Mentoring Program

The following listed mentors are not endorsed by the The National Association of Professional Organizers - Georgia Chapter. Each mentor establishes and sets their own rates and fees. Click on a mentor name to find out more information about their mentoring services.

Alison Caputo - Clarity Consulting, LLC
Allison Carter, CPO - The Professional Organizer
Michelle Cooper, CPO - Put It There!
Barbara Skutch Mays - It’s Time to Get Organized, LLC
Leslie Walden, CPO - It's Time To Get Organized LLC

 

Alison Caputo -- Clarity Consulting, Inc.

Loc: P.O. Box 6015
Atlanta, GA 31107
Ph: 404-276-1170
Email: mail@claritysite.com
Web: www.claritysite.com

More Detail:

Ms. Alison Caputo is the Managing Partner of Clarity Consulting,Inc. an Atlanta based Professional Organization and Interior Design Company. Alison utilizes over ten years of professional interior design experience merging the concepts of organization and aesthetics.

Clarity Consulting helps individuals, families and business owners objectively evaluate their environment and create long-term solutions for any organizational problem from a design perspective. Utilizing design concepts such as space planning, ergonomics, and functionality Clarity Consulting helps to make their clients’ spaces both effective and tasteful.

With our Mentoring Program for aspiring organizers, Clarity Consulting provides the information, resources and customized guidance to individuals looking to enter the field of Professional Organization. Call us today to see how we can bring Clarity to your life!

 

Joined NAPO/Organizing Profession

  • 2003/2003

Areas of Expertise

  • Residential & Commercial Organizing
  • Home Staging
  • Professional Speaking
  • Interior Design Services

Volunteer Positions (NAPO-GA & NAPO)

  • "Ask the Organizer Panel" speaker at NAPO-GA Regional Conference Fall - 2008
  • Membership Director 2005/2006
  • Public Relations Committee Task Force - 2004

Affiliations & Awards

  • NAPO
  • ASID(American Society of Interior Designers)
  • NCIDQ Certified (National Council for Interior Design Qualifications)
  • State of Georgia Registered Interior Designer

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Allison Carter, CPO -- The Professional Organizer, LLC

Loc: Marietta, GA 30068
Ph: (770) 579-9866
Email: organizer@theprofessionalorganizer.com
Web: www.theprofessionalorganizer.com

More Detail:

Allison Carter owns and operates The Professional Organizer LLC. She has created a unique program which provides mentoring, training, credibility, team support and ongoing coaching. The program begins with 5 training teleclasses. The classes follow a written text provided by Allison called Organizing FUNdamentals. It covers how to start a business, get clients, organize homes and paper, and time management strategies.

After successful completion, mentored organizers can become licensed Affiliates of The Professional Organizer, LLC with placement on the web site, marketing materials, presentations, ready-made forms and much more. Local mentoring clients are eligible to shadow and assist on jobs with Allison.

More information on the program can be found by clicking this link.

 

 

Joined NAPO/Organizing Profession

  • 2002/2002

Areas of Expertise

  • Residential Organizing
  • Home office/Files
  • Organizing Families
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Mentoring since 2003
  • Licensing since January 2006

Volunteer Positions (NAPO-GA & NAPO)

  • NAPO-Georgia President 2005-2007
  • NAPO-Georgia Publicity Director 2003-2005
  • NAPO-Georgia Social Chairman 2002-2003
  • NAPO Marketing Task Force Leader 2005 - Present
  • NAPO Education committee 2005-6
  • NAPO Nominating Committee 2006

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Michelle Cooper, CPO -- Put It There!

Ph: (404) 784-2100
Fx:  (770) 650-0667

Email: michelle@put-it-there.com
Web: www.put-it-there.com

More Detail:

Put It There! provides residential
and small business organizing services. In
addition, I conduct speaking engagements and offer mentoring services to new organizers. An adjunct business, Student Organizers of Atlanta, provides presentations and organizing services to students who need help with organizational and time management skills. As an ex-Realtor, I am able to help sellers prepare their homes for sale, help Realtors run their businesses efficiently and help buyers unpack and organize in their new homes.

Put It There! offers mentoring services in the areas of business set up, marketing plans, product and service knowledge, copies of necessary forms, and shadowing opportunities in a flexible format that best meets the mentees' specific needs. These services can be offered in face to face meetings, over the telephone, or by email whichever is most convenient for both the mentor and mentee.

Joined NAPO/Organizing Profession

  • 2003

Areas of Expertise

  • Residential
  • Small Business
  • Student Organizing through Partnership in Student Organizers of Atlanta
  • Public Speaking

Volunteer Positions (NAPO-GA & NAPO)

  • Marketing Director
  • Organized Go Month Program at Ikea Jan, 2006
  • Nominating Committee

Affiliations & Awards

  • NSGCD

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Barbara Skutch Mays -- It’s Time to Get Organized, LLC

Loc: Atlanta, GA
Ph: 404.918.3664
Email: barbara@itstimetogetorganized.com
Web: www.itstimetogetorganized.com

More Detail:

I want you to succeed and will be available via phone, e-mail, scheduled meetings and on the job to answer your questions, brainstorm the different aspects of the organizing industry and learn from hands-on-experience.

My strengths: asking the right questions, patience, and listening to what people are saying as well as their nonverbal messages.

I will value your privacy and give you feedback in a non-judgmental setting.

My instincts are good and I love sharing my knowledge and resources with my clients and with other organizers.

Having a background in social work, finance and marketing I can help make the learning process fast, easy and enjoyable in many different areas.

I had the perfect mentor and hope I can be a mentor for you.

Joined NAPO/Organizing Profession

  • 2006/2005

Areas of Expertise

  • Time Management
  • Home Office
  • Small Business
  • Speaker

Volunteer Positions (NAPO-GA & NAPO)

  • Awards & Recognition Chair '07 & '08
  • Co-chair of Atlanta conference '08
  • Former Director of Buckhead Women's Business Group

Affiliations & Awards

  • Board Member of Georgia Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Association

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Leslie Walden, CPO -- It's Time To Get Organized, LLC

Loc: Atlanta, GA 30342
Ph: 404-250-9600

Mo: 678-662-4378
Email: leslie@itstimetogetorganized.com
Web: www.itstimetogetorganized.com

More Detail:

My mentoring program gets new organizers started quickly in their professional organizing business. This program is custom-tailored to your needs and what you need to know to market, promote and make your business a success. Includes face-to-face meetings and on-the-job training.

Leslie Walden, the immediate Past President of the NAPO-Georgia chapter, is co-author of the book to help other professional organizers prepare for the certification examination. She is a well-known professional organizer and educator who has appeared on CNN and Fox Television, as well as in publications such as The Atlanta Constitution and Bottom Line Personal.

Prior to founding It's Time to Get Organized, LLC, Leslie spent more than 20 years as an executive at major New York corporations where she developed strong organizational and management skills. She holds a masters degree in education from Columbia University and an MBA in marketing.

 

Joined NAPO/Organizing Profession

  • 2003/2000

Areas of Expertise

  • Certified Professional Organizer
  • (CPO)®
  • Business Organizers
  • Home/Office Organizers
  • Time Management Seminars
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Mentoring

Volunteer Positions (NAPO-GA & NAPO)

  • Immediate Chapter Past President
  • Chapter President 2007-2008
  • Vice President 2005 to 2007
  • Co-Chair of Chapter Communications Policy Committee 2006
  • Chair of 10 Year Chapter Recognition Program 2006
  • Chair of Public Event (Emergency Planning) 2005
  • Co-Chair of Get Organized Event 2004

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