Productivity & Organizing
I bring an unbiased and judgement-free set of eyes to the physical and digital items, clutter, and layout of a Client’s space.
Mission & Approach
As an Organizing & Productivity Coach, I strive to increase order and structure by developing personalized and solution-based systems for a Client to achieve greater productivity and decrease mental fatigue.
Background
In 2011, Jessica Murray Elix launched EMPOWER! Professional Organizing in the Silicon Valley. That business was very successful until she chose to close in 2022 because of relocation to Colorado. During the transition, she focused on virtual Coaching Services under her second business, Ignite Possibilities. For the years solely in organizing and productivity, Jessica worked full-time with residents on their decluttering and organizing needs, and consulted with businesses to increase their daily productivity. In her first year of business, she was featured on network television and worked with the Department of Defense – the following decade continued to be a whirlwind of growth and opportunities. Jessica has two decades of experience working with individuals with diverse needs including: ADD/ADHD, processing disorders, physical disabilities/limitations, depression and anxiety, grief, addiction, dual diagnosis, Veterans with disabilities, and caregivers.
What is a Professional Organizing and Productivity Coach?
An Organizing and Productivity Coach’s job description varies on the Client’s needs. Ultimately, the goal is to come up with solutions that are specific to the Client and project. The Coach works in collaboration with the Client while striving to create an easy transition incorporating new systems into daily activities.
Service Area
- Colorado in person:
The Coach (Jessica) operates out of Castle Rock, and services the I-25 corridor from Denver to Colorado Springs. Extended service area may be available on request. - Virtual sessions:
Virtual sessions are booked using videoconferencing with clients world-wide.
Services Offered
The process of starting to declutter and organize can be overwhelming. It’s common for clients to call in a state of emotional, physical, and/or mental stress. A Coach assists people in sorting, organizing, and managing their home and personal items.
Residence
Personable, compassionate and streamlined hands-on coaching sessions.
Residential appointments commonly focus on:
- Decluttering and organizing needs for people who desire accountability of another person
- Processing items after a death
- Aging adults
- Garage
- Closets
- Kitchens
- Bathrooms (under sinks, cabinets)
- Move management (packing/unpacking)
- Create accessibility for people with disabilities, limited mobility, or aging adults
- Re-imagine spaces for more flow
- Home office
- File management (physical, digital, mail)
- Household rules, values, and mission statements
Business
Creating a clear, concise, and structured atmosphere is important to personnel development. Accepting a Coach’s point of view to notice how the space can run more efficiently has shown to increase productivity and profitability.
Business appointments commonly focus on:
- Employee work-flow assessment
- Establish a personal or professional mission and/or goal statement
- Establish filing system and filing procedures (physical/digital)
- Write/Update your Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
- Write/Update your Code of Conduct or other rules
- Write/Update personnel procedures, job descriptions, etc.
- Offers key points to increase customer satisfaction
- Research and implement options specific to the company’s needs
- Office and/or warehouse space flow and organizing
- Task-management solutions (i.e. to-do list management, priority lists)
Contract work
Jessica C Elix is recognized by the government to bid on government funded jobs and maintains a DUNS number.
Before & After
Process & Scheduling
Working side-by-side with Clients yields longer lasting results. The Coach is not a person who comes in and does a complete overhaul without the Client’s involvement. By asking a lot of questions initially, the Coach takes the way you process things, your emotions, and the flow of your household and business into consideration to have the systems work for the short and long term.
Booking
- Free phone/zoom consultation (~15 minutes)
- In-person consultation (if local, deposit required)
- Begin organizing and productivity sessions (typically 3-hours)
Sessions are scheduled based on Client’s needs, with Client’s booking:
- One (1) appointment
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Quarterly/seasonal
- Special project
What do clients say?
“She [Jessica] is an incredibly hard worker, will keep you motivated and get your organized.”
“My sales business was growing quickly and I needed assistance with hiring a new employee and getting them up-to-speed as quickly as possible because I didn’t have the time… Jessica helped identify what was best to go after and she implemented processes accordingly, including standard operating procedure documentation for all tasks.”
““… She made everything so easy to locate that we have been able to maintain her great work. We can now locate each individual container and keep track of our inventory with such ease, that our business runs much more efficiently.”
How It Works
Every space, and every person occupying that space is different. The Coach’s process and approach to each job is focused on ‘person first’. Jessica comes from a long line of engineers, mental health professionals, and business owners where flexibility and problem solving is key.
Most Clients do have the ability to be organized and productive and did not learn (or are not applying) the skills in the most conducive way for their learning style and skillsets. Most of the skills – for better or worse – were learned as a child and taken into adulthood. Not every person maintains their space in the same way, so no single solution works for everyone. For example, a person who is left-handed should set up their desk, kitchen, or work-space different from someone who is right-handed. It is those characteristics that are taken into consideration.
In hopes to cut environmental impact and still increase organization, Coach strives to re-use items the Client already owns in the home/office. Oftentimes, Clients have what is needed to be organized, but the product is not being used in the correct capacity. However, there are plenty of products and systems that may be helpful to increase organization and productivity. Coach can suggest those products and will work with the Client to find the exact product for their needs and budget.
“I hired Jessica Murray [Elix] to help streamline my business. My sales business was growing quickly and I needed assistance with hiring a new employee and getting them up-to-speed as quickly as possible because I didn’t have the time. Additionally, I needed many other parts of my business made more efficient. Jessica helped identify what was best to go after and she implemented processes accordingly, including standard operating procedure documentation for all tasks. She doesn’t hesitate to act and solve problems. Jessica was able to navigate a fairly large company with ease to get the right information from the right people. We have followed her blueprints to this day. She is very punctual and keeps her clients on their toes and on top of their respective projects. This was necessary at times during our contract period due to periods of high intensity workloads that would come up with no notice. Jessica handled it with the utmost professionalism. I sit here today, a year after hiring Jessica on a consultative basis, with immense appreciation for what she was able to bring to my sales team. We have been so busy that it took this long for me to finally have a moment to sit back and reflect on our collective successes over this past year. Our business is thriving and we are very excited for more growth and success in 2013. I would be happy to recommend Jessica to anyone out there who may be searching for the right professional organizer, recruiter and/or business consultant – she does it all!”
“When Chris and I moved from our 2000 plus square foot homes into a condo at the Villages, we were paralyzed with “STUFF”! Several years ago Chris’s wife had died and I had gone through an emotional divorce so we had a lot of baggage with our “STUFF”. Jessica is 1/3 our age, yet showed the wisdom of a much older soul as she gently walked us through piece by piece of our memories and lifetimes with our former spouses. Our new relationship was also a challenge that Jessica showed amazing insight and common sense with. I don’t think we would have ever seen the car in the garage if it had not been for Jessica and her tireless hard work including countless numbers of trips to Good Will and filling out every item for tax write offs! Do not think, wait, pause or pass Go without calling EMPOWER to help you organize anything. Jessica is the top in her field.”
“Jessica Murray [Elix] is extremely organized and personable, making her very easy to work with. We hired her through EMPOWER! Professional Organizing to organize our storage unit, taking piles of stacked boxes and making each of them accessible and easy to find. She went above and beyond by labeling the different boxes, putting them into logical sections according to what each one contained, and she created a system for us to keep track of our inventory. She made everything so easy to locate that we have been able to maintain her great work. We can now locate each individual container and keep track of our inventory with such ease, that our business runs much more efficiently.”
“Jessica, you have made an impression on hundreds of Veterans and their entire families… You should know that not a single veteran that was there, wouldn’t take a moment to Salute you for all that you did. Your actions, and the actions of those around you that you inspired to become better than they thought possible, have made a lasting impression on not only myself, but my wife, and ALL of my brothers and sisters that were there at the event. Thank you from the very depth of my soul for all your efforts and your inspiring dedication to veterans. It may not mean much, but I for one Salute You, and am truly humbled to be able to say that I know you, and have had the honor of seeing you in action.”
“Jessica spends time asking questions about your daily use of items, then makes a plan on the best organization practices. I can say that after over a month now, we still have our kitchen set up exactly as Jessica had initially advised us to.”
“The owner is a detailed and organized thinking professional. She gives accurate appraisal of time, materials and organizational needs. She organized my kitchen and garage so that both are functional.”
“I called EMPOWER! Professional Organizing (Jessica) when I was moving my small business from one location to another. Jessica was able to come in and help me organize files (according to my style), get up to date on latest technology (even paperless), re-arrange (actually organize) paperwork, and set up systems. She was very helpful in a non-judgmental way – I was a bit embarrassed at the state of things. She was fabulous with my stuff and with me!”
“She [Jessica] is an incredibly hard worker, will keep you motivated and get your organized. I have now used her to help organize the entire house and garage. It was a lot of sessions (we had a lot of mess/clutter), and now I am wondering why it took me so many years to decide to do it. Well worth it!! My life is so much calmer and more peaceful now.”