Metropolis P.A.

 

After 16 years in the corporate world I decided to grab for the “American Dream” of owning my own business. While working in the fast-paced staffing industry, clients shared their time-management frustration with me saying things such as, “I need help that doesn’t require a full or part-time employee”. And when a position was placed for the client, “You did such a fantastic job finding me help to organize my workload. I wish you could do that in my personal life.” From this kind of feedback the idea for Metropolis P.A. (Personal Assistant) was born. Everyone seems to be expressing the same problem as they struggle to “do it all”. Metropolis P.A. provides both personal and professional concierge services to people and businesses in the Des Moines area to help them maximize their most precious asset, time.

In these days of cutthroat competitive business, acquiring and maintaining clients continues to be challenge. Ultimately customers tend to purchase services from those individuals they are comfortable with. A personal rapport makes the difference.  For example, one Metropolis customer wanted to demonstrate excellence in service and friendship to a prospect that was very ill. Metropolis P.A. was hired to deliver homemade chicken soup for several days at lunchtime to this potential client. It was a simple yet caring gesture that truly made a positive statement to the prospect. Anyone can send flowers and get-well wishes, (and some situations may still call for that). This approach though was unique and personalized and left a lasting impression in the potential client’s mind. It told them something about the type of people that they would do business with; creative, thoughtful, and thinking outside the box. The account was secured.

As individuals we don’t seem to place a “value” on our time unless we are in a billable industry. We don’t look at the accumulation of time that we spend, doing things that we really don’t have to do ourselves. When you break down how much time and money we really spend in the process of everyday responsibilities and chores, we see how quickly it adds up.  Think about what you do at home and in the car from shop to shop that erodes your freedom weekends and evenings….these items are taking you away from your family and friends, and could be done quickly and inexpensively by someone else. 

Metropolis is the first concierge service of its kind here in the Des Moines area leading the way in educating customers and prospects about the many uses of a personal assistant. We creatively work to support a variety of services including, but not limited to, grocery shopping, picking up dry cleaning, and researching and planning the perfect vacation. If you need some help with your time management, we can provide it. We’ve even helped one customer compile her family recipes for a cookbook. At Metropolis P.A. we have networking and professional skills that allow us to be helpful with tasks for both professionals at the job, and individuals at home. We can:

• Provide professional assistance to small businesses on an as-needed basis with innovative ideas to help your business be unique in the competitive marketplace.
• Work with corporate professionals to delegate tasks that don’t require their full or part-time employees.
• Enrich an individual’s quality of life by freeing them up from the things that they must get done - affording them time with family and friends to do the things they really want to do.   

If you are interested in pursuing unique ideas to market your business or maintain current client relationships, or if you are a business or individual that needs an additional pair of  “hands”, call Metropolis P.A. today!

Trish Flaherty
President
(515) 480-2972
tflaherty@metropolispa.com
www.metropolispa.com

“Never do anything yourself that other’s can do for you.”
Agatha Christie