Executive support
His first assistant, with tailored candidates in under two weeks.
Devonté described a first hiring experience with relevant candidates and support at every step. He later joined Cherry Assistant as an SDR after first working with the company as a client.
Devonté Kavanaugh
Devonté Kavanaugh
Devonté was a client before working for Cherry Assistant as an SDR. He later moved to EvenUp. This story describes the assistant he hired for his own business.
- To receive tailored candidates, as reported by Devonté
- Under 2 weeks
- Guidance through the onboarding process
- First VA hire
- Travel, reservations, and personal and business support
- Admin delegated
01 / Before Cherry
The work was still on their plate.
Devonté needed help with personal admin, reservations, travel, and general business operations. He had never worked with a virtual assistant and wanted guidance through the hiring and onboarding process.
02 / With Cherry
A dedicated person to own it.
Cherry delivered candidates tailored to his requirements in under two weeks and guided him through onboarding. His executive assistant took on the personal and business admin he needed help managing.
The work, in practice
What they handed over.
- Personal admin
- Reservation bookings
- Travel arrangements
- General business operations support
The challenge
Where the pressure was building.
Devonté needed an executive assistant who could absorb the personal-admin and business operations work that comes with running a small business - booking reservations, travel arrangements, and general administrative throughput. He had never worked with a virtual assistant before and wasn't sure what to expect from the hiring process, the onboarding, or the day-to-day working relationship.
The solution
The right support for the actual work.
- Executive assistant (personal admin, travel, reservations, general business)
Cherry Assistant delivered a shortlist of tailored candidates in under two weeks. Cherry walked Devonté through every step of the onboarding - particularly important since this was his first time hiring a VA - and the placed executive assistant took over the personal admin, travel, reservation, and general operations work that had been pulling him off higher-leverage tasks.
The results
What changed.
- Time to shortlist
- Tailored candidates delivered in under two weeks
- Scope absorbed
- Personal admin, travel, reservations, and general business operations
- Onward
- Devonté joined Cherry as an SDR - the foundation of his sales career
“I genuinely could not recommend a better company to work with - and to work for.”
The person behind the story
Meet Devonté Kavanaugh.
- Client story
- Devonté Kavanaugh
- Industry
- Executive support
- Support hired
- Executive assistant
Client background
Sales Development Representative at EvenUp (formerly SDR at Cherry Assistant)
Devonté Kavanaugh is a Sales Development Representative at EvenUp, the AI-powered settlement intelligence platform for personal injury firms. He first encountered Cherry Assistant as a client when he hired an executive assistant for his business. After working with Cherry as a client, Devonté joined the Cherry Assistant team as an SDR, where he built the foundation of his sales career before moving into his current role at EvenUp.
View Devonté Kavanaugh on LinkedInAI-powered settlement intelligence for personal injury firms.
Devonté's relationship with Cherry Assistant spans both sides of the platform - he was a client who hired an executive assistant for his business, then joined Cherry as an SDR for several years before moving into his current Sales Development Representative role at EvenUp.
- Current company
- EvenUp
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Read the full video transcript
Hey, my name's Devonté, and I use Cherry Assistant to hire an executive assistant, and they helped me with pretty much everything. They helped me with personal admin work, booking reservations, making travel arrangements, and just general business overall. Once I reached out to them, I received amazing candidates that were tailored to exactly what I was looking for in less than two weeks. And they helped me every step of the way during the onboarding since I hadn't worked with VAs before, and they made the process so smooth and delivered on exactly what I needed for my business. I actually liked my experience working with Cherry so much that I worked for them as an SDR for a number of years. And you know, that laid the foundation for my career. And now I work as an SDR at a top AI company. And so, you know, all thanks to Cherry. I can't, you know, vouch for them enough. Overall, I genuinely could not recommend a better company to work with and to work for. But you know, rather than my words, let the proof be in the pudding and try them out for yourselves.
A closer look
Questions about this story.
Who is Devonté Kavanaugh?
Devonté Kavanaugh is a Sales Development Representative at EvenUp. He first encountered Cherry Assistant as a client when he hired an executive assistant for his business, then joined the Cherry Assistant team as an SDR for several years before moving into his current role at EvenUp.
Why did Devonté hire a virtual assistant through Cherry Assistant?
Devonté needed help with personal admin, booking reservations, travel arrangements, and general business operations. He had never worked with a VA before and wanted a hiring process that walked him through onboarding step by step.
How long did Cherry Assistant take to deliver candidates?
Devonté received a shortlist of tailored candidates in under two weeks - matching Cherry Assistant's standard time-to-shortlist timeline.
What kind of work did Devonté's executive assistant handle?
Devonté's Cherry-placed executive assistant handled personal admin work, booking reservations, making travel arrangements, and general business operations support.
Why did Devonté join Cherry Assistant as an employee?
After his experience as a client, Devonté was impressed enough with Cherry Assistant to join the team as an SDR. He worked at Cherry as an SDR for several years and credits that experience with laying the foundation for his sales career, including his current Sales Development Representative role at EvenUp.
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