Since launching Eliminate Chaos in 2000, Laura Leist has walked her own talk about getting more done to allow “More Time for Life®.” A poster child for getting much accomplished, this self-described overachiever and award-winning entrepreneur has grown what was once a one-woman show into a thriving business. She has also written eight books, including the newest release – Eliminate the Chaos at Work: 25 Techniques to Increase Productivity (Wiley 2011.) Today Eliminate Chaos operates five divisions – speaking, business, home offices, residential organizing, and relocations for residential/commercial clients.

Appreciative clients include CEOs of multi-billion dollar corporations, paper-and-systems-fatigued law offices, high-profile authors, speakers, athletes and media personalities, solopreneurs, and divas of domesticity. Though they come from all walks of life and work, they all share a universal need to invest in professional help to escape the clutter, disorganization and lack of productivity that slows them down, steals valuable time from their lives, and puts a crimp on their upside earning potential.

Eliminate Chaos employs productivity and organization specialists who are united in their belief that everyone can enjoy life more if they just get organized first. Laura sets the example for the team. She has the rare ability to serve as a strategic, big-picture thinker AND handle the most complicated, detailed projects without letting anything slip through the cracks.

Success by the Numbers

After a decade of dramatic growth that spans the dot-com bubble burst of 2001 and the Great Recession of 2008, Laura has built a company that is proud to have served thousands of clients. They sing the praises about how the power of organization, systems, processes, and logical work flow has changed their lives, advanced their careers, and saved hours of frustration. Along the way, Laura has:

Earnedtens of thousands of fans of her eight books that guide people to eliminate chaos, including her newest book Eliminate the Chaos at Work: 25 Techniques to Increase Productivity (Wiley 2011) released in March of 2011;

Presented 500 seminars, keynotes, and speeches about business productivity and organization in the workplace and at home to appreciative audiences across the nation and internationally;

Given 300 media interviews to publications such as Entrepreneur, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Real Simple, Chicago Tribune, Family Circle, MSN Real Estate, Cosmopolitan, Balance, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Fidelity, the Seattle Times, 425 Magazine and more.

Served in four board positions for the National Association of Professional Organizer (NAPO) since 2004, including the top position of president. In addition, she earned the NAPO Shining Star Award, recognizing her vision, project management, leadership in redesigning the NAPO website;

Written five books on Microsoft Outlook and Business Contact Manager; helping thousands become more productive utilizing this tool at work.

Influenced hundreds of people to enter the profession and enjoy rewarding careers as organizing or productivity professionals;

Shown thousands of people the value in acting on market opportunities for electronic information organizing to earn a great living;

Been among the first in the nation to earn the prestigious Certified Professional Organizer, CPO® designation and a company leader who is proud to employ several team members who have followed her lead.

Earned a degree in management information systems from Washington State University and a certificate in Software Product Management the University of Washington.

Earned recognition in 2001 as one of the 40 business executives under 40 years of age making a difference in the marketplace and the community by the Puget Sound Business Journal.