by Sairah Ruiz | Aug 29, 2025 | Industry Insights, Life in Private Service
In an industry where compassion and professionalism often intertwine, we believe it’s time to formally introduce our Human Treatment Policy, a commitment to transparency, fairness, and respect for the Private Service Professionals we place. Like every agency,...
by Peter Van Ryder | Jun 15, 2021 | Education & Training, Industry Insights
Peter Van Ryder's Estate & Household Management Training from Donna Shannon on Vimeo. For More Information on The Essentials Class Click Here! I had the pleasure of meeting Donna years ago in the early days of the now-defunct Domestic Estate Management Association,...
by Peter Van Ryder | Jan 24, 2020 | Industry Insights, Networking
With the not-so-shocking closing of DEMA after 3 years of struggling, it’s time to re-evaluate networking in our industry. I believe we need a non-profit or not-for-profit group that defines national guidelines to be executed on a local level. We should be having...
by Peter Van Ryder | Dec 9, 2019 | Education & Training, Industry Insights, Life in Private Service
I wanted to repost this artcle from my old blog because it always apropriate to remind non-professionals that using your Principal’s names in public is rarely acceptable. The only reason I don’t say “never use” is that there are no absolutes...
by Peter Van Ryder | Nov 11, 2019 | Job Search
Putting on a new hat, career-wise, is an educational opportunity that can drastically change your perspective. I’ve had several in my life-time: FOH Hotel Management, IT, Inn Keeper and for the last 15 years of being a Private Service Professional. It has the...
