Hello, I'm Berni
I'm Bernadette Dawson, a Virtual Assistant based in Long Eaton, supporting business owners across Nottingham, Derby and the wider UK.
I don't think you need to be drowning in work before you're allowed to ask for help.
Before becoming a Virtual Assistant, I spent more than 15 years working
behind the scenes in fast-paced retail head offices.
Keeping lots of moving parts organised was simply part of the job.
Busy inboxes, packed diaries, competing priorities, last-minute changes and
all the little details that had to happen to keep everything moving.
After more than 15 years in corporate life, I was ready for a change. I wanted more freedom in how I worked and the chance to use the skills I'd built over the
years in a way that felt more personal and purposeful.
Creating Virtual Support by Berni gave me exactly that - the opportunity to take
what I'm genuinely good at and use it to make somebody
else's working life that little bit easier.
That's why I created Virtual Support by Berni.
Not because I think you can't manage your own inbox, diary or admin.
You probably can.
But being capable of doing everything yourself doesn't mean
everything has to be done by you.
Now I use those years of experience to give business owners calm, reliable
support behind the scenes; whether that's keeping on top of an inbox,
managing a diary, taking care of business admin or
getting some of those life admin jobs off the list too.
The aim is simple: fewer things competing for your attention,
and more time for the things that actually need you.
But there’s more to me than inboxes and admin...
When I’m not working, you’ll usually find me out walking, planning my next trip or thinking about what I’d like to change in the house. Interiors are definitely one
of my happy places.
I’m a cat mum to Tilly and Moose, love an audiobook when I want to unwind, and there’s usually a podcast playing while I’m getting jobs done around the house.
Give me a good period drama and I’m happy, Downton Abbey and
The Gilded Age are right up my street.
I also get a frankly unreasonable amount of satisfaction from organising things... which probably explains why becoming a Virtual Assistant suits me rather well.
Ready to lighten your workload? Take a look at my services and support options.
