Kathie M. Thomas pioneered the Virtual Assistant industry in Australia and established the first VA network in the southern hemisphere. Through a desire to work at home and be present for her family, she registered her business in March 1994 and took it online in January 1996. Kathie has written many articles online and has been published in books and magazines.
Today her Virtual Assistant network spreads into 11 countries with the majority of members throughout Australia. Kathie services clients as a Virtual Assistant as well as guiding her team of VAs.
Awards and recognitions:
2010-2011 Listed in Australia’s Who’s Who of Women
2009 Nominee Australian of the Year Awards 2009
2008 Nominee Australian of the Year Awards 2008
2007 Highly Commended Women in Business Award, MCEI
2007 Faithwriters Seal for Outstanding Read – for the book ” Worth More Than Rubies ”
2007 Listed in the Top 100 Australian Bloggers for Virtual Assistant – THE Blog
2006 Nominee for the Thomas Leonard International Virtual Assistant of Distinction Award
2004 Highly Commended Australian Achievers Award for Office Services and Supplies
2003 Highly Commended Australian Achievers Award for Office Services and Supplies
2002 MBN Highly Commended Established Business,
2002 MBN Virtual Business of the Year
2002 MBN Ambassador of the Year (Vic/TAS/SA)
2001 AIOP Award of Excellence, Highly Recommended
2000 Highly Commended Australian Achiever Award for Office, Secretarial & Desktop Publishing Services.
1999 Australian Achiever Award – Melbourne Secretarial & Word Processing Services, Winner.
Kathie M. Thomas was awarded ‘Member of the Year’, Victoria in 1993 by the Institute of Professional Secretaries (IPSA) and was runner-up for the National Title.
Other sites owned by Kathie:
KathiesPhotos.com
Proverbs-31Woman.com
#1 by Denise Hill on December 28, 2011 - 7:39 am
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Hey Kathie,
You may remember me from years ago in Melbourne…
Hope you’re enjoying the festive season with your family.
And congratulations on all your successes – it seems to me from your website that you continue to kick goals and live your passion!!
I’m now living on the Gold Coast and considering getting a VA from the Philippines and wondered if you would be able to help me. With your experience, it would no doubt save me from making costly mistakes!! So could you send me general info on services you provide. And in addition:
1. I’m now using a Mac and not sure how much work can be handled remotely, such as email, documents etc.?? Getting systems in place to automate my business as much as possible?? And what would be the rates for this kind of work.
2. I’d also be looking at skills with Social Media – Facebook, Blogging, YouTube, Twitter, Linked In ( when I was researching Linked In, what a breath of fresh air it was to see you!!) Please advise on availability and rates. If this is not your bag, perhaps you could advise who to go to…
Thanks Kathie
Wishing you all the best for the new year…
Denise
0422 084 533
#2 by Denise Hill on December 28, 2011 - 8:17 am
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Woops, didn’t check properly. Thought this was for email – hence my previous “comment”,