Stacy Brice

Stacy Brice is an American entrepreneur, and pioneer of the Virtual Assistance profession. She is the founder and Chief Visionary Officer of [http://www.assistu.com Assist University] , a Baltimore, Maryland-based organization committed to training, coaching, supporting, and certifying Virtual Assistants.

History and Philosophy

In 1992, Stacy moved out of a brick-and-mortar business to establish a home-based business, providing travel planning and executive assistance. She subsequently began to formulate her vision of an archetypal administrative assistant; one who would work virtually. In 1996, Stacy became involved with [http://www.coachinc.com/CoachU/default.asp?s=1 Coach U] , and shortly afterward, followed her passion by coaching women to live deeply authentic lives.

In 1997 she formalized the Virtual Assistance profession by creating AssistU– the first organization of any kind for Virtual Assistants (VAs).

AssistU’s Virtual Training Program (VTP¹) incorporates a business model based on the feminine aptitude for inclusive support, team work, cooperation, sharing, intuition, and a view to the long-term best interests of everyone involved. AssistU offers two levels of certification², and a referral service for prospective clients.

Contributions and Acknowledgments

Brice was awarded the ( [http://www.virtualassistantnetworking.com/ VACOC] ) [http://www.virtualassistantnetworking.com/releases/2007/042407.htm InnoVAtive Award] in 2006 and 2007 for her pioneering work and leadership in the field. Recently, VACOC named AssistU as their preferred educational provider.

Stacy is a past member of the Board of Directors of [http://www.womensu.com/ Women's U] , as well several other industry-related organizations.

Brice and AssistU in the Media

A frequent guest on talk radio shows such as [http://www.hayhouseradio.com/archive_login.php Hayhouse Radio] and [http://www.lifestyleceo.com/radiotv/radio.asp Lifestyle CEO Internet Radio Show] , Stacy and AssistU have also been featured on [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14718260/ MSNBC©] , and written about in numerous on-line and print publications such as the Los Angeles Times³, [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_37/b3849096_mz025.htm BusinessWeek] , [http://www.changingcourse.com/archives/issue92.htm Changing Course.com] , and [http://www.womansday.com/money/7500/they-mean-business-page4.html Woman's Day] .

Brice has served as the resident virtual work expert for AllExperts.com, OfficePRO magazine, eWorkingWomen.com, and Westaff's " [http://askcarmencourtesy.com/home.html Ask Carmen Courtesy] ."

External Links----

[http://www.assistu.com AssistU]
[http://www.moxiecoach.com/ Moxie Coach]
[http://www.virtualmoxie.com/ Virtual Moxie]
[http://www.thevirtualwire.com/ The Virtual Wire]
[http://en.allexperts.com/c/smallbusiness/609.htm AllExperts.com]
[http://www.iaap-hq.org/officepro/toc.htm OfficePRO Magazine]
[http://eworkingwomen.com/ eWorkingWomen.com]

References----

¹ Information on AssistU's [http://assistu.com/va/va_how.shtml VTP] .

² [http://www.assistu.com/client/client-certification.shtml CPVA] and CMVA are designations developed and copyrighted by AssistU.

³ Dawn Fallik; Los Angeles Times; January 2, 2000