Today we’d like to introduce you to Kayla Harris
Hi Kayla, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Organizing is something I have been doing for myself, family, and friends for over a decade. Organizing is something that has always come very naturally to me. I was one of those kids who couldn’t wait to get a fresh planner each school year and you could regularly find me categorizing the toys in my room. This stuck with me as I got older. When I started to branch out of my own personal spaces, and started to organize for friends and family, I realized how much joy it not only brought to me, but to them as well. The reactions, and the feelings that my friends and family would have seeing their spaces revitalized was like watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I just wanted to bottle it up, and share that with anyone I could. There are a lot of things you can learn in life, but to be gifted with a skill that positively impacts people’s lives, is the reason why I wanted to be able to turn organizing into a business. I have had the thought of launching my own organizing business so many different times in my life. Each time the thought would come up, the timing didn’t seem to work out. So I continued to learn techniques and best practices and then apply those to the various projects I would complete for those closest to me. Fast forward to this September, after many late night conversations with my husband discussing what the business strategy would be, and how it would impact our family, we decided now was the best time to launch! I created a business Facebook and Instagram, started posting to our local community pages, and officially began taking on 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?
There have definitely been trials and tribulations! I am a first time small business owner. I am learning and growing as I go. There is a big difference in doing a service for a friend leisurely, versus a paying customer. I know my skills when it comes to the tasks of the service I provide, but learning the back end of a business is completely new territory for me. With each mis-step, I took that as an opportunity to learn and grow and change how I do it the next time. Success is what we all strive for, but it’s the mistakes you make along the way that really mold you into the best business owner you can be. I am constantly researching ways I can elevate my business and how I can streamline processes to make it a simpler experience for not only myself, but clients too. I don’t want to ever stop learning within my field, and I am thankful for the struggles along the way that help me grow personally and professionally.
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
All Sorts Home Organization specializes in curating stress-free, organized spaces that are functional and easy to maintain. I’ve helped numerous clients turn their cluttered homes into organized, relaxing spaces. From pantries, to closets, to bathrooms and playrooms, we work within our clients budgets and styles to provide a meaningful space for their everyday items. Though our name reads home organization, we also offer services for businesses as well. We’ll assist in creating functional and neat stock rooms, product inventory, or customer facing showrooms to help better streamline businesses. As a mom of two busy boys, I understand first hand how life can become chaotic, and how beneficial an organized space can be. It brings great joy to be able to help a busy mom, a growing family, or another small business by providing them with spaces that bring them peace and joy instead of stress and headache. In the organization process, there are usually items that the client is ready to part ways with and as part of our services, we take those items and donate them to various organizations within the community. It is just a small way we can give back to those around us. We want people to know that there are solutions to any space. Some people believe they don’t have enough space to be organized, or they have to purchase hundreds of dollars of products to transform a space. We believe that every space has potential, regardless of size. Sometimes all it takes is a fresh pair of eyes, to be able to show you how to enhance any space!
Networking and finding a mentor can have such a positive impact on one’s life and career. Any advice?
It is scary to be able to blindly put yourself out there. There will be a lot of no’s, but it only takes one yes! Join local business Facebook groups, post to your neighborhood, research other similar companies to you and connect with those that have already established themselves and learn from them! I think it is also very important to do your best to think outside of the box. How can you use your services differently? Where can you apply your skill set that is outside of the norm for your service type? I haven’t been shy in putting my name out there in as many areas of the community as I can, and that has been the most beneficial to me. There are so many free resources that you can take advantage of to help in growing your brand.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://allsortsorganization.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allsortsorganizing/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allsortsorganization
