Leah Friedman, Owner and Professional Simplifier
Leah founded Raleigh Green Gables in 2013. She declutters and simplifies homes and corporate offices nationwide.
Leah was previously a reporter for 15 years at newspapers in Virginia, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina. She most recently worked as a reporter and columnist at The News & Observer. She has also worked as a communications director for a U.S. Congressman and the North Carolina Senate Minority Leader’s Office.
In addition to being a writer, Leah has always been a minimalist. When she was six, she rearranged her bedroom furniture every weekend to achieve maximum floor space. In her current home, she has empty closets because she does not need the storage. Her attic and garage are empty.
She is a proud University of Virginia Wahoo. When she is not partnering with clients, you can find her with her family, in her garden, at Barre3, spinning or swimming on her half-ironman relay team.
Leah adores the “Anne of Green Gables” book series, where Anne Shirley’s cottage was always swept clean and full of good food and cheer; thus the company’s name.
Leah has been featured on WRAL’s Go Ask Mom, in Walter Magazine and regularly appeared on NBC’s “My Carolina Today.”
Leah is also available to speak to groups about how to simplify your home.
Leah is a member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals.
Contact: raleighgreengables@gmail.com or 919-623-1160.
Michelle Rudolph, Professional Organizer
As a former web designer and developer, Michelle aimed to create well-structured and aesthetically-pleasing websites.
By incorporating her programming experience and creative philosophies, she’s decided to step away from the virtual world to help design and develop physical spaces by becoming a professional organizer.
Michelle believes that your external environment affects your internal environment. Calm, usable, and peaceful spaces make people happy. She serves clients in Durham and Chapel Hill.
Michelle is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Duke University.
Contact Michelle: michelle@raleighgreengables.com
Shannon Fields, Professional Organizer
Shannon is a former special education teacher. After years of helping students organize everything from backpacks to notebooks to lockers, and helping them plan projects and manage their time, she realized she actually LIKED putting things in order.
It was a natural progression to apply those skills to all kinds of spaces, not just educational ones.
Today, she helps clients declutter and find manageable, organizational solutions for busy lives. As a mother of three, she definitely understands busy! She serves clients in North Raleigh.
Shannon is a graduate of the University of Virginia and always looks forward to basketball season.
Sheon “The Stylist” Wilson, Business Partner
Raleigh Green Gables partners with Sheon Wilson, owner of Sheon The Stylist.
Sheon not only cleans out your master closet, but creates a custom wardrobe, so you can shop in your closet.
“I love style and fashion, and I’ve studied how to make every body shape, size and style look good. It’s my passion.”
Sheon previously wrote the “Refresh Your Style” column in The News & Observer, where she made over dozens of N&O readers who were tired of their same old routine.
Sheon is a certified in color analysis to help you dress better and wear more attractive makeup.
“Together, we’ll shop with purpose, find what works for you, and stop wasting your money on clothes you don’t wear. You’ll have a consistent, attractive style that turns heads for all the right reasons.