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Terry has contributed to the industry in such a way
that she has provided a positive impact on many others and helped them
each to
build a successful business.
Message from Terry:
“I
can’t begin to tell you what an honor and privilege it is to have been
chosen as the recipient of an award named for the individual who
actually coined the term Virtual Assistant. Just to be included among
such an impressive list of nominees is an honor in itself; but to
actually receive the award is more than I could ever have imagined.
From the moment I opened my business as a secretarial service, and
continuing through and beyond my transition into Virtual Assistance, I
have been truly blessed to have had the privilege of knowing, working
with, and being mentored by, some of the most amazing individuals and
industry leaders. I am so thankful to have had the good sense to heed
their sage advice and follow their lead. I truly believe I am where I am
today because of them. For this I say thank you! Knowing that such a
huge part of my own success is a result of so many others giving back to
our industry makes it that much more of a privilege and an honor to be
able to help other Virtual Assistants succeed in their own businesses by
continuing to give back in the same way.”
Thank you so very
much for the tremendous honor and privilege of being chosen as the 2007
Thomas Leonard International Virtual Assistant of Distinction – I am
truly humbled to be the recipient of this award.
Personal Bio:
The youngest daughter
of a Design Engineer in the Aeronautics industry, and then as a military
spouse for almost 23 years, Terry was born in Los Angeles, California,
and spent the next 34 years of her life traveling all over the United
States, Puerto Rico and Asia before settling down in a small rural area
just outside of Columbus, Ohio.
While others had much
grander visions of being doctors, lawyers and accountants, Terry
followed in the footsteps of her mother and sister to pursue the only
career she had ever considered … she wanted to be a secretary. Terry
graduated from high school and entered the administrative support field
as a Senior Secretary for McDonnell Douglas Corporation in Huntington
Beach, California. Starting out in a job that took her seven
times to pass the typing test requiring only 45 words per minute, Terry
spent the next 20 years climbing the corporate ladder until she tired of
the corporate rat-race and office politics, and made the decision to
branch out on her own to open Fastype, a secretarial and resume service
in October 1991, which later became what is now a very successful
Virtual Assistance practice.
The mother of Kelly,
John and Joshua, and grandmother to her beautiful 12-year-old
granddaughter, Rylee; Terry lives in a small, rural village in Central
Ohio with the love of her life, best friend and husband of 10 years,
Jim, and their faithful Springer Spaniel. With their home situated out
in the country on four acres surrounded by woods and fields, Terry and
Jim enjoy spending their time being involved with their church,
continuing to grow a business that now supports them full-time,
gardening, watching the multitude of birds and “critters” on their
property, and watching their favorite reality TV shows … Survivor and
The Amazing Race!
Business Bio:
Originally a secretarial
and resume service serving local clients only in a small rural town in
Central Ohio, Fastype opened its doors on October 1, 1991. Over the
course of the following years, and because “life” happens, Terry’s
business continued down a road of various twists and turns, and even a
few stops along the way before finally reaching its destination as a
Virtual Assistance practice in July 2004. As it often is with many new
VAs just starting out, her target market included anyone and everyone;
but Terry soon realized her passion was in working with professional
speakers, coaches and authors. Today, more than 15 years after opening
its doors, Fastype VA Services, Inc. is now a full-service Virtual
Assistance practice specializing in providing administrative and
executive support to Professional Speakers and Coaches worldwide.
With clients spanning the globe from across the United States to as far
away as New Zealand, Antigua and Singapore, Terry’s clients include
nationally and internationally known speakers and authors, coaches,
info-marketers, consultants and a real estate investor.
Terry is a Master
Virtual Assistant, and a graduate of VirtualAssistanceU. She publishes
Speak Up and Make Money! a bi-monthly ezine for professional
speakers with inquiring minds, and posts regularly to her blog,
Virtually This and That, also geared toward her target marketing
of speakers and coaches. She is also an active participant in two of our
industry’s Virtual Assistant organizations and several VA networking
organizations. It is her goal to continue to promote and assist in the
growth of the Virtual Assistant Industry, as well as provide assistance
and support to other Virtual Assistants in every stage of their
business.
Here are just some of the comments by her peers:
"Terry has all the
attributes you could ask for in a virtual assistant: technical
competence, excellent communication skills, thoroughness, accuracy, and
speed. She is a pleasure to work with and has a "can do" attitude that
maximizes the value she produces for me."
"Her professional background and experience
shine through in the quality of her work. She has an excellent work
ethic and is very conscientious about completing assignments on time and
up to my expectations. Terry has a "can do" attitude and the skills to
back it up. Although her level of expertise is already superior, she is
always striving to increase her knowledge and capabilities. I recommend
her to other business professionals without a moment's hesitation."
"Terry is professional, efficient, organized,
and trustworthy. That may make it sound like she's a
boy scout, not a virtual assistant, but the skill set required to be
effective is essentially the same
in both roles."
We congratulate and
thank Terry for her contributions and dedication to the success and
growth of the Virtual Assistant Industry and individual Virtual Assistants
around the world.
Terry will not only receive the recognition and
respect of everyone in the Virtual Assistant industry, she will also
receive:
- A glass with marble base plaque to adorn her
office
- An award graphic to use on her website
- An award certificate to use in her marketing
material
- "Book Yourself Solid" by Michael Port
- "Finding Life's Passion" by Fabienne Fredrickson
- 1 Year Subscription to the Virtual Assistant
Revolution
- The Everyday Guide to Writing Wisely from Laurie
Dart
- $35 Gift Certificate for www.va-theseries.ca &
www.virtualwordpublishing
- "The Art of Followup" by Jamie Lee Mann
- Angela Smith's Virtual Toolkit
- Heather Jacobson's ebook, "Making
Dollars Out of Cents"
- Choice of two ebooks offered by Kathie Thomas
- "Almost a Wise Guy" by Fran Capo
- 5th Edition of Forms & Templates for the VA
business by Susan Totman
- Her choice of any one product at the OIVAC Cafe
Press Store
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