What $1,700 actually gets you at ATO

A simpler way to think about cost and three people we'd love for you to meet.

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Allison Cabrera
May 05, 2026

Welcome to The Shortlist

Quick housekeeping: this newsletter is changing names. Delegation Day is now The Shortlist, a monthly look at the EAs on our bench, plus the same delegation tips you came for. The advice was always pointing at the people; we're just making them easier to meet.

This month: a simpler way to think about pricing, and three EAs we'd love to put in front of you.

Simple, transparent pricing. Two numbers to know.

We've heard the feedback. No tiered guessing games, no surprise fees. Just two numbers:

$500/month — your ATO fee. Billed monthly, committed annually. Covers up to 3 placements + 1 replacement per year, ongoing coaching and AI support for your assistant, and dedicated check-ins throughout the partnership.

$1,200–$2,000/month — paid directly to your assistant. Rate is based on role, experience, and tier. We walk you through our talent tier guide on the intro call so you know exactly what each level looks like.

Total monthly investment: $1,700 to $2,500.

Still on the fence? Your first month is a paid trial with no annual commitment. If it's not the right fit, you can stop with no further obligation with ATO. If it is, your annual commitment kicks in from month two.

Three EAs available right now

Every assistant on our bench has been through our full vetting process — initial interview, trial task, final interview — and is measured against our Contributor Growth Curve. The goal is at least Level 4: someone who works autonomously, flags opportunities, and drives value without being asked.

Three of them are open this week:

Philip

A social media and marketing strategist with a hospitality foundation. Philip has built marketing systems for international clients across solar, fitness, life coaching, and health. He owns campaigns end-to-end: research, content, scheduling, engagement, and the weekly reporting that actually shifts the strategy. Great fit for executives who want a marketing-leaning EA who can run with the brand.

Jenny

Spent 3+ years as the sole EA to a tech startup CEO, holding the operational structure together so the exec didn't have to. Multi-time-zone scheduling, board meetings, partnerships, advertising clients. On the back end: payroll for 30+ staff via Gusto and Justworks, $200K+ in monthly financial tracking, and 20+ quarterly hires through full pipeline management. Uses ChatGPT daily and has built AI agents in Zendesk plus ManyChat automations from scratch.

Joshua

5 years as an EA with deep bookkeeping and operations chops. Ran payroll, recruitment, and SOPs for a U.S. commercial cleaning company; later supported a SaaS event platform on customer support and subscriptions. Fluent in QuickBooks, Wise, GoHighLevel, and Trello. The kind of person who notices a process is broken, fixes it, then writes the SOP so no one trips on it again.

If any of these three sound like a fit for you, or someone in your network, grab time with us below. We'll walk you through their full profiles and talk through whether the match makes sense.

That's a wrap for this month.

If you're new here, welcome. If you've been around, thanks for sticking with us. Either way, we're glad you're reading.

See you in June,

The ATO Team