How Michaele Tocco of AspireTV's "Chaos to Calm: Detroit" Turned a Childhood Passion Into a Career

quotMy grandmother would spoil usquot she continued quotI had a big doll house and like a million Barbies so every morning after breakfast I would brush all their hair dress them and neatly line them up This was before I was even schoolaged My mom would ask if I was going to play with them I39d be like 39Play with them Look how pretty they are and look how nice their house looks I39m not messing this up39 For me it was amazing because I loved seeing everything all put together Even when I39d build stuff I didn39t want to take it down I would find a space for it so it sat there like a trophyquotDuring her 17 years in the financial sector Tocco discovered just how handy that quotgiftquot was quotEven within banking all of my positions were organizational and managementquot she recalled quotMy very first client was one of my bosses She came to my desk one day and said 39If I didn39t know your numbers I39d swear you did nothing all day everything is so organized39 So I showed her my filing systems and everything I did to keep it clear throughout the day so it didn39t overwhelm me I ended up doing her office and then some coworkers One of my coworkers had just bought a home and asked me to do her kitchen for her and it just took off from therequotFor Tocco and anyone who shares a passion for organization describing the thrill and sense of achievement gained from the process is tough to describe quotIt39s really a feeling of huge satisfactionquot she said quotBecoming organized is something that you can learn but when you39re naturally like that amp8230 I tell everybody that I just love the process of seeing it come together I39ve had clients burst into tears after working on a space They39re like 39How did you see this39 I just see what it39s supposed to look like Sometimes with people the whole process is overwhelming and frustrating For me I see the clutter and don39t get me wrong there have been spaces where anxiety has kicked in immediately but I can see the end Working through the process and bringing it all together amp8230 is like a natural highquotOne of those anxietycreating spaces was highlighted this season on Chaos to Calm Detroit when Tocco was hired to coordinate and organize an upcoming move for The Parade Company hosts to Detroit39s annual Thanksgiving parade With some 3000 costumes countless fabrics and an array of floats it was a massive job quotSo yes there was a highanxiety level with that onequot she recalled quotWhen we got the video of their space and the volume of things my first reaction was to say 39no39 I39ve been going to that parade since I was a kid so it was a huge opportunity but I had no idea what I was getting into But after talking to the staff and hearing their needs the challenge set in All the ladies who helped were amazing That was definitely the biggest job I39ve ever undertaken and I39m looking forward to working with them again as I do enjoy a challengequotIt was through her business and helpful social media organizational tips that aspireTV discovered Tocco inviting her to share her talents with viewers quotI thought the first email about it was spamquot she laughed quotSo I did reach out with a very short response After I got a very detailed reply my team looked into it That led to a lot of conversations and in less than a month I had a signed contract The fact aspire represents people of color whether it39s black Hispanic or whatever just giving us a platform is huge And the fact they were branching out the lifestyle platform to add organizing made them a great fit They recognize that people of color organize too They also embraced that I had a business before they found me and highlighted it That isn39t always the way so them saying 39Here39s a person with a business and we think they do a great job Here39s a TV show for that39 was hugequotWith the 13 episodes of her season completed Tocco is back to focusing on her business and the upcoming busy period spring cleaning quotThat is still a thingquot she laughed in closing quotBoth spring and New Year are busy organizing times as people are in the 39New Year new me39 mindset If I39m invited back to do more by aspireTV I39m in but for now I39m happy seeing the faces on my clients and knowing I did something good for themquotChaos to Calm Detroit is telecast Thursdays at 8 pm ET on aspireTVClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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