Jared Russell is a real estate entrepreneur and the founder of K. Donavan, a luxury home staging company based in the Reno and Lake Tahoe region. Since launching the company in 2017, he has staged nearly one billion dollars in real estate, partnering with top agents and homeowners to maximize property value and market impact.
With over a decade of experience in real estate sales, marketing, and staging, Jared brings a practical, results-driven perspective to business growth. As his company scaled, he experienced firsthand the operational bottlenecks that come from doing everything yourself, leading him to implement virtual assistant support and streamlined systems to improve efficiency and reclaim leadership time.
Jared is passionate about helping staging business owners move beyond daily overwhelm by building smarter systems, delegating effectively, and focusing on the work that drives real growth.
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Many staging business owners become the bottleneck in their own growth, managing operations, client communication, marketing, and day-to-day execution while trying to scale. The more the business grows, the more dependent it becomes on the owner, leading to burnout, slower response times, and limited capacity.
In this session, you will learn how to use virtual assistants for staging businesses to shift out of that cycle and into a more scalable, systems-driven model. Jared Russell shares a practical approach to identifying what to delegate, how to build simple systems before hiring, and how to integrate virtual support in a way that actually improves efficiency rather than creating more complexity.
You will walk through a clear delegation framework to help you evaluate which tasks are repeatable, trainable, and better handled by someone else. This session also breaks down how to document processes, set expectations, and create communication rhythms that support accountability and long-term success.
Designed for staging business owners who are doing too much and ready to grow beyond themselves, this session will help you reclaim time, reduce operational bottlenecks, and refocus your role on higher-value, revenue-generating work.
You Will Leave This Session With
A clear framework to identify which tasks to delegate and how to prioritize high-impact activities
Simple systems and SOPs to prepare your business for successful delegation before hiring support
A structured approach to onboarding and managing virtual assistants to improve efficiency and support scalable growth
This Session is Best Suited For:
Established staging businesses
Advanced or scaling staging companies
Owners managing teams or contractors
Owners refining systems and operations
Owners focused on marketing, visibility, or growth
Design or styling led businesses expanding into staging
Occupied staging focused businesses
Vacant staging focused businesses
Mixed occupied and vacant services
This Session May Not Be the Best Fit For:
Brand new stagers looking for introductory fundamentals
Attendees not open to delegation or outsourcing support
Attendees expecting advanced operational or financial strategy
Content Focus:
Systems, Processes, and SOPs
Scaling and Growth Strategies
Burnout, Sustainability, and Work Life Balance
