Jamie Drake has been working as a freelance professional since 1995. She began her career as a Nationally Certified American Sign Language Interpreter which taught her about running a small business from home. She learned a great deal about being a teacher and mentor during her time as an instructor in the Interpreter Training Program at Columbia College Chicago helping prepare Interpreter Candidates for their work in the Interpreting field. After becoming a Mom in 2008, Jamie took her small business skills and the desire to stay at home with her kids and began working as a Virtual Assistant helping other women run their small businesses, but did all the work online so she could be present for her family. This transition allowed Jamie a new kind of work freedom and inspired her to share it with others by writing blog posts, sharing social media posts, and networking. Jamie then began coaching people on how to build their own Virtual Assisting online businesses, how to brand those businesses as well as how to outsource tasks successfully. Jamie went on to create an online course called “Basic Virtual Assisting” which has had over 350 students finish successfully. Jamie has also been an Assistant Business Coach and Branding Specialist with The Selling From Your Soul Abundance Academy which coaches women to create an authentic expression of their life purpose through developing their own business programs. That program has now had over 60 women successfully complete the Academy.

Recently featured in the book Sincerity by Aaron Brooks about developing real, authentic, and sincere relationships in business, Jamie’s story is one that proves that true connection with her students and clients and has been the key to helping her fellow moms grow and nurture their Mompreneur dreams.

Now, as a Certified Entrepreneurship and Business Coach, Jamie continues to help moms who want to find work that takes advantage of their existing skill set but also fits into their family life in a way that works for each individual situation while still leaving time to care for themselves. Her ultimate goal for herself and her clients is to enjoy the flow of that ever elusive and evolving triad of family, work, and self with a positive attitude and humble spirit. She remains in the trenches along side her fellow moms on that lifelong search even though she is now armed with over a decade’s worth of knowledge and experience. She believes the best way to serve her population is to be part of the pack. These days you can find Jamie working anywhere from her home office to her camper in the mountains as long as she has a strong wifi signal and an even stronger cup of coffee!