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The Collaborative Co.

The Collaborative Co. is a VA, founded by a two-time Aus VA of the Year finalist.

We match skilled Filipino virtual assistants with Australian business owners who are ready to grow without burning out.

16/06/2026

Meet some of the team behind TCC that makes switching off actually possible for our clients..

Not the idea of switching off.

Not the intention.

The actual, genuine, laptop-closed-and-brain-quiet version of it that you’ve been chasing since you started this business.

This was our first time getting part of the team together in person. (And honestly, I’m having a little founder FOMO moment!)

Seeing these women laugh, connect, and talk about the work they do with genuine pride reminds me exactly why I built this the way I did (with the help of my internal team, of course).

Because a VA who feels like she’s part of something real shows up differently.

She doesn’t clock in and clock out.
She takes ownership.
She anticipates.
She cares about your business the way someone cares when they’re part of a culture that actually holds that standard…not because it was written in a job description, but because everyone around her does the same.

That’s what the TCC looks like from the inside. Not a checklist. A culture.

And that culture is what makes the difference between a VA who lightens the load slightly - and one who finally, genuinely takes things off your plate so your brain can actually go quiet at the end of the day.

The version of you that switches off isn’t a fantasy. She’s waiting on the right hire. And the right hire is already part of this team.

DM us OFF and let’s find your person.

15/06/2026

Last week I stood on a stage in Bali in front of 50+ entrepreneurs and was asked how I 3x’d my business in a year while working less.

But let’s start from the beginning…👇

Two years ago I was drowning as a fully booked VA. No direction. No business support. Just me doing everything and trying to keep up.

I made a decision to invest in myself and get around people who had actually grown their business before. Thank you Steph Gorton (Frey) | Business Coach 🔥 and Timothy Frey

Was it scary? Yes. Was it easy? No. Did I do it anyway? Heck yes.

Because I was sick of being the bottleneck of my own business.

Here’s what actually changed:

I hired the right people to support me, clients and our VAs.
I stopped saying yes to every client.
I invested in coaching.
I put a strong emphasis on the importance of work life balance for our team to reduce burnout.
I outsourced as much as I possibly could to get my time back.

The result? Revenue tripled. Workload halved. Not because I worked harder. Because I finally built a team that could grow without me in every part of it.

You don’t have to have all the answers to start. You just have to start.

If you’re still doing it all alone, this is your sign.

Book a Collaborative Call to find out how we can help you build your team.

Link in bio.

14/06/2026

I want to tell you about my first ever offshore hire.

Her name is Crissa. She was my very first personal VA, back when I was still a VA myself. She's been with us for almost two years now. And the first client I ever placed her with is still working with her to this day 🙏

She joined when she was still early in her VA career and I was still figuring out what TCC was going to be. Neither of us had all the answers. But she showed up every single day ready to learn, ready to grow.

Here's what she said about working with us...

"Working for someone who actually invests in you feels really different. You genuinely feel supported and trusted. And it makes you want to do your best too."

That's the environment we've built TCC around. Not just for the founders we serve. For the VAs we place.

A VA who feels valued works differently. Crissa is living proof of that. The fact that we're still part of her journey, and she's still part of ours, two years later, says it all.

→ Swipe to meet her. And if you want someone like her in your corner, let's chat.

The right match changes everything. For both sides. ❤️

12/06/2026

Trying to switch off when the VA only exists in your head…

You know the feeling.
You close the laptop, you tell yourself you’re done, and then your brain just keeps going. The follow-up you forgot.
The system that only works because you personally try to maintain it.
The task that fell through the cracks because there was no one else to catch it.

And somewhere in the back of your mind, there’s this version of your business where you actually have support.
Where someone else owns the inbox.
Where things move without you having to push every single one of them.
Where you can step away for a weekend and the wheels don’t fall off.

That version lives in your head because you haven’t found the right person yet.
Maybe you haven’t started looking.
Maybe you looked and it went badly.
Maybe you have someone but it’s still not quite right and you’re not sure why.

Whatever brought you here: the exhaustion, the hesitation, the disappointment of a VA placement that didn’t work. it all points to the same thing…

You need support that actually holds. Someone who was found deliberately, onboarded properly, trained to a real standard, and backed by a team that makes sure your business is never left exposed.

The imaginary VA in your head? They’re not imaginary. They exist. We just haven’t found them for you yet.

DM us ‘FIND’ and let’s change that.

11/06/2026

You've tried the 5am starts. The time blocking. The Pomodoro technique. The planner that was going to change everything.

And you're still behind.

Not because you're not disciplined enough. Because you're doing the work of four people, and no productivity hack fixes that.

→ The inbox doesn't get shorter because you journalled before opening it.
→ The follow ups don't disappear because you colour coded your calendar.
→ The content doesn't write itself because you listened to a podcast about deep work.

The only thing that actually fixes it is having the right person take half of it off your plate.

Not a tool. Not a system. Not another framework.

A person who shows up invested. Who knows your business. Who handles the stuff that was never yours to handle in the first place.

That's a VA. But not just any VA...

The right one. Matched properly. Onboarded with structure. Backed by a team.

You don't need another hack. You need the right VA. We find them.

10/06/2026

Handpicked. Not pulled from a pool.

Every VA we place was found specifically for you. Not because they were available. Because they were right.

But here's the part most agencies don't talk about...👇

Finding the right person is only half of it.
The other half is making sure that person is set up to actually show up for you. Properly. Consistently. Invested from day one and every day after.
That's why we built TCC the way we did.

Our VAs are paid above award. Not because we have to. Because a VA who is valued works differently. They stay longer. They go further. They treat your business like it matters because they're in an environment that treats them the same way.

They have a full team behind them. They're never placed and left to figure it out alone. There's always someone in their corner, the same way they're in yours.

They're matched on skills AND fit. Because the most technically capable VA in the world won't work if the communication styles clash or the working rhythms don't align.

We go deeper than the CV.

Handpicked means we went looking for them.

Not for anyone. For you.

→ Book your Collaborative Call https://links.ivorey.io/widget/bookings/collaborative-call-009

Above award. Team-backed. Handpicked. Every single time.

07/06/2026

The call you've been waiting for is coming 👀

But first... are you actually ready to answer it?

Most business owners say they want support. Then when it's time to commit, they hesitate.

If you're ready to stop doing everything yourself and finally get a virtual assistant who actually shows up, this is your sign.

04/06/2026

You know the tab.

The one that's been open for three weeks. Maybe longer. The one you minimise when things get busy and reopen on a Sunday night when the spiral kicks in.

You've read the same agency websites. Looked at the same price points. Wondered if it's even worth it. Wondered if you'll get burned again. Wondered if you're actually ready to hand something over this time, or if you'll just do what you did last time and quietly take it all back after two weeks.

I see you.

And I want you to know that the tab staying open isn't indecision. It's care.

You care about getting this right. You care about not wasting money on another VA that doesn't work. You care about finding someone who actually gets your business and shows up for it the way you do.

That care is exactly why TCC exists.

We don't do bulk placements. We don't send you three options and wish you luck. We don't place someone and disappear.

We find your person. We back them. We stay in it with you.

The tab has been open long enough.

Book your free Collaborative Call >> https://links.ivorey.io/widget/bookings/collaborative-call-009

Let's close it for good.

02/06/2026

For a long time the answer to that question was always the business...

The next placement.
The next client.
The next thing on the list that never got shorter no matter how early I started or how late I stayed.

It was like being the most available person in my own business was something to be proud of.

It wasn't. It was burnout with better branding.

The most important project I've been working on lately? Me.

The Pilates reformer that's now a non-negotiable.
The weekends at Dreamworld with my daughter.
The dinners with friends that don't get cancelled.
The overseas trips with my family because I built something that can actually run without me holding every piece of it together.

None of this happened because I worked 'harder'. It happened because I stopped being the only one who could.

The right VA didn't just give me time back. She gave me permission to stop treating myself like the least important thing on my own list.

That's what we're really building at TCC.

Not just great VA placements. A business that works for you. Not the other way around.

If you're still the most available person in your own business, I'd love to change that.

Book your free Collaborative Call through the link in bio. ❤️

01/06/2026

Two words your VA says so you don't have to...

The inbox. Handled.
The follow ups. Handled.
The content. Handled.
The onboarding. Handled.
The scheduling. Handled.
The reporting. Handled.
Finding the right VA in the first place. Also handled.

That last one is on us.

Because here's what most founders don't sit down and calculate. What doing all of this yourself is actually costing you. Not just in hours. In dollars. Real ones.

The average founder loses at least 20 hours a week to tasks a Virtual Assistant could own. At your hourly rate, whatever that is, add it up. That number is uncomfortable. We know. We built a calculator for it 😉

But then there's the other side of the equation...

A fully dedicated VA embedded in your business from $1,900 a month. Sourced specifically for you. Vetted. Onboarded with structure. Backed by a full team. Working set business hours so they show up focused every single day.

The math is not complicated. Not having the right support costs more than having it.
It always has.

→ DM us 'CALCULATOR' and we'll send you the link to run your own numbers.

See exactly what doing it alone is costing you and what the right VA would actually save. It's handled. From the moment we find your person.

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https://collaborativeco.com.au/

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