I first met Jeannine Eubanks at a networking mixer, but we didn’t get to chat one on one. Eventually we met at The Electric Brew – Downtown Elkhart as she wanted to learn more about my story starting LIT Comms and how this came to be. By the end of our meeting, she excitedly booked an appointment for a feature blog and here we are.
In 2022, after five years as an office manager, her employer proceeded through some restructuring that eliminated her position. In reflection, she found herself in a place of burnout and in need of some changes. What she desired was to be in charge of her workload and to be working remotely. She enjoyed aspects of the role she was in, calendar management, email communications, multiple clients. She decided to strike out on her own down this avenue, and one of her former coworkers hired her straight away. Jeannine still works with that client today.
J Eubanks Virtual and Creative Services, in her words, is “a Virtual Services agency – I provide remote administrative, creative, and technical support to businesses. As a virtual assistant, I manage tasks such as scheduling, email management, social media, bookkeeping, website support, and more. I also have a team who provides other remote services such as bookkeeping, business coaching, and more in-depth social media management. Our top priority is helping our clients stay organized and efficient by handling those time-consuming tasks, and providing them with time and energy to focus on the big picture of running their business.”
But what makes J Eubanks Virtual and Creative Services different from other agencies that offer similar services? To answer that question is to get to know Jeannine beyond her business.
Jeannine grew up in Minnesota and moved to Indiana in her early 20s. When she got married she became a stepmom to a 6-year-old. She and her husband had two children together, and then they adopted two more. This month they’ll be celebrating their 21st anniversary. (Happy anniversary!) Her youngest child is now in high school. She was a stay at home mom for a long time and added some more spice to her life with crocheting, painting, and rock/gem hunting. She loves her pollinators’ garden and many mornings you can find her enjoying her coffee listening to the local birds. Speaking of coffee, her love for the hot treat was ignited when she was in Europe. “I am a tiny bit of a coffee snob, and really love a good unflavored, unsweetened authentic cappuccino.” As a lover of things organizational, she has become her family’s genealogist.
Work-life boundaries are important to Jeannine (and they should be to everyone). “When I prioritize my family and my time, I work better. Respect your own time and respect my time,” she shares. “For myself, I am committed to my work/life boundaries – I take my weekends, my vacations, my holidays, and I don’t work evenings. This makes me a better worker, because when I prioritize my family and my health during my time off, I am better able to focus on my work when I’m working.”
In 2023 Jeannine was diagnosed with ADHD, and in many ways, it illuminated different parts of her life for her. “About a year after I started my business, I was diagnosed with ADHD, which was a complete surprise, even after raising my own 3 kids with ADHD. I spent years coming up with creative ways to accommodate my kids’ needs, and learn about the way their brains work, in order to help them be successful in life. And incidentally, since I was undiagnosed for so long, I have done the same thing for myself all these years as well.”
Jeannine enjoys bringing big ideas to life, organizing and applying those ideas and processes to make things more efficient. And as many of us can probably agree, it’s easier (and sometimes more fun) to help other people with organizing and improving efficiency than to do it for ourselves. She views life “like a Tetris game,” and admits that it becomes “overwhelming when it’s your own life and your own brain.”
“It may seem a little counterintuitive that a person with ADHD would be able to help other people get organized, but it really isn’t. It’s pretty common for people with ADHD to have a much easier time helping someone else get organized than themselves. What I bring to the table for entrepreneurs both with and without ADHD or other neurodivergence, is a deep understanding of how it feels to struggle with managing the details, and the kind of creative problem-solving that is needed to bring the big picture into focus. I never judge my clients for struggling with those things. My goal is to help them be successful. I also strive to build a level of trust in my capabilities so that my clients don’t ever have to worry about those details – they know I’ll get the job done well.”
“I enjoy helping someone else be more efficient and productive. I never judge my clients for struggling with those things. I don’t expect people to be good at all of the things.”
One of the most important aspects of J Eubanks Virtual and Creative Services is building trust with her clients so that they can truly know that the details are happening in a timely manner; things that are bogging them down.
If you’d like to chat more with Jeannine and see if J Eubanks Virtual and Creative Services can help with the things that are bogging down you and your work-life balance, reach out by any of the channels listed below!
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