An Interview with Etiquette Consultant: Jay Remer
Jay Remer
www.etiquetteguy.com
Canada
* Typical working hours:
8 am to 5 pm
* Main current clients:
* Main current clients:
Individuals, businesses, schools
* Rates:
* Rates:
Varies
* Favorite business reading:
* Favorite business reading:
NY Times; Washington Post
* Favorite non-business reading:
* Favorite non-business reading:
Eckart Tolle
* Best way he gets clients:
* Best way he gets clients:
Word of mouth marketing; strategic marketing
* Worst wage-slave job he ever had:
* Worst wage-slave job he ever had:
Greenskeeper
* How do you market yourself?
* What's the worst thing about being an Etiquette Professional?
Constantly convincing businesses and schools that the soft skills their associates and students should have learned at home, but didn't, are crucial and not fluff!
* Do you have any advice for other Etiquette Professionals?
* How do you market yourself?
Internet; direct mail; attend conferences
* How do you keep your skills sharp?
* How do you keep your skills sharp?
Meditation; read; practice
* What financial issues do you grapple with and how do you overcome
them?
* What financial issues do you grapple with and how do you overcome
them?
The usual culprits; patience and compassion.
* Whom do you turn to for advice and empathy?
* Whom do you turn to for advice and empathy?
Partner, friends, inner wisdom
* What was worst project you ever worked on and why?
* What was worst project you ever worked on and why?
A group of students who were almost asleep from staying up too late the night before.
* What was the best project you ever worked on and why?
* What was the best project you ever worked on and why?
Same as above because I overcame the challenge and got through to a tough group.
* What do you say when people ask about "your job"?
* What do you say when people ask about "your job"?
A work in progress; getting traction; keeping me busy; filled with frustrations
and challenges and joy.
* What's the best thing about being an Etiquette Professional?
and challenges and joy.
* What's the best thing about being an Etiquette Professional?
It is always nice to work in a field in which one knows the subject matter in one's bones.
* What's the worst thing about being an Etiquette Professional?
Constantly convincing businesses and schools that the soft skills their associates and students should have learned at home, but didn't, are crucial and not fluff!
* Do you have any advice for other Etiquette Professionals?
Keep at it. Being a foot soldier of civility is challenging and fulfilling.
* What's your guiding philosophy?
* What's your guiding philosophy?
Be kind; be respectful; be compassionate; remember how often I am looking in a mirror when
communicating with other; listen to young people - they are wise.
communicating with other; listen to young people - they are wise.
* How did you come up with the name "Etiquetteguy"?
A friend said it in passing long before I had seriously considered by avocation as a vocation. I think it has a great ring to it! Hey, so did the New Yorker.
Thank you very much for your answers, Jay. It's a pleasure having interviewed the first male Etiquette Professional for my website.
Posted by Karin Schroeck-Singh at 12 Apr 2010, 3:56 AM 
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