Whether you are just launching a career in professional organizing and productivity or you’re a seasoned veteran — the NAPO Stand Out podcast series has something for you. Learn from NAPO members and subject matter experts as they share their successes, challenges, best practices, proven strategies, industry developments and more.
Host Sarah Karakaian interviews business experts and successful professionals in the productivity and organizing world, focusing on a variety of helpful topics.
For 2019 we have an exciting line-up of speakers and topics each month throughout the year. Subscribe to the series so you don’t miss a single episode. To subscribe/download click on the platform icons on the right column.
If you would like to be a guest, send an email with a quick 2-3 sentence bio, your suggested topic, and why you would like to be considered.
Episode 38 of Stand Out features NAPO Member since 2011, Jennifer Stewart. Jennifer has been empowering her clients to understand their computers and technology tools since 2011. Jennifer is the immediate past president of the St. Louis Chapter of NAPO, past speaker at NAPO conferences and a co-leader for the NAPO technology Special Interest Group […]
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Whether you love it or you hate it, it’s time we talk about the method that is shaking-up our very industry as we speak; the KonMari method. Our guest on Episode 37 of the Stand Out Podcast is entrepreneur and official KonMari certified consultant, Michele Vig. In 2017, Michele decided to lead her life with […]
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In this episode of Stand Out Anne Blumer, CPO, founder of Solutions for You, Speaker, Author and NAPO Member since 2003, shares her insights about leveraging your work in organizing and productivity into multiple revenue streams and how this can help your business in so many ways. Anne has been in the field and a […]
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On Episode 35 of the Stand Out Podcast Series “Living Intentionally: Debunking the Myths of Minimalism” Professional Productivity and Organizing Coach, Aimee Olson, NAPO Member since 2015, joins us to discuss Minimalism and the myths of living intentionally. Despite being organized from a young age, Aimee found herself drained and tired from her career, which […]
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On this episode of NAPO’s Podcast Series, Stand Out, we welcome Gretchen Rubin, NAPO2019 Annual Conference Keynote Speaker. Gretchen is one of the most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s known for her ability to distill and convey complex ideas with humor and clarity and in a way that’s accessible to […]
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On this 33rd episode of Stand Out, we are joined by Michelle Prince, author of the bestselling book, Winning in Life Now, ZigZiglar Speaker, Publisher, and NAPO2019 Annual Conference Keynote Speaker! Michelle is sought out as a renowned motivational speaker, having worked for the legendary Zig Ziglar. She now owns her own publishing company which […]
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On this episode of Stand Out we welcome the inspiring Emily Parks, professional productivity and organizing tech consultant and the founder of Organize for Success. Emily shares her personal journey and how she got into the industry, joined NAPO, her public speaking gigs and the current services she offers clients. We discuss what it means […]
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Our guest on this episode of NAPO’s Stand Out Podcast Series is Brittany Dixon of Brittany & Co and NAPO Member Since 2017. Brittany will share her ordinary superpowers in the arts of simplifying, organizing and Trello. After a few career trial runs, Brittany decided to follow her gifts and passion, bootstrapping her way to […]
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For this episode 30 of the NAPO Stand Out Podcast, we are joined by Brian Lassiter, President, and CEO of Performance Excellence Network. Brian is an executive with deep experience in improving organizational performance, enterprise quality, organizational assessment, balanced scorecard and measurement, process improvement and effective leadership. Brian has worked with dozens of organizations and […]
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On this episode, we are joined by Megan Spears, CPO of Disorder2Order and she is here to talk about the somewhat difficult topic of staying organized during a major health crisis. This is such an important discussion and Megan has a wealth of professional expertise and personal experience to share with us. Her husband was […]
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