SPEAKER
As an advocate and speaker, I'm dedicated to empowering the special needs and military communities. With a unique perspective as a homeschooling mom, Special Needs Mom, and United States Army Veteran, I draw from personal experiences to inspire and connect with these communities. Whether speaking on podcasts or summits, leading workshops or writing articles, I'm passionate about guiding individuals and families to overcome challenges and transform their lives.
Podcast Guest Speaker:
I’m available for podcasts focused on topics such as:
Thriving in Spite of ADHD, Autism, Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD: Sharing strategies and insights for overcoming challenges related to mental health.
Working with Your Energy, NOT Against It: Discussing the importance of harnessing personal energy to enhance productivity and well-being.
How a Professional Organizer Can Help You Thrive: Exploring the transformative power of organization in achieving a balanced and fulfilling life.
Empowering Teens in Trades: Inspiring teens to pursue careers in skilled trades, highlighting the importance of trade education and offering practical tips for parents to support their journey.
Declutter Your Homeschool Journey: Creating strategies for organized and efficient learning environments for homeschooling families, emphasizing the benefits of decluttering for focus and creativity.
Setting Boundaries: Discussing the importance of establishing boundaries for mental health, with practical advice on how to communicate and maintain them effectively.
Speaking Opportunities:
I’m available for various speaking opportunities such as:
Decluttering Workshops: Engaging sessions tailored to help participants simplify their spaces and lives.
Master of Ceremonies (MC): Experienced in leading events and keeping audiences engaged.
Pitch Competition Judge: Providing insight and support for budding entrepreneurs.
Summit Speaker & Panelist: Sharing knowledge and strategies at various summits and conferences.
Featured On Podcasts
Episode on The Merry Messy Moms Show: Wendy Zanders will teach us some easy home organizing tips for keeping your home decluttered. She also shares about her struggles with ADD, depression and anxiety and how she overcame them. We really enjoyed talking about how grateful we are that women have so many more options today for earning money because of the internet and how we can be both home with our kids more and have a fulfilling career.
Episode on The Every Day Royalty Podcast: Wendy Zanders discusses strategies for clearing the clutter, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual. Tune in and hear about how healing comes along with decluttering.
Episode on Wagher on AZ: Michelle sits with Wendy, a real life Declutter Coach, to learn why a decluttered home and life will help maintain your healthy lifestyle. Listen to Wendy as she shares her story, talks about her book ‘From Brokenness to Strength’, and check out her website https://www.wendyzanders.com/
Episode on The Military Working Mom Podcast: In this episode, the prior Army mom turned decluttering coach, Wendy Zanders, guides you through simple steps on how to minimize items you no longer need or use as well as how to be organized when packing up your house for a PCS without getting overwhelmed. No matter if you are about to move or will be moving in a few years, you will want to listen to this episode over and over!
Episode on The Vendor's Daughter. In this episode we talked about doing something you love as a business, decluttering your life one small step at a time, the importance of building trust, time management as a form of clutter, being a part of your survival process and getting debt free.
Episode on Just Two Dads Podcast: Personal Organizer & Special needs warrior, Wendy Zanders visits Shawn & Brian to share her story & the solutions she offers to help special needs families.
Episode on The Adoption Connection Podcast: Clutter in our lives can exacerbate behaviors related to ADHD, trauma, and sensory processing disorder. The start of the school year brings extra stuff to manage including lunches, school forms, sports equipment, etc. Listen in as Wendy encourages you while bringing you simple tips you can use right now to decrease the clutter in your life.
Episode on Calm The Chaos. We discussed: Wendy’s observation of her gifts in the military and how she translated those to her full time career! How Wendy trusted herself to take the leap into a new career and leave the military behind. Why she wrote book: From Brokenness to Strength. How Wendy serves her community through her Focus Time with Wendy. Wendy’s advice: Don’t wait for the approval of others! Do YOU!! What does success look like for you? How does Wendy Calm the Chaos in her life
Episode on The Building Heroes Heroes Podcast: Organizing for your homeschool home. Where do you even start if you want to declutter your home? How organized does it need to be?
Episode on The Homeschool CEO Podcast: Keeping It Simpler Than Simple: How Decluttering Helps Us Homeschool Without Tears with Wendy Zanders
Episode on Diverse Thinking Different Learning Podcast: How Decluttering Helps to Manage ADHD Symptoms with Wendy Zanders. For most of us, clutter can become distracting. Now imagine how clutter can impact those who find it difficult to focus all the time. Clutter is so easy to pile up and if we’re feeling disorganized on the outside, it makes us feel cluttered on the inside. Today’s interesting topic can apply to everyone and their family and can benefit us in some surprising ways. Listen for some easy tips and tricks on how to start the declutter process in your own home, life, and brain that will also help your child or teen do the same.
Episode on The Easily Distracted Entrepreneur Podcast. Yes, You CAN be ADHD and Organized. Wendy Zanders is taking on the critics who think that neurodivergent business owners are doomed to be unorganized for life. She shares her own story of an ADD diagnosis and how she’s created systems that work for her and her family.
Episode on the Superglue Podcast. Wendy Zanders shares her tips for decluttering in order to cultivate more calm and practical strategies that leave us feeling hopeful about staying focused on what really matters the most.
Episode on the LiberatED Podcast: Covers three interesting and intersecting topics: unschooling, careers in the trades, and barriers to youth apprenticeships and employment. My guests are Wendy Zanders and her 16-year-old son, Keyshon, a certified welder with dreams of someday running his own business.
Episode on Jacksonville Momcast: Wendy chats with us about how she’s helping families get organized even during challenging circumstances.
Episode on the ADHD Aha! Podcast: Wendy Zanders, a Professional Organizer and Decluttering Coach with ADHD, shares her journey from struggling student to a thriving business owner, veteran, and mom. Moving to the U.S. from Trinidad and Tobago at 14, Wendy discovered that hyperfocusing on cleaning helped her manage stress and excel in school. Now, as a mom of two kids with ADHD, Wendy uses her unique experience to help families tackle clutter with empathy and understanding. Need organization and decluttering tips? Wendy's story proves that ADHD can be a powerful tool for creating order and peace.
Episode on HSLDA Military Homeschooling (Tips & Tricks). Did you just move? Are you still unpacking from last year’s move? Which room should I make my homeschool room? Regardless of what stage of homeschooling – or moving – you’re in, Wendy Zanders (Professional organizer and homeschool mom) is joining Natalie Mack (HSLDA Military Outreach Coordinator) to talk about organizing your homeschool as a military family and navigating challenging layouts as you set up your new home!
Featured In Blogs & Magazines
Article on SleepNumber.com: What this Professional Organizer does before bed
Article in Parenting Special Needs Magazine: Wendy shares with us how to get "Spring cleaning" to be a "family affair" not just a "Mom only affair".
Article in VoyagePhoenix.com: Wendy, walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today?
Article in Homeschool Iowa Magazine: Organizing for success.
Summit Speaker & Panelist
Flipped Lifestyle Virtual Summit: With all of the conference cancelations, school closings, and workplace shutdowns due to recent world events, we decided to find a way to serve you online during your social distancing efforts! From March 18th - April 18th we will be hosting a FREE Flipped Lifestyle Virtual Summit. We are going to bring the best leaders in education, business, and personal development to you online each night to help you grow, and have something to look forward to over the next few weeks! My speaking topic: Decluttering, Organizing and toilet paper!
Mom, You Got This Summit: The goal of this summit is pretty unique, in that it was created to support and equip moms of special needs families to be able to balance the many facets of special needs life while still caring for herself, too! Seventeen industry experts will be presenting on a variety of topics curated just for moms of special needs families! You’ll hear about everything from Decluttering Your Home, to How to Handle Emotional Eating, to Caring for the Special Needs Sibling. My speaking topic: "Home & Life: From Overwhelmed to Simplified!", where we discuss how decluttering your home can make day-to-day life easier.
Parent + Caregiver Summit - Children with Disabilities Edition: The summit is dedicated to giving each parent/ caregiver information to create a personal plan to ease daily stress and exhaustion by incorporating simple systems. My dream is not to overwhelm but to have them walk away knowing that their life feels like it’s moving in a positive direction and things are manageable. All while raising a child with challenging needs. My speaking topic: From Overwhelmed To Simplified: Creating a Simple Decluttering Plan for Your Family.
Unboxed Summit: Business & Homeschool your way. My speaking topic: Conquering the Clutter of Business, Homeschool, and Life "Clean up just one small area, then do the next and the next and the next and before you know it, the entire room is decluttered, the entire office is decluttered, and the entire house is decluttered. Just take one step at a time."
Neurodivergence and Mental Health in Black Youth Summit. In this ChildNEXUS-sponsored summit, experts discuss the importance of moving from stigma to understanding, intervention, and acceptance of differences and treatment of mental health issues. Join us as we talk about how to ensure that ALL children and adolescents have an opportunity to reach their full potential. Wendy Zanders will be on a panel discussing "Getting the Support Your Child Needs to Thrive".
Interview Segments
All Faith Community Services interview segment: Declutter The Pantry
All Faith Community Services interview segment: Declutter Your Clothes Closet
Master of Ceremonies (MC)
As the Master of Ceremonies (MC) for the Project World School Family Summit in VeraCruz, Mexico, earlier this year, I had the honor of orchestrating a dynamic and engaging event experience. With a keen sense of organization and a passion for facilitating connections:
I set the stage each day by launching thought-provoking icebreakers that encouraged participants to reflect on their takeaways from the previous day.
My role extended beyond that of timekeeper and event announcements; I created an atmosphere of energy, enthusiasm, and seamless transitions throughout the summit
With a knack for keeping speakers on schedule and ensuring the event ran smoothly, I fostered an environment where attendees felt fully immersed and inspired. I am eager to bring my expertise and charisma to other businesses and events, enhancing their gatherings with my MC skills and dedication to creating unforgettable moments.
“Wendy was such a great MC at the summit in Veracruz. She always had interesting things to say after the speakers were done, she made great segues, she was always respectful, and most of all, she kept the whole energy of the event upbeat and lively!”
“As the event Master of Ceremonies, Wendy set off a ripple of happiness amongst the participants of the 10th Project World School Family Summit. She was incredibly attentive, intentional in her deliveries as a host, and shared valuable insights with warmth and authenticity. Wendy was fabulous and wonderful, and we were all delighted!”
Wendy Zanders introducing the next speaker.
Book Wendy Zanders as your Master of Ceremonies to create seamless event execution and inspiration. With a passion for empowering special needs, military, and senior communities, I'll ensure your event flows flawlessly while leaving a lasting impact on your audience. Let’s make your event an unforgettable experience for all.
Contact Wendy Zanders for speaking rates and more information
“Thank you so much for this, Wendy! It was a pleasure to have you. You’ll be proud to know that I have given away the baby gear today (not clothes) AND gave away a few outdoor toys to a family member who mentioned them in conversation (as they were unused lawn ornaments).
You are such an inspiration!”
