OUR TEAM
Industry-leading professionals on hand to provide you with nationwide support
REBECCA
Rebecca Newenham is the founder and director of Get Ahead VA. She is an evangelist for flexible working and a great supporter of her fellow entrepreneurs. Above all, Rebecca is a people person – knowing what makes someone tick is key to providing them with the right support.
Rebecca’s team of over 40 virtual assistants and franchisees provide marketing and business support services to SMEs across the UK. Now in its tenth year, Get Ahead VA has won multiple awards, including Flexible Business of the Year. Rebecca herself was recently listed in the #ialso list of 100 inspiring female business leaders in the UK – a fantastic achievement and well-deserved.
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Leading the regional teams and ensuring our clients are matched with the best possible members of the team.
Fiona
Fiona runs Get Ahead Leeds. An expert in retail and supply chain management, Fiona helps clients achieve their goals through great client care.
Kristy
Kristy runs Get Ahead Berkshire & North Hampshire with Suzanne. A champion of flexible working, Kristy has loads of project management expertise.
Suzanne
Suzanne runs Get Ahead Berkshire & North Hampshire with Kristy. A long-standing VA herself, clients value her experience and love tapping into her expertise.
Jo
Jo runs Get Ahead South Yorkshire.
Her HR outlook and understanding of team members’ contributions make her a great regional director.
Emma
Emma runs Get Ahead East Midlands.
With an impressive marketing CV and bags of enthusiasm, clients love benefiting from her expertise.
Marie
Marie runs Get Ahead West Surrey.
A digital media expert, clients benefit from her insight into both the corporate and small business worlds.
Sarah
Sarah runs Get Ahead Suffolk & Essex. A business development specialist, she’s passionate about helping businesses achieve organisational and strategic goals.
Sophie
Sophie runs Get Ahead VA Wirral and Cheshire West. With her creative drive and recruitment expertise, she provides great support to local businesses.
Louise
Louise runs Get Ahead West London.
Louise uses her passion and extensive experience for all aspects of marketing to support her clients.
VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS
Meet our team of highly skilled, dedicated and passionate Virtual Assistants – covering everything from admin to marketing to design – and more!
Clare
Clare is a professional copywriter, editor and proof-reader. With a passion for online marketing, she uses her SEO expertise to improve clients’ visibility.
Jenny
Jenny is a marketing specialist and graphic designer. She combines fourteen years’ corporate experience with new-found VA flexibility, achieving great results.
Lucy
Lucy is a highly experienced office manager and PA. In addition to assisting owner Rebecca, she also provides flexible admin support to clients nationwide.
Alan
Alan heads up our telephone answering team based in Glasgow. A passionate supporter of small businesses, he manages an energetic and highly skilled team.
Angela
Angela is a social media specialist. She redeploys her methodical bookkeeping approaches to deliver well-planned, strategic social media.
Debra
Debra is a highly efficient PA. With solid executive level experience, she shares her expertise with big brands and small businesses alike.
Lucy
Lucy is a highly experienced copywriter, journalist & PR professional. Clients love her zesty social media and upbeat style.
Jayne
Jayne specialises in business development and lead generation. She thrives on variety and is never afraid to try her hand at a new skill.
Laura
Laura is a copywriter and blogger. A former brand manager, she loves tapping into clients’ inspiration and describing business in a new way.
Isil
Isil is a social media specialist. Clients love her data-led social media ad strategies, and Isil loves supporting them to grow their businesses.
Caroline
Caroline is a marketing and PR professional. She has nearly twenty years’ experience in getting great results for businesses large and small.
Mel
Mel is an expert in digital marketing & events management. Driven by the desire to grow clients’ businesses, her approach yields great results.
Hazel
Hazel has a strong background in Marketing along with sales/business development. Her core strengths are building, developing and maintaining relationships.
Jennifer
Jennifer is fluent in English and French. She provides outstanding admin services, as well as translation and events management.
Melanie
Melanie is a project manager & marketing specialist. Her combination of corporate & local business experience brings a fresh outlook.
Caroline
Caroline is an admin assistant and events organiser. Fluent in French and eminently adaptable, she’s known for her insight and adaptability.
Lucy
Lucy is a graphic designer. A firm believer in strong branding, her work reflects businesses’ personality and culture in a visually appealing way.
Georgie
Georgie’s an audio transcriber, working with recordings of academic, legal & lifestyle documents. She has high standards & quick turnaround.
Carrie
Carrie’s a marketing specialist. She loves finding new strategies, raising the profile of the business with great results.
Gwen
Gwen offers admin, email & diary management. She learned her approach with big brands, now smaller clients reap the benefits.
Katy
Katy is a PR expert. She loves to work with B2B brands and charities to raise their profiles, getting their voices heard by the right audiences.
Claire
Claire is a marketing specialist as well as an experienced business development manager. She loves achieving great results for her clients.
Elly
Elly is a social media manager. Clients love her supportive attitude, tapping into her marketing and business development expertise.
Hazel
Hazel’s a social media manager & researcher. Her calm, methodical approach makes her an outstanding VA.
Sharon
Sharon is a qualified accountant with experience to match. Clients can leave their finances in her capable hands & concentrate on core business.
Kate
Kate has worked as a graphic designer for over 15 years, predominantly in the publishing sector on teen and children’s magazines.
Charlotte
Charlotte’s a copywriter/blogger with a sound knowledge of writing’s role in marketing. Clients enjoy her friendly approach & characterful writing.
Gillian
Gillian’s an audio transcriber, having worked for a variety of businesses, she’s learned that attention to detail is the key to success.
Alastair
Alastair builds, manages & maintains websites as well as creating & administering digital advertising campaigns to drive traffic & convert visitors to customers.
Louise
Louise’s a highly experienced Business Development Manager, who is adept at lead generation strategies & telemarketing activities.
Rosie
Rosie’s a marketing strategist & content creator. She thrives on finding new approaches for businesses to them connect with new customers.
Amanda
Amanda’s a project planner & event coordinator. With corporate admin experience, she understands what’s required & is ready to get stuck in.
Melanie
Mel is a hardworking and loyal individual who thrives on being busy. She has a can-do attitude, loves to just get stuck in, and very much enjoys bringing order to the busy lives of others.
Kelly
Kelly’s background is in purchasing and scheduling in a manufacturing environment. She is excellent at managing projects as well as problem solving and decision making.
All of our team have professional indemnity and public liability insurance, so you are in safe hands.
