Posts Tagged ‘Christa Wagner’
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Do you freeze when asked to speak in public? Do you have valuable information that you’d like to share with others, but aren’t sure how? Would you like to learn how to deliver compelling content that engages the audience and keeps attendees coming back for more? Then join us at 10:00 AM EST on September 1st, 2010 for our next live teleclass entitled Secrets to a Successful Workshop.
Talks and workshops are among the best opportunities to attract new clients, and anyone with valuable information or prominent skills can run one. But in order to be successful, it’s important to learn a few simple tips and tactics that can help you take the information in your head and turn it in to a workshop you can deliver over and over like a pro.
In this class, you will learn:
- How to select the best topic for you
- How to look for local opportunities
- How to turn attendees into paying clients
- How to get rid of the butterflies
- How to turn your workshop into passive income or other opportunities
- And much more!
Don’t worry if you can’t attend live–all teleclasses are recorded, and you will automatically recieve the download in your e-mail inbox if you register. Additionally, this class may apply towards continuing education units depending on your scope of work.
Click here to register now!
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Audio recordings, Christa Wagner, experts, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench, Red Bench Program, Teleclasses
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
Why are so many professional organizers in business? Because organization is not often taught at home or in schools. Yet organizing skills are important tools a child will take with them regardless of their path and are instrumental to development, teaching children to manage themselves and their time and providing them with the structure they crave. It doesn’t matter if a child completes his homework if he can’t find the piece of paper when it is due!
Join us on August 18th at 10 AM EST when we will speak with Laurie Martin of Simplify, a Certified Professional Organizer with a B.A. in Childhood Development. She has written two organizational manuals for children entitled “Simplify: The Organized Child” and “Simplify: The Organized Teen”. She’ll help us learn how to help children get and stay organized!
Don’t worry if you can’t attend live, as all teleclasses are recorded! If you register, you will automatically recieve the audio in your e-mail inbox regardless of whether you were or were not able to attend the call.
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Audio recordings, Christa Wagner, experts, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench, Red Bench Program, Teleclasses
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Did you know over 400 million people have Facebook accounts and 75 million keep up with friends and colleagues via Twitter? Or that three quarters of global consumers who go online visit social networking sites regularly?
Social media has the capabilities to take your business to new places, but you have to understand how social media interacts with your existing marketing plan. You might be posting to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube many times each day, but do you know eactly how this is benefitting your business? Are you sure that you’re using these powerful social media tools smartly and effectively?
Check out our next live Teleclass on Wednesday, July 28th at 8 PM EST entitled “Step Up Marketing Using Social Media” with social media expert Tia Singh and learn how to take advantage of this amazing technology. Tia has used social media to take her business from the ground up, and will teach you the tips that have made her a success. By the end of the call, you’ll be equipped with 3 social media steps you can implement immediately in your business! Click here to register for our next call.
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Embrace Social Media, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench, Red Bench Program, social media, Teleclasses
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
“Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success.”
– Oscar Wilde
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench Program
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Tim Sanders opening keynote was noteworthy to say the least. Tim brought true meaning to the phrase “givers gain”. He told vivid stories of how many business pioneers blazed the business trail by connecting other people first. Simply introduce three people who can benefit from each other each week, Tim challenged us, and see the magic unfold. When you help other people find the resources they need by introducing someone to a new business you will earn their trust and become a valuable resource. When you are a valuable resource you become the go-to person that people naturally turn to including when they need what you offer or when a friend of theirs needs what you offer.
Tim was full of incredible information and was very inspiring. You can learn more from Tim’s books Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends and The Likeability Factor at his web-site.
So…who are three people that you can introduce to each other? Maybe you have a client who is moving and you can introduce them to mover and a custom closet company. When you send the e-mail introducing everyone be sure to include the reasons why you thought they might be able to work with each other.
Here’s to your new habit!
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Conference, Continuing Education of Professional Organizers, NAPO, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
This year’s NAPO Conference delivered again! It’s Spring and if you’re a Professional Organizer you know that is a sure sign that it’s time for the NAPO Conference. There was lots of talk this year about the venue. Ohio??? “Who wants to go to Ohio?” I kept hearing. I DO! Columbus was beautiful and full of fabulous even swanky restaurants within walking distance.
This year’s conference was bitter sweet for me, okay, much more sweet than bitter, but bitter non-the-less. It was sad because my business partner Christa Wagner could not make it this year. Oh how I wish she could have been there. But it was exciting because this year I was going to be on the oh so famous Ask the Organizer Panel. This was a true treat as I was on the panel with five amazing women! New organizers and veterans alike asked some fantastic questions with many coming up about social media. Yes, social media was definitely a hot topic this year.
The Expo Hall had a mini face lift this year with the addition of the Market Place. This was exciting as A Red Bench was able to participate in this new venue.
There is so much to talk about I will be posting several blogs over the next few days with my conference highlights. Including highlights from the Ask the Organizer Panel, the Expo Hall, Opening Keynote with Tim Sanders, and more on trends I observed at conference including Social Media. So keep checking there’s more to come soon!
Angela
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Conference, NAPO, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Training, social media
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
A huge round of applause to yours truly, Angela Ploetz, who had the distinct honor of being on the Ask the Organizer Panel at the 22nd Annual NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) Conference! I was one of six panelists on one of the conference’s most popular sessions. Look that’s me on the big screen pictured above right! It was truly a joy and a tremendous honor.
This year’s conference was truly amazing! I met the most amazing people and learned so much. I met many people who have taken some of our Red Bench Teleclasses. It was such an inspiration to hear so many good words about what Christa and I are doing. We are thrilled that people like the classes and find them beneficial.
I will be bringing you information in the coming months about products and tools I learned about. We’ll also be bringing some fantastic guest speakers that I met with at conference. We are still working with different speakers to finalize a few dates so keep an eye on our calendar for the latest details.
Three cheers for organizers!
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Conference, NAPO Conference, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizing Classes, Red Bench
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
As Organizers we use lots of Post-it Notes and labels with clients so I wanted to share this sweet little deal I came across.
Click here to get a $10 rebate offer from 3M / Post-it ® if you purchase $20 in 3M Permanent Labels and/or Post-it ® Removable Label products. It does not appear that the rebate is valid on the popular Post-it ® Notes, but on the labels which include the new Post-it® Removable Labels that you may have seen in recent advertisements. Click here to see a list of available products.
This is a great time to stock up on some of your favorite products or try out some new ones. You may also be able to get additional savings by purchasing your items at Office Max with your NAPO discount card. If you are a NAPO member look up Office Max under the Industry Exchange section of the NAPO web-site for details.
Enjoy your savings!
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Organizing Products, organizing tools, Red Bench, Save on organizing products, Savings
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
As a Certified Professional Organizer®, you are required to earn 45 organizing-related continuing education hours over a 3-year period. As we are approaching the first re-certification for the inaugural exam, we are getting an overwhelming request for continuing education courses. Therefore, we are tweaking our programming to include Continuing Education in 2010.
These calls are designed to not only help you run your business and make you a better professional organizer, but also to help you teach and transfer the skills to your clients. Here is our current schedule:
- Helping Your Clients Manage The Paper Crisis
- Reduce Time Spent On Email
Keep in mind in order to receive Continuing Education Credits (CEU’s) you must attend “live” interactive events and A certificate of attendance will be provided to attendees as well as an audio recording of the live call. Depending on your scope of work, the calls may apply towards your continuing education.
Register at http://www.aredbench.com/calendar.php
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Wagner, Continuing Education of Professional Organizers, Professional Organizing Classes
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
We hope you and your families had a wonderful holiday and we wish you all the best in the coming year. It’s hard to believe the year has gone by so quickly, but so much has happened. We hope you take some time to review your year; what made you happy? What would you change?
As we look back at our year, we are thrilled with all we accomplished. We strive to bring you the best experts we can find on business and organizing-related topics. Our job is to help you manage your business a little easier. Here are some of the highlights:
- We kicked off the year as a finalist in the “Most Valuable Educational Resource” category of the 2009 LA Organizing Awards.
- We hosted our first booth at the NAPO Conference.
- We hosted our first Social Media Event where 8 trailblazers from this new phenomenon shared their tips and tricks on how to make the most of this amazing technology.
- We kicked off our Become An Infopreneur Program and have a class of organizers creating their very own information product.
- Christa presented, “From Organizer to Infopreneur,” at the POC Conference.
- Angela was selected as a panelist for the 2010 NAPO Conference “Ask The Organizers” Panel.
- We were once again nominated in the “Most Valuable Educational Resource” category of the 2010 LA Organizing Awards.
What a year! Sure, there are things we would change, but overall we are pleased. We want to thank you for all your support. We love working with you and look forward to what may come in the new year!
Happy New Year!
Tags: A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz, Christa Patchen Wagner, Christa Wagner, Professional Organizer Business, Professional Organizer Courses, Professional Organizer Education, Professional Organizing Classes, Professional Organizing Training, Red Bench, Red Bench Program
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