🏆 Forbes Top-Rated EA Service — 2025

A Dedicated Executive Assistant — Without the Full-Time Cost

★★★★★ 4.8/5 from 1,000+ CEOs, founders, and executives

Zirtual gives senior leaders a college-educated, U.S.-based EA who operates with genuine autonomy — handling your calendar, comms, and decisions like someone who actually understands the stakes.

Plans from $599/mo No contracts 100% U.S.-based Matched in <48 hrs
Communicates on your behalf, in your voice
Makes judgment calls aligned with your priorities
Fraction of the cost of an in-house EA
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Find your virtual executive assistant

Tell us about your role and what's eating your time. We'll match you in under 48 hours.

You're running the business. Who's running your day?

Most executives and founders are losing 15–20 hours a week to work that shouldn't be on their plate. The cost isn't what you pay an assistant. It's what you lose when you don't have one.

Where executive time goes
Email triage & replies 4–6 hrs/wk
Calendar management & scheduling 3–4 hrs/wk
Travel booking & logistics 2–3 hrs/wk
Research & information gathering 3–5 hrs/wk
Total recoverable hours 12–18 hrs/wk

Your calendar owns you

Double-bookings, back-to-back without buffer, declined meetings you should have attended. A skilled EA manages your schedule so it reflects your priorities — not everyone else's.

Inbox is a second job

An executive-level inbox averages 300+ emails a day. Sorting, responding, following up — it's a full-time role. Your EA handles it in your voice, so nothing falls through.

High-value time gets wasted

Research, travel arrangements, vendor coordination, meeting prep — these tasks are important but they shouldn't be on your task list. That time belongs to strategy and relationships.

What your Zirtual EA takes off your plate

A Zirtual executive assistant isn't limited to task execution. They're trained to operate proactively — anticipating needs, managing relationships, and protecting your time without being asked.

Inbox & communications management

Triage, draft, and send emails in your voice. Flag urgent items, archive noise, and ensure VIP contacts are never missed.

Calendar ownership & scheduling

Own your calendar proactively — buffer time, prioritize correctly, manage conflicts, and coordinate with multi-timezone attendees.

Travel planning & logistics

End-to-end trip coordination — flights, hotels, ground transport, restaurant reservations, and real-time adjustments when things change.

Document prep & meeting briefs

Prepare pre-read materials, agendas, and follow-up summaries so you walk into every meeting informed and leave every call with clear next steps.

Research & competitive intelligence

Detailed research on people, companies, markets, or topics — synthesized into a clear brief, not a raw data dump.

Vendor & stakeholder coordination

Manage relationships with vendors, partners, and service providers — follow up, track deliverables, and escalate when needed.

AI can draft the email. Your EA knows whether to send it.

In 2026, most assistants can use AI to write faster. What separates a Zirtual EA is what they do with that speed — the judgment to know when something's sensitive, when tone matters, and when the right move is to pick up the phone instead.

Context awareness — they know your clients, priorities, and history
Relationship protection — discretion with VIPs, board members, and investors
Proactive problem-solving — flags issues before they reach you
End-to-end ownership — no task bounces back unfinished

AI handles the speed. Your EA brings the judgment.

Your Zirtual EA uses AI tools to work faster — but never loses sight of the nuance, discretion, and relationship awareness that no tool can replicate.

What AI does brilliantly

Speed, scale, and structure
  • Draft emails and documents in seconds
  • Summarize long meeting transcripts
  • Research and organize information
  • Generate first drafts and frameworks
  • Automate repetitive data tasks
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What your EA brings

Judgment, trust, and real partnership
  • Knows when not to send the draft
  • Manages sensitive relationships with discretion
  • Reads context — tone, timing, stakes
  • Owns outcomes, not just tasks
  • Adapts to your working style over time
Together

Your EA uses AI to move faster and thinks for themselves when it matters

The result: an executive assistant who can draft your board update in minutes — and then adjust the framing because they know your lead investor just had a tough quarter.

Faster output — AI-drafted, human-refined, sent with context
Better decisions — tools surface options; your EA chooses the right one
Protected relationships — no AI sends an email it shouldn't
More hours back without losing the personal touch that matters

From brief to running in 48 hours

We move fast — without compromising on fit. Most executives are delegating tasks within 24 hours of their onboarding call.

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Tell us about your role

A short brief covering your priorities, communication style, and the tasks you want off your plate.

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We match you by hand

Our team reviews your brief and selects an EA based on experience, work style, and industry familiarity — not just availability.

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Structured onboarding call

A dedicated call gets your EA up to speed on your preferences, communication standards, and key relationships before touching anything.

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Your time starts coming back

Most clients reclaim 10+ hours in week one. Your success consultant checks in regularly to make sure it's going well.

What changes for executives in the first 30 days

Based on our most senior clients, here's what typically shifts once a capable EA is running your operations.

Inbox response time drops — your EA handles same-day replies to non-critical messages

Calendar gets protected — focus blocks appear, back-to-backs disappear

Meeting prep becomes automatic — you walk in with a brief, every time

Travel just happens — no more spending 45 minutes booking a trip

You stop touching the small stuff — vendors, follow-ups, and logistics move without you

10+

Hours per week reclaimed by the average executive client

48hrs

Average time from sign-up to first matched EA

$599

Starting monthly plan — a fraction of in-house EA cost

4.8★

Average client satisfaction score across 1,000+ reviews

What happens when you stop doing it yourself

CEOs, founders, attorneys, and professors — here's what a high-judgment EA actually delivers.

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"She's freed up our time to tackle priorities we never could before. Truly indispensable to our operation."
AL
Anastasia LengCEO, Picasso Labs
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"Both VA and paralegal services have been outstanding. Have recommended Zirtual to many other attorneys."
TJ
Tim JohnsonAttorney, Longship Legal
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"I've reduced a significant amount of tedious managerial work. She directly processes 25% of all my email."
JC
Jason CorsoProfessor, University of Michigan

Built for leaders who can't afford to manage their EA

If you need someone who can run with a brief and come back with results — not someone you have to hand-hold through every task — this is for you.

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Startup Founders

Seed through Series B — you're scaling fast and your time is your most valuable asset. Stop losing it to logistics.

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SMB Owners & CEOs

Running an established business without a full-time EA on staff. You need someone who can operate independently from day one.

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Attorneys & Partners

High-stakes communications, scheduling, and client coordination — handled with the discretion your practice requires.

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Executives & VPs

You have the corporate structure but no dedicated EA at your level. Zirtual fills that gap without the headcount.

What executives ask before they start

How is a Zirtual EA different from a standard virtual assistant?
Zirtual assistants are college-educated U.S. professionals trained to operate with executive-level judgment. They don't wait to be told what to do — they anticipate needs, protect your time, and communicate on your behalf as a true proxy.
How long does it take to get up to speed?
Most EAs are handling tasks within 24 hours of onboarding. By week two, the majority of clients describe their assistant as already indispensable. The structured onboarding process is designed to eliminate the typical ramp-up pain.
Can my EA communicate directly with my clients and team?
Yes. Your EA can send emails, coordinate meetings, and communicate on your behalf — in your voice — with clients, vendors, and colleagues. They operate as a professional extension of you, not a faceless service.
What if my EA isn't the right fit?
We offer a rematch guarantee. If the first match isn't right, your success consultant will work with you to understand the gap and reassign at no extra charge. Getting the match right is our responsibility, not yours.
How does the cost compare to an in-house EA?
A full-time in-house EA in most U.S. markets costs $60,000–$90,000/year plus benefits, taxes, and HR overhead. Zirtual plans start at $599/mo — roughly a tenth of the cost — with no employment liability and the flexibility to scale up or pause.
Is there a minimum commitment?
No. All Zirtual plans are month-to-month. You can pause when you're travelling, scale up when you're in a busy period, or cancel without penalty. We earn your business every month.

Your time is worth more than your inbox

Get matched with a dedicated U.S.-based executive assistant in under 48 hours. Plans from $599/mo. No contracts.