James Kiarie

The person behind the work.

Hi, I'm James Kiarie — a Virtual Assistant based in Nairobi, Kenya, and for the last five years I've made it my mission to take the messy, time-consuming work off founders' plates so they can focus on what actually moves their business forward.

I didn't start out in virtual assistance. My background is in Civil Engineering — I hold a BA from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology — and that training shaped how I approach every client I work with today. Engineers don't just react to problems; we diagnose them, design solutions, and build systems that hold up under pressure. That same mindset is what I bring to every inbox I manage, every workflow I automate, and every campaign I run.

Over the years, I've had the privilege of supporting founders and executives across five very different industries — tech startups, real estate, e-commerce, marketing agencies, and consulting firms. Each one taught me something different. Startups taught me speed. Real estate taught me consistency. E-commerce taught me systems thinking. Agencies taught me creative execution. Consulting taught me how to communicate with precision. I bring all of that to the table for every client I take on.