The Rich Equation

Ep. 48 | Daniel Ramsey - Upscaling Businesses with Virtual Professionals

February 08, 2022 Ashish Nathu Season 1 Episode 48
Ep. 48 | Daniel Ramsey - Upscaling Businesses with Virtual Professionals
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The Rich Equation
Ep. 48 | Daniel Ramsey - Upscaling Businesses with Virtual Professionals
Feb 08, 2022 Season 1 Episode 48
Ashish Nathu

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Daniel Ramsey. Daniel is CEO and founder of My Out Desk and he talks us through the inspiration behind the business. Ashish and Daniel speak about how he keeps the culture within his organization and being titled as the No.1 virtual assistant company both this year and last year. Daniel shares some of the pivotal moments he faced when scaling the business and talks about how important it is to understand the four stages of a business. Daniel mentions how he sees a lot of people struggling to make the first step of becoming an entrepreneur and shares why people need to understand what they’re sacrificing before they decide to leave their W2 to be an entrepreneur. Ashish and Daniel speak about how revenue for a business is like oxygen to a business and Daniel emphasizes the impact time management and prioritizing your time correctly can have on your business. Daniel states that money serves a purpose but it’s not the purpose! 

 

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest Daniel Ramsey
3:27 – Daniel mentions how sharing what he does and how he impacts their world is his favorite thing to do
3:45 – Daniel provides us with an insight into his business; My Out Desk
5:05 – Daniel shares how My Out Desk has 2,000 virtual professionals 
9:20 – Ashish asks Daniel what were some of the milestones of challenge/pivotal moments he faced when he was scaling the business
9:42 – Daniel encourages you to grab a copy of his book that outlines the four stages of business through his website; https://www.myoutdesk.com/scale/ 
15:23: Daniel mentions how a lot of people struggle with the first step; should I take this risk? Should I transition from my W2 to an entrepreneur?
15:37 – Daniel states that people need to know what they’re sacrificing to make that decision
16:46 – Daniel speaks about revenue and explains how revenue to businesses is like air to humans
18:16 – Daniel mentions how if you looked at his calendar for the last decade you would see what he has done every single day
24:37– Ashish asks Daniel what is the process an entrepreneur should use to have a successful virtual assistant and where do people fail
27:47 – Daniel states that people go wrong with virtual assistants when they don’t treat them like regular team members
30:14 – Ashish asks Daniel what is his why and what does he hope to leave behind
31:31 – Daniel speaks about what keeps him up at night 
35:40 – Daniel shares how something he has learned over the years is that money serves a purpose but it’s not the purpose
36:05 – Daniel shares what living a true life of richness means for him
38:24 – Daniel states that you can as an entrepreneur have it all
39:51 – You can request a consultation through the website; https://www.myoutdesk.com/ 
 

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Check out previous episodes of The Rich Equation Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rich-equation/id1585002788 

Guest Website: https://www.myoutdesk.com/ 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashishnathu/ 

Website: https://therichequationpodcast.com/ 

 

Show Notes

On this episode of The Rich Equation Podcast, Ashish is joined by guest Daniel Ramsey. Daniel is CEO and founder of My Out Desk and he talks us through the inspiration behind the business. Ashish and Daniel speak about how he keeps the culture within his organization and being titled as the No.1 virtual assistant company both this year and last year. Daniel shares some of the pivotal moments he faced when scaling the business and talks about how important it is to understand the four stages of a business. Daniel mentions how he sees a lot of people struggling to make the first step of becoming an entrepreneur and shares why people need to understand what they’re sacrificing before they decide to leave their W2 to be an entrepreneur. Ashish and Daniel speak about how revenue for a business is like oxygen to a business and Daniel emphasizes the impact time management and prioritizing your time correctly can have on your business. Daniel states that money serves a purpose but it’s not the purpose! 

 

0:00 – Ashish shares a brief introduction to his guest Daniel Ramsey
3:27 – Daniel mentions how sharing what he does and how he impacts their world is his favorite thing to do
3:45 – Daniel provides us with an insight into his business; My Out Desk
5:05 – Daniel shares how My Out Desk has 2,000 virtual professionals 
9:20 – Ashish asks Daniel what were some of the milestones of challenge/pivotal moments he faced when he was scaling the business
9:42 – Daniel encourages you to grab a copy of his book that outlines the four stages of business through his website; https://www.myoutdesk.com/scale/ 
15:23: Daniel mentions how a lot of people struggle with the first step; should I take this risk? Should I transition from my W2 to an entrepreneur?
15:37 – Daniel states that people need to know what they’re sacrificing to make that decision
16:46 – Daniel speaks about revenue and explains how revenue to businesses is like air to humans
18:16 – Daniel mentions how if you looked at his calendar for the last decade you would see what he has done every single day
24:37– Ashish asks Daniel what is the process an entrepreneur should use to have a successful virtual assistant and where do people fail
27:47 – Daniel states that people go wrong with virtual assistants when they don’t treat them like regular team members
30:14 – Ashish asks Daniel what is his why and what does he hope to leave behind
31:31 – Daniel speaks about what keeps him up at night 
35:40 – Daniel shares how something he has learned over the years is that money serves a purpose but it’s not the purpose
36:05 – Daniel shares what living a true life of richness means for him
38:24 – Daniel states that you can as an entrepreneur have it all
39:51 – You can request a consultation through the website; https://www.myoutdesk.com/ 
 

Links:    

Sign up to the mailing list to receive special access and content here:  https://therichequationpodcast.com/

Check out previous episodes of The Rich Equation Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rich-equation/id1585002788 

Guest Website: https://www.myoutdesk.com/ 

 Let’s Connect! 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashishnathu/ 

Website: https://therichequationpodcast.com/