Valatam
Valatam places bilingual, college-educated virtual executive assistants from Latin America with U.S. and Canadian businesses and manages hiring, onboarding, payments and retention.
Valatam connects growing businesses in the United States and Canada with bilingual, college-educated virtual executive assistant professionals from Latin America. The company's premise rests on time zone and cultural alignment: its assistants work in hours that overlap with North American clients, a deliberate contrast to offshore arrangements that founder Dan Baker encountered earlier in his career, where language barriers, high turnover and 12-hour time differences proved disruptive.
The service covers the full employment cycle. Valatam handles hiring, onboarding, payments and retention so that clients can build remote teams that scale alongside their growth. Candidates pass a nine-step vetting process, and the company reports selecting from the top 0.4% of professionals who apply. Its stated aim is to help businesses save time and streamline operations while retaining reliable support.
For clients, the economics are central to the pitch. Valatam claims salary cost savings of up to 70% relative to comparable domestic hiring, positioning its placements at roughly a third of the cost of alternatives without lowering the qualification bar. The company operates across the United States, Canada and Latin America, serving small and growing businesses in the virtual executive assistant and remote staffing space.