Meet Karette Trottman | Business Owner

We had the good fortune of connecting with Karette Trottman and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Karette, what habits do you feel helped you succeed?
Prioritising my physical, mental, and emotional well-being is essential for optimal performance both as a business owner as well as in my personal life. Some of the ways I prioritise my health and wellbeing includes:

– Getting at least 6-7 hours of sleep
– Going to the gym 2-3 times a week
– Try and maintain a balanced diet, eating plenty of fibre, fat, and protein
– Spending quality time with my loved ones
– Signing off work at 4pm

Now, I must admit, I am by far, not perfect at implementing the above practices, however, those are habits I continue to nurture as I get to experience the benefits of doing so.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
I am the founder of an outsourcing agency.

VirtualKarette VA Services is a UK-based Online Business Management Virtual Assistant Service and has been operating since 2018. The company specialises in Personal Assistance (PA), Administration, Business Operations Support, Event Management and Tech support. As a team, we possess a combination of 25 years experience within the Business Administrative sphere; supporting Teams, Directors and Heads of Services in various sectors.

Our passion as a business is to tread the entrepreneurial journey with business owners whose desire it is to be a force for good in the world and leave a lasting legacy they can be proud of.

One of the things that sets us apart is the level of intentionality we have in getting to know and understand not only the businesses of our clients but also getting to KNOW our clients as people. This allows us to cater to the needs of our clients more holistically.

It hasn’t been a smooth road; to say the least, however, with the right level of accountability and mentorship, I have successfully overcome many obstacles. Overcoming self-doubt, fear, negative self-talk etc. If there is ONE thing, I have learned throughout the years it’s that ‘more is achieved together’. Therefore, seek to surround yourself with the right people!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
As I am based in London, England, I would first arrange to take them to the London Eye where they would have a breath-taking overview of the city. We would then proceed to have various tours. Up-close tour of the city via tour buses, museum tours and tours via foot. There is so much to see when exploring the city on foot.

We would most definitely have to visit a food market where there will be plenty of opportunity to tantalise their tastebud with cuisines from a variety of cultures.

Lastly, we would most definitely have to visit the theatre to watch Disney’s Lion King.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I have to give a shoutout to Daniella Genas, Founder and CEO of Be The Boss International (https://bethebossintl.com/).

I have embraced Daniella’s famous mantra think BIG, take ACTION, keep Pushing.

The thing is, entrepreneurship can be a very lonely and discouraging journey, hence, having role models you can look up to, seek support from and learn from is priceless. Daniella Genas has been that role model for me.

Website: https://virtualkarette.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karette-trottman/

Image Credits
Photo credits to Lensi Photography (https://instagram.com/lensi_photography?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==) Tori (https://instagram.com/just1tori?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==)