Franchise Secrets Podcast This Entrepreneur Hired ONE Elite Virtual Assistant…Now His Business Practically Runs Itself
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Mar 10, 2026 Kasim Aslam, entrepreneur and founder of Proto Talent who builds and trains elite remote executive assistants. He explains why hiring an EA instead of a cheap VA changes how you run operations. He shares a brutal 1,000-to-1 hiring funnel, a Navy SEAL–style bootcamp, and stories of EAs who scaled businesses, wrote books, and became partners.
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Pay Up To Get Elite Executive Assistants
- Do hire an EA not a cheap VA and pay above-market rates to attract elite talent.
- Kasim says paying ~$20/hr in international markets yields applicants who deliver 3x–100x the value compared to bargain VAs.
High Pay Creates A Self Selecting Talent Funnel
- A higher wage creates a self-selecting funnel that attracts winners who are hungry to excel.
- Kasim runs a funnel that turns thousands of applicants into one trained EA by combining pay with hard application filters.
Pay Respect And Avoid Micro Managing EAs
- Avoid cheap short-term thinking; treat international EAs as humans with respect and fair pay.
- Kasim warns against micro-managing practices like screenshotting desktops or intrusive permissions and emphasizes dignity.