The Thankyou Payroll New Zealand Virtual Assistant Awards
CELEBRATING THE EXCEPTIONAL VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS OF AOTEAROA
Check Out The Award Winners!
Chantelle Good, Varntige
Virtual Assistant of the Year
This award recognises the Virtual Assistant who, chosen from all category winners, stands out from the crowd for their customer service, online presence, growth, services offered and their all around commitment to the success of their clients.
Emma Diver, Balanced Books
Top Performing Freelancer
This award recognises the top performing freelance VA who based on their reputation, financial performance, online presence and client testimonials is the shining star in our VA community.
Tracey Lock, Your A Team
VA Leadership Award
This award recognises our Virtual Assistant Agency Owners or Team Managers, who support their people to deliver exceptional services to their clients and who have shown exemplary leadership.
Varntige
Top Performing VA Agency
This award celebrates the top performing Virtual Assistant Agency based on key performance metrics, marketing nous, workflow management, quality control and client testimonials.
Alexandra Campbell, Virtually Anything
Best VA Newcomer
This award celebrates the best up-and-coming Virtual Assistant who shows huge potential and has been in business for less than 12 months.
Amanda Flemming, Virtual Coastie
Best Specialty or Niche
This award recognises the Virtual Assistant who has refined their services to a specific niche or specialty service, becoming an expert in their field and the go-to VA in the industry.
Varntige
Best VA Website
Awarded to the VA with the most outstanding website of the year, taking into account beautiful design, great functionality, content that converts and exceptional SEO. The site is to be the VA's own business website.
Rochelle Candy, Strictly Savvy
Top Performing VA Team Member
This award recognises the sub-contractor, or employee of a Virtual Assistant agency, who displays outstanding performance, commitment and contribution to their team and clients.
Gabby Simpson, All Sorted Admin
VA Legacy Award
This award is all about celebrating our long standing Virtual Assistants, who have been in the industry for 10 years or longer, flying the flag professionally and contributing to the NZ VA community.
Emma Diver, Balanced Books
VA Community Contributor
This award recognises the VA industry member who has shown high levels of involvement and support to virtual assistants across the community in New Zealand.
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Doing Good
Aotearoa's virtual assistants are all about giving back, doing good, and being kind. And at this year's national industry awards, we're putting those values into action!
When you purchase tickets through Humanitix, the profit made on all booking fees goes straight to children's charities. So while you celebrate our exceptional virtual assistant community you're also making a positive impact on the lives of children in need.
Giving Back
But the giving doesn't stop there! We're hosting an EPIC raffle where all the proceeds will support Gumboot Friday, a charity providing free counselling to young people in New Zealand. By participating, you'll add excitement to your night and contribute to an important cause that really matters.
Join us at the awards where we'll showcase the spirit of doing good that defines our virtual assistant community. Let's celebrate, have fun, and make a difference together!
The Ultimate Work-From-Home Raffle
110 tickets were purchased for the Ultimate WFH Raffle.
All proceeds went to Gumboot Friday to provide free counselling to kids.
The raffle closed on Saturday 23 September and the winner was Alexandra Campbell.
Total funds raised were $3,460.
RAFFLE NOW CLOSEDCheck out the amazing WFH prize pack...
Special thanks to...
Awards Dinner
Join us online or in-person at the Awards dinner to celebrate in style. Tickets are on sale now.
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Join Us In-Person
Hamilton is where it's happening! Join us in person at a fabulous venue in the Waikato. Meet other VAs from around the country and enjoy a delicious three-course dinner and drinks.
Tickets: $137 plus GST
Join Us Online
Register to watch and join in all the fun and celebrations virtually. With the beauty of technology and tech guys, we'll be streaming the entire event on AirMeet so you won't miss a thing.
Tickets: FREE
Event MC - Jason Tiller
Our upbeat and energetic MC this year is the one and only Jason Tiller, Head of Partnerships at Rocketspark and all-around showman!
Jason is a valued friend and supporter of the virtual assistant community here in New Zealand.
Having MC'd at the 2021 & 2022 Awards it's safe to say Jason will keep the jokes coming!
Platinum Sponsor
Thankyou Payroll is driven by a team of passionate kiwi payroll experts with a dedication to pay it forward.
They take the pain out of payroll so you can get back to making good things happen.
So thank you Thankyou Payroll for making good things happen for the VA community and giving us a brand spanking new name this year!
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Kick-Ass Keynote Speaker - Natalie Tolhopf
Nat is the Queen of Sales - helping women to sell with success.
Through her 1:1 and group coaching programmes, she helps women clear the mental clutter and just freakin’ do it.
Together, she simplifies their business vision and creates a strategic action plan to boost their confidence AND revenue. She shows them how to clear away those time-sucking distractions and bust through procrastination and perfectionism, so they can show up consistently and become the star of their own show.
Gold Sponsor
Thank you to The VA Foundry for supporting the Awards with their Gold sponsorship and unwavering commitment to raising the standard of virtual assistants here in Aotearoa.
View WebsiteThe VA Community Contributor Award
One of the categories this year is the VA Community Contributor. This award recognises the VA industry member who has shown high levels of involvement and support to virtual assistants across the community in New Zealand.
VOTING HAS CLOSEDGold Sponsor
Thank you to the Virtual Assistant Network of New Zealand for supporting the Virtual Assistant Awards with their Gold sponsorship.
These awards would not be possible without the incredible community the VANNZ has created, nurtured and continues to promote.
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Enter The Awards!
Put your best foot forward across 10 different categories to get the recognition and kudos for the hard work that you've been putting in as a virtual assistant and the support you've shown the community and New Zealand businesses.
Entries are now closed. Finalists will be announced on Friday 4 August 2023. Good luck to everyone who has entered!
Virtual Assistant of The Year
This award recognises the Virtual Assistant who, chosen from all category winners, stands out from the crowd for their customer service, online presence, growth, services offered and their all around commitment to the success of their clients.
Best VA Website
Awarded to the VA with the most outstanding website of the year, taking into account beautiful design, great functionality, content that converts and exceptional SEO. The site is to be the VA's own business website.
Best VA Newcomer
This award celebrates the best up-and-coming Virtual Assistant who shows huge potential and has been in business for less than 12 months.
Top Performing VA Team Member
This award recognises the sub-contractor, or employee of a Virtual Assistant agency, who displays outstanding performance, commitment and contribution to their team and clients.
Top Performing Freelancer
This award recognises the top performing freelance VA who based on their reputation, financial performance, online presence and client testimonials is the shining star in our VA community.
Top Performing VA Agency
This award celebrates the top performing Virtual Assistant Agency based on key performance metrics, marketing nous, workflow management, quality control and client testimonials.
VA Leadership Award
This award recognises our Virtual Assistant Agency Owners or Team Managers, who support their people to deliver exceptional services to their clients and who have shown exemplary leadership.
Best VA Specialty or Niche
This award recognises the Virtual Assistant who has refined their services to a specific niche or specialty service, becoming an expert in their field and the go-to VA in the industry.
VA Legacy Award
This award is all about celebrating our long standing Virtual Assistants, who have been in the industry for 10 years or longer, flying the flag professionally and contributing to the NZ VA community.
This award winner is chosen by the Virtual Assistant Network of NZ.
VA Community Contributor
This award recognises the VA industry member who has shown high levels of involvement and support to virtual assistants across the community in New Zealand.
The award winner is voted by the VA community.
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Meet Our Judges!
Grant Johnson
Co-Founder & CEO, Rocketspark.com
Grant co-founded the website platform Rocketspark over 13 years ago and now thousands of organisations have created stunning sites on this user-friendly tool.
Lance Jensen
Business Coach, RedHot.co.nz
Lance helps business owners achieve their desired lifestyle using their business as a vehicle.
Simmi Singh
Lawyer, iCLAW.co.nz
Simmi helps people to see the law differently, using it as a tool for growth, problem-solving and success.
Cathy Sheppard
Founder & CEO, bsipeopleskills.co.nz
Cathy empowers people, leaders and teams at every level of organisations, creating excellent workplace cultures that people are proud to be part of and enable great results.
Catherine Stapleton
HR Consultant, www.stapleton.consulting
Catherine helps employers and employees sleep soundly at night because they understand exactly where they stand and how to create a path forward together.
Jason Tiller
Head of Partnerships, Rocketspark.com
Jason connects people and businesses to thrive in the digital world.Â
Tracey Hancock
Live Well Coach, TraceyHancock.com
Life coach, Tracey Hancock helps business owners and leaders create the life that’s right for them.
No more second-guessing yourself and letting doubt hold you back from living fully! It’s your time to live well and make the impact you know you want to make.
Through personal coaching sessions and her online programs, Tracey teaches practical and soulful planning, action-taking and mindset strategies. Everything she shares has been specifically chosen to help you gain the clarity and confidence needed to feel fulfilled in all aspects of life (and that includes business too).
Lynda Moore
The Money Mentalist, MoneyMentalist.com
Lynda spends her time working with individuals and couples helping them understand their relationship with money, how to communicate about money to each other and how to make better financial choices.
She uses her accounting expertise to help them build a Money Plan (she don’t use the term budget) which gives them the confidence to manage their money to reach their financial goals.
David Morrison
CEO Thankyou Payroll, ThankyouPayroll.co.nz
David is passionate about helping NZ businesses succeed, no matter their size.
A champion for building generosity into business David loves supporting people and organisations that strive to leave a lasting positive impact in the world.
When not fulfilling his CEO duties, David can be found on the ocean paddling his surf ski.
