about Elsewhere and Lauri Bayless

Lauri Bayless

Lauri Bayless founded elsewhere following 20+ years of experience in office management, administrative support, virtual office processes and management, documentation, general bookkeeping, teaching and training. She has worked in multiple arenas of business including accounts management, office management, communications, A/P and A/R, proofing and editing, teaching, training and consulting. The Corporate world provided Lauri with the experience and tools necessary to utilize current applications and technology. Continued training has equipped her with the expertise necessary to manage the business of books for authors and writers.

Lauri is passionate about her commitment to virtually managing the business of books for busy authors and writers while they reach their long-term business and personal goals. Whether it is finding a way to increase efficiency, automate a process, or secure a resource, Lauri has been known throughout her career as "the answer lady". Finding collaborative solutions for busy authors and writers is what gives her greatest pleasure.

Lauri holds a BS degree in Business Education, was partner with her husband Ken for 16 years in a virtual documentation business and is the founder of elsewhere. She is committed to integrity, reliability, dependability, and honesty all while serving her clients to grow World Class book businesses.

Jeanne Jordan

Jeanne Jordan brings to elsewhere 15+ years of experience in small office management, administrative support, virtual documentation and office processes, editing, billing, collecting, payables and customer support.

Jeanne is dependable, detail oriented and committed to helping others succeed in reaching their goals. She is driven by looking for ways to creatively streamline work and solve problems in a manner to create a more productive and efficient working environment.

Jeanne holds an Associates degree in Office Systems Technology and has spent the last half of her career working for a virtual company as well as managing the office and financial aspect of the family's service business. Jeanne is hardworking and committed to honesty, dependability and accuracy and she is very passionate about bookkeeping the book business as a part of elsewhere.

Meredith Buckland

Meredith Buckland comes to elsewhere with 16 years of experience in administrative support and virtual office processes which include assistant to vice president of marketing and vice president of sales, billing and personal services to a private counseling practice and virtual documentation and processes in the healthcare industry. Meredith holds a degree in the field of communications including public speaking and presentation.

Meredith has been married for 15 years and has 3 children. While she enjoys a fulfilled family life, she eagerly meets the challenges of assisting companies and individuals in the area of research, project planning, communication and presentation training, and business administrative needs. She is committed to integrity, reliability, dependability, and honesty all while guiding clients to excellence in business.