Community Highlights: Meet Leigh Achenbach of Suddenly Simple Organizing

Today we’d like to introduce you to Leigh Achenbach

Hi Leigh, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was born and raised in Murfreesboro, the same city that I where I went to college. In 2015, I was working at a desk job, just doing mundane, repetitive things everyday. I was content, but I knew there had to be something more for me. Three weeks after my husband and I got married he received orders from the Air Force that he would be stationed in Los Angeles for two years. I decided it was the perfect time to find my passion and pursue my purpose. I had wanted to own my own business since I started college in 2005 as an Entrepreneurship major, but I really had no idea what kind of business I wanted to start. When we moved I stumbled across professional organizing while researching jobs. I knew I was an organized person, but I didn’t really see it as a talent that I could make a career out of until 2016.

I reached out to a few local organizers in LA and asked if they were looking for any help. They all said yes! So I began organizing for several companies as an independent contractor and could not get enough! I decided to use the next few years as a learning period and developed my own methods and business practices based on things I had learned from each company I worked for and started creating my business plan. As soon as we moved back to Tennessee in 2018 I hit the ground running with my company. Within a couple of weeks I hired two girls to work for me and got my first client. Since then we have organized countless spaces and served hundreds of clients!

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Organizing comes so naturally to me. I can see a space that would overwhelm most people and immediately start problem solving. The biggest struggle for me as a business owner has been the business side of organizing, including accounting, marketing, leadership, hiring, and fine-tuning my inventory. At some level I do enjoy the administrative tasks needed to run a business, but it’s not nearly as exciting or fulfilling as organizing. However, along the way I have been able to delegate certain tasks and refine a lot of my methods behind the scenes. Some of the challenges I have faced revolve around improving my leadership skills and growing a team. This is something I was never taught directly. However, I have been able to take things that I learned from other leaders in my life and my own business experience and apply them to my team. When I got clear on my vision and goals, improved my communication with the team, began delegating tasks and trusting others to help me, and learned to address conflict and invest time into the growth of individual team members I have seen a lot of improvement in this area.

Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Suddenly Simple Organizing?
Suddenly Simple is a Middle Tennessee based professional organizing service. We specialize in bringing peace, order, and simplicity to your home or small business. Organizing is our passion, but our style is what separates us from the others. We pride ourselves in paying attention to every detail and creating spaces designed specifically for YOU!

We have a team of organizers ready to help you. By bringing multiple organizers to work on your space we can ensure that your project will be completed in a timely manner and more thoroughly than other organizing companies. With a team of creative and visionary organizers we bring a fresh approach to creating a space that is both functional and beautiful.

Are there any apps, books, podcasts, blogs or other resources you think our readers should check out?
I love anything that will help me grow as a leader and business owner. I really enjoy the Craig Groschel Leadership Podcast, the EntreLeadership Podcast with Dave Ramsey. I also just finished the Bible Recap and read a book called Fervent by Priscilla Shirer this past year and really grew in my spiritual life.

Pricing:

• $65/hour per Professional Organiziner

Contact Info:

• Website: https://suddenlysimpleorganizing.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/suddenlysimpleorganizing
• Facebook: https://facebook.com/suddenlysimpleorganizing