Hosted by (Chanman) Allen Chan and Tes Anderson of YVP

In this episode of Chanman's Mentoring Podcast, Allen sits down with Tes Anderson from Your Virtual Partner (YVP) to unpack what it really takes to build a high-performing global team, not just hire a virtual assistant.

Tes shares the clearest signs a business owner is ready for a VA (hint: if you don't have time to eat lunch, that's a red flag), the biggest mistakes owners make when hiring their first VA, and why "hiring is easy but managing talent is the hardest part." They dig into which tasks to delegate first, why an undefined role (not the VA) is usually the real problem, and how YVP's recruitment process works end to end, from job description and testing through to onboarding and ongoing feedback check-ins.

Whether you're a mortgage broker, financial planner, tradie, real estate agent, healthcare provider, or e-commerce owner, this conversation breaks down how offshore support can protect your margins, free you up for higher-value work, and help you actually scale, not just survive.

In this episode:

• The real signs you're ready to hire a VA
• What tasks to delegate first (and which ones aren't teachable yet)
• The biggest hiring mistakes business owners make with remote staff
• Why mindset, not the VA, is usually the actual bottleneck
• Inside YVP's recruitment process: job scoping, testing, onboarding and feedback cycles
• Direct placement vs. outsourced model, and how pricing works