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• Chapter Meeting: Sept 2025

  • When
    September 08, 2025
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    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Center
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  Monthly Chapter Meeting:

  The Enneagram & The Clutter Connection: Understanding Your Clients From the Inside Out
  

  Agenda

  6:30 - 7:00 pm: Sign In & Networking (There will be food and beverages.)

  7 - 7:30 pm: Chapter Announcements

  7:30 -  8:30 pm: Presentation

  8:30 - 9 pm: Q&A & Closing Announcements

  
  

  Speaker: Laurie Palau

  The Enneagram & The Clutter Connection: Understanding Your Clients From the Inside Out

  Presentation Overview

  Why do some clients hold on to things for sentimental reasons, while others feel overwhelmed by decision fatigue or perfectionism? In this session, Laurie Palau—author of Hot Mess: A Practical Guide to Getting Organized and host of the This Organized Life podcast—will explore how understanding the Enneagram can deepen your insight into your clients' motivations, habits, and emotional triggers when it comes to clutter.

  Using her signature “Enneagram & Clutter” framework, Laurie will walk attendees through the 9 Enneagram types and how each one relates to clutter and organization—emotionally, mentally, and practically. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of how to tailor their approach based on personality type, ultimately improving client relationships and outcomes.

  Three Learning Objectives / Takeaways

  1. Identify the key clutter triggers and habits associated with each of the 9 Enneagram types.
     
     

  2. Understand how your client’s core motivations and fears may impact their organizing style and resistance.
     
     

  3. Learn practical strategies for adapting your approach to better serve and support clients based on their Enneagram type.
     
     

  Presenter:

  
  

  Laurie Palau is the author of HOT MESS: A Practical Guide to Getting Organized, host of the popular weekly podcast This ORGANIZED Life (with over 3 million downloads), and founder of Simply B Organized—a lifestyle company dedicated to helping people live simply and work smarter. Her unique approach blends practical strategies with deeper insight into the emotional side of clutter, including her Enneagram & Clutter framework which she developed to help both clients and professional organizers better understand the why behind the mess.

  
  

  Location:

  Silver Spring Civic Building at One Veterans Place (825 Fenton), Silver Spring MD 20910

  Near Red Line Metro Stop, multiple public parking garages nearby.

  Inclement Weather Policy:
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey:

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Oct 2025

  • When
    October 06, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
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  Monthly Chapter Meeting

  Simple Marketing to Stay Booked + Busy

   

  Description:

  Marketing is all about visibility. But what if you don’t like being visible? 

  What if you don’t like marketing? (There’s probably a reason it gets bumped further and further down your to-do list!) 

  Effective marketing requires finding what works for you — AND keeping it simple.

  In this talk, Molly Winters will show us a two-pronged strategy that builds your know, like, and trust factor so you can get more eyes on your business — AND turn readers into buyers.

  
  

  In this session, you’ll learn:

  • A Fresh Take on Your Know/Like/Trust Factor: Harness things you’re already doing (and enjoy!) with clients that can work in your marketing.
    
    

  • SEO + Content Synergy: Discover how targeted content creation improves search engine rankings, leading to more visibility and traffic to your website.
    
    

  • The Missing Piece in Marketing: Why content alone isn’t working — and what you can do about it.

  
  

  Join us for this interactive Zoom session that will help you think about marketing in a new light.

  
  

  Presenter:

  
  

  Former professional organizer turned professional copywriter, Molly Winters loves helping entrepreneurs find the right words to share their big ideas. She knows that writing for and marketing your business can feel overwhelming and loves helping you build a deeper connection with your readers — so you can help more people, change more lives, and increase revenue. 

  Molly offers done-for-you copywriting services for your website, sales pages, and email sequences — as well as budget-friendly writing materials for your email marketing, blogs, and more.

  When she’s not writing, Molly’s often curled up with a good book and a cup of coffee — or spending time with her husband and two kiddos in Bend, Oregon.

  
  

  Inclement Weather Policy:
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey:

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Nov 2025

  • When
    November 03, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
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  Monthly Chapter Meeting

  5 Essential Business Systems 

   

  A simple framework for thinking about the work that is required to do business and keeps things from falling through the cracks. 

  This presentation will help you with: 

  • Mindset shifts that will change the way you think about your work.
  • Know what to work on and when by discerning the important things from the busy work.
  • Understand how systems work together to leverage your time, energy and money.  

  
  

  Presenter

  
  

  Bio:

  Miriam Ortiz y Pino CPO®, Simplicity Expert & Money Breakthrough Business Coach, Entrepreneur, Writer, Blogger and Creator of The Streamlined Solution works with entrepreneurs and other busy and creative people to connect organization, productivity and money mindset for the control you crave and the freedom you desire. In other words, she crafts environments (mental and physical) for women business owners to do their best work, breakthrough their limiting money beliefs and live a more satisfying life. 

  Inclement Weather Policy
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Dec 2025

  • When
    December 08, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
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  Monthly Chapter Meeting

  Business Clarity: Tame Your Priorities, Paperwork and Tasks

   

  As professional organizers, you help others create clarity and order — but what happens when your own paperwork and tasks pile up? In this practical, judgment-free session, we’ll tackle the behind-the-scenes challenges that many business owners face, from paperwork chaos to task overload.

  By the end of this presentation, you will learn:

  1. How to identify and stay focused on your highest-impact PRIORITIES so you can consistently spend your time and energy where it matters most.
  2. Identify common PAPERWORK challenges and learn effective strategies to overcome them.
  3. Break through the TASK traps that slow you down—with smart, simple fixes.

  You’ll walk away with ideas you can use immediately.  Whether you’re constantly wasting time working on the wrong projects, drowning in handwritten notes, or struggling to stay on top of follow-ups, this session is for you!

   

  Presenter:

  
  

  Brenda Tringali, Certified Professional Organizer®, is the owner of At Your Fingertips Organizing. She provides Organizing, Productivity, Accountability and Speaking services to workplace/residential clients both in person in the greater Myrtle Beach, SC area & “virtually” anywhere else. 

  Brenda is also a certified Facilitator for “Buried in Treasures, ” a workshop/support group dedicated to those who compulsively acquire, save and hoard.

  In addition to being an active member of NAPO, she is also a member of Faithful Organizers.

  Fun fact about Brenda and her husband. Between them, they share seven children and seven grandchildren. The grandkids are ALL boys!  But there’s another grandchild due to arrive soon.  Attend this talk to learn the gender of number eight!  LOL

  
  

  Inclement Weather Policy
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Jan 2026

  • When
    January 12, 2026
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    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    George Mason University
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  Monthly Chapter Meeting

  Business Partner Showcase

  Jan 12 - in person

  6:30 - 9:00 pm

  Dinner and raffle prizes including a free Membership giveaway!
  George Mason University, Arlington Campus (Mason Square)

  Join us on Monday, January 12, 2026 to meet our Business Partners in person and learn more about the wide range of useful services they provide to chapter members and our clients.

  Our Business Partners will share their success stories and business case studies to help you better understand how they can help you help your clients! Learn how personal connections with a moving company, a mobile storage company, junk haulers, antiques experts, interior decorators, book buyers, photo organizers and more can take you to the next level with your clients.

  This meeting will be held in person at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus (Mason Square), 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA 22201. Please stay tuned for the room announcement as we get closer to the event. The building is easily accessible via Metro’s Orange Line (Virginia Square-GMU). There is also parking at the campus, which the chapter will pay for attending members.

  Please plan to arrive between 6:30 and 7:00 pm to sign in, eat, and mingle with the Business Partners and fellow chapter members. There will be food (sandwiches, soft drinks, cookies) plus fantastic raffle prizes - including VISA gift cards and gifts donated by the Business Partners!

  Inclement Weather Policy
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Feb 2026

  • When
    February 09, 2026
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
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    99

  Monthly Chapter Meeting

  Topic and description coming soon.

  Registration will open one month in advance.

  Inclement Weather Policy
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Mar 2026

  • When
    March 09, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
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    99

  Monthly Chapter Meeting

  Are you looking to use AI to be more efficient? 

  Are you looking to use AI to help with your marketing efforts?

  Are you looking to use AI to help your creative pursuits?

  
  

  Come to this presentation on popular LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini. You'll learn how to use them to help your business grow. 

   

  
  

  Presenter:

  
  

  Bryon Scott is a creative entrepreneur, AI educator, and the founder of Great Scott Social Media—a Michigan-based agency known for helping businesses and professionals grow their brand presence through compelling content and modern marketing strategies. With over a decade of experience blending creativity and technology, Bryon brings an insightful, real-world approach to digital engagement.

  He is also the co-host of The Creative AI Show, a podcast that explores how artists, marketers, and entrepreneurs can use artificial intelligence to enhance their creative output without losing their human edge. Whether breaking down the latest AI tools or showcasing practical strategies for content creation, Bryon is dedicated to making complex tech both accessible and actionable.

  Known for his energetic, slightly sarcastic style and practical advice, Bryon delivers presentations that inspire creative professionals to embrace innovation and work smarter in the digital age. When he’s not consulting or podcasting, you’ll find him playing guitar in a Detroit-based band, building clever prototypes, or trying out the latest AI video tools.

  Bryon’s mission is simple: to help creators and business owners use AI responsibly and creatively to tell better stories, reach wider audiences, and stay ahead in an ever-changing media landscape.

  Registration will open one month in advance.

  Inclement Weather Policy
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: Apr 2026

  • When
    April 13, 2026
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
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    99

  Monthly Chapter Meeting

  Habits Through the Lens of SHiFT®: A Compassionate Approach to Chronic Disorganization

   

  Habits are the foundation of lasting change—but for clients affected by chronic disorganization, ADHD, and other neurodiverse needs, building and sustaining habits can feel overwhelming or even impossible. In this engaging and practical session, Jen Cazares, CPO-CD® and creator of the SHiFT® Method, will explore how to approach habit building through a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming lens.

  Jen’s SHiFT® Method integrates behavior change science with sustainable routines, helping organizers and productivity professionals co-create systems that truly stick. You'll learn how to:

  • Identify the internal and external barriers to habit formation

  • Adapt habit-building strategies for clients with executive function challenges

  • Support meaningful progress through compassionate accountability

  • Apply the SHiFT® Method to guide clients from stuck to sustainable

  Whether you're working with clients who struggle to follow through or looking to deepen your understanding of habit science, this session will equip you with tools to help your clients build routines that last—one small SHiFT® at a time.

  
  

  Presenter:

  
  

  Jen Cazares is the heart behind Livable Spaces® and the creator of the SHiFT® Method—a holistic approach to organizing that helps women in life’s next chapter clear clutter and reclaim peace of mind. As a Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic Disorganization® (CPO-CD®) and a Certified Virtual Organizing Professional™ (CVOP™), Jen empowers those navigating downsizing, caregiving, retirement, or simply feeling stuck in their space.
  

  Her SHiFT® Method goes beyond bins and labels—it addresses the real reasons behind clutter by focusing on Social connections, Health & safety, Identity & mindset, Finances, and Time. It’s practical, compassionate, and designed for lasting change.

  Jen works with individuals and the professionals who support them—like estate attorneys, fiduciaries, realtors, landlords, social workers, and fellow organizers—to bring clarity, strategy, and empathy to even the most overwhelming situations.

  Whether she’s consulting on a complex case, leading a training, or offering heartfelt advice from her coastal California home, Jen brings warmth, wit, and wisdom to every interaction. Her book, Making the SHiFT®, shares real stories of transformation and serves as a guide for anyone ready to let go of clutter—and rediscover what truly matters.

  Registration will open one month in advance.

  Inclement Weather Policy
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: May 2026

  • When
    May 11, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
    99

  Monthly Chapter Meeting

  Topic and description coming soon.

  Registration will open one month in advance.

  Inclement Weather Policy
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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• Chapter Meeting: June 2026

  • When
    June 08, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
    99

  Monthly Chapter Meeting

  Topic and description coming soon.

  Registration will open one month in advance.

  Inclement Weather Policy
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Post-Meeting Survey

  After attending, you can fill out the post-meeting survey at https://form.jotform.com/240594546538163 to receive your CEU Credit Certificate.

  
  

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