Staging Training

PRES® Mentors 'Have Your Back.'

Are you struggling with getting started in your new home staging, redesign or decorating business?

Have you had a sizzling business in the past and now it's fizzled?

Whether you are new to the business or have been at it for awhile it is a proven fact that business owners progress faster and gain their confidence sooner by working with someone who provides professional guidance and support.

This is where the PRES® Mentoring program comes in. In the past mentoring has been described as the activities conducted by a person (the mentor) for another person (the mentee) in order to help that other person do a job more effectively and/or to progress in their career. The mentor was probably someone who had "been there, done that" before. A mentor might use a variety of approaches such as coaching, training and discussion.

Woman holding colour samplesCoaching involves a partnership between a coach and a client to provide structure, guidance and support. Typically 3 goals are set by the client per meeting (mostly by phone) and the coach is there to ensure they are taking realistic actions towards reaching their goals.

The PRES® Mentoring Program combines mentoring and coaching as described above because we have had successful home staging, home redesign and home decorating businesses.

Our Mentoring Mission is to "Work with small business entrepreneurs to assist you in effectively moving forward in your business."

As PRES® Mentors we are here to propel you forward.

What key areas in your business have you identified that you need mentoring with:

Why do you need the support of a PRES Mentor?

If you know you are facing the right direction, or even if you are not, PRES Mentors are here to help you to go down the path you need to succeed!

So, if you struggling with getting your business started, then struggle no more. Phone or email me today for your FREE half-hour telephone consultation. Finding the right mentor coach is crucial to your success. That's why I'm offering you a free half-hour telephone Mentoring Session.

Make a good business decision and pick up the phone and call or email me now...

1 888 296 3148 (toll free) or if you prefer, send me
an email at: dana@PresStaging.com

Meet your PRES Mentor...Dana J. Smithers

Dana Smithers hanging artworkOver ten years ago Dana J.Smithers left a successful 20+ year corporate sales career in a service industry to pursue her dream of becoming an interior decorator. She didn't just 'jump ship' and naively think she could start earning the same salary she had in corporate. She decided it was time in her life to follow her passion and have some fun doing something that she loved to do. So, she set goals and made plans about how she could move into the interior decorating world on a part time basis.

Dana fast tracked an Interior Decorating Diploma program, took a professional Redesign course and started to look for part time jobs in industry related areas while still working part time in corporate. She eventually ended up teaching courses in the Interior Decorating Diploma program that she had graduated from and worked part time in a retail fabric store, a boutique furniture store and a custom design store. She learned the 'ins-and-outs' of the interior decorating world while running her start-up business Sun On My Back Redesigns.

As her business grew she eventually could take that 'leap of faith' and by 2004 her full time business was providing services to her clients for decorating and redesign. She continued to teach at night school and in a custom design store where she could meet new clients. Before 'staging' became a well-known term Dana's clients starting asking her if she could help them make their house look great for selling.

And, as the saying goes, the rest is history! In 2002 she became a founding member of the CRDA *Canadian Redesigners Association) and taught a professional course in redesign and eventually home staging with the organization. Being an entrepreneur with some successes in her new career, Dana decided to create and launch her next business, the PRES (Professional Real Estate Stagers) Staging Resource Centre.

The focus of the PRES® Staging Resource Centre was initially on offering a 5 day professional home staging and redesign course. While she did not hire employees she had as many as 7 contractors working with her at one time. She still operates out of her 'home office' and is expanding into her next business line of a professional PRES On-Line Staging course to be launched in the fall of 2010.

In 2009 Dana released 3 eBooks. Her first eBook titled, "Do-It-Yourself Home Staging, Getting Ready For an Open House in 10 Easy Steps!" reveals her trade secrets and a no-fail room-by-room formula to create an "open house ready" look. She draws on her years of experience working with countless home owners, realtors and home staging students. She wrote her companion ebook "Creating Curb Appeal that Sells!" so home sellers don't forget how important that first impression is. Her third eBook teaches anyone how to hang art properly. She has hung over 1000 pieces of art in the last 6 years and shares her tips with you to get the right look every time.

Dana is a sought after keynote speaker and has presented at countless staging and redesign seminars, talks and workshops at schools, libraries, private businesses, and trade shows before thousands of people. She has also been a guest on numerous national radio and TV programs and has been published and interviewed prolifically in magazines, newspapers and online articles.

Her personal Mission Statement is 'to educate, inspire and empower female entrepreneurs to create successful businesses for themselves - through training, mentoring, writing and speaking engagements.' Her true passion is to see women find their 'authentic self' and move forward in life with confidence and purpose.

PRES® MENTORING SERVICES OPTIONS

We offer a variety of mentoring options. You choose the one best suited to your needs!

PRES® POWER MENTOR HOUR @ $150

If you just need some mentoring on a particular subject our PRES® Power Mentor Hour might be exactly what you need. We are available to discuss a variety of topics with you to get you out of that 'stuck' place. It is a very intense, focused one hour session.

PRES® MENTOR MONTH @ $500

When you have some ideas floating around in your head and need to bounce them off someone to get you refocused this is a great program for you. Our one-on-one professional mentoring will guide you step-by-step to help you achieve your goals. You will receive 4 one-hour sessions with limited email support between calls.

PRES® MENTOR 3 MONTHS @ $1500

Many clients have told us that being mentored in 3 month segments, has propelled them further than they could have imagined. With this program you will fast track your business goals. This is a powerful way to create energy in your business because you know 'what' you are focused on. You will have unlimited email support throughout this program.

This program also offers a 'free' check in call at any time after the 3 month period.

PRES® Mentoring Testimonials:

The continued support after I took Dana's home staging and redesign course has been invaluable. She has walked me through my first few consultations that I had with clients, which gave me more confidence. She is always so positive and encouraging. Dana has provided me with great places to source inventory, furniture, rentals, floral, etc. She is always just a click away for advice.
Dana possesses a tremendous amount of skills and experience in the industry which make her a perfect choice for mentoring. You can tell Dana really cares and wants you to succeed.

- Janet Williams, Magic Home Staging
I have known Dana since 2007 and I have to say that I am one of the lucky ones who have had someone come into my life that literally help change my life for the better. Dana helped me start my own business and has been a support the whole way through. Dana started out as my teacher but quickly became my mentor and friend. It's amazing to have someone in your life that believes whole heartedly that you will succeed that you can't help but believe it yourself. Some of the qualities that I love about Dana is how driven she is to see you succeed, her passion in her work, Dana's ability to have you see your strengths and how to build on them. She truly has an amazing way to get you to believe in yourself. Because of Dana's support I continue to build a successful business and I know if I have a bad day I can always rely on Dana to help me through it. I'm excited for Dana and I can see that she will be not just known Canada wide, but soon she will be recognized internationally. I'm excited to think of all the women who will be motivated and empowered to create the business that they desire, the same way Dana did for me.

- Tammy Bordt, White Lily Redesigns

If you know you are facing the right direction, or even if you are not, PRES Mentors are here to help you to go down the path you need to succeed!

So, if you struggling with getting your business started, then struggle no more. Phone or email me today for your FREE half-hour telephone consultation. Finding the right mentor coach is crucial to your success. That's why I'm offering you a free half-hour telephone Mentoring Session.

Make a good business decision and pick up the phone and call or email me now...

1 888 296 3148 (toll free) or if you prefer, send me
an email at: dana@PresStaging.com

Wishing you much success in moving down the right path,

Dana J. Smithers
PRES Founder, Creative Director & Mentor