Margaret F. Ruch is recognized as an industry leader and an expert Virtual Assistant in support of speakers, coaches, and consultants. She is the Founder and Owner Advanced Virtual Assistant Services firm, located in Norfolk, VA. Since its inception, Maggie has provided clients with all aspects of administrative, creative, and technical service, employing the most advanced technological applications in execution and delivery. Her works include marketing campaign design, new product development, comprehensive research, social networking setup and maintenance along with ghostwriting, eBook editing, and e-mail marketing.

Her progressive approach along with a strong technical background has enabled Ms. Ruch to secure roles with internationally renowned speakers, coaches, and consultants during her extensive career. She has been central to the growth and progression of major companies and worked with top clients including Charlyne Meinhard, Tom Davidson, President NSA, Dr. Pat Raymond, and Laura Cardone, NAWBO Past President and Past NSA Board Member.

Most recently, Ms. Ruch has served as client business strategist and has played a pivotal role in planning and implementing dynamic systems focused on penetrating new markets, maximizing business presence, and generating interest across the marketplace. In each of these roles, she has collaborated with her clients in development of core strategies and breakthrough public relations, marketing, and technical solutions. She has been instrumental in clients indentifying business needs and developing vital solutions to enhance organizational presence. Her focus was on enhancing clients’ corporate brands and heightening company image.

To meet the technical needs of her clients, Maggie has attended numerous online and on-site training sessions, including Dreamweaver, Constant Contact, Joomla, Wordpress.com/org, Photoshop, and Camtasia. She gained extensive experience using remote access programs, social networking, and company mainframes and databases. Additionally, she has advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Publisher as well as QuickBooks and others.

While in a previous role, she served as Staffing Coordinator, where she interviewed, hired, and oversaw employees through all stages assignments in support of clients across diverse industries. Ms. Ruch worked closely with clients to meet staffing needs and address critical work related issues. She ensured compliance to organizational, state, and federal employment laws. Ms. Ruch worked in concert with human resource leadership to address unemployment, Worker’s Compensation, and benefits matters. In this position, she liaised with staff and clients to meet challenging work objectives and ensure success.

Maggie offers clients passion, creativity, and unwavering energy along with the ability to respond to the ever-changing technological needs of small business. Throughout her career, she has been at the forefront in developing strategies to maximize corporate presence, performance, and profitability.