Kathey Llewellyn is doing what

most people hope to one day. “People started asking for my opinion and help on things and I thought, ‘I could get paid for this!’” From that idea, Llewellyn started My Professional Concierge. The company’s website states that they “give back the gift of time.” Having started five businesses of her own, Llewellyn understands the time, commitment and dedication it takes.

Now, she wants to do that for herself as well as for other people and businesses. Though Llewellyn took the jump on April 1 to really start promoting My Professional Conceirge, she’s been slowly nurturing and expanding the idea for three years. “I just started asking people what they needed, had a couple jobs here and there to see if the market would absorb this idea,” she says. “I call it my soft opening.”

At first, when she started offering her help, people would just say, “I’ll just hire an employee,” but she notes to do that, you have to keep them busy 40 hours a week, give them vacation days, sick days. But with My Professional Concierge, you don’t have to worry about those things.

According to Forbes, on average, a business with one employee and one owner has an employee cost of about

$56,770 a year, and a typical business in the 20-49 employee range is about $40,165 a year per worker. If all you need is a few things to help get your business off the ground, or even just to make your personal life more manageable, that’s what My Professional Concierge is for. Llewellyn explains, “There are little jobs that people can’t afford to hire somebody to do for just a couple hours week, so I knew I had to be able to help with basically anything.”

And when she says anything, she means anything.

They have packages from marketing, job training and cold calls to personal needs and pet services. But even with all the services listed on the website, they’re willing and able to offer even more. “Every job is different, so some of them are better hourly and some are better with a plan. I work with people on pricing and don’t say, ‘Well, you fit in this box,’ because there is no box,” she says.

The purpose of My Professional Concierge is to help people with whatever they may need, no matter what it is. Being a mother of three, Llewellyn understands the importance of spending time with loved ones. “We can take care of those little things to get you home to your family,” she says. “I always say, ‘Don’t let your kids know you by the picture on the wall.’ You go home, and let us help you get there.”

My Professional Concierge has three hired employees and is trying to get the word out that they’re here and ready to help. “The industry has really welcomed us quite a bit— much more than I ever expected. I’m just overwhelmed by all of it right now.”

Her long-term goal is to have 50 employees in three years, expand past the Fargo-Moorhead area, and in 10 years, hopefully start a franchise. “I want this thing to grow,” Llewellyn explains, “and take care of people in our community.”