The Pro Organizer Studio Podcast
by Melissa Klug
Pro Organizer Studio is a business building resource for professional organizers. We are here to help you launch & grow the professional organizing business of your dreams! Hosted by Melissa Klug, who is a master certified professional organizer and founder of home organization business Home By Eleven in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, and who is a business coach for pro organizers on 5 continents!
Episodes
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257 | A (VERY) Public Breakup + Trusting Yourself in Business
It's been a hot minute, but we're back! This episode starts with a little internet drama for Cabri: a business coaching relationship that ended abruptly after a very public, very pointed social media post. From there, we get into what it means to trust yourself in your business, how to vet…
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256 | When your friend hires your kid: Emma Klug becomes a professional organizer for the summer!
Melissa's daughter Emma spent her summer working as an assistant organizer for her good friend (and frequent pod guest!) Cori McDougald at Meat & Potatoes Organizing. Emma, Cori, and Melissa swap stories from a summer that included a professional athlete's move, a creepy client's storage unit,...
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255 | The 3 Niches You NEED to focus on (NOW!)
Whether you like it or not...AI search is the way clients are finding professional organizers now. In this episode, Melissa breaks down three specific client categories that are showing up more and more in professional organizing, and why getting specific about them (on dedicated web pages, not...
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254 | "It's Been Less Than Ideal!!" Resetting for the Second Half of 2026
Melissa and Cabri sit down to be honest about a rocky first half of 2026, then map out exactly what we're doing differently for the back half of the year — from goal resets and content batching, to AI tools, move management, and why enjoying your life is part of the business plan too! Timestamps...
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253 | I am building a GREAT team!
Melissa kicks off Pro Organizer Studio's 10th year with a reintroduction of Cabri Caldwell — mentor, coach, and now a formal part of the Pro Organizer Studio team leading the Inspired Organizer Teams program. Cabri shares her full entrepreneurial story: from an early-twenties safety and risk...
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252 | What Really Sells Clients on Hiring You?
Do clients really want the "perfect" organizer? (Or are they ACTUALY looking for something you might not expect them to??) In this episode, I'm joined by my friend, organizer and Inspired Organizer mentor Sarah Brent of Practical Harmony in Illinois. We are getting vulnerable and honest about why...
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251 | "Ask for Help When Life is Kicking Your Butt." | Hiring your team for your own house with Missi Mills!
Do professional organizers need help getting organized too? YES WE DO!!!!! I am excited to welcome back my friend Missi Mills of Clear Spaces Organizing to talk about what happened when she hired her own team to help pack, unpack, and organize during a recent move. It quickly became a powerful...
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250 | Current Events + Trends + Social Media Fast + Lots of other topics!
What's actually happening in the organizing industry right now? Today we're tackling a bunch of things, from clients taking longer to book, to what a "trust recession" means for your business, to why follow-up matters more than ever. We break down what we're seeing across the country, how buying...
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249 | Container Store Sold: What does this mean for organizers?
we're doing a quick CURRENT EVENTS pod to talk about the Container Store being bought by Bed, Bath & Beyond.
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248 | The One Where Melissa Needs a Lecture
Sometimes burnout doesn't come from the big things. Sometimes it comes from one bag of client stuff in your garage…and then another…and then another...and then you realize organizing has taken over your house and your life and need to make some changes. I am sharing a real-life story about how...
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247 | "Professional organizing is about PEAK HUMAN PERFORMANCE!"
In Part 3 of this Minnesota Organizing Besties series, Melissa is back with Cori, Missi, and Kielyn for a conversation that's equal parts hilarious, heartfelt, and deeply real. This episode goes beyond bins and labels and into the heart of what organizing actually does for people. From helping...
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246: I am officially AN INFLUENCER (I quit! No, seriously, I do)
Melissa has officially become…an influencer. Except instead of influencing you to buy something, she's influencing you to do something wildly radical in 2026: delete social media from your phone. In this late-night minisode, Melissa shares the unexpected challenge she took on for the new year—and...
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245 | "Sometimes entrepreneurship is just…accidental." | Building a multi-6-figure business with Cabri Caldwell
*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id= "2d1659e4-6c26-4114-94a7-7326b884f161" data-testid= "conversation-turn-36" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn= "assistant"> Melissa kicks things off with a classic "I...
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244 | Do It Scared (but do it anyway) with my MN organizing besties
In this episode, Melissa is back with her Minnesota organizing besties (Missi, Cori, and Kielyn) for an honest conversation about fear, authenticity, mistakes, and doing business scared anyway. If you've ever: Frozen because you were afraid to make the wrong decision Stayed in a bad situation...
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243 | 4 organizers = a million ideas
*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id= "eed8b0da-c99e-4459-bbda-3919877de249" data-testid= "conversation-turn-6" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn= "assistant"> What happens when four professional…
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242 | 2026 (FUN Non-soul-sucking-boring) GOAL SETTING!
FOLLOW ALONG AT PROORGANIZERSTUDIO.COM/LINKS Goal setting doesn't have to feel overwhelming—or soul-sucking. In this episode, Melissa shares a powerful goal-setting workshop from inside the Inspired Organizer community, led by Cabri. Together, they walk through how to reflect on last year, set...
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241 | You Don't HAVE TO! Part 3 with Kim of Rustic Home Organizing
This is part 3 of my convo with Kim--if you missed the first two, they're up for you to go back--but in this one, we're talking about how you can (really, you can)--think about your obligations and your electronic life. _______________________________________________________________ Navigating...
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240 | "I needed a dopamine detox" (and you do, too!) Part 2 with Kim of Rustic Home Organizing
This is part 2 of my conversation with Kim Snodgrass of Rustic Home Organizing--in this episode, we talk about her realizing she needed to make major changes and how she did it. ______________________________________________________________________ Resetting Your Nervous System and Embracing Slow...
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239 | Year 4 of Organizing: Kim Snodgrass of Rustic Home Organizing (Pt 1)
There are few epsiodes each year that get more feedback than when I talk to my friend Kim of Rustic Home Organizing. She's back to kick off 2026 with us and is telling us about her 4th year of organizing, which brought challenges she never envisioned. She has so much to say and I'm excited for…
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238 | Are you tired? We are.
This podcast is a real one. Cabri and Melissa are talking about burnout, how our phones are making life really hard for everyone, boundaries for 2026, and so much more. We hope this podcast helps you know you're not alone!...
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237 | 15 minutes of nonsense
The title says it all. It's just 15 minutes of Cabri and me talking about 100 different random things.
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236 | Don't fall for this scam
Today we have a quick but hopefully impactful episode to help you avoid a common (and expensive) scam in the organizing industry. Show Notes: The Moving Scam Alert [01:07] The Scam Overview Description of the scam email that's been circulating in the organizing industry. Melissa shares her…
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235 | Taking AI for organizing next level (All About AI P3)
It's the THIRD day of our AI-palooza and today we are talking about super cool high end stuff you can do with your business. Queuing up some deep work with AI starting now! GET THE SLIDES AND THE STUFF proorganizerstudio.com/links...
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234 | AI Stuff that will MAKE YOU MONEY (All About AI: Part 2)
In Part 2 we are talking about two KEY things in using AI for your organizing business: prompts and room transformations. This is chock full of crazy useful info and if you want more details, you can see slides and video that accompanies the episode by going to: proorganizerstudio.com/links...
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233 | All about AI Part 1
Are you scared of AI? Unsure of how to use it? Don't know that it can help run your organizing business and cut down hours of your work per week? We're doing EVERYTHING AI this week. GET SLIDES TO ACCOMPANY THIS PODCAST AND INFO FROM THIS EPISODE AT: proorganizerstudio.com/links...
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232 | Have you said any of these things?
check out more at www.proorganizerstudio.com/links
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231 | Boss October For Pro Organizers
My client and friend introduced me to the concept of Boss October several years ago--and I loved it so much I make sure we do it every year. This year, we are going extra on it--and I'm talking about that and giving you practical ideas to go implement it for you as well. Connect with Melissa at...
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230 | 7 Things I've Learned (How To Summit MainStage presentation P2)
WANT TO JOIN US FOR BOSS OCTOBER? Email me at [email protected] In this episode, Melissa shares the second part of her mainstage presentation at the How To Summit in Dallas. She discusses seven key insights for professional organizers, emphasizing a solid digital foundation over social...
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229 | The 7 Things I've Learned (How To Summit MainStage Presentation) P1
If you weren't able to be there--or even if you were and want a refresher--here is the presentation I gave at the How To Summit Last week. You can follow along on slides and see what I presented by going to proorganizerstudio.com/links If you want more information on Boss October--check it here:...
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228 | "I have a How To Summit hangover" with Cabri & Melissa
HEY ORGANIZERS!! We are back from the How To Summit and we have a hangover--and we mean that in the BEST way. We have so many ideas and thoughts and plans that we wanted to share a little with you. Lots of info here so stay tuned for MORE coming your way this week and this month! Connect with me…
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227 | Apps + Shoes + Vibration Boards + Saunas: a convo with some of our Inspired Organizers!
Today on the pod I'm taking you to a casual convo we had on a recent live coaching Zoom we do in our Inspired Organizer® group! This was just a snippet from a 90 minute coaching call but it has some great suggestions on apps and other things that help keep us physically healthy on our hard...
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226 | Are you doing TOO MUCH?
I have a simple...but complex question for you today--are you doing TOO MUCH in your organizing business? Are you burning out on back end tasks for your business--but also maybe not spending the time on the things that matter and can move the needle in your business? That's what I'm talking about...
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225 | LET'S MEET IN PERSON!! Part 2 with Brandie & Ryan of Home+Sort and the How To Summit
I want to meet YOU in Dallas in September! This is part 2 of my conversation with Brandie and Ryan of Home+Sort and the How To Summit. LINKS FOR LISTENERS: Come see us at the Summit in September! _______________________________________________________________________ overview and timestamps: This...
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224 | What a 7 Figure Organizing Business Does That You Should, Too | Reevaluating Business Processes; Fluid Pricing and more from Brandie + Ryan of Home+Sort and the How To: Summit
I am here this week with two of my FAVORITE people not just in organizing, but in life. Today I'm talking to Brandie & Ryan about how they run their 7 figure organizing business and the lessons that all of us should be doing--whether your business is 4, 5, or 6 figures. LINKS FOR LISTENERS: Get…
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223 | "Don't Be Like Us!"
My friend and fellow professional organizer Missi McKown sent me a voice message with an idea on how to start this podcast. " So this is a cautionary tale. Please do the opposite of everything we do unless you'd like to burnout and stress yourself out, and also start dropping balls left and…
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222 | My Client Isn't Happy. Now What? | Missi McKown of Clear Spaces Organizing
No matter how great of an organizer you are, there will come a time where a client has something that isn't quite right in their house or something that they aren't happy with from you or your team. How you handle this can go a long way to turning dissatisfaction into happiness--and even getting...
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221 | Why Can't We Do NOTHING? With Kielyn Simonson of OrgaNice
Hey organizers! We are back with an episode about something that I am TERRIBLE at doing--which is...nothing. I am terrible at doing NOTHING. I always have to be busy, I always have to have something going on, and I always have to be in constant motion. My guest today is a friend who is wrestling...
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220 | STOP using Linktree! Do this instead...
If you have a Linktree in your Instagram bio or anywhere else...STOP doing this! Here's what to do instead,
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219 | Why We Love Garage Organizing!
This episode is a "how to" of garage organizing! Sarah and I are here to tell you about ALL things relating to garages, and if you are someone who doesn't love organizing garages--we're trying to convince you they're GREAT! LINKS FOR LISTENERS: Connect with Melissa at Pro Organizer Studio:...
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218 | 1095 Days Of Organizing: My Third Year In Business with Kim Snodgrass of Rustic Home Organizing
After three years of being a professional organizing entrepreneur, one of our most popular guests is back to give a recap of what she learned in year 3 and what she has happening with big changes coming for year 4. Kim Snodgrass of Rustic Home Organizing in Oregon is here to have a refreshingly...
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217 | Let us help with your SEO!
We said that this year at Pro Organizer Studio was going to be a focus on how we can help you with your SEO--which is THE best way for people to find your organizing business. We are introducing something to help you with that! LINK YOU NEED: organizernearme.com/advertise Unlocking the Potential…
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216 | Sweating In Your Organizing Business? You're Not Alone!
A lot of professional organizers are in an age range that makes this topic SUPER important--and it's one that you might need help navigating. We are talking about perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause as professional organizers. Links for products Kim recommends are below the timestamps!...
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215 | 2025 Phrase(s) of the Year
I'm ready to start 2025! Let's take a quick peek at what is going to be guiding my work and personal life this year!!! AND--I want to hear YOURS! email me with your word/phrase of the year: [email protected]
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214 | From Middle School Friends to Business Partners! | Tina and Nancy of Uncluttered Spaces
Most people (me!!) have not super fond memories of middle school--but for Nancy and Tina, a junior high friendship blossomed into a business partnership in a wildly successful organizing business. I am talking to them about their partnership, organizing, life, and so much more--it's the PERFECT…
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213 | Burnout is real. Let's talk about it. | Dr. Camilla Moore
Are you feeling stressed out, burned out, or anything else...this episode is for you. I'm talking to Dr. Camilla Moore who is helping women deal better with their stress. Harnessing Women's Potential: Tackling Stress and Burnout with Dr. Camilla Moore In this insightful episode, Dr. Camilla Moore...
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212 | What's your battery charge level? Talking burnout + stress with Dr. Camilla Moore
One of my goals as a coach is to try to prevent entrepreneurial burnout in people I love (and myself!) When my guest today reached out to ask to talk on the podcast, I knew it was going to be a good one. Dr. Camilla Moore is a lifestyle medicine expert who focuses on stress management and burnout...
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212 | Pinterest for professional organizers: it's not just for recipes and decorating ideas!
Pinterest has a wealth of information for us--but did you know it's also A SEARCH ENGINE? My guest today is an SEO expert for pro organizers and she is here to tell us all the goodness about how professional organizers can use Pinterest to increase their own SEO performance. LINKS FOR LISTENERS:...
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211 | Let's get you UNSTUCK.
Inspired Organizer's price is going up at 11:59 on Monday, November 4. I'd love for you to get in before that happens! www.proorganizerstudio.com/join to join Inspired Organizer https://calendly.com/proorganizerstudio/coaching-call if you'd like to have a Zoom with Melissa to talk about coaching...
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210 | YOU are a CEO! (Time to talk MONEY.)
Mastering Business Finances: Tips, Mindset Shifts, and Empowerment for Professional Organizers LINKS FOR LISTENERS: Schedule a Zoom with Melissa to talk about joining our programs: CLICK HERE Learn more about Inspired Organizer: CLICK HERE Get in touch with Danielle and her team at Kickstart...
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209 | "Everyone else is doing better than I am." Tangible tips to conquer comparisonitis as a professional organizer
LINKS FOR LISTENERS: Schedule a zoom with Melissa to talk about how I can help you in your business! www.proorganizerstudio.com/book Connect with Melissa: [email protected] "Boss October" Podcast: CLICK HERE This week's pod... Conquering Comparisonitis: Overcoming Social Media Traps…
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Pro Organizer Studio is a business building resource for professional organizers. We are here to help you launch & grow the professional organizing business of your dreams! Hosted by Melissa Klug, who is a master certified professional organizer and founder of home organization business Home By Eleven in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, and who is a business coach for pro organizers on 5 continents!
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