About Lisa and CALM VA

ABOUT CALM VA

Experienced executive support, with a calm pair of hands behind the scenes.

I help CEOs, founders and growing businesses bring order to busy days, protect their focus and keep the wheels turning behind the scenes.

30+ years’ experience
Supporting senior leaders and demanding roles.

Remote, UK-wide
Based in Lincolnshire, working where you need me.

Trusted and secure
Insured, ICO registered and Enhanced DBS checked.

MEET LISA

Experience you can rely on.

I have spent more than 30 years supporting people in demanding roles, including Royal Navy Captains, CEOs, directors and C-suite leaders.

My work has covered defence, education, finance, biotech, private equity, executive search, construction, technology and recruitment. Different sectors, but usually the same challenge: too much important work living in one person’s head.

CALM VA brings experienced executive and operational support to businesses remotely, with judgement, discretion and follow-through.

How I work

Trust: clear communication and discretion.

Ownership: actions followed through without chasing.

Calm: practical support that fits your way of working.

THE DIFFERENCE

More than someone who completes tasks.

When the day-to-day detail is handled well, leaders can focus on decisions, relationships and the work only they can do.

Clear priorities

Meetings prepared, actions owned and next steps visible.

Reliable follow-through

People, information and loose ends kept moving.

Real headspace

One client reclaimed 15 hours a week. Another generated £18,000 in new business.

The Person Behind the Business

Outside work, family and friends are at the centre of everything. I am originally from the North East and still think of it as home. I enjoy time with my husband, our children, my parents and our energetic dog, Chester.

Among friends, I am usually the Chief Organiser. Holidays, weekends away, restaurant bookings and the inevitable group chat nobody else wants to take charge of somehow find their way to me.

Apparently, organising is not something I can simply switch off.

One of my favourite client moments involved a beautifully presented box of cupcakes sent as a thank you. I shook the outer box enthusiastically while trying to free the box inside, before realising exactly what I had been shaking. The cupcakes were slightly rearranged, but still delicious. What stayed with me was the thought behind them.

Great working relationships are built on more than completed tasks. They come from trust, mutual respect and knowing someone genuinely cares about your success.

Ready for More Calm and Less Chaos?

Let’s talk about what is taking up your time, where work is getting stuck and how experienced support could make your business feel considerably more manageable.

Let’s bring some CALM to the chaos, together.