Off My Platter - About Us

MEDITATION MORSELS

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11

About Us

Off My Platter™ , established in 2009, has a history of development over time. Our founder, Karan Garrison, discovered a skill for managing, organizing, negotiating and creating systems throughout her 25+ years as a professional. In addition, she is a member of the Sandwich Generation and currently balances her time between caring for aging parents, raising college-aged children and one elementary-aged son, while running an independently-owned business.

Karan’s BUSINESS & LIFE experience includes:

Operating a corporate travel office as acting executive vice-president
Managing operations of 16,000 international training events per year with a department of 23 people and budget of $21 million
Executing start-up of remote call center and customer service departments with call volume of 40,000 per month
Coordinating sales and marketing for sales force of 300 with over $1 million in sales per month
Assisting client with creating and organizing a system set-up for a family of four (organization of paperwork and kitchen, and development of family calendar to create a stress-free environment)
Consulting with executive-level individual on transitioning to home office
Aiding elder sibling throughout process of terminal health issues, divorce, selling of property, and acting as Power of Attorney until his death
Current executor of aging parents (assist with day-to-day needs)
27 years experience consulting clients on health, wellness and fitness (nutrition, supplements, and exercise)
Facilitating adult education programs in local gyms, studios and one-on-one sessions
Certifications in group fitness, personal training, pilates and PiYo
Training 1000+ clients over her career
Creating and producing a work-out video and an exercise show for a Christian TV station

Karan’s style is best described as having a bottom-line, results-oriented focus. She has a proven track record of increasing quality, customer satisfaction, and sales while reducing costs, complaints, and turnover.

Off My Platter™ Professional Services and Resources

The services provided through Off My Platter™ are customized and unique to the individual needs of our clients. As a service-provider, we specialize in providing the right kind of skill sets to meet the specific objectives of the professional or personal project and focus.

Off My Platter™ works to maintain a pool of professionals with management experience and tenure of subject-matter expertise. Our contractors maintain professional certifications, are involved in professional organizations and have exceptional skills including:

Bookkeeping Services	System set-up, maintenance, invoicing, past due follow-up (soft collections)
Customer Service	Quality assurance, revenue review, scripting and monitoring
Data Base Management	Maintain client records, data entry/report generation, data entry of existing data, edit current information, proofread new entries
Event Planning	Budget/schedule development, venue management, agenda and program design, marketing, vendor negotiations, and keynote speakers
Graphic Design	Layout/design for web and print, graphic arts, promotional marketing materials
Health & Wellness	Coaching and assistance in eating plans, physical fitness plans, and supplements
Marketing	Assist in managing marketing campaigns, lead follow-up, write press releases/articles, market research including mystery shopping
Research	Provide detailed research for major purchases: price comparisons, customer reviews, product information, etc.
Sales	Up-sells, cross-sells, scripting, promotion, incentives
Sandwich Generation Services	Coaching and feedback based on personal experience in caring for aging parents and ailing siblings while raising children, research caregivers/assisted living facilities/misc. services for specific family needs
Task & Time Management Skill Coaching	Provide implementation tools, increase self-awareness, develop priorities
Training	Performance objective assessment, design and development, facilitation, train-the-trainer
Vendor Management	Research/negotiation, obtain quotes, price comparisons, manage billing disputes

Our Mission & Guarantee

Our mission is simple…. We offer custom project support that is flexible, reliable and cost effective which allows you to take action on other areas of your business or life.

Our guarantee is simple….We want you to be completely satisfied after working with Off My Platter™. Simply call me personally within 30 days of service if you are not satisfied. If we cannot correct it, we’ll refund it. We’re that confident!