This is a special and unique episode of the podcast, and we are covering a LOT of ground in this episode! Today’s guest is the person who started this podcast, hundreds of episodes ago—Jen Kilbourne, the founder of Pro Organizer Studio.

We finish up our series with Kim with a cautionary safety tale AND a wonderful story about her mom. Enjoy this bonus to wrap up our series!

Kim Snodgrass first came on the podcast in 2022 when her business was brand brand new—and I love catching up with her to see how her years have progressed as a professional organizing business owner. This is part 2 of our conversation with her about her second full year of organizing.

I first interviewed Kim two years ago when her business was BRRAAANNNDD new. In her first year, once she got paid by a client with a dozen eggs. Fast forward two years later--and she had her first (and second, and third) $10,000 month in her business, Rustic Home Organizing.

Kim is giving us all the details on her second year in business--and no matter where you are in your organizing business, there is so much to learn here!

I started something a couple of years ago—there was someone in our Inspired Organizer® group who was brand new, and I interviewed her just as she was starting her business, and then almost exactly a year later, I interviewed her again and learned about how her first year went—which is this episode.

It's a little bit of a rewind week for a great reason. I started something a couple of years ago—there was someone in our Inspired Organizer® group who was brand new, and I interviewed her just as she was starting her business. And then almost exactly a year later, I interviewed her again and learned about how her first year went. Then I did the same a few days ago in January 2024 to hear about her second full year and her dreams as she starts her third. But I wanted to rewind to the original podcast episodes so you can recall her journey. Here is the brand new organizer episode!

This is the second epsiode in our 2 part series with Rachel Rosenthal, a professional organizer in Washington DC who has used the media to propel her business to serve over 8,000 clients. In this ep we get down to business learning how to pitch potential outlets like TV, podcasts, and print media to grow your organizing business.

I wanted to learn more about how professional organizers can harness the power of the press to make their businesses even stronger, and I turned to an expert—Rachel Rosenthal of Rachel & Company in Washington, DC.

I love picking a word of the year for my organizing business and for my work at Pro Organizer Studio—and this year, the Word of the Year is CONSISTENCY. I’m excited to tell you a little more about why this is my choice for the word that will guide my work this year.

Are you missing a lot of qualified expenses in your organizing business? I bet you are! Here is an end of year expenses checklist for your professional organizing business.