Our Story
In 2003 The Betty Brigade began like many small companies: one woman with a desire to help others, a long to-do list, and many busy people who desperately needed her services.
Sharon McRill, founder and President Betty, tells her story like this:
President Betty and Founder,
Sharon McRill
“I had recently been laid off from a corporate marketing job and had tried other jobs here and there, but nothing seemed to fit.
When I was part of the corporate world, I’d fantasize about having a personal assistant to help me with everything I didn't have time to do at home while I was so busy working.
Not long after I had lost my job, I was curled into a ball, feeling sorry for myself and watching an episode of Oprah. Then, listening to her guests being interviewed, something clicked. I jumped off the couch and decided to turn the idea of having a personal home assistant into a business concept, and The Betty Brigade was born.
I started by making a list of things I was good at and reached out to contacts I had built relationships with over the years from my corporate job. Then I started getting busy. Really busy. I was getting constant referrals. I had to hire an employee to help keep track of all my appointments and to keep the business end of things organized while I was out helping clients. Today The Betty Brigade has grown into one of the most trusted home organization and relocation companies in America, serving clients in all fifty states.
"I hear people say that good help is hard to find, especially help you can trust. That's where The Betty Brigade comes to the rescue. We take care of everything when you move, so you don’t have to.”
More About Sharon
Sharon is regularly interviewed on television and radio shows and featured in the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Crain's Detroit Business, Forbes, and the Dr. Phil Show. She has also won awards from the ATHENA Foundation, Tuck School of Business, the Ann Arbor Board of Realtors, and Women Business Owners of Southeast Michigan. She is also author of the number one international best-selling book on senior downsizing “Downsizing the Silver Tsunami - Who to call and Where Does the Stuff Go.”
A resident of Ann Arbor since 1991, Sharon graduated from the University of Michigan in 1994 and was once voted the "Worst Waitress in Ann Arbor." She lives with her husband, Don, who runs the Betty Brigade Handyman division, and their cat, Eartha Kitten.
Betty Cat - Eartha Kitten
