If you were legally bound to keep your next assistant for three years, what would you do differently?
Sit with that question and everything changes. You'd stop hiring the first person who applies. You'd get your business ready before they arrive. You'd lead. And we do the hard part of it for you.
That instinct — treat the hire like it's permanent — is the secret to your success.
I failed 5 times in a row.
Overseas, domestic, an agency, doing it all myself — I tried to get an assistant five times, and five times it fell apart. On your own, the odds of it working sit around 30–40%. Candidly, I dragged that average down.
Then, mid-frustration, a single question stopped me cold — the same one I'll ask you to sit with: if you were legally bound to keep your next assistant for three years, what would you do differently?
Everything, it turned out. The moment the hire had to last, I could finally admit I was at least half the problem — and that realization became the Great Assistant method.
A great assistant is one leg.
Great leadership is the other.
A great leader with a weak assistant is hopping on one leg. Flip it — a great assistant with a weak leader is hopping too, just on the other leg. The version that actually gives you your life back needs both legs to land at once. Miss either one and it falls apart. That's why most attempts do.
You need both — one without the other is doomed to fail.
Get a Great Assistant
- —A domestic direct hire in the US or Canada — never rented, never overseas
- —Paid fairly and career-minded — someone who wants to be an assistant, not an intern or practicum student passing through
- —Surfaced from dozens, even hundreds, of candidates
- —Proven through multiple work tests, multiple interviews, and multiple psychometric assessments
Be a Great Leader
- —Be a thoughtful delegator
- —Be a patient coach
- —Be responsive over DMs
- —Never miss a weekly alignment meeting
- —Know them as people, and value their personal goals
- —Invest in their professional development
Most people manage one, at best. We help you do both — at the same time.
The secret to our 96% long-term stick rate.
It starts with a single call, then forks into two tracks that run at the same time — the search we run for you, and the leadership prep we do with you.
- Pick a package and start.
- $7K–$10K, one‑time
- Direct placement — no wage markup, no membership fees
- Professionally written, based on our 1,000+ hires and 100,000+ candidates
- We generate and screen dozens, if not hundreds, of candidates
- 23-step funnel — work tests, interviews & psychometric assessments, evaluating:
- Reading & writing
- Reasoning, logic, critical thinking & math comprehension
- Attention to detail, organizing & following instructions
- Typing & internet speed, computer literacy & tech competency
- Spatial & conceptual ability
- Personality, motivators & workplace stressors for an admin role
- On-screen presentation & presence
- Benchmark against 600,000+ assistants
- Present finalist(s) · you interview
- Time study to help you identify potential tasks to delegate
- Core Values Exercise to help find an assistant who matches your culture
- Finalize package — hours & comp clarified
- Review & optimize your tech stack — comms platform & task manager
- Optimize your onboarding process — so your assistant is fully onboarded within 48 hours of joining your team
- Identify the first three tasks to delegate — so you know exactly what to delegate the moment onboarding wraps
- Write your first three delegations — get reps with our world-class delegation method so you get things off your plate faster
- Custom interview guide — personalized to you and your business; the exact guide to use when you interview your finalists
- Crystal-clear decision-making — guidelines to know if your finalist is a heck-yes or a heck-no
- Launch meeting — the exact agenda for your very first meeting, so you get early wins together
- Ideal daily report — the exact format your assistant follows, so you can bust bottlenecks fast and build momentum early
- Weekly alignment meeting — the ideal weekly sync format, so you stay clear and aligned on what matters most
Save years of frustration by getting it right this time.
The moment your search begins, so does Be a Great Leader (BAGL) — a one-on-one coaching process for you, the entrepreneur, with a dedicated Client Success Coach from the Great Assistant team.
Why? Because the entrepreneur is at least 50% responsible for whether an assistant succeeds. So while our team runs the 23-step search, we're setting you up to lead — with a prep program built to make delegation work once and for all.
Client Brad Langan on how invaluable the Be a Great Leader training program is.
Client Rudy Rodriguez on how valuable the Be a Great Leader training program is.
Built for some businesses — and honestly not others.
Entrepreneurs ready to let go of the busywork
- ✓ Entrepreneurs and business owners stuck on the never-ending "hamster wheel" of admin and operational tasks that suck up their whole day
- ✓ Coaches, consultants, and course creators who need more time to close new clients, deliver their services, and create content
- ✓ Experts, educators, speakers, and authors who need to share their message without getting stuck in the weeds
- ✓ Professional service providers who need someone detail-oriented who can handle sensitive, personal client information
- ✓ Businesses making between $500K and $20M/year that can't grow further until they let go of the $10–$20/hr tasks
A few situations we're not the right call for
- ✕ Entrepreneurs based in countries outside of the US or Canada
- ✕ People without a real business, or those who are just starting out
- ✕ Entrepreneurs who need someone to speak multiple languages
Frequently asked questions.
How soon do I get an assistant?
How much time does this take?
Are they part-time or full-time?
Can two leaders share one assistant?
Am I a part of the hiring process?
Is the assistant dedicated to me, or do I "rent" them from you?
What types of assessments do you use?
What happens if the assistant doesn't work out?
Is my assistant W-2 or 1099?
If for any reason you or your assistant wants to end the working relationship within the first 90 days, either party can let us know and we'll be more than happy to create a new match for you — at no extra charge.
Let's find your right-hand person.
Book a discovery call. We'll understand your business and where you're stuck, and if we're a fit, we begin the search and present one to three hand-picked candidates.
Onwards and upwards.