Barbara Hemphill

Barbara has appeared in the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN Nightly News, CNBC, and CNN-FN.

Barbara Hemphill is a leading, sought-after Productivity Expert and Productivity Speaker on the topics of Taming the Paper Tiger®, Taming the E-Mail Tiger™, The Productive Environment Advantage™, Clutter is Postponed Decisions®, The Art of Wastebasketry®, The File-Act-Toss System™ and many more topics that can increase employee and personal productivity.

A pioneer in the field of professional organizing, Barbara started her business in 1978 with a $7 ad in a New York City newspaper. Her business grew out of the lessons she learned growing up on a farm in Nebraska. Her formal training was in music and education.

Barbara is the author of several books, including Kiplinger’s bestselling “Taming the Paper Tiger” book series– Taming the Paper Tiger at Home and Taming the Paper Tiger at Work.

The software series she helped launch in 1995, Taming the Paper Tiger, was one of the world’s leading organizational software titles – guaranteed to find anything in your office in five seconds

Her latest, and most exciting project to date is the recent launch of the productivity software iPEP (iProductive Environment Platform), which takes Barbara’s paper tiger methodology to the web. With iPEP, clients can find information in their physical filing cabinets, and their electronic documents, in one place. Finally–a place for everything, that can be accessed from any internet connection–including a special mobile edition for iPhone, iPod Touch, and Blackberry.

Barbara has been featured in numerous publications and has appeared on several television shows, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN Nightly News, CNBC, and CNN-FN.

Barbara is the author of several books, including Kiplinger’s bestselling “Taming the Paper Tiger” book series– Taming the Paper Tiger at Home and Taming the Paper Tiger at Work. Her latest book, “Bushido Business,” will be published later this year. “Bushido Business” is a compilation of insights and secrets from resourceful people, including Tom Hopkins, Brian Tracy, & Stephen M. R. Covey.

Keynote topics

All presentations feature Barbara Hemphill’s time-tested Paper Tiger productivity principles developed during the past 30 years as “America’s Favorite Organizer.”