Schedule

Learn the tips and tricks to quickly grow an online community and stand out from the crowd.

In this session, we will talk about the different social media platforms (including TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram), best practices for growth and easy ways to create consistent content for your business.

Get ready to take your business to the next level!

What You Will Learn:

Understanding Estate Clear-Outs
Gain insight into the unique challenges and varying levels of intensity involved in estate clear-outs. Understand the nuances that make each project distinct and how to prepare for them.

Essential Skills for Success
Learn the crucial skills required to effectively address the needs of estate clear-out projects, ensuring a smooth and efficient process from start to finish.

Adapting to Challenges
Discover how to adapt to logistical hurdles, manage complex personalities, and navigate the intricate details that contribute to a successful estate clear-out. Mastering these processes is key to executing each step with confidence.

Referral-Generating Strategies
Explore proven strategies for attracting the right clients and building a network that will generate valuable referrals, helping you grow your business and reputation in the industry.

Ever felt crippled by self-doubt, questioning your worth and potential?
What if the key to unlocking your peak aptitude is just around the corner?

Fear is part of the human condition. It’s an innate response that’s impossible to avoid and stifles our ability to manifest our unique talents, diminishing our capacity to positively impact others. ‘Slaying the Fear Monster’ is crucial for unlocking the gifts within each of us.

Melanie Summers takes audiences on a transformative and hilarious journey to conquer self-doubt and unleash their full potential. Drawing from her experiences as a former ballet dancer turned entrepreneur, Melanie shares actionable tools and relatable, laugh-out-loud stories.

Get ready to embrace your quirks, tackle that pesky inner critic, and forge connections that spark motivation and success.

Audiences walk away fired up and armed with practical strategies to slay their fears. Get ready to laugh, learn, and leap into your potential!

Audience Takeaways:

1. Unleash Your Unique Superpowers: This is where we determine your Zone of Genius. Discover how embracing your quirks and individuality can set you apart and make you unforgettable in both personal and professional realms.

2. Crush Self-Doubt: We'll discuss scientifically proven strategies to help you move beyond imposter syndrome for good. Learn powerful strategies to silence the inner critic, boost your self-confidence, and transform self-doubt into self-belief.

3. Master Goal-Setting: We'll go through my signature 'Guiding Light' framework to ensure every decision you make in your business is the right one for you. We're going to set actionable goals that lead to big wins, are aligned with a clear vision, and create lasting success.

4. Turn Setbacks into Comebacks: We'll work through scientifically proven strategies to change the way you view problem-solving. Gain insights on how to use failures and challenges as stepping stones to build resilience and fuel your growth.

5. Build Your Dream Team: We'll take a quick assessment of your support systems. If you haven't found your tribe yet, you'll soon understand the importance of surrounding yourself with a supportive network that elevates you, keeps you motivated, and helps you stay on track.

Are you ready to feel confident in your business finances and know exactly what to charge and what to track? Hi, I’m Corinne Morahan, founder of Grid + Glam, a Professional Organizing business based in Boston. I’m also a coach for Professional Organizers, and I’m so excited to be talking all things Money.

As business owners, we wear a million hats, but one of the most intimidating hats can be managing our finances. Here’s what I’ve learned on my journey from Wall Street to building my own successful business: money isn’t here to judge us; it’s here to empower us.

My session is designed to give you the confidence and tools to take charge of your finances. Together, we’ll dive into key metrics like revenue, profit margin, and cash flow, and I’ll show you how to set clear financial and non-monetary goals that align with your vision and values. You’ll have an opportunity to work through your money blocks, reflect on your pricing, determine appropriate KPIs to track and how to track them. You’ll leave the session with practical strategies and tools that will empower you to make informed decisions across your business.

I can’t wait to share this session with you—because when we step into our financial power, we don’t just change our businesses; we change the world. See you there!

While you are still active in your business, you can use writing to promote and expand your business, develop information products in your specialty, and develop passive income. Your writing can establish you as an expert in your field through articles, social media posts, radio and TV interviews, and launch you as a speaking professional. Writing can take many forms, including articles, books, newsletters, special reports, columns, blog articles, checklists, tip sheets, quizzes, action plans, etc.

In addition, writing can exercise your brain and improve your mental alertness and creativity. It can also lower stress, raise self-esteem, and become a cathartic experience, expelling unhealthy emotions and maintaining mental health. If you start years before retirement, writing will help finance your retirement and provide a steady income. And if you enjoy writing, you can continue to write during your 80s and 90s, increasing longevity. Take it from someone who has done and is doing just that.

Productivity isn’t just about checking boxes and getting things done, but about moving forward with purpose. Lori Vande Krol, Productivity Expert, will introduce the 5-step ProAction Process™ to live and work with intention. Using valuable exercises and interaction, we will dive further into the first three foundational steps: 1. Create Your Personal Mission and Vision Statements, 2. Determine Your Long-Term Goals, and 3. Define Your Annual Goals. You will gain a clearer understanding of your own goals and priorities and how they align with your daily tasks and activities. It may even transform the way you approach each day, each task, and, ultimately, your life.

Speaker: Melynda Weiland

Want to see how AI can make designing in Canva faster and easier while also helping you run your business more efficiently? In this session, we’ll dive into some of Canva’s coolest AI features that can save you time, streamline your workflow, and help you create polished visuals without the hassle. From marketing to client projects, these tools take the guesswork out of the process. I’ll walk you through what’s possible, share some fun tips, and then open the floor for questions. Let’s explore how AI can level up your Canva game and make your business run smoother!

Speaker: Heather Nickerson

We all collect, accumulate, and inherit a lot of ‘stuff’ in our daily lives. Artifcts helps you keep track of what it is, why it matters, and what to do with it next, so you can declutter and organize the ‘stuff’ and the memories.

Join Heather Nickerson, Co-Founder & CEO of Artifcts for an in-depth look at how Artifcts is utilizing AI in a cutting-edge medical study in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Participate in a hands and demo and learn how the art of Artifcting can help not only with decluttering and organizing, but also with brain health and brain health research, one object and one story at a time.

Speaker: Peter Lazar

Peter Lazar is the inventory of Scanlily and an AI expert who has written and presented on the subject.  In this Backend Business Lab, Peter Lazar will briefly review a couple dozen AI-related tools he uses that professional organizers might find useful. These can help improve marketing, automate time-consuming tasks, and provide new services for their clients. Peter will also demonstrate Scanlily, his invention that helps professional organizers quickly create inventories using AI and QR codes. He will end by sharing his vision for the future of AI in professional organizing, offering attendees a glimpse into the exciting possibilities that AI technologies hold for the industry.

This presentation will teach you to simplify the process of identifying and implementing the right tools, services, and people when you need help most. We will expand on your current toolkit to save you time and bring joy back to your work, all while streamlining your work processes and improving client outcomes. Attendees can expect to walk away with a list of categories of support as well as a criteria scorecard to assess future resources.

Unlock the potential for increased revenue and client satisfaction by incorporating custom closets into your business. Whether you're a professional organizer or a home services provider, expanding your offerings with custom storage solutions can set you apart and drive profits.

This presentation provides a practical roadmap for integrating custom closet services into your existing business model. From working with suppliers and contractors to pricing strategies and project management, you'll gain the tools needed to design closets that maximize space and appeal to clients. Whether you're looking to start small or scale up, this session offers actionable insights to help you succeed.

You'll learn how to leverage your expertise, increase revenue, and position yourself as a go-to provider for custom closet services, offering functional and stylish solutions for every home.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how custom storage solutions can transform spaces and elevate your business. Get ready to take your expertise to the next level!

Have you had a setback in your business? Do you struggle to find your voice at times? Or maybe you’re simply burnt out from the demanding pace of business? If so, you're not alone! We've all faced moments that can shake our confidence. If you’re a high achieving leader, it’s bound to happen. But what if there's a way to turn these setbacks into stepping stones? Your setbacks don’t have to define you ... they can refine you! In this session, you’ll explore how to tap into your inner strength, level up your energy and manage stress like a pro. By the end of the session, you’ll feel empowered, inspired, and ready to thrive, no matter what life throws your way! Let Nicole show you how to use her RISE strategies to: Bounce back with a visionary mindset. Build a practice of appreciation to celebrate your wins and create even more. Turn your challenges into breakthroughs. Participants will:

• Learn how to cultivate a visionary mindset that helps them bounce back from setbacks and navigate challenges with confidence.
• Discover techniques for building a practice of appreciation, allowing them to celebrate their wins and foster a positive mindset that leads to greater success.
• Explore strategies to transform challenges into breakthroughs, equipping them with tools to turn adversity into opportunities for growth.

Are you ready to take your business from a one-person operation to a thriving team-driven enterprise? This interactive session will help you unlock the strategies and mindset shifts needed to build a business that grows beyond yourself. We’ll dive deep into how to define a powerful vision, build a winning team, and create the actionable steps necessary to turn your dreams into reality. 

Janet will share insights from her journey of growing a business with employees and help you develop a roadmap to build your own. Expect hands-on activities and practical tools that will leave you with a clear, actionable strategy for scaling your dream business. Let’s ignite your entrepreneurial spirit and turn your vision into a successful team-driven reality!

In the next decade, it’s estimated 21 million baby boomers will need support as they age. Is your business ready to meet this demand?

In this session, Kim & Mike Barnes - founders of Parenting Aging Parents, an online community of 20,000+ adult children caregivers - will share the huge need and unique challenges facing aging adults and their families. And, what you can do to serve them.

From navigating assisted living transitions and downsizing to preparing homes for sale, organizing important paperwork or caregiver support, you’ll learn how to create solutions that truly resonate and set your business up as a trusted resource.

They’ll dig into understanding this expanding market, developing specialized services, and crafting effective marketing strategies that set you apart.

By tapping into these opportunities, you can grow your business and have a positive, lasting impact on the lives of older adults and the people who care for them.

Did you know that most people will spend at least 25 years in the period of life known as 'retirement'? And yet, most people will plan more for their next vacation than for the third trimester of their life.

In this session, we will explore your Re"wire"ment - a more modern-day approach to transitioning into life after 60 years old. While traditional retirement means a complete cessation from work, Re"wire"ment means consciously curating a combination of work, leisure, and personal growth.

Join us for an interactive of exploration and lively discussion, and be supported in the creation of your next chapter. This experience is for anyone facing the transition into their third trimester - whether you are feeling anxious, excited, or uncertain about what is next. This is also for people who are supporting partners through their Re"wire"ment and would like support in doing so.