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Francesca Moi
Business Behind the Scenes
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  • Business Behind the Scenes

    235. Stop Doing Everything: How I Got 25 Hours Back a Week as a CEO

    16/07/2026 | 7 mins.
    Are you still telling yourself you'll delegate "when you have more time"? In this episode of Business Behind the Scene, Francesca Moi shares the costly delegation mistake she made as a CEO — and the one simple exercise that helped her reclaim 25 hours a week and scale her business faster than ever.If your business can't run without you, you're constantly doing everything, or you can't take a holiday without things falling apart — this episode is for you.🎯 What you'll learn:-The #1 delegation mistake most business owners make-Why hiring a "unicorn" employee is holding you back-The hidden cost of staying busy as a CEO-How staying in operations makes YOU the bottleneck-The mindset shift that helped Francesca go from $120/month to $1.4M-The free tool to identify exactly what to delegate right now🔗 Take the FREE CEO Time Leak Calculator Quiz → https://empoweringvirtualsolution.com/ceo-time-leak-calculator/?nocache321321Chapters:0:00 Introduction – The biggest lie business owners tell themselves0:30 Who this episode is for0:46 The mistake Francesca made when first delegating1:24 The "unicorn employee" trap2:22 The hidden cost of staying busy3:07 Why the CEO becomes the bottleneck3:29 Francesca's story: $120/month to $1.4M4:18 How letting go recovered 25 hours a week4:43 Changing the "good leader" belief5:21 Introducing the CEO Time Leak Calculator Quiz6:13 How to take the quiz + wrap upWhether your business is growing fast or stuck in a messy middle, this episode will show you how to plug the leaks and protect your profits.Join my Facebook Group and watch the trainings inside for more tips and value: / thesuccessfulentrepreneurslounge Say Hi to me on social media!! Facebook: ⁠ / themeetupqueen Instagram: ⁠ / francescamoifm_official Linkedin: ⁠ / francescamoi Website https://empoweringvirtualsolution.com/ Freebie of the week: https://francescamoi.pages.ontraport.... Check out our new book: https://francescamoi.pages.ontraport.... Got a question or suggestion? Send us an email:⁠ support@empoweringevents.com.au
  • Business Behind the Scenes

    234. Why Being Busy Is Destroying Your Business (And How to Fix It)

    17/06/2026 | 10 mins.
    Are you stuck being busy instead of being productive? In this episode of Business Behind the Scene, Francesca Moy reveals why working harder is keeping you from scaling — and what to do instead.
    🔑 In this episode you'll learn:
    Why "being busy" is the #1 trap killing your business growth
    The mindset shift from working IN your business to working ON it
    How to identify what to delegate (and what only YOU should do)
    How hiring a Virtual Assistant creates the thinking space you need to scale
    Why you need LESS time , not more ,to grow faster
    💡 If you're drowning in emails, admin, customer service, and daily tasks, this episode is for you. Learn how one of Francesca's clients outsourced her admin to a VA in the Philippines and finally unlocked the time and headspace to grow her business.

    ⏱️ CHAPTERS:
    0:00 – Introduction & Welcome
    0:30 – Point 1: The "Busy" Trap & Why It's Holding You Back
    3:54 – The Shift: Busy Doesn't Mean Productive
    3:57 – Point 2: Growth Comes From Focus, Not Effort
    6:30 – Point 3: You Don't Need More Time — You Need More Support
    8:44 – Point 4: How a Virtual Assistant Creates Thinking Space
    9:10 – Are You Running Your Business or Is It Running You?
    9:45 – Book Your Bottleneck Audit
    🎙️ Business Behind the Scene is your go-to podcast for real, behind-the-scenes strategies to build, delegate, and scale your business , without burning out.

    🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes and leave a review if this helped you!

    Join my Facebook Group and watch the trainings inside for more tips and value: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesuccessfulentrepreneurslounge
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    Say Hi to me on social media!!
    Facebook: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/themeetupqueen/
    ⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/francescamoifm_official/⁠⁠⁠
    ⁠⁠⁠Linkedin: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescamoi/⁠⁠⁠
    ⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠⁠https://empoweringvirtualsolution.com/⁠⁠⁠
    Freebie of the week: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://francescamoi.pages.ontraport.net/va-tasks-guide?utm_source=bbts+podcast
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    Check out our new book: ⁠⁠⁠https://francescamoi.pages.ontraport.net/ThePowerofDelegationbook
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    Got a question or suggestion? Send us an email:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠support@empoweringevents.com.au
  • Business Behind the Scenes

    Special Episode: 4 Years of Empowering Virtual Solution | The Anniversary Episode

    05/06/2026 | 19 mins.
    Four years ago, I started Empowering Virtual Solution from scratch, no staff in Australia, no certainty, just a vision and a whole lot of hustle. Today, we're celebrating everything we've built together.

    In this special anniversary episode, my team put together a Q&A and handed me questions I had never read before.

    No prep.
    No filter.
    Just me, answering everything raw and honestly.

    In this episode, I cover:
    Who Francesca Moi really is — and how she keeps reinventing herself
    Why I started EVS and what problem I knew had to be solved
    How I went from $0 to $1 million in under 12 months — during COVID
    The biggest challenges of the last four years (and what I'm most proud of)
    The #1 lesson I keep learning the hard way: consistency
    The biggest mistakes business owners make when growing a team
    How EVS has changed the lives of both Australian clients and Filipino VAs
    My vision for the next four years of EVS

    This episode is personal. It's honest. And I hope it reminds you that building something from scratch is messy, hard, and absolutely worth it.

    🎙️ If you've been part of this community from the beginning, thank you. This one's for you.

    Connect with Francesca:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francescamoifm_official/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescamoi/
    Learn more about Empowering Virtual Assistants:
    https://empoweringvirtualsolution.com/
  • Business Behind the Scenes

    Special Episode: Why Allied Health Practice Owners Are Drowning in Admin (And How to Fix It)

    17/05/2026 | 7 mins.
    Running an allied health practice was supposed to give you freedom and impact.

    So why does it feel like you’re carrying the entire business on your shoulders?

    In this episode, Francesca breaks down the biggest hidden struggles allied health practice owners face every single day and why growth often creates more pressure instead of less.

    From compliance overwhelm to admin chaos, this episode uncovers the real operational bottlenecks stopping practice owners from scaling sustainably.

    If your business depends on you for everything, this conversation is going to hit home.

    In this episode:
    00:00 Why this series is industry-specific
    01:00 The hidden pressure allied health owners face
    01:40 Why admin is stealing your impact
    02:15 How growth creates more overwhelm
    02:50 The founder trap that keeps businesses stuck
    03:35 Why privacy and delegation feel risky
    04:20 How support systems protect your practice
    05:00 The operational gap hurting your business
    05:35 The question every practice owner must answer

    This episode is a wake-up call for practice owners who are exhausted from doing everything themselves and ready to build a business that can finally breathe.

    If you stepped away for one week… would your practice still run smoothly?

    Say Hi to me on social media!!
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themeetupqueen/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francescamoifm_official/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescamoi/
    Website: https://empoweringvirtualsolution.com/

    Freebie of the week:
    https://francescamoi.pages.ontraport.net/va-tasks-guide?utm_source=bbts+podcast

    Check out our new book:
    https://francescamoi.pages.ontraport.net/ThePowerofDelegationbook

    Got a question or suggestion? Send us an email:
    support@empoweringevents.com.au
  • Business Behind the Scenes

    Special Episode: Scaling an IT Business with Offshore Support with Andrew Griffin

    10/05/2026 | 15 mins.
    What happens when a business owner realizes they can’t do everything alone?

    In this episode, Francesca sits down with Andrew Griffin from Andfer Technologies to talk about the mindset shift that helped him scale his IT business through offshore support.

    After more than 25 years in the IT industry, Andrew shares how hiring virtual assistants helped him move from being stuck in the day-to-day operations to actually working on growing the business.

    From admin support to IT assistance, Andrew explains how delegation reduced stress, created capacity, and opened the door to new opportunities.

    If you’ve ever wondered whether hiring support is worth it… this episode is for you.

    Chapters
    00:00 Andrew’s business journey
    01:10 The moment Andrew realized he needed support
    02:00 Hiring the first offshore VA
    03:15 Why delegation became a no-brainer
    04:10 Moving from worker to CEO mindset
    05:20 Learning to let go and trust the team
    06:15 How long it really takes to train staff
    08:10 Why most business owners give up too early
    09:00 The mindset shift from employee to entrepreneur
    11:10 Building new services through delegation
    12:20 The importance of IT systems and backups

    This episode is a reminder that growth doesn’t happen by doing more.

    It happens when you create the support your business needs.

    What could happen in your business if you finally stopped trying to do everything yourself?

    Say Hi to me on social media!!
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themeetupqueen/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francescamoifm_official/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescamoi/
    Website: https://empoweringvirtualsolution.com/

    Freebie of the week:
    https://francescamoi.pages.ontraport.net/va-tasks-guide?utm_source=bbts+podcast

    Check out our new book:
    https://francescamoi.pages.ontraport.net/ThePowerofDelegationbook

    Got a question or suggestion? Send us an email:
    support@empoweringevents.com.au
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