I have not, although I have thought about it a few times. Rather, I look for vendors and suppliers that "get it", are actually helpful, and can be trusted to d

I have not, although I have thought about it a few times. Rather, I look for vendors and suppliers that "get it", are actually helpful, and can be trusted to deliver the outcome, instead of just their part and require supervision. It's not always easy to find, many, many companies focus on providing a cheap headline price, but then they push a lot of the work and risk onto you, employ dark patterns, don't answer the phone or emails, etc. I keep looking and trying different options until I find someone that actually gets it, you can tell them what you want and they figure out the details, can deliver to you, etc. It's not always easy, but I think it probably works better than paying for your own assistant to deal with vendors that are basically unhelpful and disinterested.