Testimonials
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Cora Barnes - Founder 3Q Recruitment www.3qrecruitment.ie
When we need a trusted out-source contractor for digital, social and copy creation, scheduling and monitoring for key projects we contact Lorraine #TheHummingbirdcollective. Not only does Lorraine and her team supply excellent #virtualassistant services to 3Q's MD, Lorraine's creative digital skills impressed us and the company use her services for key #csr projects, #employerbranding and #talentengagement. We are very happy repeat customers and highly recommend @TheHummingBirdCollective
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Monica Haughey - Psychotherapist & Conscious Coach www.monicahaughey.ie
Lorraine is a very talented and creative assistant and able to both take instructions alongside taking initiative as needed. She has a way with words which helps hugely with newsletters and social media posts . Would highly recommend her
Rachel Moore
Founder & Architect
Archaus Architecture + Interior Design
www.archaus.ie
As a solo architect struggling to manage all aspects of my business, I knew I needed help with the daily administrative tasks that are so crucial to my client communications. Finding the right support was essential and I couldn’t be more grateful to have found Lorraine from Hummingbird Collective. She has become an integral part of my business, consistently helping me stay organised so that I can focus on design work and client meetings. Lorraine supports me across a wide range of tasks, from day-to-day administration and book-keeping to client communications and follow-up, market research, and marketing. She brings a level of professionalism, insight, and efficiency that’s truly invaluable. Lorraine also acts as a trusted sounding board, offering thoughtful insight that helps give me clarity and confidence when making business decisions. Her support has freed up a significant amount of my time, allowing me to concentrate on my projects and creative work. As fellow working mums, there’s a shared understanding and mutual respect that makes our working relationship feel especially supportive and collaborative. She is not only reliable and detail-oriented but also proactive, trustworthy, and a genuine pleasure to work with. She understands the specific needs of my business and is always one step ahead in keeping things running smoothly. I highly recommend Lorraine and Hummingbird Collective to any business owner looking for a skilled, dependable, and thoughtful virtual assistant. She has become an indispensable part of my practice.
Conor Cochrane
CEO Social Media Elite
www.socialmediaelite.ie
"I have been working with Lorraine for over a year now and quickly saw how her skills could help me become way more efficient. She has helped to put structure on my emails to allow me to focus on other areas in the business, saving many hours and many lost conversations. It is a relief to have Lorraine on board and I would highly recommend her!"
Kate O'Moore
Founder & Creative Director
MAKER Design
www.makerdesign.ie
"Every business needs a Lorraine in it! I recently worked with Lorraine to help me with emails and organise incoming projects. Her work ethic, organisational skills and positive attitude are so impressive. I knew my business was in safe hands with Lorraine and her attention to detail was one I most appreciated as a small business. I feel like I had a second me! I would highly recommend Lorraine's services to any business!"
Margaret Farrell
Landscape & Seascape Artist
www.margaretfarrell.ie
"Lorraine is my virtual assistant and I love working with her! She has solved many of the issues I was having with technology and it is wonderful to have her on the end of the phone for advice. She has helped me set up my mailing list and newsletters. I provide her with photos, videos and content and she designs my newsletters. By now, she has a good understanding of my style and brand image so I feel confident letting her take the initiative. Her considerable knowledge and expertise means that she can make many useful suggestions and help me market and promote my art through social media. She is positive, warm and helpful. Having her on board has made life easier for me and allows me to focus more on painting and exhibiting".
Lynsey Hanratty
Business & Mindset Coach
www.lynseyhanratty.com
"Working with Lorraine has been a joy; she has fantastic attention to detail and is highly conscientious in her work. I would highly recommend to anyone who is looking for more time and energy in their business to work with Lorraine; she'll help you create the space you need to get your best work done in your business. Having Lorraine in your corner means having time to do the things you love, and the energy to do them. Just Do It!"
Laura Steerman
Quaintbaby Ultrasound Art
www.quaintbabyart.com
www.laurasteermanart.com
"Lorraine has been my VA for almost a year now and I can say that my business (and consequently my personal life) has improved immensely. Lorraine helps manage my business, so I can concentrate on the creative side and grow the business - taking the administrative load off and supporting me in all I do. This means I get more time to myself and my family - which improves my work life balance and reduces stress from a solo entrepreneur. Lorraine is an empathetic, intelligent and utmost professional person. Moreover, she is highly organised with excellent communication and administration skills. Lorraine handles all my website orders and client matters professionally - with a warm welcome and friendly approach, she deals with personal data and matters with the utmost care, sensitivity and attention. She is my second set of eyes when my orders are busy, easing my workload by scheduling clients, events and tasks to ensure deadlines are met. When it comes to social media, potential orders or website inquiries Lorraine has a proven track record of converting leads into sales - which has helped me grow my business further. Lorraine is a joy to work with, very professional, and is diligent in her understanding of my business wants and needs. I cannot highly recommend her to other businesses enough".
Beth Allgood
Founder One Nature www.onenatureinstitute.org
Lorraine has worked as OneNature’s virtual assistant since 2022, and I am thrilled with her work. She has it all: attention to detail (she got my bookkeeping into shape, and regularly tracks income and expenses) and creativity (she designed and wrote beautiful communications materials). She is proactive and willing to reach out to Board members, funders, and other stakeholders with confidence and diplomacy. She knows so much about all aspects of small businesses and her support of OneNature and our work is making a real difference to me, as Executive Director, and making the world a better place for people and animals.
Rachel Jenkins
Evolve Performance Coaching
LinkedIn: @racheljenkins3
“Lorraine is a wonderful VA. She takes most of my personal and household tasks off my plate and executes them with ease. If it wasn’t for her, important appointments and things required to keep my household/car in order just wouldn’t get done. She had a very relaxed and professional approach and she instils a feeling of trust that allows me to not worry about all these things and instead I can focus on my business. I highly recommend Lorraine - she’s brilliant!”
Stephen Flood
Owner, Builder & Carpenter
Flood Carpentry & Construction
"I know I might sound biased because Lorraine is my sister, but she really has been great when it comes to managing and tracking my finances - she tracks my income and expenses and prepares my VAT return every 2 months to send to my accountant. It's been a blessing having Lorraine on board, be lost without her."
Berni Killilea
Salon Owner, Bees Beauty@beesbeautydub
“So happy that Lorraine has come on board to give me a hand with all the admin that it takes to run a small business. I won’t have the time with college work (Trainee Psychotherapist) to do it all and it’s a huge relief to know that this is being taken care of by Lorraine. Thank you Lorraine and welcome to the world of Bees Beauty”