The Pro Organizer Studio Podcast

If you know you love to organize but are on the fence because you don't necessarily want to own a business, this interview with Marina Del Giacco is a great reminder that you DO have other options! Apply to work for an established organizing company like Marina did, and you'll get to focus on just getting in there to actually DO the projects you're passionate about. She's sharing a day in the life...

The episode I'm sharing today was pulled from a new Facebook Live series I did all about online business topics. I'm simply teaching for free, sharing resources, and pulling back the curtain and breaking things down step-by-step so that you can 1. KNOW what options you have and what they look like, and 2. Avoid getting burned by someone trying to sell you information that is freely available.   Th...

Lindsay Maloney is a Rapid Transformational Therapy Practitioner and a self-made business and success coach who specializes in teaching women how to start and scale their dream coaching businesses with simplicity and confidence. We are talking today about what exactly introverted women can do to get unstuck around business growth and making decisions that honor who YOU really are as a professional...

Laurie Palau is returning as a guest on the podcast today. She hosts the popular SimplyBOrganized podcast and is now working on a new project involving Enneagram and organizing styles.   And, for a fun twist, I also have a guest host today, Konmari platinum-certified organizer, Melissa Klug, sitting in to help me interview Laurie. So fun!   So no matter what your organizing personality or style is...

My guest on today's episode is Sherra Humphreys, a professional organizer exclusively focused on photo organization. Her business, Simple Photo Stories, is based in Atlanta and provides photo organizing services both in-person and remotely. I am so excited for her to share the story of her unique niche and the resources she provides to organizers who want to add photo organizing to their offerings...

Today, I am sharing an episode that was pulled from a new Facebook Live Series I am doing all about online business topics. Rigth now feels like the right time to share everything I know about this topic freely.  I will not be selling a single thing through this side-venture, just teaching for free and sharing resources, tutorials, and breaking things down step-by-step so that you can 1) know what...

Although we recorded this episode in January 2020 before our world began to change in unprecedented ways, the advice within is timeless.    Christine Stone is a seasoned professional organizer and the owner of Neatly Designed in Jacksonville, Florida. She has amassed a great following on Instagram, partly because of her consistent and authentic video content about all things organizing, and also b...

Today, I am sharing an episode that was pulled from a new Facebook Live Series I am doing all about online business topics. Rigth now feels like the right time to share everything I know about this topic freely.  I will not be selling a single thing through this side-venture, just teaching for free and sharing resources, tutorials, and breaking things down step-by-step so that you can 1) know what...

Hi everyone, it's Jen with a time-sensitive update recorded Monday, April 6th, 2020. As you're well aware, the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every industry in the world in different ways. Today I'm sharing a conversation with Samantha Smith, the founder of an app called Vishion which is a color search engine created for the interior design world. Interior designers and professional organizers are...

As female entrepreneurs, who are often also moms & wives, it is so easy to fall into the trap of overwhelm and overwork. How do we find a way to manage our businesses and our goals, and also make time to be present for our families and for our own personal growth?    Hiddy Fletcher of Hiddy & Co . joins me on the podcast today to dig deep into the inner work that needs to happen to slow down and g...

It never fails that my private coaching clients will say to me that one of their bucket list items is something like writing their own book someday, creating an online program to help people get organized, or even put out their very own organizing method into the world to become the next Marie Kondo.  This episode is for you if you are really excited by the idea of building an online business to m...

We are sharing some bonus content on the podcast about the Coronavirus and how it is affecting professional organizers.   Here is the second episode about how to continue marketing your business during a national (or worldwide) crisis.   To join the conversation, head over to our free Facebook group for TPOP Insiders here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/proorganizerstudiopodcast

We are going to share some bonus content on the podcast about the Coronavirus and how it is affecting professional organizers.   Here is the first short episode about deciding how to work with clients during a voluntary quarantine.   To join the conversation, head over to our free Facebook group for TPOP Insiders here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/proorganizerstudiopodcast/

Ep 47 - Networking with Influencers with Carly Adams   Professional organizer Carly Adams is joining me on the podcast today. Carly is a student of the Inspired Organizer® course, and the owner of Tidy Revival in Sacramento, California. Today, we're chatting about her business story, and about her experiences networking with influencers. If you love using social media to market your business, or e...

For those of you who are into personality types or the 5 love languages, I think you'll enjoy this quick episode today on 3 styles of relating to others: Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic. Being able to recognize these styles in yourself and in your clients will help you quickly assess how they like to communicate and how they will best learn and grow in your work together.   (00:00) – Intro to th...

Today, I am interviewing a professional organizer and life coach, Carly Tizzano. Carly launched her organizing business fresh out of college, and within her first year of working with clients, she realized she had taken on a coaching role in their lives to work through the mental clutter along with the physical stuff. Carly took an interest in life coaching and decided to become certified through...

My guest today is Sarah Brent of Practical Harmony Professional Organizing . Sarah is a very successful student of the Inspired Organizer® program who has recently stepped up to serve in a mentor role inside our course community. Sarah's past experiences have a strong impact on the way that she serves her clients, and she is joining me on the show today to share her origin story and why her missio...

I am thrilled to be joined today by Lisa Trigstead, who you may know as NeatFreakMcKinney from her thriving community on Instagram. Lisa started her professional organizing business as a second career, after working as a school teacher for many years. Today, she is sharing her business story, as well as her best time-management tips.   As entrepreneurs, it can definitely be a challenge to keep all...

Today, I am sharing an imaginary coaching scenario that I've pulled together based on a composite of many of the coaching calls I've been on the giving and receiving ends of over the last few years. As a professional organizer, I think you'll relate to at least a few of these challenges I'm going to illustrate when it comes to growing your business. And you'll also learn a model for empowering you...

I am so excited to welcome Heather Freeman of the Decor Fix onto the podcast today! Heather is an interior decorator turned course creator who brings tons of experience and insight that meshes so well into our world as organizers. Today, we are discussing conflict resolution between our clients and their spouses, as well as some tips Heather has learned along the way about bringing all of your exp...

Today on the podcast, I'm having an awesome conversation with Elli Richter. Elli is a life coach and a Psych-K facilitator. She describes her business as helping people to unblock their subconscious, heal the past and co-create a downstream and purpose-driven life. If you have any interest in our brain and how the subconscious works when it comes to working with organizing clients or even on yours...

Today, I am interviewing Lindsey Escalante. She is a professional organizer at Simplifying The Everyday , out of Seatle Washington. In the short amount of time she has been in business, Lindsey has discovered some unique and innovative ways to save time serving her clients, and also to give back through her business. I know you guys will enjoy this one!    (00:00) – Intro to the Episode (01:23) –...

You've probably heard me say that actually doing an organizing job is all very personalized to your style, how you prefer to work, and the client's specific project because everybody has different stuff. One of the biggest keys to being successful is knowing how to competently serve them the moment you show up so that they can immediately feel the difference and see the value of your work together...

In October 2019, I held the second-ever live retreat experience for Pro Organizer Studio. It was a group of 12 women, hosted in Las Vegas, NV. So before you start thinking we were just partying for 5 days, believe me - we got a lot of work done! But we also had a lot of fun. To recap our experience, I invited Megan Rogers, who is a professional organizer from Oklahoma, today to talk about her retr...

My guest today is McKayla Thompson. McKayla is 18 years old, and she a professional organizer who launched her business before she even graduated high school. As you can imagine, she is extremely ambitious and motivated to be an entrepreneur and get her business going in Ohio.   Today's episode is actually a coaching call, where I will be talking with her about where she is with her business now,...