Napo Houston's Evevate Your Skills All-Day Workshop and Vendor Fair

For anyone unfamiliar with Napo, it is the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (say that 10 times fast). Basically, its the professional organization for organizers. We are lucky enough to have a chapter here in Houston. They host monthly meetings plus two special events each year to provide in depth education for the members. There is a Back to Business event every October and a Vendor Fair event every May.

The vendor fair this year included 3 educational speakers and a round table in addition to the vendor fair. The event was well attended with about 45 people and quite a few vendors.

I attended with two of our team members. Here are the biggest take aways.

Pamela O’Brien on Embracing simplicity

Pamela is an award-winning interior designer, writer, and speaker. She spoke on minimalism, showed us so many beautiful examples of her work, and provided some great business tips. My key takeaways are:

  • Invest more in professional photography for our work

  • Stage your photos with plants, lighting, rugs, a bowl of lemons, etc.

  • Bold colors can still be minimalist

Stephanie king on Complexities of chronic disorganization

Stephanie is a professional organizer and owner of Status Organized. She was engaging, fun, and insightful. My key takeaways were:

  • Thank clients for reaching out to you. That’s the first step.

  • Empathy - enough said.

  • Read the book Hiring the Heavens

 

Al Naquin on Luxury Organization

Al is structural engineer turned closet designer, and he is incredible at what he does at SpaceManager Closets. My key takeaways:

  • Luxury doesn’t always mean expensive. Sometimes its rare or exclusivity.

  • Consider having a minimum project amount to qualify leads.

  • Luxury is personalized to your client’s specific needs.

Vendor Fair Vendors

  • Garage Living

  • SpaceManager

  • Junk Luggers

  • State Farm

  • The Container Store

  • Shelf Genie

  • Closets By Design

  • California Closets

  • Superb Maids Houston

Do I Recommend This event?

Definitely! The price is a steal for an all day event, plus I was able to connect with other organizers which is always valuable.

Hi, I’m Naomi!

Founder of Charming Spaces, professional organizer, wife, mom of three and passionate advocate for women.

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