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Ep 49 | Amanda Sherwin on Working with a Virtual Assistant
Ep 49 | Amanda Sherwin on Working with a Virtual Assistant
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30 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Behind every great lactation consultant is an incredible administrative assistant.Our guest for this episode is Amanda Sherwin, the owner of The LC's Concierge, a virtual administrative business that provides services dedicated to meeting the needs of lactation professionals working in private practice.Amanda used skills acquired through her past careers as an elementary school teacher and camp director to help her build her business. She was drawn into the lactation world through her decision to breastfeed her two beautiful children – a choice that she made the moment she discovered that she was pregnant.She took prenatal and birthing classes and bought books, but still found breastfeeding her firstborn to be incredibly challenging. Amanda reached out to Beth Myler at Mahala, who diagnosed her baby with posterior tongue tie. Within a week of being treated, Amanda’s daughter gained 12 ounces.When Beth decided to return to school for her nurse practitioner’s degree, she asked Amanda if she’d be interested in providing administrative support for her practice – and Amanda jumped at the opportunity. Today, she handles scheduling systems, communications, social media management, and website management.“My experience with breastfeeding my two children is what brought me into this world, and the amazing women and support that I had crowd-surfed me through that journey.” In this episode, we will cover:The work and values that a lactation administrative assistant does (05:16)What the best parts of lactation administrative work are (10:54)How to find the perfect administrative assistant for your lactation business – and exactly what to ask them (15:54)Our best tips for working effectively with your administrative assistant (20:38)The emotional rewards that all parties (including patients!) receive when your assistant is a great fit (24:18) Like this episode? Want more?The LBC podcast is ALWAYS free, thanks to contributions from supporters. Every contributed dollar counts and so do our contributors — as a thank-you gift to our top-tier members, we offer monthly LIVE Deeper Dive sessions with experts and access to all previous Deeper Dive sessions — check out our upcoming Deeper Dives and become a member! All contributions count; join at one of our starter levels here! Links and ResourcesThe LC's Concierge: http://thelcsconcierge.com/Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers by Nancy Mohrbacher & Kathleen Kendall-Tackett http://breastfeedingmadesimple.comLactation Private Practice Essential Course: https://learn.anniefrisbie.com/growJoin our community! https://www.patreon.com/lactationbusinesscoaching If you like what you heard today, please follow us on Facebook and Instagram and leave us a review on iTunes. You can email us questions and comments at hello@lactationbusinesscoaching.com. About UsLeah Jolly is a private practice IBCLC with Bay Area Breastfeeding in Houston, Texas.Annie Frisbie is a private practice IBCLC serving Queens and Brooklyn in New York City and the creator of the Lactation Consultant Private Practice Toolkit.Many thanks to Stephanie Granade for her production assistance, and to Silas Wade for creating our theme music
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Released:
Feb 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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Launching Your Lactation Business: In this episode of Lactation Business Coaching, hosts Annie Frisbie IBCLC and Leah Jolly IBCLC talk about the unique challenges of starting a business as a private practice lactation consultant. They go into how hard it is to charge money for something you’d do for free and how to make peace with the inevitable expenses involved in starting a business. Leah and Annie know how much you want to be both compassionate and financially viable because they face this tension in their own private practices. “No one is going to take you as seriously in your business as you take yourself” In this episode, we will cover: -How starting a business has challenges, especially when you’re coming from a volunteer background, but they’re nothing you can’t handle, with the right guidance and resources. -The importance of investing the time and the money now to create a solid foundation because that’s what’s going to bring you financial viability and joy. -How you can h by Lactation Business Coaching with Annie and Leah