What do you do when the thrill of working at Sony Pictures in Culver City, California, just isn’t enough anymore?

You relocate your family to St. Paul, Minnesota and launch a fast-paced, high-adventure business in professional administrative support.

At least, that’s what Jennifer and David Lanham did when they launched Your Trusted Assistant in  the Highland area of St. Paul in 2009.

“We considered starting our support business in LA, but decided that Minnesota would be a better environment for our family, ” said David. “Besides – we’re a virtual business. The very nature of our work makes geographic boundaries irrelevant.”

It wasn’t a decision made lightly, but Jennifer and David agree it was the best career decision they’ve ever made.

Their clients agree, too: read what they say about working with YTA.

See a list of past and present YTA clients.

JENNIFER

Details expertise:

8 years supporting a Sony Pictures Music Division VP.

2 years as a legal analyst in the Sony Pictures Legal Rights and Titles Division.

Fascinating Fact:

Jennifer achieved EMT-Advanced certification before realizing that she didn’t want to be a paramedic — but she’s still got the skillz to stop the bleeding for any company.

Best part about being a VA?

“No office politics – I can just do my job!”

DAVID

Details expertise:

2-½ years as an admin assistant in Sony Pictures Trademark & Immigration Department.

Super Powers Snapshot:

When at Sony Pictures, managed to pull the strings and process the paperwork to get a certain Canadian actor into the United States on time for a movie shoot. Oh yeah, and it was a holiday weekend when no one was working. Anywhere.

Prediction about the Administrative Consulting industry:

“More companies will go this way — with the technology we have, I predict that virtual administrative support services will improve productivity in really amazing ways.”

Our ethics pledge

Your Trusted Assistant upholds the Administrative Consultants Ethics Pledge: a commitment to the highest standards of honor and excellence in business. Read the full statement here.