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Chela Hardy's administrative background and a love of words–both their written and spoken power–have taken her career down a path that absolutely makes sense: working with authors, many of whom are also speakers who use their books as a way to grow their businesses through speaking engagements, course delivery, and workshop facilitation.

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As a longtime Virtual Author Assistant, Chela guides individuals through the self-publishing process and assists small publisher clients in the role of Publishing Project Manager. As a Virtual Speaker Assistant, she offers services to professionals who speak from the stage, facilitate workshops, lead seminar and conference breakout sessions, and more.

The author of Noted! Business Lessons Learned from Twenty-Two Years of Virtual Assistance (March 2024), Chela lives, writes, sings, and works from home in North Carolina.