Valerie Simpson is the Founder of A to Z Organizing Pros®, Inc. an Arizona Corporation– a business that began in Phoenix, June of 1999. She and other organizing consultants provide Organizing Services for success-minded individuals throughout the United States. Her background includes over twenty years of experience in administrative organizing and office management.
Valerie Simpson is an expert at helping clients overcome the barriers that limit effective, efficient business success. She is a connectologist, a productivity efficiency coach, professional administrative organizer, a speaker and writer. She believes the ability to “find anything within seconds using creative, efficient organizing solutions” is possible for everyone.
Valerie’s start as an organizing entrepreneur came when a fellow employee was impressed with her exceptional skills and asked her to organize their home office in 1999. That was the birth of A to Z Organizing Pros® Since then, A to Z Organizing Pros® has brought on board, consultants nationwide with A to Z Organizing Pros®, who are passionate about their area of expertise. These consultants work in areas from mobile offices, garages, home office, corporate offices, closets and beyond.
Valerie is passionate about helping people find what they need in a moment’s notice.
“I have a thing for helping others to get organized.
Clearing away clutter can improve efficiency, personal effectiveness and create peace of mind in any setting."
Valerie leads by example rather than instruction and her clients make progress by leaps and bounds. Her imagination and creativity are the best tools she has when it comes to sharing her knowledge.
Valerie has been featured on TV Channel 3’s “Good Evening Arizona.” She was a guest expert on Fridays in November 2002 for four straight weeks. She has been a guest on the talk show, "Your House Is Your Home,” a Saturday morning show on AM radio 1100. She also speaks to very diverse organizations throughout the United States.
A to Z Organizing Pros® has been featured in the Mesa/Scottsdale Tribune – Holiday Gifts “Get Personal with Holiday Gifts,” and was selected as a great holiday gift idea.
Valerie was also listed in the Arizona Republic "Things To Do Today," for a speaking engagement with IMPACT for Enterprising Women "New Opportunities" group.
Valerie was successful in obtaining the phone number of 602-ORGANIZE. To her delight, when she signed up for the business line and requested the telephone number it was available.
She is thrilled that she was the only organizer in Phoenix to think of and secure that great number. She also obtained a vanity plate for her vehicle "ORGANIZ.”
“What can I say? I love organizing and helping people.”
Valerie also loves to provide others with referral opportunities.
A to Z Organizing Pros® is an active member in several Chambers of Commerce, Networking Organizations and Field Related Associations. (see the "Why-O-U" Webpage)
“I see a need and I fill it.”
A to Z Organizing Pros® publishes a FREE monthly newsletter "Organizing You News - It's All About Organizing You News For Success.” The monthly newsletter is available via e-zine or fax.
Valerie is a member of these professional organizations: American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) She is also registered as minority business owner with the City of Phoenix and the State of Arizona.
Mentoring
As a speaker, Valerie provides organizing tips and ideas complete with props and visual aides for demonstration. Through her seminars, she is gives individuals solid information and ideas to organize their offices, home, auto and lives.
Helping clients to improve personal productivity, reduce clutter and thereby reducing stress and creating “Peace of mind,” is the key.
“I love helping people organize, so they can find things and function more efficiently.”
Valerie speaks on a regular basis to such groups as the Int'l Society for Performance Improvement, Arizona Small Business Association and B.A.B.E.S. "Brains and Attitude, Building Enthusiasm and Success," just to name a few.
Custom Designed Products and Services
Now available, are several unique, fully customizable filing systems called The Ultimate Filing System – which includes four hours of A to Z Organizing Pros® staff time for consulting, training, set-up and software templates.
The Ultimate Residential Filing System - A basic home filing system.
Priority Folders (mail sorter) - Helps you to prioritize your inbox documents.
All are available now for purchase and make great gifts!
About 90% of the A to Z Organizing Pros® clients currently utilize A to Z Organizing Pros® unique filing systems. In development is a desktop calendar that has tips, ideas, inspiration and encouragement to organize and do whatever it takes to clear away clutter.
Valerie has also created two more software tools for getting important information out of your head and onto paper or into a computer based document.
One of the packages titled, “The Business Owner’s Vital Information” is a live document on CD and downloadable via e-mail and installed onto your PC.
She has a unique way of capturing information from the mind of the business-person, and transferring it to a document. Now, Users will be able to store vitally important data like passwords, key contacts, etc., on a removable medium.
A similar package for home use called, “The Family's Vital Information,” is also available. Users will be able to store vitally important data like passwords, credit card numbers, etc., also on a removable medium.
Extraordinary Personal Success
Valerie has achieved and accomplished many wonderful things in her life, as well as overcoming a few hurdles. As a very young woman of 17, she became the proud mother of a wonderful son. Raising him single-handedly, she taught him the value of accomplishment, which has led him to complete his undergraduate degree and become one of the top 10 pharmaceutical sales reps in the country. After receiving his Masters degree in Business Administration he was a Marketing Analyst for several years. He and his wife are currently backpacking around the world.
Valerie's friends and associates enjoy her wonderful enthusiasm and warmth.
Valerie has been a Phoenix, Arizona resident since 1989. Her 5-year life’s goal is to have a residence in Phoenix, (for winter living) and one in Vancouver, Washington on the Columbia River (for summer living).
“All perfectly organized, of course.”
Community Service
Valerie’s volunteer work focuses on helping the homeless improve their lives. She volunteers at Maggie’s Place, a house of hospitality and comfort for pregnant women.
Since January 2002, she has helped organize Maggie’s administrative and volunteer offices on a regular basis. You’ll often find Valerie cooking food and feeding the homeless in Central Phoenix parks and shelters.
Through these organizations she is able to mentor and impact the lives of men, women and children. She has the opportunity to speak with the guests and find out where they are in their life situation and help guide them to improve their current condition. Many of the guests are unaware of the various programs that are available to them. She’s eager to share information so others can improve their lifestyles.
Valerie enjoys being a blessing to others.
“There by the grace of God go I, any one of us could be there.”
Volunteering and community service, have given Valerie Simpson depth of compassion and understanding. She also helps her community by donating to fund raisers and local charities such as: Girls Ranch, Impact for Enterprising Women, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Chaparral Football Foundation, The Desert Southwest Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped, Arizona Future Business leaders of America, YWCA of Maricopa County and the American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Research.
Dream for Giving Back
It is Valerie’s strong desire to provide teen parents and homeless individuals with a facility that will train them to become quality, career oriented individuals allowing them to be a contribution to society. She would also like to help those in business, by providing quality administrative assistance and by referring candidates for employment.
The vision:
Job Training—using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) self-paced tutorial. Microsoft Corp. will donate the tutorials. Volunteers will guide these individuals through the process and teach them how to interview for a job.
Counseling—Volunteer counselors and or organizations in the areas of Career Counseling, leadership Development, Parenting Skills, etc.
Child Care—Will be provide on premises care with the assistance of participants.
Referral Services—All out source, no in-house services, such as housing, food, healthcare, etc.
Volunteer Services—program for participants to give back to the community with equal time for services used.
“Creating opportunities for accomplishment while instilling competence and confidence, is my dream.”
Simply visit our web site and view a listing of Guest appearances on TV, Radio and Magazine
Awards
2005 Home Business Crown Jewel Award, Finalist
Workshops and Seminars - http://www.atozorganizingpros.com/Workshops_and_Seminars.htm
"Valerie Simpson, in a small window of time was very effective in teaching our associates the value and benefits of organization. Her resource materials and visual aids added great credibility to her expertise on a subject that most of us seek to avoid. She challenged us, in a positive way, to consider how things could be different in a less cluttered world." P.R.'Randy' Cooney, CEO & Team leader Keller Williams Southwest Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Your initial cost to start the organization process with us is $300.00 and includes the following:
· Organizational Discovery Questionnaire
· Short list of organizing supplies to have on hand
· 3-hour on-site efficiency evaluation and implementation of recommendations
· Written follow-up report of our findings and recommendations
· Estimate for implementation of our findings and recommendations
· Money back guarantee
When we begin working with a client such as yourself we would like to send out an Organizational Discovery Questionnaire for your completion. It has some open-ended questions, closed-end questions and some multiple-choice.
It is geared in such a way that we may get right to the heart of what your needs are. There is a $50 fee for the Organizational Discovery Questionnaire, payable in advance by credit card.
You may also purchase this Organizational Discovery Questionnaire on our web site for $100.00 without scheduling an on-site visit. We will also schedule a time for me to spend approximately 2 1/2 to 3 hours with you on-site reviewing your situation, making suggestions and recommendations and more importantly implementing as many recommendations as time allows.
Once I've had the opportunity to work with you, to I could give you an estimate of what it would cost for us to provide the implementation of all of our recommendations. The cost for my on-site visit is $250 and includes a detailed follow-up report along with an estimate for implementation.
We are so confident that our recommendations will work, should you decide not to hire us to implement our recommendations we give you our money back guarantee that when you implement them they are worth 10 times what you paid.
We allow you up to a year to implement and decide.
Please call my office to schedule your on-site efficiency evaluation and implementation today.
We look forward to working with you and providing you with excellent, customized services.
A to Z Organizing Pros®, Inc. an Arizona Corporation
Call or visit 602-ORGANIZE.com (602-674-2649)
PO Box 16283
Phoenix, AZ 85011