ALLISON GEE
Allison is a Virtual Assistant and Business Administrator. She works with clients who invite her to work with their holistically centered businesses. Allison is great at improving business systems so you can shine as the star of your business.
How did you get started as a Virtual Assistant & Business Administrator?
When I was in high school my mother taught me how to use Photoshop, and as an elder millennial I know how to use basic computer programs like Word Processessing and PowerPoint. I graduated high school in 2002, but I did not know back then that I would be good at being a VA.
I went on to study for a BA in Theatre from the University of Washington and attained a 4 year degree in just 3 years. In college I discovered my intuitive abilities, which sent me down a life long path of interest, educaion, and practice in Holistic Health & Wellness. A few years after college, I decided I wanted to work in Child Care instead of Theatre. I had worked at a preschool while I was in high school and I had younger siblings, so in 2008 I started a very exciting full time career in Child Care. However, one full time Child Care career wasn’t adaquately paying for life in Seattle WA, so I took on side jobs.
In 2010 I owned my own holistic spa for a short time. I could not afford to pay someone to do all my business admin work for me, so I taught myself how to do it ALL. I made a website, I made marketing material, I leased a space, I managed rentals, I taught meditation classes, etc. People were very impressed I had made all of my own marketing material and my website, and friends and family started to ask me to design for them too. It was just a hobby at first. I designed business cards, flyers, websites, and tattoos for other people who could not afford expensive designers.
I attained a Masters in Holistic Business Administration in 2015. I was the first student to graduate from Aphrodite University, a business school for holistic entrepreneurs, coaches, and practitioners. For a short time I tried to start a Life Coaching practice, but working for myself on the computer and working full-time in Child Care was a lot. Maybe I needed to pick one, but perhaps my degree in business could help me make more at my day job. In 2019 I was promoted to Administrative Assistant at the preschool where I worked, and I graduated with a BA in Early Care & Education from the University of Washington after working full time and being a full time student for 2 years!
Some of my side jobs after 2019 included being a VA type admin assistant for holistic companies my friends operated such as Guided By The Heart: Adventure Tours & Relationship Coaching, ThriveWise LLC & MeWe Fairs, and Good For Chocolate.
In 2022 I went from being a preschool teacher to being a nanny. Nannies in Seattle can make signifacantly more than preschool teachers. To improve my VA skills for my side jobs, I enrolled in a program called 90 Day VA, with Esther Inman, for some education about this career. In 2023 I participated in some Financial Freedom education with Daniel Mangena, and I learned about my Money DNA. I discovered that being a VA and Business Administrator for holistic wellness companies was more in alignment with how I naturally make money. After my first nanny contract ended in 2023, when the children I cared for went to school, I decided to be a Virtual Assistnat and Business Administrator instead of a Child Care worker.