About me
Hi, I’m Felicity, founder of Fowkes VA-Studio. I help busy business owners and charitable organisations stay organised, on top of their workload, and free to focus on what matters most.
The business side
For 14 years I’ve been the person senior people turn to when the diary is full and the to-do list is longer. I’ve supported the UK Media Correspondent at Bauer Publishing in Germany, the Deputy Head of the EU Commission in the UK, the CEO and Associate Director at the Education and Training Foundation, and two directors at InterSystems, a tech company supplying healthcare information systems. Along the way I’ve managed multi-time-zone diaries and complex travel, and handled supplier invoicing worth around £5 million a year, always with complete discretion.
Those years taught me that the best support is the kind you barely notice. I anticipate what’s needed, keep things moving without constant direction, and take the day-to-day off your plate: diary and calendar management, travel and expenses, data entry, document formatting and general admin, in English or German (my mother tongue). I’m calm, detail-driven and easy to work with, I’m quick to pick up whatever systems you already use, and I keep my skills current, including the latest AI tools.
The Charity side
In 2005, I was travelling through Africa with my family when we found ourselves in a small community of around 2,000 people in Kenya. It didn’t take long to see how great the need was: education, healthcare and food, especially when the rains failed.
I went on to found and run a small charity that lasted more than 17 years. I coordinated volunteers, organised fundraising events and school talks, built classrooms, paid teachers’ wages, set up sponsorship for secondary students, and arranged emergency food when the rains failed. It taught me a lot including how to make every pound and every hour count.
Whether it’s a growing company or a small charity, my job is the same: take the pressure off, so you can do the work that matters. That’s why I offer discounted rates to charities and not-for-profits. If you’re making a difference, I’d love to help you do more of it.