About Our Company

Dedicated to helping you organize your home, your office and your life. At Get Organized Now!™ (GON) our mission is to help create happier, healthier, more fulfilling lives by helping as many people as possible get organized. Our company was founded in 1996 by Maria Gracia and her husband, Joe. We’re very proud to say that the Get Organized Now!™ Web site is currently visited by OVER A MILLION people per year. Since 1996, over 181,999 GON fans have joined The Get Organized Now!™ Newsletter family and is read in 219 countries worldwide. Since its introduction, Maria’s GON Newsletter has had over a million total subscribers. Thousands of those have been reading her newsletters for over 25 years. That’s true GON loyalty. Getting organized involves so many aspects of our lives...our surroundings, our relationships with family and friends, our social lives, how we invest our precious time, what we accomplish...and so much more. With this in mind, Maria offers more free stuff than you can imagine... tips, ideas, checklists, challenges, articles, videos, printables...it’s way too much to mention. Please browse our site and see for yourself. Plus, be sure to also visit our social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, our Blog). All represent even more resources of organizing ideas and motivation. Best of all, they offer visitors a chance to interact with Maria and our other site visitors. In addition, books written by Maria Gracia, Finally Organized, Finally Free for the Home, Finally Organized, Finally Free for the Office  can be found in the Get Organized Now!™ Store. along with many other helpful Get Organized Now!™ books and products. Founder Biography Maria Gracia Author, Speaker, Consultant, Professional Organizer Maria Gracia, founder of Get Organized Now!™, specializes in helping people get better organized to live the kind of stress-free life they've always dreamed of. During Maria’s ten years with Dun and Bradstreet’s Nielsen Media Research in New York, Maria worked as a marketing, organizing and management specialist. Throughout her tenure, she managed the data analysis department, worked with hundreds of television stations and advertising agencies, and developed effective, productive systems for her clients and staff. Today, Maria, Joe (her husband), and their beautiful daughter Amanda, live in Watertown, Wisconsin. Joe and Maria own and operate their company, Effective Business Systems. Maria founded the Get Organized Now!™ division in 1996. Specializing in peak time and space management, Maria has over 19 years of organizational experience. Her broad range of skills covers clutter control, planning, scheduling, peak productivity, records management, space planning, time and paper management, filing systems and computer oriented organizational systems and more. Maria is the author of Finally Organized, Finally Free for the Home and Finally Organized, Finally Free for the Office. Both have been read by thousands of people all over the world. In addition, she has created a variety of other helpful organizing products, sold worldwide, which can be found in her Get Organized Now!™ Store. What People Are Saying About Us Get Organized Now!™ receives thousands of visitor and customer raves each day. Here are just a few comments. For the full list of comments, visit our Fan Club. ● “Words cannot say how wonderful your site has been. My house can say a lot though.”  -- Teri Spaulding, Chico, CA • “Your site has made such a big difference in my life. I discovered that we can choose how we live and who's in control, our stuff or us. Thanks Maria!”  -- Lynni Moldonado, Bartow, FL • “I always enjoy your newsletters and have your book by my side. By the way, I am amazed and impressed with the time you take to help people on your discussion forum. I just wanted to thank you and compliment you for that. You’re making a real difference in people’s lives!”  -- Diane Van Tassell, San Ramon, CA • “I have finished reading your book and can honestly say it's worth 3 times the price! I cannot tell you how many unclutter projects I've started in the past 10 years that never got finished. Since finding your site I've completed every single one and they are staying uncluttered. I finally feel freedom, and I have you to thank for it.”  -- Susan Orchard, Belleville, MI • “I am absolutely amazed by your expertise and accomplishments. I received my package from you today and am just loving your book, your Easy Organizer, and your Holiday Planner! You are my inspiration!  --Terry Bowers, Organized to Succeed” Click here for more comments from our raving fans! Get Organized Now!™ Personal Organizing Sessions and Workshops Due to Maria Gracia’s tight schedule, she is no longer able to provide personal, hands-on organizing sessions or group workshops. However, she highly encourages you to do-it- yourself by reading and applying the systems and tips included on her web site and in her publications.