Get to know me…
Hello, I’m Jackie Bajuk.
As an operations strategist and virtual partner for interior designers, I know the power of a strong foundation behind the scenes. My journey has given me the empathy, flexibility, and discipline to become your go-to operations collaborator.
Early Roots and Adaptability
I was born and raised near Detroit, Michigan, but life guided me far beyond my hometown. From an early age, I was drawn to exploring both places and ideas. After earning my Associates in Merchandising at FIDM in California and then a Bachelor’s in Fashion Marketing, I took a path less traveled, building a career and life that crisscrossed the country.
As a military spouse, I have relocated multiple times, living in Washington, Florida, Oklahoma, New York, North Carolina, Georgia, and back to Michigan. With each move, I had to reinvent my network, rebuild systems, and relearn how to plug into new communities. Through these challenges, I developed a deep respect for structure, communication, and process.
Benefit to you: That adaptive mindset is baked into how I work. I do not just offer services. I bring resilience, empathy, and systems that scale through transitions.
Transitioning into Operations for Designers
In the early days of virtual work, roles were not well defined. I found myself wearing multiple hats including operations, project management, workflows, and communications, picking up everything I could along the way.
In 2021, I founded Jackie Bajuk Virtual Operations. With guidance from a mentorship with Kelly Fridline and hands-on experience at Presentation by Design (formerly The Virtual Design Mentor), I focused on helping interior designers scale without sacrificing quality, consistency, or vision.
I curate and connect with virtual partners including vendors, specialists, and subject-matter experts so you do not have to build a full back-end team from scratch. This allows me to give you focused, responsive support and freedom to do what you do best: create.
2025 Detroit Chapter Board Member
What We Share and Why We Will Work Well Together
Clear Communication Matters - I prioritize transparency, expectations, and proactive check-ins.
You Are Not Just Another Client - I invest in understanding your brand, voice, culture, and operations.
Execution with Care - Whether it is processes or team coordination, I treat your business like it is my own.
"Through my 30 plus years in the industry, I have worked with many trade professionals. However none like this! Before working with Jackie Bajuk I had recently worked with two others that should be ashamed to even be providing such services.
I was feeling discouraged because I knew that I needed to make some serious changes to take advantage of the many advances that technology had to offer. However, I could not imagine how this could happen while still running my busy practice.
Well… a year later and here I am, things are significantly better. Systems are in place, and I am so blessed to have found not only a team that can help make this happen to free me up to do design tasks, but also found one of the best, honorable and amazing virtual partner that takes my business seriously as if it was their own.
When you bring on Jackie, you are getting one of the most intelligent and practical OBM's that will help your company navigate through solutions to make things not better, but the best .
A++++ to the best . I spent so much money on imposters. It was all worth it if this is where I landed!"
— Francesca Morgan, Francesca Morgan Interiors
Let’s Build Something Together
If you are ready for an operations partner who gets design and supports growth without micromanaging, let’s chat.
Contact me and see how we can align our workflows so you can focus on transforming spaces.
Let’s be Friends! @jackiebajuk
