The Pro Organizer Studio Podcast

Jennifer Mackey Mary is a personal stylist for everyday women. After growing her in-person client services for years, a family move and changing priorities led her to look to taking that service business to the online space. As professional organizers expand their services to virtual services and online courses, Jennifer has a lot of great advice on how she added these services, and what professional organizers can consider if they are looking at expanding online.  Jennifer can be found online at youreverydaystyle.com, on Facebook, and at her podcast, The Everyday Style School.

Carly Adams is one of the mentors of the Inspired Organizer® program, and after four years leading a successful professional organizing business in California, she has plenty of wisdom to share with other organizers. Carly talks to us about how she works with clients, the shift to online and virtual organizing, what she brings to a client relationship, how she learned what her true north was for organizing--and we talk about how we will never go back to working for someone else!  Carly can be found at tidyrevival.com and on Instagram @tidyrevival. If you'd like to get our roadmap for success as a pro organizer, head straight to www.poroadmap.com.  (01:00) Intro (02:00) Online/Virtual Organizing (04:00) Being "everything to everyone" (05:00) Finding the right fit with clients (08:00) Setting expectations (09:30) The power of organizing (10:00) Trusting your gut (15:00) Finding your niche (17:30) Additional advice (21:00) Finding your forever job as an organizer

When professional organizers work with clients, emotions and psychology often come into play. Our guest today is Dr. Ania Schwartzman, who combines her clinical psychology degree with a lifetime love of fashion into her personal styling business The Fashionologist. Ania joins us to talk about what professional organizers can learn from a client's closet, and how we can better help our clients through the organizing process by listening and asking key questions. She also tells us a little about how fashion is changing and gives us ideas about pro organizer work wardrobes as a bonus.  Ania can be found at thefashionologist.com or on Instagram at @thefashionologistnyc.  (01:00) Introduction; working with clients (04:00) Why people work with a personal stylist (05:30) What questions to use with clients when organizing to help them make decisions (09:00) What deep things closets can tell you about your clients (15:30) Fashion changes/current trends (18:45) Fashion for professional organizers (24:00) "Enclothed Cog

Jen and Melissa are talking about one of our favorite topics--when is it time to make some investments in your pro organizing business? "Investment" doesn't have to mean multi thousands of dollars--it can mean "when is it time to hire a web designer" or "when is it time to stop using a free spreadsheet and start using an accounting system." Knowing when to invest--and what to invest in--is important, and Jen and Melissa talk about their (sometimes very different!) philosophies on spending for your business. (01:00) Topic intro (02:00) Jen's philosophy on investing (04:24) Keeping promises to yourself (06:00) Investing in yourself  (08:00) Melissa's lessons on under-investing (10:00) Jen's guideposts on investing (12:00) Doing the work to get value out of an investment (14:00) Delegating-not doing everything yourself  (16:00) Freeing yourself to be a better entrepreneur (18:30) Your business goals (20:00) Wrap-up 

Entrepreneurship can sometimes feel a little lonely. Developing a network, and finding people who can be a professional support system is important--but can be overwhelming. Today Melissa Klug and our guest Laura Brown of The Sisters of Industry podcast talk about steps you can take to build a network and a personal "board of directors" to strengthen you as an entrepreneur and a person.   

Your website and Instagram are often the first ways a potential client has to connect with you--and showing your best self there is important. We offer you specifics on how to look at your website and Instagram feeds a little differently, all to provide a simpler and better experience for your dream clients. For pro organizers, your online content is key--make it fantastic! Join our free Facebook group for podcast insiders to get notified about new episodes (plus get behind-the-scenes access and other goodies)! Learn more about our Inspired Organizer® course + community Check out our brand new workshop, The 4-Part Plan for Landing your Dream Clients in 2021.  The rest of the show notes can be found here: proorganizerstudio.com/podcast

Jen and Melissa break down the serious (and not so serious) things we learned this year, and what we can take with us into 2021 for our professional organizing businesses. 

Kay Patterson is also known as The Organized Soprano on YouTube, where she makes fun videos about home organizing, cleaning and life as a professional classical singer in Boston. She is a professional home organization and clutter coach, helping clients both virtually and in-person. Her co-star Clover is the most organized dog in America! Kay invited Jen on a YouTube Live recently and we are happy to have it here today for you to hear their conversation.  She can be found here on YouTube and here on the great internet!

Dalys Macon is the entrepreneur behind D'Vine Order, an organizing firm, and the Instagram handle Black Girls Who Organize. Dalys is passionate about many things, and our wide ranging interview covers her background, how she came to the organizing business, and how important representation is to our industry. 

Carly Tizzano is a professional organizer and life coach who specializes in New Year's Resolution coaching. She joins Melissa Klug of Pro Organizer Studio to talk about how we can do realistic goal setting for 2021--even when things might still be in flux.  You can find more information on Carly here: FREE RESOLUTION WORKSHOP https://www.carlytizzano.com/workshop-sign-up-page   WEBSITE www.carlytizzano.com EMAIL carly@carlytizzano.com FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/carlytizzano INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/carlytizzano/?hl=en LINKEDIN www.linkedin.com/in/carly-tizzano-88180517a

Continuing on our thread from last week--we are talking about whether now is a good time to start a pro organizing business. For Thanksgiving week, we present one of our most popular episodes: "Make Your First $1k on a Budget." We believe it's a great time to start a business in the organizing industry, and this episode is a great primer on how you can start your business with very minimal investment. We'd also love to see you in our new free workshop, at poroadmap.com --learn even more about the pro organizing industry from two experts. 

Jen and Melissa discuss whether now is a good time to get into the organizing industry. If you have been contemplating a career change or starting a side hustle or part time business, but question if now is the right time in crazy 2020--we give you our wisdom (along with things we've learned from our Inspired Organizer community.) 

Kate the Socialite of Socialite Vault joins Jen and Melissa to discuss her passion--marketing for home professionals. Kate works with organizers, interior designers and stagers, and knows home pro entrepreneurship backwards and forwards. She joins us to talk about why marketing isn't scary--and to provide actionable tips on how professional organizers can more successfully market their businesses to clients, even in the crazy 2020 environment.  Kate's website: https://socialitevault.com For a free workshop for professional organizers: poroadmap.com/free-workshop  

Professional organizer Melissa Klug of Home By Eleven joins the Pro Organizer Studio podcast as a new co-host - AND the guest of the hour on today's episode. You'll hear how she turned an unexpected layoff into a fulfilling career as an organizer that needed to quickly replace a full-time income as a brand new entrepreneur.

I’m sharing a clip directly from a coaching call with one of my Inspired Organizer students for the podcast today, because well, sometimes the best aha moments come completely unscripted! What I loved about this conversation is that you can REALLY hear the huge change in her mindset from the beginning of this segment to the end, and if you can relate to having any hangups about spending money on growing your business, I hope you’ll get a major lightbulb moment out of this, too. Resources mentioned:  Profit First: https://amzn.to/33OP3db Fix This Next: https://amzn.to/3itcHA0 Take the Fix This Next quiz: https://jenobermeier.fixthisnext.com/   The rest of the show notes can be found at proorganizerstudio.com/blog/facebook-ads

Lupe Prado is a career coach who helps people figure out how to move toward more fulfillment in their jobs. If you are currently in a job situation that leaves you frustrated or feeling the Sunday scaries, my friend Lupe has tips for recognizing what may really be going on so that you can make tangible, positive changes from where you are. I think you’ll enjoy hearing our interview so that you can be reminded that career fulfillment doesn’t have to mean quitting your job overnight and risking it all - it’s more of a sensitive, long-term process so that you can be sure you’re working toward the dream that feels right for you and your family.   Join our free Facebook group for podcast insiders to get notified about new episodes (plus get behind-the-scenes access and other goodies weekly)!   Get on our waiting list for more information about the Inspired Organizer® course.   Download the Professional Organizer's Roadmap to Success.   The rest of the show notes can be found at https://proorganizerstudio.com/blog

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 of being an employee and just how fulfilling that can be.   Join our free Facebook group for podcast insiders to get notified about new episodes (plus get behind-the-scenes access and other goodies weekly)!   Get on our waiting list for more information about the Inspired Organizer® course.   Download the Professional Organizer's Roadmap to Success.   The rest of the show notes can be found at https://proorganizerstudio.com/blog/employment

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.   The content today isn’t specific to professional organizers, but it may relate to projects you’re thinking of working on for your business while we are temporarily slowed down from in-home client work. Enjoy.   Join our free Facebook group for podcast insiders to get notified about new episodes (plus get behind-the-scenes access and other goodies weekly)!   Get on our waiting list for more information about the Inspired Organizer® course.   Download the Professional Organizer's Roadmap to Success.   The rest of the show notes can be found at https://proorganizerstudio.com/blog/business-automations

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 organizer. You’re going to be shocked to hear what all she accomplishes in a day without identifying herself at all as a “hustler”. Even if you’re an extrovert, you'll feel inspired by this episode to put her tips into action, push your business forward, and work with your dream clients.  What we talk about:    (00:00) - Introduction to the Episode(01:50) - Lindsay’s business story(05:45) - Hustling vs. mindful action(07:45) - Allowing your intuition to guide how you run your business(12:14) - Trusting your gut instinct (17:15) - How Lindsay manages her schedule and to-do list(19:38) - Why introverts are great onl

Lauria 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, this discussion is definitely going to help you think in a new way about yourself as an organizer and the clients that you’re serving.   What we talk about: (00:00) - Intro to the Episode (01:08) - Introducing Laurie Palau and guest-host Melissa Klug (07:42) - Laurie explains her research on the Enneagram (11:38) - Why Laurie doesn’t test her clients for their Enneagram number (13:05) - The basics of the Enneagram numbers and their corresponding characteristics (17:40) - Examples of client/organizer interactions based on their Enneagram types (22:37) - Laurie explains behavior patterns she sees in organizing client