{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"256 | When your friend hires your kid: Emma Klug becomes a professional organizer for the summer!","description":"Melissa's daughter Emma spent her summer working as an assistant organizer for her good friend (and frequent pod guest!) Cori McDougald at Meat & Potatoes Organizing. Emma, Cori, and Melissa swap stories from a summer that included a professional athlete's move, a creepy client's storage unit, disappearing spatulas, and a whole lot of sweaty garages. It's a fun, heartfelt look at what it's really like to bring young talent onto an organizing team. Don't forget to hit up proorganizerstudio.com\/links for some special events we have going on with our programs!  Timestamps [00:00] Kicking off Pro Organizer Studio's 10th anniversary [02:39] Introducing Emma \u2014 trial by fire on day one [08:51] First job: a pro athlete's house, duvet covers, and total chaos [12:31] Favorite (and least favorite) parts of the job [15:38] What clients let go of without blinking 17:13] When clients won't let go of control [19:00] Kitchens that were never designed with organizing in mind [22:35] The physical reality of organizing in the summer heat [26:19] Turning the tables: Emma organizes Mom's house [27:43] Emma's own organizing origin story [29:20] The "not Meat and Potatoes approved" running joke [35:54] The mother-in-law project that wouldn't end [41:42] The creepy client and the storage unit story [46:31] Why this is a great summer job for a college student [50:27] Team favorites, client questions, and background checks [53:18] Funny mishaps: tequila, "ask Emma what she found today" text, and more [54:36] Final thoughts on hiring young talent [56:58] Bonus: Hazel the organizing dog \ud83d\udd17 More at proorganizerstudio.com\/podcast ","author_name":"The Pro Organizer Studio Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/proorganizerstudio.com\/podcast","html":"