Press Kit for Ariane Benefit
Interested in Interviewing me for your publication? Please call 973-650-2100
Ariane has been Interviewed & Quoted in:
Wall Street Journal
"Declutter Your Career
To Make Way for Success" Feb 6, 2007,
page B15. Also online at CareerJournal.com
Psychology Today
Neat Freaks September/October 2006 Issue (Interviewed for Article on )
Martha Stewart Living
"Conquer Paper Clutter" March 2007
NPR Radio Show
The Sound of Ideas®:
Friday, April 25, 2008
http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/11815/
Washington Times
"Sorting out the Problem: Clutterer VS Neat Freak " January 30, 2008
New York NEWSDAY
"Got Office Clutter? Start the Year Organized " December 24, 2007
Contra Costa Times (Newspaper)
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"Home office organization saves time, increases efficiency"
March 28, 2008
Calls my book "the Bible of Home office organization".
Adirondak Daily Enterprise (Newspaper)
"Clutter-Free Living" May 9, 2008
Orlando Sentinel (Newspaper, Senior News Producer Kris Hey did an in-depth feature interview with me for their "Help Yourself" blog.)
"Q&A with NJ Organizing Coach Ariane Benefit " February 5, 2008
Out Here Magazine
"Create a Home Filing
System"
Spring 2007
Natural Home Magazine
"Clutter's Hidden
Death Toll" January 2007
Natural Home Magazine
"3 Steps to De-Clutter Your Life" Natural Home"
Quoted extensively by Misty McNally on Green Organizing & DeCluttering
January 2007
"The Everything Home Storage Solutions Book"
by Iyna Bort Caruso
quoted on pps. 5, 7, 15, 39, 40,and 100, January 2007
"As a resource for my book, Ariane was a real find. She's passionate about her work, respectful of her clients and full of energy and innovative ideas."
Iyna Bort Caruso, freelance writer and author of
“The Everything Home Storage Solutions Book” (Adams Media)
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
NJ Life and Leisure Magazine - Monthly Column
by Ariane Benefit
- "Understanding Chronic Disorganization " January, 2008
- "6 Ways to Simplify Your Holiday Decorating" December 2007
- "Declutter Your Holiday Greeting Card List" November 2007
- "Taking Charge of Your Paper: The Issue of Categories " October 2007
- "Taking Charge of Your Paper" September 2007
- "Neat & Simple Tips for Organizing School Papers" August 2007
- "Let Go of Clutter & Create Career Success Part 5, Take Charge of Your Paper "
July 2007 - "Let Go of Clutter & Create Career Success Part 4, Organize Your Workspace "
June 2007 - "Let Go of Clutter & Create Career Success Part 3, De-Clutter Your Office"
May 2007 - "Let Go of Clutter & Create Career Success Part 2, Set Goals You are Passionate About " April 2007
- "Let Go of Clutter & Create Career Success Part 1, Establish Compelling Priorities" March 2007
- "How Do I Know if I Should Keep or Let Go of My Collection?" February 2007
- "Organizing Tips For a Stress-free Tax Season" January 2007
- "20 Tips for Organizing for Simpler, Happier Holidays" December 2006
- "Choosing the Right Planner for you!" November 2006
- "Choosing the Right Spice Storage" October 2006
- "Managing Kids' Backpacks for School Success" September 2006
- "Clearing Clutter Pays Off" August 2006
- "10 Most Common Filing Mistakes" July 2006
- Organizing Kids Toys" June 2006
Clutter Control Freak, Blog by Stacks and Stacks
- 6 Ways to Simplify Your Holiday Decorating December 18, 2007
- 7 Ways to Simplify Your Holiday Gift Giving November 15, 2007
- De-clutter Your Holiday Greeting Card List November 8, 2007
- 7 Neat & Simple Ways to Reduce Your Holiday Stress November 5, 2007
- Getting Started Letting Go of Clutter August 22, 2007
- 4 Neat & Simple Tips to Help Kids Organize for School Success! August 15, 2007
- Neat & Simple Tips for Preventing School Paper Clutter! August 1, 2001
Joyful Jubilant Learning Blog
- Learning from my Mistakes
Oct. 31, 2008 - Overcoming Poverty - It's not about the money!
Oct. 15, 2008
- 5 Things I've Learned About "Managing My Time"
February, 2008 - Two Things It's NOT Easy to be Grateful For - But I have learned to be!
November 18, 2007 - Things I Had to Unlearn Before I Could Let go of My Clutter
August 18, 2007
Let's Chat NJ Blog
- "Organizing Paper - The issue of how to categorize paper" October 17, 2007
- "Organizing Your Paper" Part 2, September 20, 2007
- "Organizing Your Paper" Part 1, August 24, 2007
- "Help Your Kids Organize for School Success with these Neat & Simple Tips!" August 16, 2007
Performance Improvement Related Published Articles
- "Accelerating the Instructional Design Process," P&I Journal, ISPI, Sept., 1995
- "Leadership and The New Science," Video Review for the HRD (Human Resource Development) Review, April, 1994
Public Speaking & Volunteer Work
- Career & Life Skills for Teens, United Way, Paramus, NJ, 2003 - 2004
Developed and taught a 10 week program for teens living in foster / group homes. Topics include financial literacy, entrepreneurship, filling out job applications, creating a resume, interviewing, and how to keep a job. - 10 presentations for Toastmasters Certification, 2004
- "Volunteer Recruiting, & Retention Strategies," Dumont Mental Health Centers, 1995
- "Fundamentals of Not-for-Profit Boards," Hispanic Leadership Opportunity Forum, 1993
- "Building Credibility as a Performance Technologist," Toronto, ISPI Conference, 1990
- "Addressing the Seven Aspects of Intelligence in Training," Denver, ISPI Conference, 1989
- "CBT Screen Design Principles," Washington, DC, ISPI Conference, 1988
About Ariane
Based in the NYC metropolitan area, Ariane Benefit, M.S.Ed. is the author of the "Neat & Simple Guide to Organizing Your Office", which teaches people ultra-simple strategies for conquering clutter and creating attractive, functional workspaces that enhance efficiency, productivity and success!
Ariane has been quoted and published extensively on the deeper emotional and psychological aspects of letting go of clutter, organizing paper, organizing for health, optimizing workspaces, and overcoming chronic disorganization.
Ariane's specialty is helping people overcome obstacles to achieving their goals and getting the results they want. Ariane has been committed to helping people change, learn and improve performance since 1981. She founded Neat & Simple Living in 2005. She is an active member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, (NAPO) The Attention Deficit Disorder Association, (ADDA), American Holistic Health Association (AHHA), and the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD)
Ariane is currently enrolled in the two-year NSGCD Certified Professional Organizer - Chronic Disorganization program and has achieved the designation of Level 2 Specialist in both Chronic Disorganization and ADD Organizing.
Ariane is always happy to speak with authors and journalists to contribute to educating the public about clutter, organizing and especially the health benefits and emotional side of conquering clutter and overcoming disorganization.
Photos
At NAPO CONFERENCE
With NAPO President, Barry Iszak
Me & Holly
Me & Barbara
