Stand Out

By NAPO (National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals)

What's Stand Out about?

Whether you are just launching a career in professional organizing and productivity or you’re a seasoned veteran — The Stand Out Podcast Series from the National Association of Organizing & Productivity Professionals (NAPO) will teach you how to make the most of the Organizing and Productivity Industry. Host Clare Kumar interviews business experts and successful professionals in the productivity and organizing world.

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Stand Out episodes:

08.10.2022
Why Paper Still Matters
In today’s digital day and age, we have forgotten about the benefits of using paper. We turn to our shiny little screens to take photos, notes, and store records. Joining us today on the Stand Out podcast is long-time NAPO...
07.27.2022
Prolific Productivity Pioneer Reveals Secrets of Success
This is an extra special episode of Stand Out, and one that none of our listeners will want to miss! Today we have the past Director of NAPO and organizing and productivity pioneer, Harold Taylor on the show, to share...
07.13.2022
Community-Inspired Collaboration
Diversity, inclusion, and representation are essential in any field. Unfortunately, most of our institutions still have a long way to go in addressing this. It’s unsurprising that in response to this type of exclusion, whether intentional or not, people of...
06.22.2022
How to Stop Overthinking and Trust Yourself
High sensitivity is a trait that affects one in five people in the general population, but today’s expert guest agrees that there seems to be a much higher prevalence of this in the organizing and productivity community as well as...
06.08.2022
The Critical Role of Organizing in Caregiving - Amelia Pleasant Kennedy
Today we talk about the critical role of organizing in caregiving. Joining us for this discussion is Amelia Pleasant Kennedy, a NAPO member and an experienced professional organizer and life coach who runs a company called A Pleasant Solution. Amelia...
05.25.2022
Good Enough is Perfect - KC Davis (EP.98)
We’re all familiar with the phrase, “Good enough is good enough,” but today’s guest is here to share some wisdom around why good enough isn’t just good enough, it’s perfect. KC Davis is a therapist, author (of How to Keep...
05.11.2022
Closet Design Magic - Naeemah Ford Goldson (EP.97)
“When you think about it, our day starts and it ends in our closet.” These are the words of today’s guest Naeemah Ford Goldson, who joins us as we delve into the world of closets! Naeemah is a NAPO member,...
04.06.2022
Discover Your Organizing Style (EP.96)
After years of struggling with clutter, today’s guest realized something that would change her life forever; she didn’t organize in the traditional way. Cassandra Aarssen discovered that there are, in fact, four different organizing styles. Once she knew her style,...
03.23.2022
Organizing Industry Trends in 2022
Over the last few decades, the organizing industry has progressed in almost indescribable ways and our guest today, Dorothy Breininger, has witnessed many of these changes, having built an amazing career along the way. Dorothy joins us on the show...
03.09.2022
Unmute - Painless Virtual Communication
The past two years have reshaped the way we communicate with each other, and today we’re going to be tackling the hyper-relevant topic of Zoom Doom! Our principal point of connection these days is through a screen and many of...
02.23.2022
Emotional Labor - How it's Affecting Your Organizing Clients
Emotional labor as Regina Lark describes it is the unseen, unnoticed, unwaged, unwritten, and unanticipated work women do at home. Gender inequity is an age-old issue that women still bear the brunt of and Regina joins us today to break...
02.09.2022
Intuition - Tapping Into Your Inner Guide
We've all heard the phrase “Just go with your gut.” But this is often easier said than done. So what exactly is intuition, and how we can make the right decision as entrepreneurs or in our personal life using this...
01.26.2022
The Upcoming NAPO Conference with Melynda Weiland
Here at NAPO we are all incredibly excited because it is nearly time for our upcoming conference. This will be our first in-person conference in three years and it is happening from the 27th to the 30th of April at...
01.01.2022
Decoding Greatness (EP.90)
Joining us in conversation today is Ron Friedman, social psychologist, former academic, speaker, and author. He is here to share wisdom from his latest book, Decoding Greatness, where he draws on his research into pattern recognition, skills acquisition, and creative...
12.08.2021
How NAPO Can Help You Build a Better Business (EP.89)
December marks the start of a very important event in NAPO’s calendar: Go Month. Here to tell us more is none other than NAPO president, Amy Tokos. Along with being a certified professional organizer, she is the owner of Freshly...
11.24.2021
Building a Right-Sized Productivity Business (EP.88)
Today we are so lucky to welcome productivity consultant, Debbie Rosemont, to the show to talk about her journey as a business owner, the important transitions she has made, and why adjusting your company to suit your needs and goals...
11.10.2021
Creating Outer Order and the Four Tendencies (EP.87)
This conversation weaves together our love of organizing and helping clients with the idea of better understanding how to motivate and inspire clients who may not be excited about this particular prospect. Our guest today is Gretchen Rubin, she is...
10.27.2021
DEI - Learning from Lived Experience (EP.86)
Today we have two wonderful guests on the show to share their thoughts and experiences in our ongoing discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI. Janine Sarna-Jones is a certified professional organizer and certified move manager, and has a...
10.12.2021
TV Show Influence on the Organizing Industry (EP.85)
Whether you’re interested in re-organizing and renovations or you just love a good reality TV show, you’ve likely followed many of the TV shows about organizing since the early 2000’s, from Neat with Hellen Buttigeig in Canada to Mission Organization,...
09.21.2021
Clever Communication - Crafting an Effective Message (EP.84)
As organizing and productivity professionals, communication is intricately tied into every part of our lives, whether we are speaking to clients, creating content online, or presenting and speaking at live events. So the sooner we can improve our communication skills...
09.07.2021
Build Your Community with a Facebook Group with Ingrid Jansen and Lesley Spellman, of The Declutter Hub (EP.83)
Today’s guests are declutterers and organizers by profession, and they’ve recently become masters of marketing too! Ingrid Jansen and Lesley Spellman are the founders of The Declutter Hub, which started out as an online course and has broadened its scope...
08.10.2021
Organizing with Students with Tiffany Blassingame (EP.82)
Teachers are often under an enormous amount of pressure, and certain things in the classroom get pushed aside. One of these skills is organization. Tiffany Blassingame is the founder of Simple Organization, which looks to help busy adults and their...
07.27.2021
Working with Gifted Clients with Kathleen Crombie (EP.81)
Professionals in our field work with a very diverse range of clients, and for today’s episode, we have brought in Kathleen Crombie, a counseling psychologist who has extensive experience working with neurodiverse populations. This work experience, combined with the fact...
07.13.2021
Why You Want to be Indistractable with Nir Eyal (EP.80)
We all know the feeling of setting goals and intentions, only to find that we were unable to reach them because we became distracted by something else. What you may not know is that there are specific mechanisms which cause...
06.22.2021
How to Think about Tech without Losing Your Mind with Kim Osner (EP.79)
The world of tech can feel overwhelming, with endless resources available and many ongoing changes arising. On today’s episode we speak with Kim Osner, owner of Need Another You, a virtual, organizing and productivity company based in Washington, DC. She...
06.08.2021
Step Into Your Swagger with Self-Acceptance, Your Biggest Asset with Leslie Ehm (EP.78)
Get ready to change your definition of swagger, and to be inspired to do the work to find your own! Our guest today is Leslie Ehm; creative director, training guru, author of Swagger, and an all-round love-filled badass. As you’ll...
05.25.2021
Permission Granted: Self-Care Strategies for a Healthy Business with Katie McDonald (EP.77)
In today’s society, we often put so much value on busyness that it forces us to neglect ourselves. We find ourselves trying to earn our places in the world through doing, and the more we do the more is expected...
05.11.2021
The Self-Employed Life: Key Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurial Success with Jeffrey Shaw (EP.76)
When you are self-employed, so much of your business and professional life seem to become intertwined. While many experts offer business advice or self-help, there is very little guidance out there on how to integrate these aspects, and other parts...
04.27.2021
How TikTok Can Boost Your Business with Leslie Hatch Gail (EP.75)
You may not have used it, but by now you’ve probably heard of TikTok, the newest social media platform to infiltrate the lives of millions of people across the world. Our guest today, Leslie Hatch Gail, is currently pursuing a...
04.12.2021
Why DEI is a Business Imperative with Barbara Polk (EP.74)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is more important than ever following the recent global events that have thrust it into the spotlight, and dedicated employees at all levels are initiating efforts for their companies to be more DEI focused. Today’s...
03.23.2021
How to Cultivate Loyal Clients and Monetize Webinars with Leslie Josel (EP.73)
Many of us in the professional organizing community have had to think about alternative income streams as we can no longer go into people’s homes or visit corporate clients. Leveraging virtual operations is a great way to boost your revenue,...
03.09.2021
The Power of Positive Psychology in Your Business with Jennifer Card (EP.72)
Positive psychology is a one that has a positive orientation, with a focus on wellbeing, contentment, excitement, cheerfulness, the pursuit of happiness, and meaning in life. Today’s guest is Jennifer Card, a board member of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association...
02.22.2021
Building Coaching into Your Practice with Carol Williams (EP.71)
Ever feel like you can't keep up? As a solo-business owner, certified business and life coach, and single mom of two teen boys, NAPO member Carol Williams understands the feeling of being pulled in many directions. Through her coaching, she...
02.04.2021
Helping Parents Make Time to Parent with Julie Morgenstern
As we spend more time indoors, our spaces are under more pressure than ever. And while modern parents are more likely to spend time with their kids, we still feel guilty about how well we support our children. Today we...
01.27.2021
Preparing Clients for the Unknown with Lisa Witzleben
As organizers and productivity professionals, we are uniquely positioned to help our clients prepare for inevitable challenges. But how can we best go about it, and what are some of the key challenges? To better understand this, along with how...
01.13.2021
Self-Reliance for the Entrepreneur with John Jantsch
If you haven’t already heard of John Jantsch, he is a marketing consultant, speaker, and the author of several bestselling books, including The Referral Engine and Duct Tape Marketing. Of course, John has endless wisdom to offer on marketing, but...
12.23.2020
Virtual Body Language with Alison Henderson
As work-from-home has become the new normal, we’ve replaced in-person talking with online meetings, often resulting in unenergetic presentations and garbled messaging. Today we speak with body language expert Alison Henderson about proven strategies that will improve how you communicate...
12.09.2020
Banishing Your Inner Critic with Denise R. Jacobs
Have you got a voice inside your head, telling you that you’re not right for the job; you don’t have the skills; somebody else would do far better, and that you’re terrible at this? Today we sit with Denise R....
11.25.2020
Working with People with Brain-Based Conditions and Respecting Neurodiversity with Debbie Stanley
‘Brain-based conditions’ is a catchall phrase that encompasses a broad set of conditions that impact cognition, emotion, socialization, or behavior. Here to shed light on the phenomenon and how organizers can best work with those who might fall within the...
11.04.2020
The Tiny Home Revolution with Tricia Sinon Murray
Interior design and space specialist Tricia Sinon Murray is not only an expert on the subject of Tiny Houses, but she also happens to live in a tiny home with her two children. We open our conversation by chatting about...
09.16.2020
Highlighting Diversity in Small Business
Being an industry leader means tackling current events and embracing inclusivity and diversity within our profession. But it’s difficult to know what this means and what change should look like. To answer these questions, we’ve brought in three movers and...
08.12.2020
Working on Your Business Productivity with Nathan Austin (EP.62)
Today, we are diving into some of the productivity-related challenges that businesses face with Nathan Austin, author, international speaker, coach, and small business and community advocate. In this episode, we learn about the communication and collaboration hurdles that all companies...
07.29.2020
Using Your Intuition with Melissa Belliard (EP.61)
In this episode, we are featuring Melissa Belliard, a professional organizer at Living Peace in Arlington, Massachusetts, and a member of NAPO New England, a holistic organizers special interest group. She shares some of the ways that she uses her...
07.15.2020
Growing a Successful Organizing Team with Kristin Bertilson (EP.60)
Kristien Bertilson, the brains behind Queen B Organizing, shares her thoughts on the responsibility of running a company and being in charge of so many salaries and gives us all-round inspiring advice in the realm of doing things in a...
06.03.2020
The Value of Mastermind Groups with Aaron Walker (EP.59)
Today we get an inside peek into the world of masterminds from a real expert. Aaron Walker is a vastly successful entrepreneur and someone who attributes a lot of his success to the masterminds he has attended. He makes some...
05.20.2020
Becoming More Known, Liked, and Trusted with Mridu Parikh (EP.58)
Mridu Parikh shares a bunch of valuable strategies that she uses to increase her value, credibility, and visibility to make sure that corporations and associations keep on engaging in her services. We talk to Mridu about website curation, consistent content...
05.06.2020
Remaining Consistent and Maintaining Extreme Focus with Mark LeBlanc (EP.57)
As we find ourselves in an uncertain and unknown climate, businesses are having to rethink how they operate and move forward. This clearly applies to the organizing industry too and today we have an amazing guest with us to talk...
04.22.2020
The Top Three Things that Make You Memorable on LinkedIn, with Carol Kaemmerer (EP.56)
In this episode, we're sitting down with Carol Kaemmerer, a nationally recognized speaker, coach, corporate trainer specializing in personal branding and LinkedIn for executives, and author of the book, LinkedIn for the Savvy Executive. Here, Carol shows us how we...
04.01.2020
Coronavirus and Becoming a Virtual Organizing Coach with Kathy Vines (EP.55)
The onslaught of coronavirus has affected businesses and entrepreneurs all over the world, with professional organizers being no exception. In today’s episode, we get a chance to speak with Kathy Vines, a brilliant mind in the organizing space who has...
03.18.2020
The Top Three Things that Make You Memorable on LinkedIn, with Carol Kaemmerer (EP.55)
In this episode, we're sitting down with Carol Kaemmerer, a nationally recognized speaker, coach, corporate trainer specializing in personal branding and LinkedIn for executives, and author of the book, LinkedIn for the Savvy Executive. Here, Carol shows us how we...

What's Stand Out about?

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Stand Out episodes:

Why Paper Still Matters

Prolific Productivity Pioneer Reveals Secrets of Success

Community-Inspired Collaboration

How to Stop Overthinking and Trust Yourself

The Critical Role of Organizing in Caregiving - Amelia Pleasant Kennedy

Good Enough is Perfect - KC Davis (EP.98)

Closet Design Magic - Naeemah Ford Goldson (EP.97)

Discover Your Organizing Style (EP.96)

Organizing Industry Trends in 2022

Unmute - Painless Virtual Communication

Emotional Labor - How it's Affecting Your Organizing Clients

Intuition - Tapping Into Your Inner Guide

The Upcoming NAPO Conference with Melynda Weiland

Decoding Greatness (EP.90)

How NAPO Can Help You Build a Better Business (EP.89)

Building a Right-Sized Productivity Business (EP.88)

Creating Outer Order and the Four Tendencies (EP.87)

DEI - Learning from Lived Experience (EP.86)

TV Show Influence on the Organizing Industry (EP.85)

Clever Communication - Crafting an Effective Message (EP.84)

Build Your Community with a Facebook Group with Ingrid Jansen and Lesley Spellman, of The Declutter Hub (EP.83)

Organizing with Students with Tiffany Blassingame (EP.82)

Working with Gifted Clients with Kathleen Crombie (EP.81)

Why You Want to be Indistractable with Nir Eyal (EP.80)

How to Think about Tech without Losing Your Mind with Kim Osner (EP.79)

Step Into Your Swagger with Self-Acceptance, Your Biggest Asset with Leslie Ehm (EP.78)

Permission Granted: Self-Care Strategies for a Healthy Business with Katie McDonald (EP.77)

The Self-Employed Life: Key Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurial Success with Jeffrey Shaw (EP.76)

How TikTok Can Boost Your Business with Leslie Hatch Gail (EP.75)

Why DEI is a Business Imperative with Barbara Polk (EP.74)

How to Cultivate Loyal Clients and Monetize Webinars with Leslie Josel (EP.73)

The Power of Positive Psychology in Your Business with Jennifer Card (EP.72)

Building Coaching into Your Practice with Carol Williams (EP.71)

Helping Parents Make Time to Parent with Julie Morgenstern

Preparing Clients for the Unknown with Lisa Witzleben

Self-Reliance for the Entrepreneur with John Jantsch

Virtual Body Language with Alison Henderson

Banishing Your Inner Critic with Denise R. Jacobs

Working with People with Brain-Based Conditions and Respecting Neurodiversity with Debbie Stanley

The Tiny Home Revolution with Tricia Sinon Murray

Highlighting Diversity in Small Business

Working on Your Business Productivity with Nathan Austin (EP.62)

Using Your Intuition with Melissa Belliard (EP.61)

Growing a Successful Organizing Team with Kristin Bertilson (EP.60)

The Value of Mastermind Groups with Aaron Walker (EP.59)

Becoming More Known, Liked, and Trusted with Mridu Parikh (EP.58)

Remaining Consistent and Maintaining Extreme Focus with Mark LeBlanc (EP.57)

The Top Three Things that Make You Memorable on LinkedIn, with Carol Kaemmerer (EP.56)

Coronavirus and Becoming a Virtual Organizing Coach with Kathy Vines (EP.55)

The Top Three Things that Make You Memorable on LinkedIn, with Carol Kaemmerer (EP.55)

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