notion.
Finally make sense of Notion and build a dashboard that works the way you do.
Notion isn’t just for tech bros and startups. It’s one of the most flexible, admin-friendly tools out there and in this HQ Live, we’ll show you exactly how to make it work for you.
This 2-hour, hands-on workshop will walk you through the dashboard-building process step-by-step, using real-world admin workflows. You’ll learn how to organize tasks, priorities, links, calendars, and more.
No experience needed. We’re covering the Notion basics, too. Whether you’re brand new or Notion-curious, you’ll leave with a functional dashboard you can actually use (and evolve over time!).
✨ P.S. If you’ve purchased the Admin Attaché but haven’t quite found your footing, this session is definitely for you. We’ll help you unlock the value of what you already have and finally feel confident using Notion to support your role.
🛠️ What to Expect
Live, guided dashboard building from scratch in Notion
Intro to Notion basics—pages, blocks, databases, and more
Templates + starter layouts provided
Real-world admin examples to model your setup
Support + feedback as you build
Replay included so you can pause, rewind, and revisit anytime
Zero judgment, beginner-friendly environment
💻 Save Your Spot
If you want more control, clarity, and calm and a dashboard that feels like it was designed just for you, this session is calling your name.
How to Join:
This is a Premium HQ member only event. We’d love you to make it Official and join us today. We’ll even give you a 14 day free trial to check us out.
HQ Members
This event is open to our Premium HQ Members.
Visit the community to register for this event on the Events page.
Communicate with your team faster, clearer, with way more fun 🎥✨
Writing out another how-to doc or info-packed update can be a drag. And reading it? Even worse. Enter: Google Vids, your new secret weapon for clear, creative communication. This HQ Tech Bite mini-session will show you how you can harness AI-powered video creation to update, inform, and impress without needing a film degree or fancy tools.
Whether you’re sharing a project update, onboarding a new teammate, or showing how a process works, Google Vids helps you say it all, visually.
What to Expect
🔍 Live, over-the-shoulder walkthrough of Google Vids from an admin POV
💡 Real-world examples of how assistants can use video to save time + boost clarity
🎥 Replay available in HQ
🎉 Friendly vibes and zero tech shame
About Tech Bites
HQ Tech Bites are exclusive, premium member events and video drops that serve up the latest, greatest, need-to-know tech in small, snackable servings. Designed to help you build your tech repertoire one bite at a time, each session highlights emerging tools and smart strategies that every Official should have on their radar.
Perfect for when you want to stay sharp, ahead of the curve, and always in-the-know without the overwhelm.
FAQs
Q: What do I need to attend? A: You must be an HQ member to attend the live event. If you’re not a member, you can join with a 14 day free trial to get access to this event and all our valuable resources for administrative professionals.
Q: Is the session recorded? A: Yes, the session will be recorded and saved inside the HQ Community for premium members to access.
How to Join:
This is a Premium HQ member only event. We’d love you to make it Official and join us today. We’ll even give you a 14 day free trial to check us out.
HQ Members
This event is open to our Premium HQ Members.
Visit the community to register for this event on the Events page.
Curious about the AI feature everyone’s whispering (or worrying) about? In this Tech Bite, we’re giving you a look at ChatGPT’s new Agentic Mode. This new feature lets AI tools take action on your behalf.
We’ll demo what it can do and share early insights: where it shines, where it stumbles, and what it means for your day-to-day. No pressure, no panic but a thoughtful peek into what’s possible.
Plus, we’ll discuss how AI agents might impact our industry and beyond. This session will be held as a meeting, not a webinar, so we can chat. This session is followed by the Weekly Mentorship session where the discussion can carry over if needs be.
What to Expect
A mini-demo of Agentic Mode in action
Real-time feedback: how it performed, what it tried, how long it took
Discussion on where it might fit (or not) in the admin toolkit
Bite-sized insights, big-picture implications
Replay for everyone who registers
Frank discussion in a safe space
About Tech Bites
HQ Tech Bites are exclusive, premium member events and video drops that serve up the latest, greatest, need-to-know tech in small, snackable servings. Designed to help you build your tech repertoire one bite at a time, each session highlights emerging tools and smart strategies that every Official should have on their radar.
Perfect for when you want to stay sharp, ahead of the curve, and always in-the-know without the overwhelm.
FAQs
Q: What do I need to attend? A: You must be an HQ member to attend the live event. If you’re not a member, you can join with a 14 day free trial to get access to this event and all our valuable resources for administrative professionals.
Q: Is the session recorded? A: Yes, the session will be recorded and saved inside the HQ Community for premium members to access.
How to Join:
Register now for this event, and stay on top of the AI evolution!
HQ Members
This event is open to our Premium HQ Members.
Visit the community to register for this event on the Events page.
Feeling overwhelmed by endless notes and too much information? It’s time to turn chaos into clarity! Join us for our popular Tech Hack session where we’ll dive into NotebookLM, the AI-powered tool designed to help you find, digest, and understand the information that matters most.
In this session, Lauren will demonstrate how NotebookLM, powered by Gemini 1.5, can make your notes more digestible. Whether you’re juggling meeting minutes, brainstorming sessions, or important project details, this tool is your secret weapon for simplifying complex information and turning it into actionable insights.
Key Takeaways:
Streamline Your Notes: Learn how NotebookLM’s AI can search key details and summarize what’s important.
Real-Time Demo: See NotebookLM in action and learn how to integrate it into your workflow.
This session is perfect for administrative professionals and executive assistants ready to take control of their notes and elevate their productivity.
Register now to discover how NotebookLM can help you move from information overload to actionable understanding!
Join us for our wildly successful Tech Hack Series with host Lauren Bradley. She speaks with administrative professionals about her favorite tech tips and tricks to help assistants… – Embrace tech and not fear it – Make more money by boosting their skill set – Impress their team and bosses with their problem-solving skills – Stay relevant as technology rapidly redefines the way we work
This is a FREE webinar open to all. Please note, our content is tailored for administrative professionals but all are welcome.
Lauren Bradley, FoundeR of The Officials + Lead Trainer
Lauren has held every admin and assistant title under the sun including Office Manager, Virtual Assistant, EA to the CEO and private PA to HNWIs. She is a former OfficeNinjas All-Star winner and founder of The Officials. She is passionate about empowering admins and assistants.
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Are you ready to streamline your team’s onboarding, training, and workflows? Join us for this Tech Hack session featuring Trainual, the ultimate tool for organizing and documenting your business processes—all in one place. Perfect for administrative professionals and executive assistants, this session will show you how to make your team’s processes crystal clear and easy to follow.
In this hands-on workshop, Lauren will demonstrate how Trainual can help you:
Create a central hub for team knowledge and procedures.
Onboard new team members quickly and consistently.
Maintain process clarity, even in fast-paced environments.
Whether you’re managing employee training or creating SOPs, Trainual ensures everyone stays on the same page. Say goodbye to scattered documents and hello to streamlined workflows!
Key Takeaways:
Centralized Knowledge: Learn how to build and maintain a living, searchable library for your team.
Effortless Training: See how Trainual can automate onboarding and make training consistent and effective.
Live Demo: Watch a step-by-step guide to creating a process that saves you time and effort.
Interactive Q&A: Get your questions answered and discover tips for integrating Trainual into your workflow.
This session is perfect for anyone looking to simplify team management and enhance organizational efficiency.
Register now to see how Trainual can transform the way you manage and document processes!
Join us for our wildly successful Tech Hack Series with host Lauren Bradley. She speaks with administrative professionals about her favorite tech tips and tricks to help assistants… – Embrace tech and not fear it – Make more money by boosting their skill set – Impress their team and bosses with their problem-solving skills – Stay relevant as technology rapidly redefines the way we work
This is a FREE webinar open to all. Please note, our content is tailored for administrative professionals but all are welcome.
Lauren Bradley, FoundeR of The Officials + Lead Trainer
Lauren has held every admin and assistant title under the sun including Office Manager, Virtual Assistant, EA to the CEO and private PA to HNWIs. She is a former OfficeNinjas All-Star winner and founder of The Officials. She is passionate about empowering admins and assistants.
