Providing virtual solutions for all your administrative needs.

“Kathleen was excellent in discussing my issues, listening, and making excellent, helpful suggestions. I got a TON of value from working with her and would highly recommend her services.”

David Fraser

CEO & Founder
Bunkie Life
Ontario Canada

 

“Kathleen is a grounded professional. Training or education is nothing without great logic and reasoning. Kathleen has this.

Tasks were always started or completed with a bit more insight and value added. She picked things up quickly and often added things I did not see or expect. This project was full of uncertainty, and it was great to navigate with Kathleen. I really look forward to working more with her again.”

Shaun Mott

General Manager, Dynamix Agitators Inc.
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

 

Sunil Kumavat, PMP

Business Process Improvement
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

 

“Kathleen Gauden has been instrumental in transforming our small psychiatric group practice into a well-organized and thriving healthcare business. Her exceptional talent for identifying and recruiting high-quality staff members, from administrative personnel to qualified healthcare providers, has elevated the caliber of our entire team. She has consistently gone above and beyond by leveraging her professional network, connecting us with an outstanding CPA and other crucial business partners that have strengthened our practice’s foundation.

Through her expertise in business strategy, Kathleen has proven herself to be not just a Sr. Executive Virtual Assistant but a valuable strategic partner who truly understands the unique challenges and opportunities in psychiatric practice management. Her ability to anticipate needs and provide solutions has made her an invaluable asset to our practice’s success. Her professionalism and dedication to her role have fundamentally improved our practice’s growth.

She started a LinkedIn profile for my business and quickly grew over 500 solid, credible connections from local professionals in the mental health field.

I will continue to use her services, and I am so grateful for her help. She is so sweet to work with!”

Rebecca Blakesley

Founder, CEO, & Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Personal Practitioners
Scottsdale, AZ

 

“Kathleen is a 10.0, not a 5.0. Olympic gold caliber in every way.”

Rick Weinstein

Director @ BigHeart Philanthropy
Board Member, Fundraising Executive
San Francisco, CA

 

“Working with Kathleen was a pleasure and I would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for an above and beyond assistant. 

From start to finish, Kathleen exhibited a level of professionalism and efficiency that exceeded my expectations. Her time management skills were impeccable, and she consistently completed tasks before the deadlines, allowing ample time for review and feedback.

Her reliability made it easy for me to trust in her abilities and depend on her for critical assignments. She efficiently handled multiple tasks and was exceptional at keeping everything on track and organized.

The communication she provided was exceptional, proactive, and prompt, allowing me to stay focused and foster a collaborative working relationship between us. 

Dr. Mike Hittle

Tech Startup Executive
Standford University School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA

 

“Kathleen was hired to assist the partners and executives of Pacific Sotheby’s Realty. During her time with PSIR, I found her to be very professional, polite, dependable, and would do whatever it took to get the job done. She interacted with the executives, marketing, staff members, agents and clients. She managed my calendar and email, set up confidential meetings, helped organize company events, worked with marketing, and managed the company Help Desk. Additionally, Kathleen provided support for the property management aspects of our 20+ offices and was the point of contact between World Housing and PSIR for the Agents of Change program. It was a pleasure to work with her and I highly recommend her services.”

Steve Games

President, Global Luxury Division, Coldwell Banker

“Kathleen was a tremendous asset to my business. She was able to streamline administrative duties for our Team by putting SOPs into place that saved time and money. I found her to be very professional, trustworthy, dependable, great out-of-the-box thinking, and hard working. If you are ready to take your business to the next level and be organized, I highly recommend her services.”

Brian Tracy

Motivational public speaker and self-development author of over 80 books.

“I have known Kathleen Gauden for several years. She has performed excellent executive assistant work for me. I find her to be extremely organized, efficient, trustworthy, and very personable.
I highly recommend her services.”

Dr. Mark Stengler, NMD

Naturopathic Doctor, Author, TV & Radio Host

“I hired Kathleen as an Office Manager for our startup Company, Vyrex Corporation, located in La Jolla, CA. She was fun to work with, had a great sense of humor, and the staff loved her. She was highly organized, which was very important as we were in our initial startup phase and preparing for our initial public offering. She supported our medical team and our investors and was instrumental in setting up our successful business meetings and events. Without her help, it would have been a mess! Kathleen was methodical and always seemed two steps ahead of us, which is very important when you are a startup business. She never missed a beat and always looked at ways to improve processes. If you are lucky enough to hire her, do! She is a great asset on any Team. I highly recommend her!”

Sheldon Hendler, Ph.D., MD

Author & Entrepreneur

“I highly recommend Kathleen, she has been an asset to our small non-profit this year. Kathleen is extremely professional, she holds ethics, confidentiality, and accuracy at a high level. During her time with us, she has created standard operating procedures, managed accounts payable and receivable, and served as stellar support to our board of directors. As the executive director, I have been extremely impressed with Kathleen’s ability to quickly learn about our organization and support our work on every level. When faced with challenges and deadlines, Kathleen keeps a level head and conquers complex tasks with extreme accuracy. I have enjoyed working with Kathleen and highly recommend her virtual executive assistant business.”

Kim Hatfield

Executive Director
Friends of the Children Central Oregon

“Kathleen was hired as our Estate Manager and personal assistant when we built our 22,000 square foot home in La Jolla, CA. I was one of her first clients and was delighted to have a standing appointment with her. She helped organize our house, offices, ran errands, managed philanthropic events that my husband and I were very involved in and much more! Kathleen also assisted my husband with his hectic Executive work schedule and meetings. Jack was the first discount stockbroker on the West Coast and extremely busy. We both found her to be very polished, organized, resourceful, and happy to be around. I highly recommend Kathleen without any reservations.”

Jack and Judy White

Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists

“Thanks to Kathleen Gauden, owner of The Virtual Assistant and Company, I now have more time for my personal life. 

All my professional systems, from client booking protocols to customer service and monetary reports, are finally in order. 

This has given me the freedom and flexibility to focus on what truly matters. Kathleen’s exceptional skills and services are the reason for this. Kathleen has been a game-changer for my spiritually-minded business. She’s not just an Executive Virtual Assistant, but a partner who has tailored her services to match my unique style and priorities. 

Her ability to quickly address my professional needs has been invaluable. Now that she’s created a high standard of operations for me, I’m keeping her on.”

Cyndi Dale

President of LLS Corp & Essential Energy
Best Selling Author of over 40 books
Teacher, Healer, Intuitive
Minneapolis, MN

 

“Kathleen is one of the most professional, detailed, proactive and kind employees I have ever worked with. Her attention to detail is coupled with a genuine desire to be the best at her job no matter what job she is doing. Kathleen will constantly surprise you by exceeding your expectations. And once you get used to that, she will outdo even her own standard.”

Chris Crocker

CEO HomeBay
Former Executive of Sotheby’s & HomeLight

“Kathleen has a great passion for work. She has developed and manages many projects keeping the best interest of the Company and the employees at hand. She takes on many responsibilities, and wears many hats very successfully. I watched her completely revamp our travel and Visa policy and procedures, for example, making it much more proficient, cost effective and easier for our travelers to go on domestic and international travel. She operates independently and handles the majority of all her responsibilities without reservation I can recommend her for any position she is qualified for without any reservation.”

Billy Crotty

COO
Trident Safety Group

“Kathleen is an exceedingly conscientious employee, very detailed-oriented and always willing to assist with any project. She has a do-whatever-it-takes attitude, works independently and always meets deadlines. Kathleen is extremely punctual and highly efficient. I found it a pleasure to work with Kathleen.”

Heidi Baschnagel

Director, Global Talent Development
National Instruments