Soccer Stars Built a Remote Outreach Team After Local Hiring Fell Short
Headquarters:
Company Size:
Website:
New York City, New York
51-200 employees
soccerstars.com
55%
Savings in cost
2 days
Avg. time to hire
2
Staffs hired
“The payoff that we’ve had has been absolutely invaluable. We’re almost two months in and Levston is our virtual assistant who’s been hitting the phones hard, getting the doors open, and he is incredible. We could not have found him anywhere else.”
Ed Thomas
Soccer Stars
Background
Soccer Stars needed to scale their outreach team but had struggled with local hiring. They had tried to hire someone locally about six to nine months earlier and it did not work out.
After re-evaluating, the leadership team realized the role could be done remotely if they adjusted the job slightly. They also needed a Spanish speaker, which meant sourcing from a large candidate pool across Central and South America.
They found Remote Leverage and connected with Torin, their dedicated hiring manager.
The Challenges
Previous local hire did not work out, leaving the team short-staffed for months
Needed a higher volume of hires than local recruiting could support
Required a Spanish-speaking candidate from a massive talent pool across Central and South America
Did not want to work with agencies that take a cut from the VA’s salary
Wanted remote hires to feel like part of the team, not disposable contractors
Why Remote Leverage
Remote Leverage’s model stood out because of its one-time fee structure rather than taking a percentage of the VA’s pay. The team felt more comfortable knowing their hires would be compensated fairly and welcomed into the organization:
Torin guided them through the entire process from day one
Communication was fast, professional, and personable throughout
Candidates were pre-vetted from a large pool, saving the team from sorting through thousands of resumes
The process was simple: interview five to ten candidates, second interviews with two or three, and pick the one
The turnaround was fast. They made an offer on a Monday afternoon and the hire started Wednesday morning
Client Feedback: “That’s what we realized we were paying for. We were paying for that work to already be done. The best people to come to the top.”
The Results
First hire (Levston) onboarded within 48 hours of offer
Already producing results two months in, making outbound calls and opening doors
Second hire starting immediately after
Planning to come back for more hires as the business continues to grow
Entire process described as smooth and easy from start to finish
The Benefits
Solved a hiring gap that local recruiting could not fill
Found a Spanish-speaking VA from a talent pool they could not have sourced on their own
Fair compensation model that aligned with how they wanted to treat their team
Fast turnaround from offer to start date
A hiring partner they plan to use again as they scale
Outcomes
2
Staffs hired
2 days
Avg. time to hire
Sales VA
Most Hired Role
55%
Savings in cost
Video: Ed Thomas
Video: Ed talks about his experience hiring with Remote Leverage.