Join us for this exclusive webinar featuring Peter Van Ryder, a seasoned expert in estate management and high-profile household staffing. Peter will share insider strategies to help agency owners and staffing professionals navigate the complexities of elite placements, meet ultra-high expectations, and build long-lasting client relationships in the luxury market.
Key Takeaways:
✅ The mindset and expectations of high-profile clients and estate managers
✅ How to properly vet, train, and place top-tier candidates for estate roles
✅ The essential skills and professionalism required for luxury placements
✅ Strategies to market your agency to affluent clients and private estates
✅ How to navigate contracts, NDAs, and confidentiality in ultra-private homes
✅ Managing client-candidate relationships to ensure long-term success
If you’re looking to elevate your agency’s brand and secure elite placements in high-profile households, this session is a must-attend! Secure your spot now and learn from one of the best in the industry.
Registration is open to everyone! Upon registering you’ll receive a confirmation email with details to join the webinar.
Erika Slade is an industry innovator with over 20 years of combined experience. She is the owner of E-Nanny, a nanny agency and childcare concierge service based out of Oklahoma. She is also the owner of E-Granny, a sitter service and Mini Poppins, a babysitting training camp for kids. For the last 9 years she has dedicated her time to educating nannies, supporting families, and raising the status quo. She is the CEO of EN-Tellect Coaching, a professional development hub and company culture accelerator. She is an alumni of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 small businesses program and has served for the last two years as a mentor for the Goldman Sachs Black in Business initiative. Concurrently for the last two years, she has served on the board of APNA (The Association of Premier Nanny Agencies) as the Education chair. Her love of teaching is evident as Erika has presented in conferences and platforms across the United States from local MOPS groups and small businesses to Nanny Agency Schools and corporate board meetings. She is recognized as a respected voice in the industry and has been interviewed for articles ranging from local publications to Parents Magazine. She is the proud mother of 3 children and has been married for over 17 years. Erika is known for helping all those she comes in contact with to find their voice, own their path, and excel in their given industry.
Peter is a formally trained Private Service Professional who has spent his career cultivating an exceptional ability to manage multiple projects, taking charge of challenging situations to deliver superior results without causing undue worry to the Principals. His early hospitality career started in 1999 as a bellman and concierge in a luxury hotel in Houston, Texas; eventually working his way into management at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the Houston Medical Center. He further refined his luxury service delivery skills as an Innkeeper of The Copper Beech Inn, a 4-star country Inn and French restaurant. Through his career, he has worked and trained the staff of homes on both coasts and overseas in residences ranging in size from 9,000 to 30,000+ square
feet on estates ranging from 4 to 280 acres.
Over time, Peter has developed particular expertise in building effective procedures and policies for household manuals, to ensure the continuity of service at every property, regardless of its location or distance from the main residence. He was chosen as a travel trainer by Charles MacPherson to teach housekeeping in luxury estates worldwide, plus formal table setting and service, and western etiquette to students in China. In 2011 Peter wrote The Essentials of Household & Estate Management, a two-day course providing the skills and resources to organize a service environment, write a household manual, and implement protocols in a luxury
residence that protect the Residence, the Principals, and the Employees. In 2023 Estate Management Solutions released its Keys to Success When Working in a Luxury Home to give professionals a solid foundation for establishing a solid professional relationship in an environment that is as dynamic as the personalities we serve.
If you ask Peter what’s most important to him, it’s seeing service as a supreme act of giving, in which one’s own preconceptions are set aside for the preferences of the principal.
Peter’s extensive experience in private service gives him the insight and confidence to diligently represent the candidate and the client.
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