I have two companies - www.organizedoutcomes.ca and www.remotestylist.com. Organized Outcomes is a home staging company helping clients sell their homes quickly and for dollar -onsite and online (virtually!). The Remote Stylist is a go-to decor destination site keeping consumers ahead of the curve on all things hot, stylish and fabulous for the home.

EDUCATION | BA in Political Science

HOW TO GET STARTED | The best way to learn is through direct experience, so intern with someone in the business to start. The point of the internship is to make sure you're passionate about what it is you think you want to do. Once you're ready to branch out on your own, cement your concept and float it around. Read as much as you can and ask others for input and guidance. Take courses if need be.

MUST HAVE TRAITS | Self-starter. Hard worker. Creative. The ability to take life one day at a time. As long as you can get up every morning in spite of what happened the day before, it'll pay off eventually.

how I got started | I was originally in the financial industry and after a trip to Costa Rica in 2003, I came back to find that my entire sales team had been laid off due to market conditions. It was inevitable that I too would follow suit. I had taken a course in finding my passion a year earlier and decided that it was now or never. I took the principles of maximizing an investment and coupled that with my love for homes. Organized Outcomes was born in 2004. Five years later, my clients and I were both frustrated by the complex nature of the online world (ie doing a Google Search for grey paint and getting 200,000 articles). Determined to do something about simplifying ways to make great decor decisions, I created the Remote Stylist in 2008.

why this job?| I'm passionate about helping people. Your home is the place that, ideally, reinvigorates and revives you, a safe haven. We are all busy, battling the clock each day. Whether it's helping someone navigate the process of a move, or a renovation, I love the fact that both my companies enable them to do that quickly and easily.

why I love this job!| I love that I can work from anywhere. I travel constantly and thrive off different environments.

my typical day| That would be me attached to my computer and blackberry for 18 or 20 hours, but I love it!

what they are | Trying to run two companies at once! There are never enough hours in the day and the internet and all the online applications change by the day.

all about growth | Build and sell. Create a valuable concept, increase customers, increase sales, increase revenue. The home renovation industry in North America topped 20 billion dollars in 2008. There is no shortage of growth potential.

my website| http://www.remotestylist.com OR www.organizedoutcomes.ca