Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Dina Braverman, owner, and founder of Organizing Concepts and Designs, located in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

Organizing Concepts and Designs, aka OCD, is a Professional Organizing Company specializing in Residential Organizing, Office Organizing, Relocations, Estate Sales, and Clearing. We go above and beyond the call of duty to provide support throughout the organizational process and after. Organizing Concepts and Designs has 5-star ratings on every social media platform. We have won awards for our expertise in Organizing, and we are among the Top 10 Professional Organizing Companies in Southern California. Seriously, everyone will need our services at one time or another. We offer services that are essential for anyone and everyone of all ages.

Tell us about yourself

After 30 years of working in the legal industry, I decided that it was time to start my own business. I left my career as a Legal Assistant, Paralegal, and Office Manager of a West Side Law Firm and started Organizing Concepts and Designs.

Although most of my professional experience was working for law firms, my natural tendency to organize spilled over into the homes and offices, and sometimes garages, of friends and family. My OCD, coupled with years of hands-on and professional experience in the corporate world, lent itself to a natural segue way as a Professional Organizer.

What motivates me each and every day is that I was born to do this. Had I known that there was a Professional Organizing industry earlier on, I would have changed careers years before I did.

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

I think that growing my company from being a solopreneur to now having ten employees is my biggest accomplishment. I started hiring in my second year of business, and now, after 12 years in business, some of those same people are still with me. I have an amazing team!

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

The hardest thing about being a business owner is making sure that my employees, clients, and vendors are all happy and well taken care of.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

  1. Make sure you have a great team of professionals to support you, including an attorney and an accountant/bookkeeper.
  2. Make sure to stay educated and on top of the trends in your industry by being part of your industry's association.
  3. Get out and network in person!

Is there anything else you'd like to share?

When I started OCD, I thought it was going to be a luxury service. I quickly realized that the services that we offer are essential and are, in fact, a necessity for so many people and for so many different reasons.

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://organizingconceptsanddesigns.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrganizingConceptsAndDesigns
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/organizingconceptsanddesigns/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DinaBraverman1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/organizingconceptsanddesigns/

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