Episode Overview
Katie Stone shares the transition from teaching to building a scalable virtual assistant business. The conversation focuses on the realities of leaving teaching, the mindset barriers that stop founders from outsourcing, and the practical systems required to grow beyond a one-person operation. This episode is grounded in operational clarity: how to move from doing everything yourself to building processes that allow your business to run without you.
00:02:00 - Leaving teaching under pressure
00:05:00 - Starting a business with £500
00:07:00 - Why remote work changed everything
00:14:00 - The mindset shift required to outsource
00:15:00 - Control vs growth: the turning point
00:17:00 - Building simple processes that scale
00:22:00 - What to hand off first in your business
00:28:00 - Why systems matter early
All About Katie:
Katie Stone is the founder of Elevated Support Ltd, a virtual assistant agency that helps education businesses grow by taking admin off their plate. A former teacher turned entrepreneur, Katie is passionate about helping education businesses to find more time for the work that matters.
Since 2020 she has built an award-winning team of ex-educators and specialists who streamline systems, set up automation, manage email marketing and handle day-to-day operations.
When she's not digging her clients out of spaghetti like tangles of admin, she can be found in South Shropshire gaming, watching and much TV as possible and hanging out with her husband and two lovely kids.
Website: https://katiestonepa.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiestonepa/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elevatedsupportltd

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