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BALTIMORE, MD –
Sharon Williams of The 24 Hour Secretary becomes the 2006
recipient of the "Thomas Leonard International Virtual
Assistant of Distinction" Award.
BALTIMORE, MD (PRWEB) May
21, 2006 -- Sharon Williams of The 24 Hour Secretary becomes
the 2006 recipient of the "Thomas Leonard International
Virtual Assistant of Distinction" Award.
The award,
bestowed by industry advocacy group, Alliance for Virtual
Businesses during the Online International Virtual
Assistants Convention (OIVAC) this week, honors a Virtual
Assistant or VA who has been in practice for at least 2
years and played a pivotal role in helping others build
successful VA businesses. Award nominees were selected by
their peers within the VA industry and upon review of the
nomination papers of the finalists by OIVAC, a winner was
selected. Williams will accept her award tonight during the
special Virtual Assistants Day Celebration.
Williams, a former city employee, is a VA pioneer who
started her business, The 24 Hour Secretary (www.the24hoursecretary.com),
long before the Internet Revolution. Specializing in digital
dictation and transcription services, her company literally
operates 24 hours per day. Utilizing the latest technology
at her finger tips, she and her expert team of
internationally-based Virtual Assistants handle
transcription, administrative and marketing responsibilities
for busy and often overwhelmed executives, entrepreneurs and
managers. She is a Master Virtual Assistant, a certified
Professional Real Estate Virtual Assistant, a mentor and
author of three books.
"I accept this award on the behalf of every virtual
assistant who works long hours to make our industry an
indispensable service to small-business owners worldwide,"
said Williams, has been in business since 1990. "Winning
this award further inspires me to continue spreading
goodwill by helping to empower more VAs to create their
businesses."
Thomas Leonard is credited with being the person to use the
term "virtual assistant" to describe the person he worked
with virtually, Stacy Brice, president and founder of Assist
U (www.assistu.com)
during the early 1990s.
Before his untimely passing in 2003, Leonard was the founder
of Coach University, Coachville, the International Coach
Federation, and the International Association of Coaches.
"I think Tom would be so proud to see just how far this
industry has matured in the last 10 years, says Natalie
Tucker-Miller, President of IAC-CC. "The professional bond
between coaches and virtual assistants is stronger now than
ever before and with more people like Sharon entering the
industry and carrying the mentoring torch, the future will
only get brighter."
About The 24 Hour Secretary
Founded in 1990 The 24 Hour Secretary provides dictation,
transcription, secretarial, marketing, and virtual
administrative services for busy and often overwhelmed
executives, entrepreneurs and their assistants. Visit the
website at
www.the24hoursecretary.com.
About International Association of Coaches
The International Association of Coaches (IAC-CC) is an
independent certifying body of the coaching industry whose
mission is to inspire the on-going evolution and application
of a universal coaching standard. Coaches who hold the IAC
certified coach designation are coaching as the most
advanced level the coaching profession has to offer. Visit
the website at
http://certifiedcoach.org.
About Alliance for Virtual Businesses
Established in June 2003 the Alliance for Virtual
Businesses™ is volunteer-directed organization, whose
primary mission is to promote the growth of free enterprise
between virtual assistants, entrepreneurs, small businesses,
corporations, associations and other business entities. At
the web site client-related case studies, industry-related
demographics, and a wealth of other types of information are
available to facilitate learning about our industry. Visit
the website at
www.allianceforvirtualbiz.com.
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