Jennie Norris

Jennie Norris is the Chairwoman for the IAHSP®, International Association of Home Staging Professionals®, the only global home staging industry association with members in 28 countries and growing. 

In this role, she’s determined to help its thousands of home stagers, interior designers and real estate professionals around the world to thrive in ways they never imagined. She is a changemaker, a torchbearer, and a champion of the industry.

Jennie is an international expert and speaker on the subject, has created multiple courses, and has educated thousands of real estate, home staging and design professionals in seminars, courses and conferences throughout the world, and is a published author of two books. 

Since 2003, Jennie has served in leadership in the home staging industry, was the first IAHSP® Business Coach, started the very first chapter of industry members, provided the first statistical summaries to support staging, authored two industry books, launched the first industry LIVE Talk Show and podcast, created the first industry magazine, wrote numerous industry guides, marketing and business publications. 

She has been decorated with honors such as
Innovator of the Year
Top 100 in Real Estate
Industry Trailblazer
Top 100 Most Influential in Home Staging
Eight consecutive Best of Home Staging Awards for Staging Excellence, Client Care and Industry Leadership
Multiple individual awards for her and her team’s Staging work on vacant, occupied and luxury homes. 
First recipient of the IAHSP® Spirit Award
The only two-time winner of the Staging Award of Excellence
2021 inductee into the Home Staging Hall of Fame 
Multiple individual awards for her and her team’s Staging work on vacant, occupied and luxury homes. 
In November 2023, she and her husband, John, were invited to speak at four industry conferences in  London, Milan, Madrid and Warsaw to educate colleagues on real estate, home staging and business process for success. 

In 2024, Jennie launched the industry Brain Trust and Leadership Academy, as well as the Young Professionals in Home Staging and Design to mentor and encourage future leaders to step up to service and grow the industry into the future.

Since 2002, she and her staging team have staged 7,200+ properties in California and Colorado. Jennie has earned 14 industry credentials to advance her expertise. 

It is her commitment to advancing the professionalism of the home staging, design and real estate industries and her care for industry members around the world that drives her daily actions.