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  • Information – an Office’s Gold
    As America moves to service based industries the raw materials needed to bring a service or product to market is information. This is the “gold” in an office. With today’s technology we are able to collect, measure and quantify our leads and customers. The question then becomes what do we do with that information?


  • BPs Lack of Seeing the Big Picture
    No matter what side of the political fence you fall, BP failed to take the proper quality control measures. As the weeks pass more information is coming to light how the organization cut corners with safety to keep costs down. Safety is not the place to take short cuts. In the long run this can cost you thousands of dollars and possibly your business. In BP’s case it is running in the billions not to mention what it is doing for their stock value.   The ramification of poor quality control is costly. So how could a corporation


  • Make Your Bottom Line Grow
    No matter what size your organization doing things as efficiently as possible is not only ideal it is necessary in the new world economy. One area that can be significantly improved is the office. In fact, 60 to 80% of costs associated with providing a service or product to market is administrative. If you were able to reduce these by one third how much could you increase your cash flow?


  • Proper Planning Can Ensure Success
    Planning is the backbone of success. Not doing it can cost thousands of dollars, man hours and resources. Proper planning can save you money, increase your cash flow and help fulfill your mission. Here is a simple tool to aid in ensuring your success.


  • Working Between Departments Means Faster Cash Flow
    When you look at a traditional organizational chart it has silos which contain various departments and the people overseeing and working in those departments.  In today’s business climate where information is your company’s gold this can be troublesome.  Why, because the right hand may not know what the left hand is doing.  We have all [...]


Testimonials

“Cynthia has been a LIFE SAVER! She has organized me, continues to do so, in every way imaginable! I needed to be liberated from so much paper and she's been diligent in helping me go digital and online... I NEVER would have known about the tools, much less been able to manage the setup, the how-to process. I've often said that I need a wife, an assistant, a husband, a chauffer, and a manager. Cynthia has stepped into save me and help me move forward in a multitude of ways. I am more productive, she has saved me time which is lots of income-generating time, and been a catalyst for getting me to the next level of my career, so that I can be of more service to more people! Thanks Cindy!”

Sheila Pearl
Sheila Pearl Lifecoach


“Cynthia has done a great job helping me set up organizational systems to increase my productivity and track information. She works with you to determine what systems and methods will work best for you so that your solution is sustainable. She was always immensely helpful and shared inspirations and ideas for improving marketing and growing my company in addition to helping me set up a good working system. I highly recommend her if you have some aspect of your business you need to get organized and on track.”

Lisa Wipplinger
Savvy Structures, Inc.


Orange County Lunch & Learn Seminar:

" I was very impressed by one of your answers to an organizing question posed by another attendee. Your answer was bold, blunt, but also filled with compassion."

Keith Miller
Environmental Health - Orange County


"It was a pleasure to meet you and have you as a guest speaker at the OC Youth Development Action Team (YDAT). The youth and parents appreciated the organization skills you helped them guild. Thank you again for your time and dedication to positive youth development in Orange County. You are a true asset builder! Thank you for your dedication to the OC youth!”

Beth Sciortino
Orange County Youth Bureau


"Cindy Marsh-Croll is a talented organizational strategist. She exceeds your goals & expectations while minimizing your expenses.

Cindy learns all of your daily, seasonal, time & industry challenges. She patiently educates you until you sort through, understand & eliminate all resistance to change. When you are ready to take down or jump the hurdles, Cindy helps you select or research storage options & locate affordable solutions for every problem.

Cindy helps you invigorate your office & clear roadblocks. We reduced our preparation time for meetings or presentations by 50% because of the improvements she suggested to increase my work flow.

Croll Organizing LLC increases your success at any stage of your business & life on budget within your time constraints. Contact Cindy today to increase your profitability & enjoy the added bonus of restoring peace in your office or work environment."

Melanie Richards
Prisms Promotions, Inc.


"...You gave the youth members some excellent, clear points about how to be more organized and focused on achieving their goals.

Your tips on the importance of knowing your target audience's wants and not just what you have to offer will be a great asset to them as they write their college essays and job resumes....In addition to the tangible action steps you shared, you also inspired and motivated them to remember to "persevere - know where they want to go - and not be afraid of failure..."

Rachel Wilson, Advisor
Orange County Youth Leadership & Service Council


"I wanted to extend a personal thanks for doing such an awesome job addressing the group. You are a born natural speaker."

Jan Turlick, Wellness Director
Pro Motion Physical Therapy & Wellness Center of Monroe


I posed the following questions to a client and I would like to share the response:

Hours a week gained: -- approx 5 hours per week

Resulting sales from hours gained: -- approx25% more in sales and a higher close ratio due to time well spent on creating a new presentation

Overall income: -- approx 10% increase

Hours saved: countless

Emotional benefits: -- overall relief that it was a turning point to making my business successful.. I own my own business and many business' fail - I was at a turning point.

Amy Warner
Aflac


"Cynthia Marsh -Croll is not only an expert in the field of professional organizing ,she is also an expert in making sure what she implements gets accomplished by her follow up. Her personal one on one consultations with her clients helps personalize a system that will work for that individual...that would best help recharge their business though a healthy work flow, and increasing their income potentional...In 6 months time my business totally did a 360 % turn around...The documents’ of boxes of files upon files went from 6 boxes to 1...My personal productivity went from working at a 50% level to 100%, by implementing systems to organize my inventory, having action folders for my everyday activities, and having a place for Operations of my business. and a system for my schedule. Having an office assistant now that is working to a full capacity...alleviated that extra time I was spending working overtime , about 75 hours a week, extra!!. With this came a less stressful lifestyle where I have more time for myself ,family ,vacation,& exercise...

My sales have now increased...where before it was just operating at a 50% low. My Stress has decreased a whopping 90%; I’m emotionally able to get more involved in the important aspects of my business, in expanding my customer base and working more with the local businesses. This increase of 80% from 20% can only be credited again to Cynthia Marsh –Croll with her expertise and knowledge , helped me organize not only my business but my Life Style !!!"

Gina Guiliano
Owner of Gina Marie’s Studio of Makeup Artistry


"She was so realistic. Other seminars I’ve been to like this left me feeling like “how will I apply this”, I did not feel this way. I am leaving feeling like I have some good building blocks"

Sheri Caslin
Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY


"After Cynthia showed me how to use a unique folder system to put my "action" work into priorities, things really fell into place. And I love my new label maker. It is such a great system, I've already started organizing my office desk, my Dad's desk and I've gone out and purchased three more boxes of the the special file folders. They work -- and she really worked hard helping me find that desk and making it work for me!"

Pip Klein
Goshen Chamber of Commerce


Hudson Valley Business Edge 2008:
"I think this would be a great seminar for all bosses and employees with a follow-up discussion about how to make your business efficient, effective and productive!"

Becky Tenckinck


Mary Kay Seminar:
"Very inspirational – I’m actually excited to implement what I’ve learned and change my life as well as my employer’s."

Christine McDowel
Mary Kay Cosmetics


Time Management Seminar:
"Good information. Exciting presentation. For everyday personal life as well as business."

Janet Summerville-Daniel
Big Brothers Big Sisters of OC


Cindy helps you set goals, allows you the time to modify &/or refine them while breaking them down into bite size tasks. Her desire to understand all elements of my business is helping me start recreating the office of my dreams to better support our rapid growth....I'm looking forward to working with Cindy on an ongoing basis to help us easily handle more projects & deadlines, while making room for my first employee. Croll Organizing is now a strategic partner to help us maintain a workspace focused on helping meeting more clients needs in a shorter space of time....Thanks for your incredible support & amazing services!

Melanie Richards
Prisms Promotions, Inc.


I can honestly say that hiring you to organize my office was one of the best investments I have ever made. I was sceptical at first, thinking that it would be impossible for you to organize my dest and workflow because you are not an insurance person by trade. Now each monring when I walk into my office I feel energized rather than depressed. I am working much more effectively and efficiently because I am not distracted by piles on my desk. I feel much better about bringing clients into my office because my organized work space inspires confidence and credibility. Probably the best part of all is that I am confident that I can keep my office organized because you gave me a workable system. In the past whenever I cleaned off my desk, it would look good for a few weeks but would ultimately revert back to the same old mess. I did not have a system....I would recommend your services to anyone.

Cathy Smith McCarty
William A Smith & Son, Inc.


You offered an invaluable service in helping to enhance the skills of those running programs for our county's children, youth and families!....We greatly appreciate your pofessional manner, both in preparing beforehand and during your presentation. Your in-service proved to be enlightening and productive with a focused and humorous approach!

Rachel Wilson
Orange County Youth Bureau


A "get-to-the-heart of what's going on" presentation that was interesting and engaging as well as very useful. I like the tangible tools I can implement today....Thank you!

Marci Gurton
Big Brothers Big Sisters of OC


Your workshop was one of the most valuable I attended at the conference. You give some very powerful techniques that anyone can use. Your systems and methods are very clear and common sense, easy to implement and most importantly, easy to MAINTAIN. I got a lot a very good ideas, now let's see if someone as hopeless as myself can become organized....if I can do it, anyone can! Many, many thanks!

Jeanne-Marie Lowell


In 2005, I met a client, and his office was a disaster area. Papers will piled ceiling high, and there was no room to navigate. I referred Cynthia to my client, and she went to work. When I visited my client again, I was stunned! Everything was neatly organized, and the room looked brand new! I have since referred her other clients, and she does a terrific job. Don't hesitate to hire her!

Paul Rafanello, CPA, PLLC
Warwick, NY


Now I have the basic tools that I need to get it together. I went shopping yesterday for the office tools that I will need to start me on the track of being better organized. Thank you so much.

Brenda hall
Scholarships And College Planning
Circleville, NY


It is with great pleasure that I write on behalf of Cynthia Marsh-Croll of Croll Organizing. Cindy's enthusiasm is always present. It is also obvious from all the terrific comments that I keep hearing that she has and continues to do an outstanding job in her speaking sessions where she offers tips and information to her participants on how to get back their life by being more organized.

She is a firm believer in the information that she imparts and able to captivate and engage her audience in the topic. I am happy to have Cindy on the speaker's rotation for QED's annual conference and know that she will continue to get high marks for the work that she does. There is no doubt that she provides an outstanding session for this program and would do the same anywhere she spoke.

Susan Quade, CEO
Quade Education Dynamics (QED)
Hudson Valley Business Edge 2007/2008


The difference is incredible!...the daily process…allows me to service clients and prospects at a much greater level of efficiency and all it cost me was time with you. Frankly I feel for what you charged me I received tremendous value. Now I know where everything is all the time. The office functions like a well oiled machine and I am far more productive than I have ever been. And with a lot less down time and stress!

Scott M. Lask
The Scott Lask Wealth Management Group LLC
Monroe, NY


I highly recommend Croll Organizing to anyone that needs help with efficiency and organization with their business or personal affairs. In just two short visits they helped categorize and improve not only my paperwork systems but my stock room as well. I would recommend this service to anyone.

Gregg Van Gelder
Van Gelder Music Center
Monroe, NY


...I am a piler not a filer and once its away, its gone and lost as far as I am concerned. I am a visual index person and I know where things are by where they were placed physically and visually. This has worked great for me for almost 35 years but it does have some drawbacks, the biggest is that no one can move the piles.

I participated in your presentation and in that 10 minute section that structured "piles" into a resource pile and then a series of piles based on a place in the sales process, actually any structured business was great. The light bulb went on for me. You showed me how to make order that works. Where were you 30 years ago?

I can still hold on to my system and be able to my hand on what I need three or four times faster. It was a very real Eureka moment.

Joseph F. Hoffman
Andvari, Inc.


Very easy for an unorganized person. I think this was an awesome experience. You are great, very professional!

Nina M.
Heads Up! Hair Salon


We…retained Ms. Cynthia Marsh-Croll’s company, Croll Organizing, to assistant us in attaining a smooth relocation…We were able to unpack and organize the entire office, set up the cubicles and files in one day. By 4:00PM everything was in place while all of us were on the phone working with clients in an unpacked office. This was definitely a positive change from previous moves. I found Cynthia Marsh-Croll to be effective and professional…We recommend Croll Organizing to any company, large or small, when faced with an event requiring personal concern, coordination and management.

Roger H. Madon
Madon Malin P.C.
New York, NY


Cindy created an effective filing system for my company which will increase my productivity and help me to achieve my goals faster and easier. You are a professional in every sense of the word.

Katherine G.
Aroma Studio, LLC.


I met Cynthia and immediately knew she was the person to help my husband and I close down our home based construction business. I value Cynthia's expertise and her listening skills- she really paid close attention to our needs and we now have a beautiful new space in our home! I would recommend Cynthia for any and all organizational needs.

Maryann & Robert M.
Greenwood Lake, NY