About Sharon Strategy

We have a team of assistants that work on your customized online marketing strategy. The main player of Sharon Strategist (and the Chief Strategy Officer) is Sharon Broughton.

About Sharon

The owner of Sharon Strategist, Sharon Broughton, has been a virtual assistant since 2002 and has earned her CPVA designation from Assistu (www.assistu.com). She works with several highly successful online marketers.

Here is a little bit about Sharon:

I live in sunny Sacramento, California. I was born and raised in California so I truly am a California girl. I have three wonderful children—my son Casey (17 years old), and my daughters Lisa and Emily (15 and 10).  We live in a beautiful area with lots of room for gardening and playing.

Choosing this profession has allowed me to do what I enjoy most—working with dynamic individuals with a thirst for adventure and a desire to have it all.  It also allows me to be home for my family when they need me. Just the fact that I don't have to call a boss and explain why I can't come in today because one of the kids is sick—is wonderful (although it rarely happens). My hobbies include: gardening, cooking, sewing, scrap booking, reading books, staying on top of industry trends, and laughing with my children.

My experience in the corporate world has ranged from executive assistant for a company CEO to working in the retail jewelry industry.  I am a certified legal secretary (Heald Business College).  I worked for several years as a telecommuter for two different companies and this is what first got me interested in working at home. One of the companies was located in Oakland, about 2 hours away, and I had to go into the office once a month. The rest of the time I worked out of my home office.  The other company was located in Los Angeles and I flew down to the office about twice a month. I sure enjoyed those frequent flyer miles! I decided to go out on my own when I was layed off for the third time. I didn't want to be dependent on anyone else ever again.  Since I had been working at home and was enjoying the benefits of that, I wanted to find something that was similar.

I remember my "ah ha" moment when I discovered virtual assistance.  I was getting ready to go on vacation and wanted a couple of books to take with me.  I was at the bookstore browsing when I saw Cheryl Richardson's book "Take Time for Your Life." I remember the feeling of picking up the book and knowing that it would change my life.  I read it on the trip in the car and while we were at the swimming pool. I could not put it down.  When I came to the part about virtual assistance, I was stunned. Here was the name for what I had been looking to pursue—a career working at home using my administrative skills. As soon as I got back home I checked out the resources for virtual assistance in the book (AssistU) and signed up for the program.  My training began in November 2001 and I graduated in June 2002.  My practice is thriving and I haven't looked back.

I truly love what I do and wouldn't trade it for anything! Feel free to drop me a line to say hello—I enjoy meeting new people.