Ep. 104 – How This Burnt Out Student Ditched Her Research Job and Became a Traveling Business Owner Feat. Anna Dykeman

• [02:20] Meet Anna and learn about her background as a research scientist and what led her to transition into remote work
• [03:08] How the COVID-19 pandemic pushed Anna to leave her stressful career as a virologist and immunologist
• [04:03] Why Anna’s desire for more time became the biggest reason she moved into online work
• [04:44] Anna’s philosophy on investing in herself and how that led her to choose 90 Day VA for virtual assistance training
• [07:13] Anna’s best advice for anyone juggling school, full-time work, and 90 Day VA
• [09:01] The biggest takeaway Anna has for 90 Day VA students struggling with certain modules
• [10:37] How Anna manages to juggle constantly traveling while running her remote business and helping her clients
• [13:56] Anna’s biggest piece of advice for any aspiring or new 90 Day VA students
• [14:59] Why Anna finds building and maintaining a meaningful network is so important for virtual assistants
• [16:53] Where Anna is originally from and why it’s completely possible to be a virtual assistant despite English not being your first language

In this episode, I was joined by virtual assistant and former 90 Day VA student Anna Dykeman. She shares with us her journey from overworked research scientist to owning a virtual services business, all while juggling the pandemic and grad school! Anna gives us some great tips on how to start your own remote work journey, her best advice for those on the fence about working online, and tells us all about how she manages to work, study, and travel.