About S.O.S.

Successful Organizing Solutions (S.O.S.) was conceived as a business in 1999. Founder and owner Nancy Kruschke McKinney created the company to help individuals and entire businesses increase their effectiveness and efficiency through organizing skills and practices.

After completing her Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, Nancy began her organizing career with ten years of professional experience at American Express Financial Advisors. She earned her Certified Financial Planner Designation and in her first year assisted in doubling the district manager's business and increased the business production of each advisor within the district. Nancy traveled throughout Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, and Upper Michigan training advisors and their staff in Practice Management to help them increase their business through the use of effective systems, client databases, and efficient paper and computer files.

Nancy's passion for organizing led her to start her own business-Successful Organizing Solutions-so she could focus exclusively in this area. Nothing puts a bigger smile on her face than customizing the right tools, techniques, tricks, and systems for a client!

Certification
In May 2007, Nancy sat for the inaugural Certified Professional Organizer^® exam and became was one of a small group of organizers to become CPO^®'s.  Certification is a voluntary, industry-led effort that benefits the members of the organizing profession, as well as the public. It recognizes those professionals who have met specific minimum standards, and prove through examination and client interaction that they possess the body of knowledge and experience required for certification. This program recognizes and raises industry standards, practices, and ethics. For the public, while the CPO^® designation is not an endorsement or recommendation, certification of professional organizers maximizes the value received from the products and services provided by a CPO^®.

Click here to learn more about The Board of Certified Professional Organizers.

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