"Barbara is one of a kind. I am very satisfied with her professionalism and at the same time her easygoing attitude. In just one call I learned so much. I found her just in time to help me with my project on developing my courses as I am a Softskills trainer. She is flexible, a good listener, and aims effortlessly to fulfill all my requests. I will be ongoing with Barbara for my learning. Thank you Barbara, you are just the greatest!" —Joyce Beaudoin
More

"I had the pleasure of working with Barbara Grala on a PowerPoint project that required a very tight turn-around time. Barbara enthusiastically accepted the opportunity. Barbara was able to complete the project very quickly and did an absolutely brilliant job. She was great with communication and was highly malleable. I had to make a few tweaks to the project, and Barbara very quickly incorporated those changes. She realizes we work in a very fluid business climate; her flexibility and dexterit...
More

Your Executive VA

Welcome to Your Executive VA We are experienced administrative professionals working virtually supporting busy professionals, entrepreneurs, and service providers. We have extensive experience supporting top-level business leaders in such areas as Communication, Diversity & Inclusion, Health Management, Human Resources, and Marketing.  
More

About Us

Barbara Grala is a Virtual Assistant providing business support to busy professionals, entrepreneurs, and service providers. She has over 25 years of extensive administrative experience supporting top-level business leaders. In her previous role, Barbara virtually supported the Executive Director at a membership organization for diversity thought leaders and team members in Chicago and New York. Barbara provided high-level administrative support to the Global Chief Diversity Officer at a...
More

Support Options & Rates

Here is a list of our basic services. If you have support needs that are not listed, please let us know. We can do it or know someone who can. Business Support and Organization Manage Your Schedule (Arrange and Confirm Meetings) Teleconferences and Webinars Receive and Answer Emails Organize Inbox and Contacts Expense Report Management Document Organization and Online File Management Concierge Services (Airfare, Hotel, Rental Car, Limos) Presentations and Documents Creative PowerPoint ...
More

VA Defined

A Virtual Assistant, or VA, is a real person ready to support your business needs. A VA provides administrative support remotely from their home office or virtually anywhere. Connecting from Anywhere, Anytime Thanks to technology, location…location…location doesn’t really matter anymore. Let's face it, we all work in the Cloud both professionally and personally. Connecting has never been easier, and through GoToMeeting, Skype, iMeet, or other services, we can still have face-to-face interactio...
More

"Barbara was my executive assistant at Hewitt Associates for five years supporting me in my role as Global Chief Diversity Officer. She was a proficient partner and assisted me with the details of leading a practice. After Hewitt I started up a consulting business with Diversity Best Practices. Despite geographic distance, she stepped in as my virtual interim executive assistant while I searched for a full time person and then continued to support the team virtually. She also worked on some pers...
More

"Barbara is the ideal VA for anyone who expects high-quality content processed in a timely manner. She is conscientious and quick when editing. She has the uncanny ability to anticipate what sentence, graph, or flow of ideas might work best. She is resourceful and confident to give feedback. And most of all, Barbara always greets you with a (virtual) smile and makes you feel she's got your back. She is my secret weapon to get things done." —Anna Giraldo Kerr, President, Shades of Success, Inc...
More