Dan Baker
Founder & CEO · Valatam
Remote Staffing · Virtual Assistants · Bilingual TalentForum: 2YOLO ForumBeyond Local2 yrs in EO
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Bio, fun facts, conversation starters, and the best ways to connect.
About
Dan Baker is the founder and CEO of Valatam, a remote staffing company that helps businesses hire bilingual virtual assistants and remote team members from Latin America. Public company materials say Valatam was born after Dan saw the opportunity to pair U.S.-time-zone, bilingual Latin American talent with growing businesses that needed leverage and delegation support.
Who You Should Meet
Your top suggested 1:1s, matched on complementary needs, shared ground, and proximity.
Leo Gestetner
- You can help Leo with: intros to relationship-building or AI networking peers
- Both building in staffing hr
- Shared craft: outsourcing offshore
Jana Franklin
- Jana can help with what you're looking for: content or webinar collaboration on delegation systems
- Both building in staffing hr
- Shared craft: outsourcing offshore
Prithvi Rajkumar
- You can help Prithvi with: introductions to IT, telecom, or international trade operators
- Shared craft: outsourcing offshore
- Shared craft: international expansion
Patrick Thean
- Patrick can help with what you're looking for: content or webinar collaboration on delegation systems
- You can help Patrick with: exploring AI integration into execution systems
- You both list “new business development” on LinkedIn
Steven Seiden
- Steven can help with what you're looking for: content or webinar collaboration on delegation systems
- You can help Steven with: AI-assisted business development tools compliant with gov trust requirements
On LinkedIn
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Fun Facts
- Valatam stands for Virtual Assistants Latin America. Public interviews emphasize the idea that entrepreneurs save time and work on the business by finding the right overseas talent in similar time zones.
Conversation Starters
- Valatam helps founders delegate to remote talent
- what tasks do entrepreneurs resist delegating even when they know they should? | Your model depends on trust across borders and time zones
- what makes a remote staffing relationship succeed long-term? | Joe could ask how AI changes the virtual assistant market: does it reduce demand, increase leverage, or create a higher-value VA role?