HUFFINGTON
10.28.12
THE HELP
Keenan, a lifestyle management
concierge who coordinates home
contracting projects, plans events
and secures the most elusive reservations at the best vineyards in
wine country for $75 an hour.
“I turned to my assistant and
said, ‘It takes a village,’” recalls
Jones, who has a separate personal assistant to take care of
work-specific matters. “It’s kind
of crazy but I feel like I need these
things because I’m not going to
sew a button on a shirt, and I’m
not going to spend a weekend organizing my closet.”
People like Jones, with little
time and plenty of money, have
seen their options increase of late
when it comes to personal providers, otherwise known as concierges. The line of work once specific
to the hotel industry is now offering hyper-individualized services
in industries ranging from home
contracting and fitness to pets
and pregnancy.
And with these services comes
a new mentality toward the help.
They aren’t just following orders
anymore. They’re taking the lead,
sometimes guiding their employers’ most important life decisions
— even something as personal as
raising a child. In the same way a
hotel concierge can plan every day
of your trip to a new city, a maternity concierge, for example, can
plan out a pregnancy with suggestions fo "&