- Taming the Paper Tiger at Work
(Kiplinger Books 1998)- Taming the Paper Tiger at Home
(Kiplinger Books, 1998)- Simplify Your Workday
(Reader's Digest, 1998)- Ask the Veteran Organizers: Questions and Answers about Starting and Growing an Organizing Business (Nadnerb Press, 1997)
Her methodology is featured in Kiplinger's Taming the Paper Tiger software - a revolutionary computer program guaranteed to find anything you file or store in five seconds or less!
Barbara has appeared on numerous television shows, including NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN Nightly News, CNNFN, CNBC, Good Morning New York, ABC's The View, and HGTV's Help at Home. She speaks frequently at national conventions, is a corporate spokesperson, a consultant and talent for training videos. In addition, she has been featured in numerous magazine and newspaper articles including Fast Company, Investor's Business Daily, Business Week, Home Office Computing, Reader's Digest, USA Today, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Nation's Business, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Herald, Boardroom Reports, Ladies Home Journal, Family Circle and Guidepost.
Her clients include corporations such as Allied Van Lines, GlaxoWellcome, Staples, Enesco, Hallmark, Eastman Kodak, Time Warner, 3M, USA Today, as well as home-based businesses. In addition she has worked in offices in the U.S. Senate and with numerous government agencies and national associations including American Society of Association Executives, The National Association of Government Communicators, International Association of Administrative Professionals, American Booksellers Association, Society of Quality Assurance, and National Governors Association.
Barbara is an active member of the National Speakers Association and served as president of the National Capital Speakers Association. She served as president and is currently active in the National Association of Professional Organizers, which presented her with the Founder's Award, the highest honor offered by the organization.
Born and raised on a farm in Nebraska, Barbara has lived all over the world - including New Delhi, India where she adopted three children ages two, three, and four. In addition, she has two stepchildren. They are all now grown and successfully employed! She has organized and directed several choral groups, including an international chorus that performed at the American Ambassador's Residence in New Delhi. She currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband. Her office is located in her home, which is situated on 70 acres of woodlands overlooking a 30-acre lake. It includes a theater that frequently serves as a training room for clients who want to see whether Barbara practices what she preaches!
