Evernote is my full-time job.
I’m an Evernote Certified Expert with a direct line to the team that builds it. I help people who pay for Evernote get their money’s worth: one trusted system for work, money, family, and everything else they’re keeping track of.
I wanted to feel free. Instead, I felt frazzled.
I spent 18 years in operations and marketing for some of Orange County’s top real estate firms. I had an MBA, a flair for systems, and a real passion for organizing.
I wanted to build something of my own, so I put my MBA to work, left real estate, and started Harmon Enterprises, teaching social media to real estate professionals.
Then I found Evernote. It untethered me from my desk and gave me my first glimpse of the laptop lifestyle: working from anywhere and traveling the world. I knew it was for me.
But entrepreneurship brought challenges of its own. My to-do list, contacts, meetings and finances came at me faster than I could keep up, and the to-dos piled up on my list and in my head. I could work from anywhere, but I was completely overwhelmed, and some days I was ready to pack it all in.
Then I read Getting Things Done®.
That book changed my life. One of the core ideas of David Allen’s GTD® methodology is this:
“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”David Allen
That’s why you need a trusted system outside your brain.
By then I was pretty fluent in Evernote and using it for a lot of things. As I read the book, it was crystal clear to me that Evernote could be that trusted system David advocates. I finished it in a weekend, went straight to my whiteboard, and mapped out how to organize Evernote to support my GTD® practice.
Evernote had already freed me from my desk. GTD® cleared my head. Together, they put me on track.
I still run my personal GTD® practice in Evernote today. Like many others, I’ve found Evernote to be an amazing tool for GTD®, and we often discuss GTD® principles inside the Academy.
Organizing became my business.
With my system in place, I was ticking things off my to-do list like a CEO. I was still teaching social media and speaking from the stage a lot, and I was getting more and more excited about Evernote and GTD®.
The people I was training started asking me about Evernote. It was the hot app at the time, and they wanted to know how I used it. So I started consulting on it.
Then I learned Evernote was holding a conference in the Bay Area. I was living in Southern California, so I flew myself up, and that trip was a turning point. I met the people who selected me for Evernote’s first official influencer program, and I’ve been part of Evernote’s official programs, in every version, ever since.
Slowly I realized I was in the business of digitally organizing people. Evernote happened to be the tool, and organizing is what I do best.
I’ve always been a natural organizer. My mom wrote in my baby book that I took great delight in reorganizing the blocks in the box instead of building with them.
Interest kept growing, and the work matched my passion and my natural talents, so I went all in on Evernote. I started with one-on-one consulting, and over hundreds of hours with clients, I kept hearing the same question: “How do I organize my Evernote account?”
The answers had a lot in common. Everyone needed the same three things:
- Evernote skills
- Workflows built for their lives
- Habits that make it stick
So I put what I know into online courses and training, to reach Evernote users worldwide. That evolved into the Academy community, where a dedicated group of great people learn and engage together. That’s why community is my favorite way to teach.
Evernote has a new owner now, Bending Spoons, and as an Evernote Certified Expert I still have a direct line to the team. I help out in their private Slack community, and I talk with them one-on-one. I bring them the bugs my members and readers hit and the features they wish existed, and I help influence where the app goes next.
Evernote organizes my life. YNAB organizes my money.
Over the years, I’ve found that Evernote isn’t the only tool I use to stay organized. I always teach people to use the best app for the job, and for managing my money, that’s the budgeting app YNAB (You Need A Budget).
YNAB’s founder, Jesse Mecham, titled his book Never Worry About Money Again, and that’s exactly what YNAB has done for me. Together, Evernote and YNAB are my complete financial system, and they make an untethered life possible.
I’ve taught Trauma-Free Taxes as a concept and workflow inside the Academy for years. Fueled by my passion to help others find the same worry-free money outlook, I became a YNAB Certified Coach in 2026, and now I can show more of what the full system makes possible. Members have access to my YNAB book club, and we often talk about how Evernote and YNAB work together.
Today, I can run my life from wherever I am.
I’m based in Austin, Texas. Evernote is my hub, my second brain, and I manage my whole life in it: my business, my personal life, and my mom’s health and finances, which I handle as her caregiver.
The payoff is flexibility and control, and my systems are what create it. I can take a trip and work from anywhere, as I have from Lake Tahoe, Bali and London. When I’m invited at the last minute to an event I want to attend, whether it’s in New York or Maine, I can say yes. My business comes with me, and YNAB already has money set aside for the trip. And I went to Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion on a weekday, because I can take a day off whenever I choose.
That flexibility matters most when life crashes. When my mom had a bad fall in her apartment, I kept my business running and managed her care, finances and legal matters right from the hospital.
Off the clock, you’ll find me exploring Austin’s food scene, playing Mahjong or hanging out with my boyfriend and our dog, Bexar. Fresh flowers are a must (yes, I have a YNAB category for them), and I can lose an afternoon in the Container Store.
“An outstandingly great teacher and communicator.”
“She's generous with her knowledge and enthusiasm. She's also an outstandingly great teacher and communicator.”
Stephen CannerNewsletter reader“Thanks to Stacey's excellent teaching, I've advanced from being a beginner Evernote user to having a solid foundation I can count on.”
Patricia GlassAcademy member“What sets Stacey apart is her ability to break down concepts and new app features into actionable tips.”
Melissa HoffmanNewsletter reader“The learning is ongoing, and Stacey is an excellent teacher and communicator.”
Claudia VolkmanAcademy member“Everything is articulated in such an easily accessible, almost conversational language.”
“She is a wonderful communicator - always on top of her brief; always enthusiastic and encouraging; always clear and succinct…”
Dr A Miller MilloyNewsletter readerI keep up with Evernote so you don’t have to.
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