June 2010 "Virtual CEO Goal" Monthly Report

July 2, 2010 15 Comments

Team Building

Very Small Selection of my Awesome Staff at Our Team Building Event!

Location: Company HQ – Reading Time: 5-6mins Number of Days in the Office: 19, Total Number of Employees: 214 This week has been crazy! In fact, the entire month has been pretty mad! As my quest to become a Full Time Virtual CEO continues, I am making more and more moves to make sure I not only hit the target and achieve the goal, but more importantly, that my company will be in ‘good hands’ on a day-to-day basis when I do ‘disappear’, so to speak! One of the big aspects for me to achieve my goal is in alleviating the stress of daily business management, whilst still focusing on growth. So, this month saw a new hire. Our new Business Development Manager will be taking a lot off my personal plate, in regards to working with prospective clients and our internal marketing team, too. Up until recently this has been ALL ME. As she becomes more comfortable, she will also be strategizing with our existing clients, and helping them grow their accounts with us, too. I am really excited about this hire. Nothing is more important in business than growing and getting bigger.

There is no ‘I’ in Team

Next up, we had our Annual Team Building Expedition in late June. A fantastically glorious day at one of Cebu’s most beautiful resorts. The entire staff was present and enjoyed a great day of team building activities, fun in the sun, as well as spending a certain amount of the day wet, too! The evening ended with dinner, some awards being given out, a couple of prizes up for grabs – including an iPod, and a quick speech by yours truly. This was easily the BEST event we’ve had for a while and I am already looking forward to the next one.

New Clients, New Growth

We also started business with two new clients in late June. Both clients started at a good number of employees, which has pushed us well over the 200 employee mark, and will both look at growing their accounts with us after we kick off with a good start – which we will obviously do, of course!

Lights, Camera, Action!

As you’ll notice, I’ve started shooting more videos again, like the Sneak Peak into My Business and the ‘What’s it Like’ post on the Philippines over the last couple of weeks. I’m actually going to continue to do this going forward for the blog. Some of them will be stand alone posts, some will be added to our new iTunes feed. Bottom line is I enjoy shooting these clips for you, and I enjoy the feedback they get even more. Thanks for all your kind words.

New ‘Virtual Staff Match-Maker’ Service on the Way!

We have also been forging on with the completion of the set-up of our new service, which has come about from nothing but sheer out and out demand. It’ll be launching in the third week of July. More about this in a future post. Plus a ‘special offer’ for subscribers of the blog. So, there you have it… Another month in the history of the VBL Blog, the Live2Sell Group and my personal goal to completely eliminate myself from the day-to-day operations of the company by the end of the year. Let me know what you think of this months’ going-on’s by commenting below. Would love to hear from you! See you next week.

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Comments

  1. Matthew Needham says:
    July 2, 2010 at 9:04 pm  (Quote)

    Hi Chris, great progress on your goals. It would be good if you could also provide updates as to what you’re doing with the free time you’re creating too!

    Why aren’t you sharing more pics of Cebu and the beach!

    Reply
    • Chris C. Ducker says:
      July 2, 2010 at 10:37 pm  (Quote)

      Hahaha.

      Quite honestly, although I do have more free time nowadays than I have for the last few years, I am actually still using a lot of it to be able to make sure I get to achieve my goal. Taking yourself out of a 200+ employee company aint easy. A lot of planning is going into it.

      But – saying that, I do need to share a little more of the Cebu wildlife with you, for sure. It will come – promise!

      All the best,
      Chris

      Reply
  2. Anna Haller says:
    July 2, 2010 at 9:51 pm  (Quote)

    Congrats Chris on finding your new Business Development Manager which is putting you closer to your goal so that’s great!

    Can’t wait for the information on the virtual staff match-maker service.

    Anna

    Reply
    • Chris C. Ducker says:
      July 2, 2010 at 10:38 pm  (Quote)

      Hi Anna

      Thanks for the feedback and congrats – I sincerely appreciate it.

      Yep, the service is pretty much all wrapped up. We are just doing a little ‘beta testing’ on the process side of things. All looking good right now.

      I’ll keep you up to speed, promise.

      Best,
      Chris

      Reply
  3. Eric | My 4-Hourwork Week says:
    July 2, 2010 at 11:36 pm  (Quote)

    Hey Chris,

    Congrats on another successful month! Hiring a Business Development Manager was a phenomenal idea, and hopefully this makes your life a lot easier and allows you to focus on more growth objectives.

    Here’s to further improvement for next month!

    - Eric

    Reply
    • Chris C. Ducker says:
      July 3, 2010 at 12:36 am  (Quote)

      Hi Eric

      That’s the plan, buddy… Month by month – slowly, but very, very surely.

      Thanks for dropping by and continuing to follow the reports. It’s always a pleasure.

      Thanks, bud.

      Chris

      Reply
  4. Peter says:
    July 4, 2010 at 11:05 pm  (Quote)

    Hi Chris Great site you have here,and what a top business you have.I am looking for virtual staff to promote my business.Keep up the great work.Regards Pete.

    Reply
  5. Dev @ Make Money Blogging says:
    July 5, 2010 at 5:41 pm  (Quote)

    Hey Chris,

    Congrats on another successful month. You’re doing great Job with your goals man.

    Really great work Chris.

    ~Dev

    Reply
  6. JeanCrous says:
    July 5, 2010 at 5:52 pm  (Quote)

    Hey Chris

    19 days – 214 employees – leading by example mister! Well done

    Eagerly awaiting your virtual staff match-maker service

    Good luck
    Jean

    Reply
  7. Dan says:
    July 5, 2010 at 7:10 pm  (Quote)

    Love the sneak peak post this month Chris, excited to hear about your new services I’m stoked to have more sweeet entrepreneurial goodness going on here in the ‘pines.

    Reply

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