In this episode, we dive into how real estate investors and entrepreneurs can scale their portfolios without burning out or working around the clock.

I’m joined by Adrienne Green—entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Workergenix, a virtual staffing agency helping business owners reclaim their time and build hands-off businesses. Adrienne shares how she went from overwhelmed and overworked to financially free, all by learning how to treat her portfolio like a business instead of a job.

We explore the power of systems, how to hire and manage virtual assistants effectively, and the mindset shifts that helped Adrienne build a life of freedom, travel, and growth. Whether you’re new to real estate or scaling your current business, this conversation is packed with strategies to help you work smarter—not harder.

Adrienne Green is a former high school teacher turned top-producing real estate agent, investor, and founder of Workergenix. She built, scaled, and sold a successful real estate team by leveraging virtual assistants and now helps other investors do the same.

Her mission is to empower entrepreneurs to delegate with confidence, scale their businesses, and design lives they love—without getting buried in the daily grind.

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Transcript

[00:01:00] Adrienne discusses the fear-driven mindset that stops entrepreneurs from outsourcing. She encourages reframing fears by logically asking: What’s the worst that could happen? What’s the best?

[00:03:00] Shares her path from corporate finance to teaching, then into real estate and online entrepreneurship, driven by a desire for time and location freedom.

[00:05:00] Details the moment she could no longer manage everything herself—owning long-distance investment property forced her to trust others and led to her first virtual assistant hire.

[00:07:00] Reveals how that single VA helped her scale quickly, even enabling her to launch a real estate team just six months later.

[00:10:00] Addresses common myths: You don’t need systems ready beforehand—record your process, and your VA can create SOPs for you.

[00:12:00] Gives a step-by-step strategy for hiring the right VA based on task type, energy audit, and personality alignment (using DISC assessments).

[00:15:00] Recommends hiring your first VA as soon as you can afford it—ideally full-time. Removing admin work reveals space for creativity and scaling.

[00:20:00] Shares lessons learned when her first VA quit suddenly. Now she’s fanatical about SOPs, backup plans, and file ownership (using Google Workspace and monday.com).

[00:25:00] Addresses what to do when a team member’s skillset no longer matches the business’s growth. She invests in people, offering learning opportunities and finding the right “seat on the bus.”

[00:34:00] Details the family decision to travel the world full-time after realizing they were no longer tied to one location. They’re now a year into international living.

[00:39:00] Biggest lesson: “Your life can be even bigger than your dreams once you step out in faith.” Every day holds surprise experiences that weren’t even on her “bingo card.”

[00:43:00] Parting advice: “Decisions are easy when your values are clear.” Plus: Feel the fear and do it anyway—and enjoy the everyday moments.