What does it look like to build a business when no one built the path before you? In this episode of the Growth Strategy Podcast, host Alyssa Evans sits down with Renee Hastings - President and CEO of Executive Help Now, former Dale Carnegie Leadership Training Coach, and NBC-featured entrepreneur - to talk about delegation, faith, and building success entirely on your own terms.

Executive Help Now is a virtual assistance agency that helps executives, entrepreneurs, and multi-million dollar nonprofits reclaim their time and focus on growth. Renee founded the company in 2014 after a career in corporate leadership, and she has become a sought-after voice on strategic delegation and sustainable business growth.

What is delegation resistance, and why does it hold entrepreneurs back?
Delegation resistance is rooted in fear - fear of losing control, fear that no one else can do it the way you do. Renee breaks down how to identify it, move past it, and build a team that actually accelerates your growth.

Why is hiring a virtual assistant a growth strategy, not just support?
When you hire the right VA and let them operate in their gifts, they become a strategic growth partner - not support staff. Renee explains what that actually looks like in practice.

What does building success on your own terms really mean?
Renee decided at thirteen years old - granddaughter of a sharecropper, surrounded by statistics designed to limit her - that none of it was going to write her story. She graduated high school at sixteen, built a career in corporate, and launched Executive Help Now without sacrificing her faith, her marriage, or her joy.

Key insights from this conversation:

• No business ever grew to magnificent size on the back of one person
• The people who succeed aren't always the ones with the most resources - they're the ones who refuse to quit
• Letting people operate in their gifts is a growth strategy, not a management preference
• Your VA is a strategic growth partner when you hire right

About Renee Hastings
Renee Hastings is the President and CEO of Executive Help Now (executivehelpnow.org), a virtual assistance agency serving executives, entrepreneurs, and multi-million dollar organizations. She is a former Dale Carnegie Leadership Training Coach, former VP of Public Relations for Toastmasters where she grew membership 50% in two years, and a recognized voice on delegation and sustainable growth.

Connect with Renee: executivehelpnow.org | Watch "Renee Speaks" on YouTube | Text "VA Now" to 1-866-943-3951 for her free VA hiring guide.

About the Growth Strategy Podcast
Hosted by Alyssa Evans of Grow Your Strategy (growyourstrategy.co), the Growth Strategy Podcast covers marketing strategy, ethical AI, entrepreneurship, and sustainable business growth for founders who refuse to compromise.

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