We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Julia Scott. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Julia below.

Julia, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. The first dollar your business earns is always special and we’d love to hear how your brand made its first dollar of revenue.

Starting a business is no easy feat and there is a ton of behind-the-scenes work that gets done before you get your first real client! You spend hours upon hours creating a website, building up your social media & online presence, working with family & friends to perfect your process & procure content with no real guarantee that anyone will actually be able to find you, let alone want to pay for your services.

It took a lot of hard work and help from others to get that first client, but I will never forget the surreal moment of seeing the notification come through stating that my very first client had paid their invoice!! It was instantly followed by a “jumping up & down, screaming obnoxiously happy dance” and a champagne toast to celebrate the official start of my dream job!

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

Hello! My name is Julia Scott and I am the owner of Efficiently Neat Professional Organizing, based out of Kansas City. I specialize in helping to organize & simplify homes by incorporating efficient systems & processes that help you save time, money, and energy! It is my passion to help my clients fall back in love with their space by creating tailored organizing solutions that fit their specific needs and goals. I work closely with my clients to establish realistic & effective organizing systems that not only streamline their daily routines, but are sustainable, functional, and aesthetically pleasing!

I focus primarily on home organizing, but also offer moving services (packing & unpacking) as well as virtual organizing services for non-local clients. We are a full-service organizing company, handling every aspect of the project from the planning & strategy to the shopping & implementation – we even haul away the donations to leave your home organized & clutter-free!

What’s been the most effective strategy for growing your clientele?

Honestly, word-of-mouth referrals have been an amazing outlet for growing my clientele. I have been very fortunate to work with some wonderful clients who jumped in with both feet, trusting the organizational process & are now reaping the rewards! So many of these clients say they wished they would have done this earlier, and often spread my name to their family & friends so they don’t miss out on the same opportunity!

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

Like many who had to pivot in 2020, the pandemic was a huge season of change for our family, including the addition of our second daughter and the launching of my business! I have always been a strong Type A personality and a lover of all things organization, but it took having my two wonderful daughters & being stuck at home during a pandemic to help me realize that my strengths could actually become a career path!

When the pandemic hit and we were all spending A LOT of time in our homes, I realized two things, 1.) my home was FULL of things that I didn’t really need or use, and 2.) my brain was constantly distracted by the inefficiencies throughout my home that I couldn’t truly be present with my kids. Finally one day I had had enough and decided that I was going to fix it! I got to work doing some major decluttering and spent time reorganizing pretty much every room in our house! As I was organizing, I really focused on thinking through the specific pain points in each space so I could create systems & processes that made our daily routines more streamlined, and man was it a success! Now instead of wasting time rummaging through drawers looking for items, or spending additional money buying duplicates of items I knew were “around here somewhere”, I was able to spend that time reading stories & putting together puzzles and use the money I was saving to go on fun family adventures (a WAY better trade-off if you ask me).

I quickly realized I was not alone in my journey to be more organized and so I began helping those around me. I worked with family and friends to teach them my approach and loved watching them create new habits that gave them their time & energy back! Thanks to the support of my village, I was able to turn my passion into a business and have loved being able to spend my days helping others get organized and become more efficient!

Contact Info:

• Website: www.efficientlyneat.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/efficientlyneat/
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/EfficientlyNeat/