Meet Kirsten Fisher

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

Hi Kirsten, really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?

I founded Imagine Home Organization 10 years ago when I felt overwhelmed. I was working full time, burnt out, had a newborn and a toddler at home and felt like it was all too much. I left my job thinking I would find a better fit, something, I enjoyed more, shorter commute etc. During my time off, I would “stress organize” as that is what I do to relieve anxiety or to procrastinate and realized I could be helping women just like me. As women, we take on the mental and usually physical load of running the family and the household. We are often doing that while working or while living very busy lives. Having so much to do and not feeling like you can keep on top of your home leads to a lot of overwhelm and guilt. It looks like everyone else has it together so why can’t we? I hear a lot of frustration that we “should be able to do this ourselves”. Many people aren’t ever taught the skills and some with the skills don’t have the time. Whatever the reason, we need to stop feeling guilty and start getting the help we need. When I started Imagine, I knew I wanted to help women who didn’t have the time or inclination to get organized themselves. They want someone to do it for them and we do exactly that. We organize any room in the home, design and install closets, provide complete move concierge services and put up and take down holiday decorations. All things that can feel like a burden to a family but when done right, can transform a home from a place of stress to a space of refuge from the outside world!

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I founded Imagine Home Organization ten years ago to relieve the stress, overwhelm and guilt that people, particularly women, feel when they can’t seem to get their home and lives organized. Our world is busier than it has ever been. Families have more things and are participating in more activities than ever before. With less time and more stuff, homes become cluttered and chaotic causing stress, anxiety and discomfort to the whole family. The burden falls mostly on moms who are more often managing the family and home. If they sought help in the past, professional organizers offered a coach approach forcing families to learn to become more organized and create their own systems.

Imagine Home Organization exists to relieve the stress of a chaotic lifestyle by eliminating excess and setting up systems that work to keep a family organized. We understand that families don’t have the time or desire to learn to create better systems but want it done for them. We have been analyzing what works for nearly a decade so we make a home look gorgeous and function well.

On our social media channels @imaginehomeorganization we showcase our work but also provide organization tips so that anyone in the country can benefit from our expertise, even though only those in Tampa Bay can have us do it for them!

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

My previous career was in sports marketing – I worked in professional tennis, first on the event side at the Canadian Open and then on the league side at the Women’s Tennis Association. The consistent feedback I received for my work was that I had tremendous “capacity”. Basically, they could assign me more and more to do and I would get it all done. I am a very organized! That was my superpower.

When I knew I needed a career change but didn’t yet know what I wanted to do, it was a scary time. I had never left a job without knowing my next step and I was the primary income driver of our family. However, I first planned for the time off and then allowed myself time to see what could come next. The “idea” for my business didn’t come until I had the brain space to be creative.

Then I had to trust that I could do it! I had never thought of myself as an entrepreneur and now I can’t imagine anything different. I had self belief that things I didn’t know I could learn as I went and it worked and even those things I did wrong helped me learn and make the company stronger.

In summary, organization, bravery and self-belief. As women we often tend to get external validation and we need to do a better job of backing ourselves.

How would you spend the next decade if you somehow knew that it was your last?

If I knew there was only one decade left, I would spend as much time as possible with friends and family, specifically, traveling the world to play tennis. The tennis court is my happy place and I love to see new places. I have lived in six different countries over my life, Japan, US, Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and China. My husband is Australian so we also spend a lot of time there. I love to see the big and small things that are different around the world, what are the big sights to see but also, what are the grocery stores like, how do people spend their free time and of course, how is the tennis?

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.imaginehomeorganization.com
• Instagram: @imaginehomeorganization
• Facebook: @imaginehomeorganization
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstenfisher/