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James S.

Expert Live Receptionist
★★★★★ 5.0 · 9 reviews · 94% client retention
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6+ yrs
Experience
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Any
Timezone
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Mumbai
Office
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Hybrid
Work Mode
<1 hr
Avg response
✅ Verified VA🔒 NDA Signed🔁 Free Replacement🏆 Top Rated

👋 About James

James is an expert-level virtual live receptionist with 6+ years of experience answering business calls live, booking appointments and routing messages professionally. He designs AI-powered systems that save clients 20+ hours every week. Over the years he has answered tens of thousands of calls for US and UK businesses with near-zero missed-call rates. Certified in AI Call Notes, Zapier, Gemini, ChatGPT and working hybrid from Tasks Expert's supervised Mumbai office, he delivers reliable, high-quality support to businesses across the USA, UK, Canada and Australia — organised, responsive and easy to delegate to from day one. Clients pay for his judgement as much as his hours — and keep him for years.

🎯 What James Can Do

Answer every business call live and professionally
Book appointments straight into your calendar
Route urgent calls, relay the rest instantly
Log every caller in your CRM
Cover your timezone's full business hours
🔥 Replaces a $5,000/mo local receptionist — for just $1,520/mo

🏆 Key Achievements

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99.8%
Calls answered within 3 rings
94%
Client retention rate
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6+
Years of hands-on experience

⚙️ Skills & Expertise

Core Skills

CRM LoggingBilingual SupportCustomer Greeting ScriptsCalendar ManagementVoicemail ManagementCall HandlingAppointment BookingMessage TakingCall Routing

🤖 AI Tools Certified

✨ AI Call Notes✨ Zapier✨ Gemini✨ ChatGPT

🎓 Education & Certifications

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BA, Communications
Mumbai University · 2020
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Certified ChatGPT Professional
OpenAI Academy · 2024
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Customer Service Excellence
LinkedIn Learning · 2023
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Professional Telephone Etiquette
Alison · 2023

🌐 Languages Known

🇬🇧 English · Fluent 🇮🇳 Hindi · Native 🇮🇳 Marathi · Native

🛠️ Software & Platforms

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Aircall
Live call answering
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Calendly
Appointment booking
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HubSpot
Caller & lead logging
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RingCentral
Routing & voicemail
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Slack
Instant message relay
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Google Calendar
Schedule management

📋 Experience Highlights

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Expert Live Receptionist — Tasks Expert

2+ years · Current

Answers and routes all inbound calls for a US business: bookings, messages, CRM logging and urgent escalation. Maintains the escalation matrix the whole client team relies on.

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Senior Live Receptionist — Tasks Expert

1 year

Managed call handling independently for international clients with consistently top ratings.

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Live Receptionist — Tasks Expert

1 year

Handled live call answering and scheduling for US and UK companies. Promoted for consistent client results.

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Call Centre Executive — Mumbai BPO

1 year

Answered high-volume inbound customer calls for an international account at a Mumbai BPO.

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Front Office Executive — Mumbai corporate office

1 year

Managed the front desk, visitor handling and call routing for a Mumbai office.

Client Reviews 5.0 · 9 reviews

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Emma B.
Boutique Owner · UK · 1 week ago
★★★★★

Our customers regularly compliment the support now. That never happened before.

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Chloe D.
Marketing Director · Canada · 2 weeks ago
★★★★★

Response times dropped from hours to minutes and stayed there.

JW
Jack W.
Builder · Australia · 3 weeks ago
★★★★★

Calm, polite and thorough — even with our most difficult callers.

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Amanda C.
Clinic Owner · USA · 1 month ago
★★★★★

Not a single missed call or dropped ticket in months. Total reliability.

JF
James F.
Accountant · UK · 5 weeks ago
★★★★★

The handover notes at the end of every shift are a small thing that changed everything.

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Nathan G.
Property Manager · Canada · 6 weeks ago
★★★★★

James sounds like part of our company, not an outsourced service. Customers cannot tell.

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Mia T.
Studio Owner · Australia · 2 months ago
★★★★★

We haven't missed a call in months. Customers think James sits in our office.

TJ
Tyler J.
Agency Owner · USA · 10 weeks ago
★★★★★

Bookings went up the moment a human started answering instead of voicemail.

RS
Rachel S.
Business Coach · USA · 3 months ago
★★★★★

Polite, unflappable, and fast. Even angry callers hang up happy.

$9.5/hr
from $48/mo