%20(1).png)
About the Company
Simply Branded is a digital marketing agency serving clients in healthcare, startups, and nonprofits. John, the founder, was managing everything from client deliverables to business development. As demand grew, he needed reliable execution support to keep pace with opportunities and free himself to focus on growth.
The Business Challenge
With 60–80-hour workweeks and no reliable support, the founder was personally handling everything from client deliverables to proposal submissions. He'd tried three or four VA companies before YSO, but the quality was consistently unusable. The output required so much review and rework that it cost more time than doing the work himself.
Real revenue opportunities were slipping through the cracks: RFP deadlines passed, client work stalled, and growth was capped by how much one person could execute.
"There's only one of me. I had good processes, but I couldn't do the volume. And every VA I tried before just made more work, not less."
The Solution
YSO matched the founder with a marketing VA who got up to speed quickly and took ownership of the work pulling him away from business development and client strategy. Her work spanned:
RFP and proposal drafting: Researching, writing, and submitting proposals against tight deadlines, freeing him to pursue more opportunities than he could handle alone
Social media content creation and management: Planning, designing, and scheduling content using Canva and AI tools across Simply Branded and client accounts
Website design and development: Building and updating client sites end-to-end using Figma, WordPress, and Elementor
Influencer management: Building out the workflow and infrastructure to support influencer partnerships as a new service offering
Process ownership: Taking full responsibility for workflows end-to-end, not just individual tasks
By handling the execution layer of the business, the VA gave the founder the bandwidth to lead, sell, and grow.
The Results
In less than four months, the impact was direct and measurable:
12x ROI: $2,000/month investment with YSO generated over $50,000 in new contracts secured
30–40 hours reclaimed per week: A full workload of execution tasks shifted off the founder's plate
Multiple new clients won, including a $50k project that would have been missed without the VA completing the RFP on deadline
Faster proposal turnaround: What took 6–8 hours now takes 1–2 hours of the founder's time
Expanded capacity: Opportunities previously passed on are now being pursued and won
That reclaimed time didn't just reduce stress; it went directly into business development, client relationships, and new revenue.
"In less than four months, I saw a 12x return on what I invested with YSO. There were deals I straight up wouldn't have won without my VA because I just didn't have the bandwidth. The quality is exceptional, the processes are tried and tested, and I never looked back. If working with YSO doesn't work for you, I don't think hiring a VA would work for you at all."
John, Founder and President of Simply Branded