Hiring a virtual assistant shouldn’t feel like getting married, committing to college, or buying a car—but for a lot of people, it does.

In this episode of the Mortgage Broker Builder / CEO 1440 Show, John Jurkovich sits down with Joan Paloma, founder of Virtually Assistant, to break down a simpler, lower-risk way to use virtual assistants—without long-term contracts, full-time commitments, or paying for hours you don’t use.

If you’ve ever thought:

“I don’t have enough work for a full-time VA”

“I don’t want to sign a 6–12 month contract”

“I tried Fiverr and it was a mess”

“I don’t want to manage software, logins, or seats”

“I don’t even know what I’d delegate”

This conversation is for you.

We walk through a VA-on-demand / block-of-hours model that lets you scale up when you’re busy, scale down when you’re not, and only pay for productive work. No guilt. No wasted payroll. No babysitting.

Whether you decide to use a virtual assistant or not, the goal of this episode is simple:
👉 help you buy your time back and use your 1,440 minutes a day more intentionally.

🔗 Resources & Links Mentioned

👉 Get started with a Virtual Assistant (VA-on-Demand):
http://www.themortgagebrokerbuilder.c...
💡 Mention Mortgage Broker Builder to get $100 off the Starter Pack (your first 50 hours).

👉 Only need help with Social Media posting?
https://portal.dubsado.com/public/for...

👉 Virtually Assistant Website:
https://virtuallyassistant.com/

⏱️ What’s Covered in This Video

Why hiring a virtual assistant feels risky for most people


Why full-time VA models don’t fit businesses with ebb & flow

Joan’s background and why agencies trust her team

Common VA tasks: video editing, social media, outreach, CRM, admin

How the block-of-hours / VA-on-demand model works

How projects are managed using Asana

Quality control, escalation, and fixing mistakes

Software tools (Canva, Drive, Dropbox) — without extra seats

Pricing, payments (Wise / PayPal), and fast onboarding

How business owners actually buy their time back