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Our Services

Scheduling and Travel Planning

Calendaring, Service Arrangements, Appointments, etc

Flights, Accommodations, and Restaurant Reservations

Event/Party Planning

Marketing and Social Media Management

Social Media Research (Unlimited!)

Content Creation

Hootsuite Pro

Outreach & Full Service Management

Startup & VC Support

CEO Fundraising - Checklist & Guide
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Partner & Portfolio Scheduling

Deal Tracking

Due Diligence

Time Optimization

Inbox Management
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Contact Tracking & CRM
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We Take Care of Your To-Do List

Finance Optimization

Bookkeeping
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Payroll Invoicing
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Perks and Credit
Management

Expense Reporting

General Admin

Drafting Documents

Proofreading

Phone Support

Rewards & Recognition

We're honored to be recognized by some amazing organizations.

Who are we? Military Spouses!

This pool of unique & talented personalities is where a significant amount of our assistants are chosen. The drive and dedication of our assistants is astounding & we know we have a great fit for your team!

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Our CEO & Co-Founder

Michelle

CEO & CO-Founder

Named Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay Military Spouse of the Year 2019 and MCAS Miramar Military Spouse of the Year 2022, Michelle is a virtual assistant by trade and a military spouse by love. Her husband Sean is a pilot in the Marine Corps. Through multiple relocations and deployments, Michelle built a vibrant, thriving independent virtual assistant business for herself. This led her to start Squared Away.

Her own experience as a military spouse gives her unique insight into the multitude of challenges facing other military spouses who want to have a career of their own, but struggle to find gainful employment local to their latest duty station.

This pool of unique & talented personalities is where a significant amount of our assistants are chosen. The drive and dedication of our assistants is astounding & we know we have a great fit for your team!

Client Testimonials

Read the reviews from many of our happy clients.

Megan O'Connor

Co-Founder & CEO, Clark

"Working with Michelle and Squared Away has been an amazing resource for Clark. Nothing gets past them and everything from scheduling to reports get done in half the time. Working with Squared Away has changed the way Clark does work. We are thrilled to be working with them."

Annastasia V Seebohm

CEO Brilliant Minds Foundation

"Squared away has been the most outstanding service. After ten plus years of working with EAs I cannot recommend squared away enough. I’m lucky enough to have found the worlds best assistant!"

Pete Gosling

CEO of Gosling Media

“Hi Michelle, Hope you're doing well. I've been working with Emily for almost two weeks now and I quite literally don’t understand how I was surviving before!”

Christie Marchese

CEO & Founder, Picture Motion

"Hi Michelle, I just wanted to send a note to say that it is such a pleasure to work with Sheri Rahman. My schedule has been bananas this month and she has been just so on top of it. She's attentive to detail, thoughtful in her responses, and her positive energy comes through over email. Working with her has made me more effective at my job and in turn helped improve my company. If you or she every need an endorsement, please think of me."

Kevin Weatherman

Angel Investor/Advisor, KW Angel Fund and Co-Founder & CEO, Qualitative Health

"Haley in 2 weeks has helped me to get both personal and work items off the back burner and complete, I feel like I am finally on top of all the open items from my todo list and together we address them. I already feel comfortable handing her off to my important contacts knowing that she will take care of whatever needs to be done. Please consider me a happy client."

Julia Kostova

Director of Publishing Development

"Candace joined Frontiers a year ago and with her unflappable, no-nonse, get-down-to-business attitude, Candace tackled methodically every problem and task, even ones outside of her wheelhouse. Candidates need screening? Need a computer configured? SF training? Candace has got it. The success of Team USA is also Candace's success. On a personal note, Candace has become a true partner to me, and I am very grateful to her for all the work and support for me and for the rest of the team."

Claire Van Holland

Principal, The CV Ledger, Inc.

"I’m on my second month with Squared Away and wish I had done this sooner! My biggest hesitation was feeling like I wouldn’t have time to delegate tasks to my assistant. After the first two weeks, I realized my biggest issue was needing more hours with my assistant! Michelle put it this way, “As long as it’s not doing your taxes or coding a website, they can do anything you need. And if they ever get stuck, they have the entire Squared Away network to tap into. Our community is our power.”

In the beginning, I started with research-based tasks like how to get health insurance for employees, what’s the cheapest custom frame option online, and what shows are happening in NYC while I’m there. Then, I added her to my inbox and had her pay bills, contractors, and help me with budgets. At this point, every decision I make, the first thing I think is, “Can Veronica do this?”The best part is my assistant, Veronica, who is very pro-active.

She’s not afraid to offer up ideas or suggestions. You’re getting what pay for! I feel like I have more space in my brain, and I can focus on things that genuinely only I can do. If you feel like you’re in decision overload and you wish you had more time, then definitely try out Squared Away. I mean, who doesn’t want a personal assistant?"

Kira Franz

Director of Operations, Madrona Venture Labs

"I've been meaning to drop you a note about Ashley for a few weeks now. We've all been so blown away by her work.

Ashley is a fantastic member of the MVL team. She works with all the Managing Directors and me, and several of our Partner employees as well. She's responsive, friendly, and positive, and when we throw something brand-new at her, she picks it up quickly and does it well.

I've hired 5-6 EA's for various companies/executives over the years, and Ashley is one of the best EA's I've ever seen. I would recommend her as a full hire for someone in a heartbeat (although not at the moment, because selfishly, we love working with her....). People regularly ask for her when they come in for meetings, because even though she's remote, she makes everything so seamless no one ever picks up on it unless they specifically ask.

I've been preaching the word of SquaredAway to third parties who tell me that Ashley did good work for us in scheduling something or arranging something, and to people who say that they are looking for an EA but don't have time to do the whole listing and interview thing. I don't know if many follow up and contact y'all, but I'm a total convert, and it's largely on the strength of Ashley's performance.

She's amazing. Thank you for having such a great person on the SquaredAway team, and for assigning her to us!"

Adrian Granzella Larssen

Founder of Sweet Spot Content

"Working with Sara and Squared Away has been the best investment I've made in my business and life in a long, long time. I'm amazed at what Sara can get done in just 15 hours a month—and how much time and headspace that work has opened up for me. She has made my life easier in so many ways and I just couldn't be more thrilled to have her on my team. I wish I had worked with Squared Away months ago!"

ANDY Ellwood

EXECUTIVE Coach

"Staying sane in a household where both my fiancee and I run our own businesses and we're planning our wedding is only possible because we both have VAs from Squared Away."

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WE have a plan for everyone

At Squared Away, we know that great work takes time. Our skilled assistants are fully trained and ready to meet your every need.

If you can dream it, we can do it!

Need more hours? Ask us about our custom plans.

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Starter

$600

15 hours/month

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Team

$1000

25 hours/month

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Executive

$2000

50 hours/month

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Premier

$3000

75 hours/month

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Squared Away Tiers

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Our mission at Squared Away is to employ as many military spouses as possible and to provide them with the opportunity to have a career they can flourish in long-term. 

On July 1, 2022 we implemented Squared Away Tiers. Each assistant was assigned a tier level of support (1, 2, 3) and the plan levels were adjusted to reflect this change. 

We prioritize fit above all else. By default, you will start with a Tier 1 assistant. Tier 1 assistants join Squared Away with vetted prior experience and they all complete rigorous in-house training prior to taking on clients. The pricing will increase for retention purposes and tenure working with you.

The reason we are doing this is to make sure that we can incentivize and keep our best assistants to keep serving our best clients. Without growth opportunities, it is really hard to retain and keep our best assistants which serve our best clients like you!

Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Time In role
0 - 2 Years
2 - 4 Years
4 - 6 Years
5 hours
$200
$250
$300
15 hours
$600
$750
$900
25 hours
$1,000
$1,250
$1,500
50 hours
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
75 hours
$3,000
$3,750
$4,500
Time In role
15 hours
25 hours
50 hours
75 hours
Tier 1
0 - 2.   years
$600
$1000
$2,000
$3,000
Tier 2
2 - 4.   years
$750
$1,250
$2,500
$3,750
Tier 3
4 - 6.   years
$900
$1,500
$3,000
$4,500

10.000 happy clients

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