Posts Tagged ‘LA Organizing Awards’

Year-end Highlights for A Red Bench

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

We hope you and your families had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Now it’s off to the races during December which is often a very busy and stressful month.  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. Cast your vote here.
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 holidays!

Nominees Announced for 2010 Organizing Awards

Friday, October 16th, 2009

LA_awards2010foxlogo344And the nominees are…

A Red Bench! 

Christa and I are thrilled to be nominated for the 2010 NAPO-LA Organizing Awards!  This is a huge honor and we cannot thank everyone enough for nominating us!  Now we would love to have your help and support to help us becoming a finalist!!! 

We are nominated under the category of Most Valuable Educational Resource.  You can cast your ballot at the NAPO-LA web-site. On the right hand side of the page it says “Cast Your Vote Now!” 
You will be asked to create a user name and password to vote, but at the bottom of the ballot you can check a box that says you do not wish to receive further communication from NAPO-LA.  This way you will not be put on a mailing list if you do not want to.
Don’t delay, votes must be submitted by December 15th.

Again, we are so excited about being nominated!!!  Thanks so much for your support!  Christa and I have been working diligently to continue to bring high quality speakers, experts, and information to Professional Organizers and small businesses.  We have a lot of great things in store for 2010.  We can’t wait to share them with you soon.

Understanding Social Media

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

As you know the world has gone nuts with social media. I am on Facebook, Twitter and several other online networking sites.  Sometimes, I am not sure why I am doing this, but there must be a reason.  I recently had the opportunity to speak to Krista Colvin of Organize in Style, and a finalist in the category of Best Organizing Blog at the LA Organizing Awards, about this very topic.  I was asking her about the difference between Facebook and Twitter and she told me Facebook is my past meeting my present and Twitter is my present meeting my future.  Very interesting.

I do have intentions for each of these outlets, but hearing this from Krista really helped me better understand how I should be using these two tools.  We hope to have Krista on a teleclass very soon.

Off to tweet….

The Red Carpet Was Fabulous

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

awards-0181We attended the LA Organizing Awards this past weekend and what an event it was.  Being our first time in attendance we had no idea what to expect and what a fabulous opportunity to meet and mingle with our fellow organizers.  The entire weekend was top notch and we were honored to be there. Congrats to the LA Chapter for pulling off a fantastic event! 

As you know we were nominees in the category of “Most Valuable Educational Resource.”  Thank you so much for your votes.  I could not have been more proud to be there and in the company of the NSGCD and Online Organizing.  Unfortunately, we didn’t bring home the award, but just knowing we are making a difference and you are appreciating what we do is a reward enough.  We promise to continue to offer even better programs. 

At the awards weekend we were reminded of how awesome it is to be with your fellow organizers and we want to remind you to consider attending NAPO Conference in Orlando.  In LA, We laughed, learned, shared experiences and it’s always great to spend time with someone who fully understands your business.  Conference takes place in late April, visit the website to get details and register come visit us the Red Bench booth in the exhibition hall. We look forward to see you there.

Finalist In Most Valuable Education Resource Category

Monday, January 19th, 2009

As mentioned earlier A Red Bench has been name a finalist in the category of “Most Valuable Education Resource” at the LA Organizing Awards.   We also recently learned the other two finalist are the National Study Group of Chronic Disorganization and Online Organizing.  We could not be more thrilled and proud to be in their company.

Thank you to all who voted for us.  We are traveling to LA at the end of the month and hope to come home with a victory.  But honestly, we feel like we have won already!

A Red Bench Named a Finalist at the LA Organizing Awards

Monday, January 12th, 2009

We are thrilled A Red Bench has been announced as a finalist in the 2009 LA Organizing Awards.   The category is “Most Valuable Educational Resource.”  We got the call today and are now busy making flight reservations to attend the grand event on January 30th.  Thank you to all our clients who voted for us.  This is a big win  for us.  Thank you so much for your votes.