We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Roxy Ramirez a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Roxy, you’ve got such an interesting story, but before we jump into that, let’s first talk about a topic near and dear to us – generosity. We think success, happiness and wellbeing depends on authentic generosity and empathy and so we’d love to hear about how you become such a generous person – where do you think your generosity comes from?
Why yes, Generosity, I believe just like any other trait, is shaped by a combination of your upbringing, the people you choose to surround yourself with & your inherent qualities.
Growing up, we didn’t have much, but yet, that never stopped my family from giving. We often had gatherings & everyone was invited. Holidays were all about everyone coming together & bringing food to share. If you needed something, there was always someone that could help figure it out, it was just our nature.
Culturally speaking, my single mother was huge on: “the more you give, the more God will grant you”, so I guess it was a given that anything you give comes back tenfold. To this day, I am huge in believing that what you put out into the world, comes back in a different shape or form. So when you give out good, good you shall receive.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
Of course, Hi! I’m Roxy, Owner of ReOrganized Refreshed LLC. A Home Organizing service, helping our busy & overwhelmed moms free up space & time. As a mom myself, I firsthand understand & experience what it’s like wearing a thousand hats everyday. And if you’re not a mom, the world we live in today still has us all going at 100 miles an hour.
Organizing has definitely become a trend, we could sit hours on end watching TikToks of someone emptying their groceries onto clear bins, I know I still do, lol. Home Organizing lives somewhere between cleaning & interior design, we love the aesthetic, nevertheless, it serves a higher purpose, both physically & mentally.
Yes, I love the baskets, bins, slim hangers & the pretty font labels. However, I always say my favorite part is my client’s reaction to the after result. That sense of relief, like a weight has been lifted off their shoulders, sometimes even a deep sigh. They know what they have, they know where to find it & they know where to put it right back.
Most recently I’ve come to realize the best part by far is the clients I get to work with. Honestly, I couldn’t ask for better ones. They are all so kind, generous & grateful. From feeding me lunch while at work, or making me coffee to parting me with a gift at the end of our project. They are just freaking awesome! Thank You!
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Oh Gosh, really hard to tell, because like many entrepreneurs, I still occasionally suffer from imposter syndrome, lol
If I had to break it down & nit pick what I believe has helped me, I guess I would start with my extrovert personality. I enjoy people, I enjoy company, I enjoy conversations & interactions. This definitely helps when connecting with my clients. My services tend to get personal, as I am welcomed into my client’s homes & their most vulnerable, unproud spaces. I go through their belongings, their memories & life stories, so being able to converse & relate to them is a huge plus, it’s almost therapeutic.
Following that I would say being organized myself, lol. I know, as a professional organizer you’d expect me to be organized, duh! What I mean by organized, I mean in general. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the planner & coordinator, the one making lists, the one color coding, labeling, making spreadsheets with tabs for our Disney Vacay, from park hours to meal reservations, down to the day-to-day outfits! These have most definitely come in handy not just for Home Organizing itself, but in putting together the business. I may be new to entrepreneurship, but I know lists, attention to detail, planning & coordination are essential.
& last but not least I would say being accommodating & adaptable. There is no one way, no one guide or straight path to this entrepreneurial journey. It is a different path for everyone, & it’s full of unknowns & unexpected. If you’re not open minded to change or adjust to what’s coming, it will bite you hard. It’s a game of trial & error, learn something, try it & wait to see if it works, & then you do it again, & then again but slightly differently, but then something else comes up, so you tweak it & try again. You never stop learning, you never stop evolving.
Okay, so before we go we always love to ask if you are looking for folks to partner or collaborate with?
Absolutely! Circling back to my previous comment about being a people person, it’s a given that I want those connections. I want collaborations, I want relationships, I would love to eventually build a team of my own!
I believe my ideal collaborations would involve realtors; sell the house & throw in a home organizer to make their new place feel like home. Movers would be another, they take care of the load & transport, ReOrganized Refreshed takes care of the packing & unpacking, move-in ready! Contractors, Interior Designers & perhaps even personal stylists.
Anyone out there wanting to add Home Organizing to their contacts/vendor lists, I’m only a text away (347) 676-6325
Contact Info:
- Website: www.ReOrganizedRefreshed.com
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Mary Tarasova
