Thinking about hiring a concierge service? Ask yourself these five questions to see if you’re ready to save time, reduce stress, and elevate your everyday life.
In today’s world, time has become the ultimate luxury. Between managing work, travel, family, and personal commitments, it’s easy to feel stretched thin. That’s why more professionals are turning to concierge services – to reclaim time, reduce stress, and enhance their quality of life.
But before you invest in a concierge membership, it’s worth asking yourself a few key questions to ensure you’re choosing the right fit for your lifestyle and priorities.
1. Do I need a personal concierge to help manage my busy life?
Start by identifying where your day feels the most stretched. Is it planning business and personal travel? Managing household maintenance? Sourcing thoughtful gifts? Or simply trying to coordinate dinner reservations between meetings and family commitments?
For many entrepreneurs and senior executives, the challenge isn’t capability—it’s capacity. You can do it all, but every hour spent comparing flight itineraries or waiting for a service appointment is time taken from strategic thinking, creative focus, or meaningful downtime. Over time, those small inefficiencies compound into constant mental load.
At Modern Concierge, we begin every membership with a deep understanding of your lifestyle, goals, and preferences. Whether you need proactive reminders for seasonal home maintenance, want to know about every sake tasting happening in the city, or need seamless coordination for family logistics while you travel, we anticipate your needs before they ever become stressful.
A good concierge gives you back bandwidth – to replace decision fatigue with clarity and help you stay focused on what truly moves the needle in your life and business.
2. How much is my time worth – and could a personal concierge help me make the most of it?
Once you’ve identified where your time feels stretched, the next step is to consider what that time is truly worth.
Take a lawyer who bills $800 an hour – if they spend just two hours a week researching vacation options, coordinating home maintenance, or managing personal errands, that’s over $80,000 a year of their billable time spent on tasks someone else could manage.
At Modern Concierge, our memberships start at $5,000 per year, with bespoke programs for individuals and families reaching $36,000+ for highly personalized, full-service support. In many cases, a single week’s worth of your professional time would more than cover an entire year of concierge services.
Ultimately, it’s not just about outsourcing tasks—it’s about buying back your most valuable asset: time. By letting us handle the logistics, you gain back hours for what truly matters—growing your business, spending time with loved ones, or simply having space to breathe.
3. Should I hire a personal concierge for ongoing support – or just one-time help?
Understanding your needs is one part – but knowing the kind of partnership you’re seeking makes all the difference.
It’s important to consider where you are in your life right now. Will outsourcing one or two tasks – like asking your assistant to find a plumber or calling a travel agent to handle vacation research – truly make a difference? Or are you ready for something deeper – a service that understands your lifestyle, preferences, and priorities, and manages those details seamlessly across all areas of your life?
At Modern Concierge, we specialize in relationship-based memberships. Rather than simply responding to requests, our team becomes an extension of your life – anticipating needs, maintaining continuity, and ensuring that your world feels effortless and connected.
As Dan Martell writes in Buy Back Your Time: “Don’t hire to grow your business. Hire to buy back your time.” When you approach your time this way, concierge support stops being a luxury – it becomes a strategy for living well.
4. Executive assistant or personal concierge – who’s better for managing my personal life?
Many entrepreneurs and executives naturally turn to their executive assistants for personal tasks—asking them to book a family trip, find a birthday gift, or schedule a home repair. But at some point, the line between professional and personal begins to blur. Do you really want your assistant to know the details of your family schedule, home life, or spending habits?
While an executive assistant is invaluable to your business, a personal concierge offers specialized expertise for your life outside of it – along with the privacy and discretion that personal matters deserve. And consider this: if your assistant resigns, both parts of your life can quickly become disrupted.
At Modern Concierge, we often collaborate with our clients’ executive assistants when needed, but our focus is entirely on your personal world. From managing travel and home maintenance to planning experiences and milestone moments, we protect your boundaries while ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.
5. Is it time to hire a personal concierge and reclaim my time?
For many entrepreneurs and executives, the hesitation isn’t about whether they can afford a concierge – it’s about whether they’re ready to spend money on something they believe they could just do themselves. And truthfully, they’re not wrong. Most of what we handle isn’t rocket science. You could book the flights, find the contractor, order the gifts, and track the deliveries.
But let’s be honest – there are things you can’t Google your way into. Like that impossible-to-get restaurant reservation, or access to red-carpet events and exclusive experiences that only come with the right connections. That’s where we come in.
At Modern Concierge, what we really offer isn’t just service – it’s time. We reclaim the hours you spend managing the never-ending details so you can focus on what truly matters: your business, your family, and your wellbeing.
The willingness to delegate is everything. Once you experience what it feels like to have your personal life managed with the same precision and care as your professional one, you’ll wonder why you waited so long to make the shift.
Final Thoughts
Hiring a concierge service isn’t just about convenience – it’s about intentionally designing your life around what brings you value and joy. By asking yourself these questions, you’ll gain clarity on what you need – and whether you’re ready to experience the ease that comes with expert support.
If you’re ready to reclaim your time and elevate your everyday life, Modern Concierge offers tailored memberships for individuals and corporate teams who value privacy, efficiency, and access to extraordinary experiences. Contact us today at (416) 238-7611 or hello@modernconcierge.com, and let us simplify your journey – so you can focus on living well.
