VIC 2026 · Weekly Circuit · 100% Virtual

The VIC Schedule

One live session a week, spanning November 2026 through early 2027. The same sessions, the same room, for clients, VAs, managers, and everyone building around them.

Every session on this agenda was checked against three standards, ethical hiring, value-driven pay, and worker dignity, and against the Five Virtual Covenants that govern how VIC 2026 is run. Sessions that spoke to only one side of the relationship were rewritten. Where a real gap existed, a new session was built to fill it. The question behind every title below is the same one: does this serve the VA and the client in the same room, held to the same standard?

Honor the Trust You Are Given Speak with Clarity and Respect Uphold Mutual Support and Collaboration Protect Your Well-being and That of Others Embrace Growth as a Way of Life
Confirmed Circuit Stops

One live session a week, run Hong Kong/Manila evening to reach clients and virtual professionals across time zones. All sessions are recorded, so nothing here requires you to attend live.

Nov 10, 2026
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Both SidesTrust InfrastructureGrowth Pathways
Starting as a VA: What to Bring and What Clients Should Provide
Katarina Zubatović & Valentina Matešković · GoThrive
Starting as a VA can be confusing: what services to offer, whether you need training, where to find legitimate work, and how to know if a client is a good one. Katarina Zubatović and Valentina Matešković walk through the practical first steps.
Leaves you with: A Starting-as-a-VA Roadmap: what you can offer, what to learn, where to look, and a responsible-client checklist.
Nov 17, 2026
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Deep DiveTrust Infrastructure
Hiring Virtual Support Ethically: A Checklist for Clients and Agencies
Charlotte Alcantara Reyes · OVA Virtual
Drawing from her experience leading OVA Virtual, Charlotte Alcantara Reyes compares direct hiring, agencies, freelance platforms, and matching services through the lens of ethical hiring: clear roles, fair pay, transparent fees, and responsibility when a placement doesn't work.
Leaves you with: An ethical hiring checklist for comparing hiring routes and reviewing role clarity, fair pay, fee transparency, screening, and written terms.
Nov 24, 2026
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Skills LabTeam Integration
How to Onboard a Virtual or Remote Worker in the First 30 Days
Allan Salvatierra · Altierra XVA
Onboarding isn't complete when a new hire gets logins and a first task. Allan Salvatierra teaches a staged 30-day process, from before day one through a day-30 review, for actually integrating a new worker into the role and team.
Leaves you with: A 30-Day Onboarding Plan divided into four stages, with separate responsibilities for the manager and the worker at each one.
Dec 1, 2026
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Deep DiveCommunication SystemsTrust Infrastructure
How Setting Expectations Professionalizes Remote Work
Henrrietta Nkrumah · HUMANEIQ
Virtual working relationships often break down because each side carries expectations they never said aloud. Henrrietta Nkrumah teaches clients, managers, and workers how to surface, compare, and negotiate those assumptions before they become friction.
Leaves you with: A Mutual Expectations Agreement built around three simple prompts, revisited as the relationship changes.
Dec 8, 2026
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Skills LabTeam IntegrationCommunication Systems
Using Clarity, Composure, and Control to Let Go: Delegation Made Easy
Nicole Bright · Nicole Bright LLC
Delegation often fails before the handoff, while the person responsible for letting go is still caught in fear or urgency. Drawing on her C³ Strategy and Decision Reset, Nicole Bright treats delegation as a decision made under pressure.
Leaves you with: A Delegation Decision Reset leaders can use before handing off work, and workers can recognize in return.
Dec 15, 2026
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Deep DiveCommunication SystemsGrowth Pathways
Bridging the Confidence Gap in Remote Conversations
Sheena Yap Chan · The Tao of Self-Confidence
Capable people still hesitate to ask, disagree, or name their value in a remote conversation. Drawing on her VISIBLE™ Framework, Sheena Yap Chan focuses on the self-trust and internal preparation it takes to use your voice before and during a hard conversation.
Leaves you with: A Readiness-to-Speak Plan for one upcoming conversation, including an opening line attendees can actually use.
Dec 21, 2026
2:00 AM Manila/HK (Dec 22)
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Skills LabTrust InfrastructureTeam Integration
Building Unbreakable Bonds: Six Principles for Strong Remote Working Relationships
Emily Green · Love Means Business
This session is about the health of an established remote working relationship. Drawing on her six-principle framework, Emily Green helps clients, managers, and virtual professionals assess trust, boundaries, conflict, and repair in a current relationship.
Leaves you with: A Six-Principle Relationship Health Check that names the weakest principle in a current relationship and one owned next step.
Jan 5, 2027
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Both SidesTeam IntegrationGrowth PathwaysWorkload Sustainability
Retention: The Reasons Both Sides Choose to Continue
Rachel Dorsey & Kendra Mrozek · GoThrive International / Kendra L. Mrozek Consulting
Retention isn't just whether a relationship feels healthy, it's whether both sides still have strong enough reasons to continue. Rachel Dorsey and Kendra Mrozek examine those reasons from the client side and the virtual professional's side.
Leaves you with: A Mutual Retention Review naming each side's strongest reason to continue and one concrete change needed to sustain it.
Jan 12, 2027
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Deep DiveGrowth PathwaysTrust Infrastructure
VA Journeys: How Two VAs Built Their Own Companies
Annie Phan & Ana Mari Joven · Root & Rise / Ujima Works
Annie Phan and Ana Mari Joven each tell the same story arc: where they started, the client work that built their expertise, and the moment they built something of their own.
Leaves you with: A Next-Step Growth Map: current strengths and proof, a possible specialist offer, and one low-risk experiment to test it.
Jan 19, 2027
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Deep DiveAI WeekGrowth PathwaysTeam Integration
The Real AI Divide: What Organizations Must Change and Virtual Professionals Must Learn
Gregg Bayes-Brown · Bayes Ltd
AI adaptation isn't only about which tools a worker learns; organizations have to decide what gets automated, what stays human-led, and how roles need to evolve. Gregg Bayes-Brown draws on his experience leading organization-wide AI adoption.
Leaves you with: An AI Adaptation Map connecting automate / AI-assist / human-led work to the changes each side needs to make.
Jan 26, 2027
10:00 PM Manila/HK
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Skills LabAI WeekGrowth PathwaysCommunication Systems
Vibe Code Your Way to a Faster Workday: AI Workflows for Non-Developers
Hoyin Cheung · Hermessi
A hands-on how-to class, not a strategy talk. Hoyin Cheung guides virtual professionals through building one real, working AI-assisted workflow without traditional coding, using non-sensitive sample data.
Leaves you with: One tested AI workflow prototype, or a complete blueprint attendees can finish and deploy after the session.
One session a week. The whole circuit, free.
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Starts November 10, 2026 · 100% Virtual