Every few days a new review lands on our Google page — and every once in a while, one stops us in our tracks. This week, it was Jasmin Barros who left us a fresh 5-star review about her experience in the AI-Powered Virtual Assistant bootcamp with Coach Kathy last April 2026.
What Jasmin wrote isn’t just a nice compliment — it’s the exact story we hope every SOVA student ends up telling.
What Jasmin said
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“I am so delighted and thankful to have taken the AI-Powered Virtual Assistant program with Coach Kathy last April 2026. As a total newbie to the industry, I was initially worried, but the process was not overwhelming at all. Coach Kathy is the absolute best at what she does — her guidance and hands-on teaching style made learning VA concepts and tools easy to grasp. I highly recommend the School of Virtual Assistance to anyone looking to start their remote career!”
— Jasmin Barros, 5-star Google review · April 2026 Batch
Why this review means so much to us
Read that first line again: “As a total newbie to the industry, I was initially worried.”
That is exactly the person SOVA was built for. Not people who already know their way around a laptop. Not people with years of tech experience. Real Filipinos who are curious, who want to change their careers, who want to work from home — and who are one honest push away from taking the leap.
Jasmin took that leap. Four weeks later, she’s writing this review.
About Coach Kathy (Coach Katherine Padilla)
The Coach Kathy Jasmin is thanking is Katherine L. Padilla — SOVA co-founder and one of our lead VA coaches. Kathy has been in the virtual assistance industry for over a decade. She’s built her own agency, hired dozens of VAs, and now teaches the next generation of Filipino remote workers.
Her superpower is what Jasmin called out: the hands-on teaching style. Kathy doesn’t lecture. She teaches by doing — walking students through actual VA workflows, real client scenarios, and the exact tools that businesses pay for today.
That’s why her students walk out with actual skills, not just certificates.
About the AI-Powered VA Bootcamp
Jasmin joined the 4-week AI-Powered Virtual Assistant bootcamp — a face-to-face onsite training held in Iligan City at Nature Nook Café.
What’s different about our AI-Powered curriculum is that every module now bakes AI tools directly into the workflow. Not as a side topic. Not as a “bonus module.” Every single lesson — from communication and productivity to client acquisition — uses tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Notion the way a modern working VA actually uses them.
The four modules Jasmin went through:
- Foundations of Virtual Assistance + AI Awareness
- Tools, Systems, and AI-Powered Productivity
- High-Income VA Skills + AI Application
- Client Acquisition, Branding & Career Roadmap
What “not overwhelming at all” actually looks like
Another line from Jasmin’s review that we love: “the process was not overwhelming at all.”
That’s not an accident. It’s the result of a curriculum designed specifically for beginners:
- Small classes. Face-to-face bootcamps are capped so every student gets Coach Kathy’s real attention.
- Live sessions, not video dumps. You ask questions in real time. You get answers in real time.
- Bisaya / Tagalog / English — Kathy teaches in whichever language a student actually understands, so nothing gets lost in translation.
- Real practice with real tools. No memorizing theory. Just doing the work.
- A community that stays past graduation. The class group chat doesn’t die on graduation day — that’s where jobs and leads keep getting passed around.
Thank you, Jasmin
To Jasmin — thank you. Reviews like yours are why we do this. We can’t wait to see where your remote career goes from here, and we’re proud that SOVA was your starting line.
If you’re reading this and Jasmin’s story sounds like where you are right now — a “total newbie,” curious, a little worried, but ready — that’s exactly who our next batch is for.
Ready to start your own remote career?
Coach Kathy’s next AI-Powered Virtual Assistant bootcamp is opening soon. Seats fill fast (Batch 34 was fully booked before it started).
👉 Browse our upcoming bootcamps
👉 Book a free consultation with our team
👉 Check out SOVATalents.com — where our graduates get hired
Have you completed a SOVA bootcamp and want to share your story? We’d love to feature you next. Send your review or story to our team via our contact page.
