Our story

From $400 and a one-year-old to a company that gives founders their time back.

HireTrainVA was founded by Valentina Brega on a simple conviction: the right support, recruited and trained properly, changes what a business owner can build. This is the story and the standard behind it.

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Who founded HireTrainVA?

HireTrainVA was founded by Valentina Brega, who immigrated to the United States in 2018 with $400, no credit history, and a one-year-old daughter in her arms. She built her career from a work-from-home role at a real estate company — where her lead-management work generated multiple seven figures — into a speaker on national stages and the founder of a company that now recruits, trains, and manages virtual assistants for busy entrepreneurs. The company is built on what she learned doing the work herself: talent is everywhere, but reliable talent has to be found, trained, and supported.

The founder's journey

Challenges are opportunities in disguise.

In 2018, Valentina and her family made the decision to start a new life in the US. She'd visited before as a student and a tourist — but immigrating was an entirely different thing. No credit score, no rental history, no remote access to their savings. Just $400 to last until they found their feet, with no job, no car, and no stable place to call home.

“Picture this: no job, no car, and no stable place to call home, all while holding my one-year-old daughter in my arms. But I wasn't about to give up.”— Valentina Brega, Founder

She started interviewing, and stumbled onto a work-from-home opportunity with a real estate company. She loved the work — and she was determined to prove herself. She learned everything she could about the industry and the role, and her work went on to generate multiple seven figures for the company.

From there her life turned. She spoke on big stages in front of thousands, sharing her expertise in real-estate lead management. And she founded HireTrainVA to give other busy entrepreneurs the same leverage that changed her trajectory: top-notch support staff, recruited and trained to a standard, so owners can reclaim their time and build.

What we stand for

The values behind every match: V.I.B.E.

V / VALUE

Value

Every VA we place has to make the owner's life materially better — more time, more output, less stress. If it doesn't add real value, it doesn't ship.

I / INTEGRITY

Integrity

We say what's true, match honestly, and stand behind the fit — including a replacement guarantee when it isn't right.

B / BETTERMENT

Betterment

Our VAs are trained and kept current — on tools, on AI, on the craft — so they get better over time, not stale.

E / OWNERSHIP

Extreme Ownership

We own the outcome. The management layer — scorecards, oversight, accountability — means results are our responsibility, not just yours.

The standard

We reject 97% of applicants.

Our edge isn't a bigger pile of resumes — it's a smaller, better one. We screen hard so you don't inherit the risk of a bad hire.

Roughly 97 of every 100 candidates who apply never make it to a client
Trained on the role and on AI tooling before they ever start with you
Managed by a US-based account manager with a weekly scorecard
2-week replacement guarantee if the fit isn't right

Let's give you your time back.

Book a free 20-minute discovery call with our team. We'll map the roles you need and match a trained specialist within 7–14 days.

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