As we've all experienced recently, the economy can change overnight with global events and uncertainty. If you're a small business owner during the time of the COVID-19 crisis, you're likely...
I have always been a lover of learning and I regularly welcome the chance to do something I’ve never tried before. However, I have never had a formal education in business. In fact, I have never...
Remote employment is convenient, easy, and freeing. But as the Trusty Oak family have written about many times, it’s easy for remote employees to feel like an island. Not to sound like anyone’s...
I love getting things done and checking off lists, and I love helping other people do the same. (How unlikely would it be if I started a virtual assistant company without this in my DNA?) However,...
Austin in August is hot, y’all. So why was it the best time to visit this year? Because it meant that part of our remote team got to be together—some of us for the first time!
Last month, I had the opportunity to spend a full month away from Trusty Oak’s Austin, Texas-based headquarters and wow, was it an adventure! Although part of my time away was meant to enjoy a ...
At Trusty Oak, we're all entrepreneurs: from our CEO and founder, Amber Gray, who created our company, to each and every virtual assistant (VA). As VAs, we each operate as independent contractors,...
Whether your team is remote or in a classic office, you can build a winning team culture. For a lot of employers and employees, a positive team culture seems like something you either have or you...
There are hundreds of unique scenarios and challenges that leaders of remote and distributed teams experience.