The 2023 Business Simplicity Summit™ is now complete.
Please come back next year!
Free Online Event for Professional Organizers, Designers, and Friends! March 2nd and 3rd, 2023
You're productive and organized — but do you ever find yourself overthinking things or getting stuck in your head?
At every stage of business, there's always SO much to think about...
- Branding
- Messaging
- Marketing
- Social media
- Sales and revenue
- Finance
- Legal coverage
- Or how to even get started with it all...
It's enough to make even the most efficient people
feel overwhelmed sometimes!
But guess what?
There are so many of us who have a passion for simplicity just like you and we're getting together to talk about keeping things simple in business.
If you're ready to take a huge deep breath into your business, then the Business Simplicity Summit™ is the perfect event for you!
You see it with clients all the time — when people simplify, everything else is easier. So if we simplify our business we can:
- Reach more people
- Change more lives
- Increase revenue
- Save so much time and energy
- Feel more fulfilled and connected
Watch this quick video to learn more about the
Business Simplicity Summit™.
Business Simplicity Summit Speakers
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
• How to simplify self-care
• How to identify areas where self-care is needed most
• How to devise a plan of action to incorporate self-care into your daily life immediately
Allison will talk about creating a plan that works for YOU because self-care looks different for everyone. Mental and physical health play vital roles in our well-being and are essential to avoiding burnout. Join Allison for this powerful chat!
Allison Tibbs is a certified Healthy Lifestyle Coach & Corporate Wellness Strategist, as well as an International Speaker and Best Selling Author, who is in the business of health and happiness and aims to help her clients live a better quality of life. Her passion for helping people prioritize their physical and mental health stemmed from her own struggles with depression, anxiety, and burnout. She leads by example and pays it forward through her coaching, training, and speaking business - The Nourished Life Coaching & Consulting.
• Understanding your current mindset on money, numbers, and how you vision financial freedom
• Adopting industry-specific and simple financial reports for clarity on your business
• Utilizing your data to prioritize 1-3 metrics as your primary focus to amplify your goals.
Join Kristen and gain confidence in your finances!
Kristen is the founder and CEO of Viticula, LLC, a boutique financial strategy and virtual CFO firm supporting female founded service-based businesses. Before launching Viticula, Kristen spent the majority of her career in private equity investment and management companies in accounting and finance leadership roles for over 25 years. Kristen obtained her CPA license in 2000 and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration specializing in Accounting from Texas A&M University. Her expertise lies in empowering founders and CEOs to make informed and confident decisions while creating predictable profitability, growth, and achieving long term goals.
• Understand the important mindset shift we all need to make as entrepreneurs
• Learn simple ways to add revenue streams to your small businesses
• Walk away with several steps to take right away to make this dream a reality
Corinne has built her seven figure business by creating a wide range of revenue streams at multiple price points. She coaches other business owners on the importance of diversifying their revenue to protect their businesses from unpredictable market fluctuations (hello Pandemic! Recession! Inflation!). By leveraging your unique creativity and the simple steps Corinne will teach, you can add new (and super fun!) revenue streams to your business!
Corinne Morahan is the Founder and CEO of Grid + Glam, a thriving organizing and media company designed to give busy people back their beautiful spaces and the breathing room they deserve. In addition to providing in-home organizing services, Grid + Glam offers the G+G Home Organizing Membership, a virtual platform that gives busy families a step-by-step process for creating and maintaining an organized home.
Corinne is a highly sought-after business coach and keynote speaker, and speaks on topics including creating and maintaining an organized home, women in business, entrepreneurship, and how to massively grow, scale and systemize your business.
• Remove the fear of starting a business
• Learn everything you need to start an organizing business — laid out in the proper order
• Gain confidence and reassurance as you begin your business
Anne will walk you through a step-by-step process for starting a small business. She's seen it all in her 20+ years as a professional organizer and she knows just how you feel now. Join Anne for this reassuring talk!
Anne Blumer, Certified Professional Organizer, and Founder of SolutionsForYou Organizing and the Institute for Professional Organizers, a leading expert in her field teaches and trains professional organizers from around the world. She believes in the immense value of the service professional organizers provide and wants others who aspire to it to represent the industry as experienced and knowledgeable professionals. Anne is sought-after international keynote speaker on the topics of both organizing and small business management including the Association of Professional Declutterers & Organisers (UK), the Japanese Association of Life Organizers, Professional Organizers in Canada, the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (USA), and the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (USA). Anne is the author of Mastering the Business of Organizing and co-author of Get Organized Today.
• What you need to know for a business' legal foundation
• What intellectual property is and how to protect your own content
• How to avoid committing infringement online
• How to gain clarity on the contracts you need in your business
Yasmine will be covering the things you always wonder about — LLCs, trademarks and copyrights, contracts, working with clients, and selling your services. Join Yasmine for this confidence-boosting legal discussion!
Yasmine Salem Hamdan is a Dallas, Texas-based business attorney, business advisor, & the founder of Coachesandcompany.com, a legal startup & media company providing entrepreneurs with the business education & legal tools needed to build a Protected & Profitable business.
Friday, March 3rd, 2023
• Explore the three phases of building a brand including: Brand Strategy, Brand Identity, and Brand Marketing
• Gain a better understanding of what brand identity is.
• Understand why brand identity matters.
• Create a list of visual elements to be considered when developing a brand identity.
Join Geralin for this helpful presentation!
Geralin Thomas is a career coach for small business owners and an instructor for professional organizers.
She's authored two books: Decluttering Your Home: Tips, Tactics & Trade Secrets which has been translated into 13 languages, and, From Hoarding to Hope: Understanding People Who Hoard and How to Help Them.
She appeared regularly for five seasons on A&E's Hoarders TV show and has been a guest expert on The Today Show, The Nate Berkus Show, and CNN, among other national programs.
Geralin's paid speaking engagements include television commercials and voiceover work for Glade, Lysol, and Office Depot. For years she's been a speaker at home and garden shows throughout the USA and private retreats for corporate employees.
• Simple ways to build a deeper connection with your readers and increase your sales
• The method Molly uses when writing websites, email sequences, sales pages, and more
• What holds business owners back when it comes to writing for their business
Molly will be sharing her RELATE writing method that will help you get comfortable with copy and feel good about writing for your business. Join Molly for this lively chat!
Hi there! I'm your BSS host, Molly Winters. I'm a copywriter who helps professional organizers + designers achieve higher sales with my RELATE writing method. You have a business with a lot of moving parts and one of the crucial pieces is your voice. My intuitive copywriting style helps you create a deeper connection with your people. I have fun with copywriting and love to capture a business or individual’s brand so that it’s your voice that shines through on the page, not mine. And this year, I'll have options available for a DIY budget when you feel stuck writing your own website, blogs, or emails!
• The importance of stepping out of your comfort zone
• The value of networking to grow your visibility
• Why accountability matters
In 2020, Dalys took the initiative to reach out to a few organizers in her area and it quickly resulted in BLACK GIRLS WHO ORGANIZE (BGWO) where she's featured over 175+ ladies to date and made strong connections with her community. Join Dalys for this inspiring chat!
Dalys Macon is a Pan-American (born and raised in the Republic of Panama; living in the U.S. all her adult life). Growing-up, she maintained an orderly room and closet admired by her friends. Living with creative parents who encouraged artistic freedom in their home was the beginning of her love for beautifully curated spaces and clothing. Air Force military service, IT Project Manager and Breast Cancer Survivor are all part of her 30+ year resume.
Dalys first completed NAPO's Intro to Professional Organizing course in 2005, but it wasn't until December 2018, that she felt ready to launch D'VINE ORDER, LLC, a Professional Organizing company, based in the Washington, DC Metro area. She is passionate about order and simplified lifestyles; closets and creative spaces are her jam!
As a Connector, Dalys founded Black Girls Who Organize (BGWO) on Instagram in January 2020 to spotlight blacks and other minority Pro Organizers. BGWO bridges the gap between minority Organizers and the overall Organizing Community. To date she counts it a privilege to have spotlighted 175+ Black and other minority Pro Organizers stateside and internationally.
• How to build authority in the industry with social media
• How to leverage high-value content on multiple platforms to grow your presence & community
You'll walk away with a simple game plan to build your authority within the industry and grow your presence on multiple platforms. Join Kenika for this motivating chat!
Kenika Williams is an Atlanta based, multi-faceted professional organizer and home and lifestyle influencer. Blending her passion for organization and home aesthetics, Kenika fuses her skills with functional home solutions that are beautiful and simple, but also practical.
Kenika has the unique ability to transform virtually any space to make it functional, practical, and accessible in the realm of function and design. Her audience looks to her for guidance in product selection and recommendations in all things organizing and functional living.
All Are Welcome
This is an inclusive event.
- This online event is geared toward professional organizers and interior designers, but all are welcome. The information will be useful for all business types.
- Though several speakers are members of NAPO, this online event is not directly associated with NAPO or any other formal association. This event is intended to be a gathering place for all!
- This online event covers a variety of small business topics for different stages of business, but you do not have to be a business owner to attend.
What you can expect from The Business Simplicity Summit™
- The event will take place online over Zoom for two days — March 2nd and 3rd. You'll receive the link when we get closer to the dates.
- Soon after registering, you'll receive an email with the detailed schedule of events.
- You can pick and choose which events to attend but in order to be entered into prize drawings, you'll need to attend at least one session live. (A grand prize will be awarded to those who attend all events!)
- You'll have access to a private Facebook group a few days prior to the event for community and support.
- Recordings will be available for a limited time after the event for those who register.
Join us live on March 2nd and 3rd for
a chance to win these prizes!
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