Take your dream of becoming a professional organizer
from a fantasy to a reality.
Our 3-tier training gives you the systems,
the tools, & the expertise to succeed.
Take your dream of becoming a professional organizer from a fantasy to reality.
Our 3-tier training gives you the systems, the tools & the expertise to succeed.
Professional Organizer Training Program
Follow your bliss and get paid for being born with “The Organizing Gene“!
Skip the years it takes to come up with successful highly functioning systems by going through our Organizer Training. Join hundreds of students from nine countries and make your dream of running your own organizing business a reality.
How fabulous would it be to have clients turn to you for hope in changing their lives? By applying the Clear & Simple Systems©, you feel calm, confident, centered, and ready to help your clients transform spaces large and small. How much would it boost your joy factor to build a business that does good in the world, supports people in living their dreams, and makes you money!
Ready to launch or grow?
Clear & Simple wants to save you years of stress and struggle. Your potential clients need you now! They can’t wait for you to reinvent the wheel and come up with new systems, forms and tools. They are ready and waiting for you to get trained.
Celebrating 17+ years of training and certifying professional organizers, Clear & Simple is proud to offer a truly comprehensive training program. Our goal is to prepare you in every way possible to create a rewarding and financially successful career as a professional organizer. We welcome fully motivated students who are ready to transform lives. We have found the key to success lies in having the very best systems and tools including the Clear & Simple Systems©. If you are ready to start a new, exciting, fulfilling career, we’d love to have you join us!
Level I - Launch
Skip the years it takes to come up with a successful, highly-functioning systems by taking Clear & Simple’s Self-study Course. Get what you need to stand out, attract your ideal clients and make money in just a few weeks!
Level II - Certification
Come get certified in our unique professional organizer training designed to help you become an expert and thrive! It’s your dream to have your own highly successful organizing business and we can help you do just that.
Level III - Mastery
Our advanced training programs are designed for professional organizers ready to specialize. Add a new income stream, receive credentials in specific approaches and benefit from in-depth training with other experts.
Staying in Business a Decade and Beyond
Marla is celebrating 20 years in business! It is one thing to start a business, and different all together to stay in business. All businesses go through natural cycles. Learn from Marla as she goes in-depth about what those cycles are, how to navigate them, and what it takes to stay in business long-term. Fun note – Marla created and taught this in London for APDO (Association for Professional Declutterers and Organizers) and NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers). Marla loves helping organizers grow and thrive!
Why we’re unique
What makes us unique is the Clear & Simple Steps. The systems empower the organizer and the client by offerring a common language and by teaching the skill! The systems make clear where to start, what to do and how to keep it up. This alleviates so much of the stress for both organizer and client. All our training materials and products are written in the language of the systems. When you get trained with Clear & Simple, you have a tool box filled with everything you need to transform your client’s lives.
Also, we have customized a 3-tiered training program to fit your individual needs. We recognize you might need to take this in stages. Each level offers written materials, one-on-one coaching, along with audio and/or virtual instruction. You can take the training in stages or dive all in if you are ready to launch your own business. We invite you to take advantage of as many levels as you can to maximize your learning (and earning) potential.
Level I
Launch Your Business
Are you ready to launch an exciting, rewarding Professional Organizing Business? Come join the Clear & Simple Circle of Organizers and make your dream a reality! Skip the years it takes to come up with a successful, highly-functioning systems by taking Clear & Simple’s Self-study Course. For over a decade, we have been training professional organizers around the world.
We are honored to have thriving organizers in 9+ countries.
Self-study Course
This comprehensive self-study course allows you to learn at your own pace, while also giving you expert guidance and one-on-one coaching through all the levels of learning. It is the prerequisite for Level II Certification & Level III Mastery. You will receive all the information you need to set up, launch, and work with clients with confidence.
You will receive:
A 240-page, in-depth manual
The best systems in the industry for paper, time, home, office and more
How to connect with new clients, conduct needs assessments and what tools you need
17+ audio hours of Marla Dee guiding you through the entire course
35+ industry specific and fully customizable forms to anchor your client's success
Legal use of the most popular Clear & Simple digital products for common need areas
Five Levels of Client Care and the forms to go with them
How to turn your talent into a marketable business with a powerful brand
One-on-one Coaching with a C&S Expert
Clear & Simple Organizer™
Upon completion of the Level I Course, you can take the exam and receive a Certificate of Completion, along with the credential of Clear & Simple Organizer, CSO™. This tells the outside world and your clients that you have done training in a methodology and can offer professional systems.
The complete course of 30+ hours of training is $950.
** Please note that before we ship your course you will need to sign Our Copyright Agreement. Shipping and handling is an additional cost, billed separately through PayPal. Within the U.S. $35. We do ship internationally, please contact us for more information.
Level II
Get Certified
Our Professional Organizer Training Program is highly acclaimed and unique in the industry. It is the only organizer training that has been in place since January of 2003. This trademarked credential as a Clear & Simple Certified™ Organizer, CSCO™ will set you apart as an expert in your field and connect you with a circle of organizers around the world. The training is taught by Marla Dee and her team of professionals.
Certification Course
The 6-module Course is 60+ hours of training. It follows Level I and builds upon what you learned there. This training brings in depth, application, marketing, branding and time with the experts. Organizers from 9+ countries have built very successful businesses upon their Clear & Simple Certification.
You will spend 3 days one-on-one with a Clear & Simple expert, covering the customized modules. You will get all your questions answered, a personalized marketing plan, and powerful coaching from an expert who truly cares about your success.
You will receive:
Applying the C&S methodology that identifies where to start, what to do and how to keep it up
A personal coach who is a successful organizer and who cares about your success
The forms to use for every type of job and knowledge about how to customize them
The time in the field with an expert so you can ask all your burning questions
The confidence that only comes from having clear systems in place
The simple systems for marketing and making money
The best branding guidelines which will save you time and money
The knowledge of what it takes to grow and stay in business
The inspiration to create your business – your way!
CLEAR & SIMPLE CERTIFIED ORGANIZER™
Upon completion of the Level II Course, you will complete and submit a graduation project in order to receive your certificate along with the credential of Clear & Simple Certified Organizer, CSCO™. This tells the outside world and your clients that you have taken your business to that serious level.
The complete course of 80+ hours of training is $3500. Please note that the Level I Launch Course is a prerequisite to the Certification Track. You can purchase and go through Levels I and II together if you are ready for action. Contact us to talk about this!
Level III
Become the Expert
Our advanced training programs are designed for professional organizers who are ready to specialize. Add a new income stream, receive credentials in specific approaches and benefit from in-depth training with other experts. Some of the offerings include FreedomFiler© Certification, Train the Speaker and Staying in Business Coaching with Marla Dee.
FreedomFiler© Certification
This is an in-depth training of FreedomFiler©, the world’s best, all-encompassing, self-purging filing system for home or small business. By choosing Clear & Simple for your training you will also receive the gift of Get Organized, the Clear & Simple Way audiobook, by Marla Dee.
You will cover the following areas:
The history of FreedomFiler
The FreedomFiler Kit in detail - the most powerful filing system anywhere
The Four Vital Filing Elements
Special Applications including business and going digital
Tips and Tools created by Clear & Simple
Giving demonstrations
Pricing of kits and making money
Clear & Simple Certified Speaker™
A member of the National Speaker’s Association, Marla Dee has been speaking to an array of audiences for decades. She will take you through this power packed training and give you a solid foundation of expertise, knowledge, systems, and tools to become a professional speaker.
Once you have mastered working alongside your clients to help them get organized, you might be ready to start teaching and empowering audiences large and small. If you have a passion for speaking and teaching this could be a powerful next step for your business and income.
This training includes:
Customizable PowerPoint Presentations already created for you
Comprehensive materials for business or community settings along with being an excellent speaker
Flyers and press releases for marketing your speaking & training engagements, along with back of the room sales materials
A powerful trademarked Credential of CSCS
One full hour of coaching with Marla Dee in addition to training time
