Today we’d like to introduce you to Amanda Keyser
Hi Amanda, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
My background is actually teaching. However, after 5 years of choosing the stay at home mom life with the birth of my twin boys I was getting the urge to get back out there and work again. I knew a full time teaching job wasn’t going to allow me the time flexibility our family needed so I had to think of a more unconventional way to enter the working world while still being available at home when I was needed.
That’s when I started researching professional organizing as a career. I have always loved the satisfaction of creating calm and more functional spaces. I would do this for family & friends and always get the comments, “You should start your own business, people would pay for this!”
And so was born A Plus Organizing of MI. The name of my business is a little nod to my teaching background. Ironically, all of the members of my organizing team have teaching backgrounds as well, so it’s a perfect fit!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Starting a business that solely provided an in-home service during Covid seemed crazy. Especially since we were supposed to be staying out of each other’s homes at the time. However, within 3 months of launching I was filling up my weeks and within a year I was hiring a team to help!
We’ve been impressed with A Plus Organizing MI, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
We have traveled all over Michigan to provide organizing services.
The majority of our clients are residential. However, we have recently organized several commercial and non-profit offices including a small Amazon distribution center.
Our services include kitchens, pantries, bedrooms, playrooms, closets, basement storage areas, and garages. We have also recently added in home laundry services as well as move management which includes packing and unpacking.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
The Pro Organizing Industry is definitely here to stay! We see new organizers pop up all the time. Getting organized used to be just a trendy way to spend extra money on a picture perfect pantry. Now it is actually being considered as a service covered under some health insurances for the chronically un-organized. Excessive clutter causes more mental health issues than just being an unsightly mess.
Pricing:
- Services can range between $50-$70 an hr
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.aplusorganizingMI.com
- Instagram: AplusorganizingMI
