Speaking
Keynotes, workshops and virtual sessions for business owners hiring virtual assistants in the Philippines: how to hire direct and pay fairly, how to fix a VA hire that isn't working, and how to hand off work without lowering your standards. Every session ends with steps your audience can take that week.
About Riah
Since 2019, Riah Gonzalez has guided business owners through hiring virtual assistants in the Philippines. She helps them decide who to hire, what fair pay looks like, and how to set a VA up to stay.
She's the founder and CEO of Linq Collective and a Certified Extended DISC Facilitator, so every match she makes starts with how the owner works. It's the idea behind every talk she gives: you don't have a VA problem. You have a mismatch problem.
She wrote Successful as F*ck: A No BS Tale of Screwing Up and Succeeding Anyway (2022) and spent three years behind the mic as host of Client Experience Revolution (opens in a new tab). In 2022 she also hosted The Perfect VA (opens in a new tab) and the Successful as F*ck podcast. She's been a guest on dozens of shows and was featured in Bootstrappers.
She's spoken for the Washington Women's Business Center, Business Impact NW, the Co-Creation Collective mastermind and the Association of Professional Nanny Agencies (APNA), including its 2026 annual conference in Charlotte. She also leads live workshops across the Pacific Northwest and virtual sessions for audiences nationwide.
Talks
Built for owners who hire and lead virtual assistants in the Philippines, or are about to. Each one works as a keynote, a hands-on workshop or a virtual session, and I tailor the examples to your audience.
She has the skills. She shows up. And you still can't tell if the problem is her, or how you set her up. Most VA hires fall apart because nobody checked whether two people work the same way. This talk shows owners how to spot a workstyle mismatch, what to change on their side, and what to look for before the next hire.
Owners leave knowing whether to coach their VA or replace her, and how to hire right the next time.
Most owners hire overseas help through an agency that keeps part of the contractor's pay, piece it together from YouTube, or skip it because it feels too risky. We cover fair rates, 13th month pay, how a direct contractor relationship works, and an honest comparison of platforms, agencies and direct placement.
Your audience leaves with a clear first step for their first remote hire, or a fix for the one that isn't working.
Every login problem, client question and missed step lands back on your desk, so the business can't move without you. This session covers clear task ownership, recorded how-tos with tools like Loom and Scribe, and simple status tracking that shows what's done without a single check-in.
Owners leave with three systems to set up this month so the team stops waiting on them.
For the owner who keeps everything moving and is still the answer to every question. We cover the invisible job nobody put on her job description, why her "free time" is really a panic window, and how to decide what to drop, protect and hand off.
She leaves knowing exactly what to hand off first.
Need a different angle? I build custom sessions on hiring and leading Filipino VAs, workstyle and delegation. Tell me about your audience.
Hear me in conversation
I'm always open to podcast and summit invitations. Send me yours.
Speaking FAQ
Hiring virtual assistants in the Philippines the ethical way (direct hire, fair pay and 13th month pay), workstyle fit between owners and their VAs, delegation, and setting up a team that doesn't need the owner in every decision.
Both. She speaks in person in the Pacific Northwest and travels for conferences. She also leads virtual keynotes, workshops, webinars and podcast interviews for audiences across the US.
Industry associations like APNA, women's business centers, entrepreneur groups and masterminds, plus podcast and summit hosts.
Yes. Every talk is adapted to the room, and she builds custom sessions on hiring and leading Filipino VAs, workstyle and delegation.
Send the inquiry form below with your date, audience and format. She replies within two business days.
Booking
I take paid and complimentary engagements, depending on your audience and format. Podcasts and virtual summits are always welcome.
Helpful to include
I reply within two business days.
Speaking inquiry
Share your event, your audience and the format you have in mind. The form opens in a new tab.
Open the inquiry form (opens in a new tab)Prefer email? Write to hello@linqcollective.com.
