Why is Image Consultant Certification Important?
The image consulting industry is booming and on the rise in the current economy. Now is the perfect time to take advantage of this opportunity and help people reach their full potential. You may have an eye for fashion and give good advice, however do you have the education and certification that gives credibility to you and your consultations?
As a certified image consultant, you are guaranteed to receive a high dollar income if you position yourself as an expert and use the tools that you have learned to the best of your ability. Potential clients will pay more for someone who is certified and has shown their dedication to the profession. Certification will give you the tools to build your clientele and properly market you and your services. In addition to meeting with individual clients, image consultants are paid up to thousands of dollars a day to present corporate seminars or workshops on topics related to image.
An important benefit of receiving image consultant certification is the instant credibility you gain. Clients want advice from someone who has experience and knowledge. Sterling Style Academy offers Certified Image Consultant courses that will provide you with the tools you need to become a reputable Certified Image Consultant. Upon completion, select graduates are presented with an opportunity to become a Global Image Group consultant or a consultant in business for him/herself.
Graduates learn a variety of concepts including: how to analyze personal coloring, how to evaluate an individual’s personal style, and how to develop an individual’s wardrobe. Our Certification Programs are located in Miami, New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, London, Hong Kong and Dubai. Students can choose from our 2-Week Certification Program , 4-Week Certification Program, Online Certification Program or Corporate Image Certification Program.
The Academy is an internationally recognized leader in image consultant education and is taught by world renowned faculty. You will receive the knowledge that will give you the cutting-edge tools to market yourself in the image consulting industry. You will train with other aspiring consultants and meet reputable professionals in the industry- perfect networking opportunities that will help you get your foot in the door. The possibilities are endless, so take that first step and contact the Sterling Style Academy to help you establish your career in image consulting.
About the Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. With 10 annual training courses held throughout the year in New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Miami, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, as well as Online Training, Teleclasses, and Short eCourses, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry. Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert. Contact the Sterling Style Academy today to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about – shopping and styling! Like us or become our BFF on Facebook.
Sterling Style Academy Teams Up With Polyvore to Provide Our Students With Best Personal Shopping Learning Practices
Romantic Style Cluster by Sterling Style Academy featuring Christian Louboutin shoes
At the Sterling Style Academy we train top-notch Image Consultants and Personal Shoppers around the world in New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami, Dubai, London, and Hong Kong. Our goal is to prepare students for success in the multi-million dollar Image Consultant industry through both classroom exercises and hands-on training with instructors who are recognized industry professionals.
The Sterling Style Academy prides itself in providing consistently updated course curriculum so that our students receive the most current and timely style industry information. Wardrobe case studies are shaped by the hippest celebrities and designer style, and our coaching of corporate communication and appropriate wardrobe is geared toward persevering through economic downturns. With this commitment to excellence, we are excited to incorporate the latest online wardrobe styling tool into our training curriculum, Polyvore.com.
Polyvore is a free, fun virtual styling tool that allows people to mix and match products from online websites to create fashion outfits and professional looking spreads.
Products are imported into Polyvore from websites via a browser bookmarklet Clipper tool and then styled in a drag and drop canvas known as the Polyvore editor. This collaging functionality provides wardrobe stylists and consultants with a tool to visually answer their clients’ fashion questions using real products.
With their innovative “clipping” technology, Polyvore.com allows Sterling Style Academy’s students and Certified Image Consultants to create wardrobe case studies and style sheets for course projects and current clients. Our Personal Shoppers and Image Consultants are able to work with the most current clothing available from any online retailer in all fashion categories from Dramatic to Romantic. Stay tuned to view work from current Sterling Style Academy students worldwide.
About the Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. With 10 annual training courses held throughout the year in New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Miami, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, as well as Online Training, Teleclasses, and Short eCourses, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry. Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert. Contact the Sterling Style Academy today to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about – shopping and styling! Like us or become our BFF on Facebook.
Does Natural Talent For Personal Styling Translate Into Persuing a Career as an Image Consultant?
According to Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Outliers,” the keys to success at the highest level are passion, talent, and hard work. “People don’t rise from nothing”, says Gladwell. He further elaborates on the point made by psychologist K. Anders Ericsson in the early 1990′s that even the most “natural” musicians must practice with rigorous dedication. People who are born with innate talent won’t become successful if that talent is not cultivated and put into practice.
This theory holds true across all professions, including image consulting and personal styling. Many people possess the natural talent for fashion and style and dress themselves well, but dressing others and running a successful business doing so is another story. Image consultants are highly paid because they understand how to sort through the hectic maze of fashions, trends, brands and stores with a clear understanding of the client’s needs, where they come from, and their values. Professionals who excel in the image and style industries train constantly and work with a diversified clientele with varied budgets and different lifestyles.
Studies have shown that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert according to neurologist Daniel Levitin. This is even true of people we consider to be prodigies. “Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” Practice makes you better and gives you confidence.
If you were to hire an image consultant, rather than look at the number of years they have been in business, ask the consultant how many clients they’ve worked with and what demographic they target. An image consultant with three years of professional experience who works with three clients per week has just as much experience as a five year professional who works with one client per week. This is because both consultants have virtually the same client/consultant practical experience.
Those who succeed often work much harder than their competition. Therefore the likelihood of succeeding in the image consulting industry is as much a function of your mental agility and work ethic as it is your styling ability. If you believe in your ability to succeed and have a can-do attitude, you will be successful. As a freelancer, you are not obligated to work everyday, however if you wish to be a successful personal shopper, you will practice your craft and work on a daily basis either with a client or on your own.
About the Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. With 10 annual training courses held throughout the year in New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Miami, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, as well as Online Training, Teleclasses, and Short eCourses, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry. Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert. Contact the Sterling Style Academy today to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about – shopping and styling! Like us or become our BFF on Facebook.
5-Day Image Consultant Training Course – New York
Do you have an eye for style and love to help others look their best? Have you ever thought of becoming an Image Consultant and running your own successful business?
Sterling Style Academy is currently offering Level 1 of their image consultant training course the week of August 3rd in New York for an investment of $2247. This class is an excellent place for people looking to get started in this exciting industry or already certified Image Consultants that have a successful consulting business and are looking for a refresher course.
The Level 1 course is part of a 4 week training session but can be registered for week by week, giving you the opportunity to set the amount of training you want. Week 1 discusses the elements of design — line, shape, color, texture and pattern — as well as examining past, present, and future fashion trends of garments and accessories. This course focuses on the theories behind personal style and how to properly execute a style consultation through specific case studies and scenarios.
For more information on this course and the others that Sterling Style Academy offers, please visit our website at http://www.sterlingstyleacademy.com/image_consultant_course_1.1_information.html or call toll free at +1.888.866.8996.
About the Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. With 10 annual training courses held throughout the year in New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Miami, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, as well as Online Training, Teleclasses, and Short eCourses, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry. Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert. Contact the Sterling Style Academy today to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about – shopping and styling! Like us or become our BFF on Facebook.
New York Image Consultant Training All-Inclusive Summer Packages
The Sterling Style Academy is re-investing in you! Because we realize the lucrative growth of the Executive Presence, Corporate Communications, Etiquette and Protocol sectors of the multi-million dollar Image Consulting industry, the Sterling Style Academy is proud to offer an unprecedented all-inclusive Image Consultant Training package!
Prospective students may enroll in our 4 Week Certification Program in New York, August 3 – 28 or our 2.5 Week Certification Program in San Francisco, October 5 – 17, by Friday July 31, 2009 and we will secure your enrollment into the Corporate Image Certification Program in Las Vegas, September 11 – 15 (a value of $5947) for the all-inclusive tuition investment of $9947.
We believe in offering the highest standard in professional image consultant training and offer the best educational value for our students.
Will you be launching your Image Consultant and Personal Shopper career with a business partner or do you wish to train with a friend? Enroll you and your business partner into our New York or San Francisco course and we will also provide the two of you with shared hotel accommodations in Las Vegas as well as secure your enrollment into the Corporate Image Certification Program for the all-inclusive value offer of $9947 each!
Now is the time to enter into the career of your dreams! Earn more income by launching your business by the end of the year through investing in top-notch professional image consultant training at these unprecedented educational value packages. Your image consultant career training is tax deductable.
To take advantage of this offer before July 31, 2009 and make your investment today, please call the Sterling Style Academy at +1.888.866.8996.
About the Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. With 10 annual training courses held throughout the year in New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Miami, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, as well as Online Training, Teleclasses, and Short eCourses, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry. Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert. Contact the Sterling Style Academy today to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about – shopping and styling! Like us or become our BFF on Facebook.
Michelle T. Sterling, AICI, is Selected to Join NAPW
Image Consultant, Michelle T. Sterling, AICI, Founder of the Global Image Group and Sterling Style Academy, has been selected to join the exclusive network of the National Organization of Professional Women.
The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) is one of the most exclusive and rapidly growing associations of female executives, professionals, and entrepreneurs in the United States. They span almost every industry, including health and medicine, education, advertising and public relations, manufacturing, publishing, communications, entertainment, law, and more. To learn more about the organization, visit their website at, www.napw.com.
Hong Kong and Dubai Image Consultant Training Packages
Today’s thriving corporations are investing in their people and as a result the Sterling Style Academy has recognized that this sector of the multi-million dollar image consulting industry is becoming more and more lucrative. Top-notch image consultants may charge top-dollar for executive presence training and development and the Sterling Style Academy is committed to ensure our Certified Image Consultants are recognized around the world.
Enroll in our 2.5 Week Certification Courses in Hong Kong or Dubai by July 31, 2009 and we will include the value-added benefit of our Corporate Image Certification Program in Las Vegas, September 11 – 15 (a value of $5947) for the all-inclusive value of $9947.
Will you be launching your Image Consulting career with a business partner? Do you wish to train with a friend? Enroll you and your business partner or friend into the 2.5 Week Certification Course in Hong Kong or Dubai for $9947 each by July 31, 2009, and not only will you receive complementary enrollment into the Corporate Image Certification Program, we will also provide you with complimentary shared hotel accommodations in Las Vegas, September 11 – 15 for the Corporate Image Certification Course!
The Sterling Style Academy produces top-notch image consultants with one of the largest networks of Certified Image Consultants worldwide. This is why as you are investing in your education through our Image Consultant Certified Training Programs, we are committed to re-investing in you!
To take advantage of this offer, please enroll at the following link:
http://sterlingstyleacademy.com/registration/2-5-week-certification-program/
About the Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. With 10 annual training courses held throughout the year in New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Miami, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, as well as Online Training, Teleclasses, and Short eCourses, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry. Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert. Contact the Sterling Style Academy today to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about – shopping and styling! Like us or become our BFF on Facebook.
Image Consultant Careers According to Michelle T. Sterling, AICI
Listen to Michelle T. Sterling, AICI, Founder and Training Director for the Sterling Style Academy as she speaks candidly about her image consultant career and client success stories as an internationally recognized Image Consultant and Personal Shopper. Ms. Sterling is interviewed by Karri Ann Frerichs, Admissions Director for the Sterling Style Academy.
About the Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. With 10 annual training courses held throughout the year in New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Miami, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, as well as Online Training, Teleclasses, and Short eCourses, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry. Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert. Contact the Sterling Style Academy today to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about – shopping and styling! Like us or become our BFF on Facebook.
Frequently Asked Questions: Am I Too Old for a Career in Image Consulting?
Image Consultant Question: Hi…I am 50 years old, I have never thought I am too old to learn this until I saw your student age range. But that still won’t stop me to take the course! The questions that I have are:
- 1) Do we need to pass a test in order to get certificate?
- 2) English is my second language, I really like to take one month course, but I also concern my language ability.
- 3) I like to find out more about two week certificate course in new york, is there any way i can have two week certificate for coming August in New York?
Sterling Style Academy Answer: I’d first like to congratulate you on your persistence and determination for your research into the growing Image Consulting industry, and for taking the initiative to seek professional certification. Thank you for reaching out to the Sterling Style Academy for your educational needs.
The age range listed in our materials only reflects those who typically attend. Just this January, in our Miami course, a woman your age from Slovenia graduated and has since added her new specialization to her already established business!
The 4 Week Certification Program in New York is the most beneficial course for international students and those whose second language is English. This course is highly attended from students from around the world, including Asia, Europe, Africa and South America. It offers the most comprehensive hands-on and classroom training to prepare students for success in their desired markets.
Regarding your questions:
1) There are no right or wrong answers in the fields of Image and Style. Each client you will work with in your career will be different from the next and you will be required to tailor your knowledge to each situation. Therefore, we do not require our students to pass tests. Our students, however, present projects to the class demonstrating their styling skills based on specific case studies.
2) Our 4 Week Program is best geared toward ESL students as it offers the most time for comprehension and absorbing the course material. Students are equipped with the complete curriculum in print and CD form to take with them. Our students are also licensed to utilize our copyrighted industry-proven tools when working with clients. We have just release our Personal Style Evaluation tool in Spanish for graduates to utilize and additional languages are coming soon.
3) The 2.5 week course is the condensed version of the 4 week course and takes place in New York in March-April only. Students may enroll per week in the 4 Week Course in August, however certification in only offered to those who complete the entire training course. Completing 2 weeks of the 4 week course is not equivalent to completing the entire 2 week certification course.
Please do not hesitate to email or phone me with further questions. In the meantime, you will find the following blog articles beneficial:
Ivy League of Image Consultant Training
What is the Typical Image Consultant Salary?
Best regards,
Karri Ann Frerichs
Admissions Director
About the Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. With 10 annual training courses held throughout the year in New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Miami, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, as well as Online Training, Teleclasses, and Short eCourses, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry. Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert. Contact the Sterling Style Academy today to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about – shopping and styling! Like us or become our BFF on Facebook.
5 Day Corporate Image Consultant Training Certification Program
The Sterling Style Academy is proud to present its 5 Day Corporate Image Consultant Training Certification Program.
The 5 Day Corporate Image Certification Program is a fully comprehensive program designed to meet the learning needs of working professionals in a rigorous training environment.
In this program, you will learn the following:
- Professional Degrees of Dress for Men and Women. Learn to identify the difference between corporate and business casual attire and how to appropriately dress your clients according to their career and environment.
• Color. Learn the theories behind color and how to apply these theories to enhance your clients’ personal colorings.
• Body Analysis for Men and Women. Learn to identify various body types and facial features to determine the ideal wardrobe application to highlight or conceal those features.
• Fashion Styles for Men and Women. Learn to identify the various fashion styles and how to incorporate these principles to your clients’ wardrobe.
• Cluster and Capsule Concept. Learn the art of clothing selection and coordination and how to apply it to your clients’ roles, lifestyle and goals.
• Individual Personal Style Evaluations and Corporate Image Seminars. Learn how to apply the theories discovered in class to effectively conduct an individual corporate consultation or seminar to develop your clients’ image and improve their overall executive presence.
• Corporate Communication Style Development. Perfect your verbal and non-verbal communication skills and learn how to apply these techniques toward training your clients. Learn how to devise and deliver the appropriate message through audience analysis.
• Business Building. Learn to develop industry-proven tools and techniques to build your image consulting business.
• Workplace Etiquette. Learn the 26 Standards of Workplace Excellence.
Please click here for training dates and locations.
Tuition Fee for First Time Sterling Style Academy Students: USD $5947
Tuition Fee for Returning Sterling Style Academy Students: USD $5247
Corporate Image Certification granted upon completion of entire program.
Program Schedule: Weekdays, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
For more information, please email us to receive a course prospectus.
To make your investment today, please visit the following link.
Upon receipt of your registration form, we will send you a Welcome Package outlining the logistics of the training program, suggestions on where to stay, a detailed agenda, and much more. Your investment does not include air fare, lodging, transportation, personal expenses, training supplies or meals. Students should budget an additional USD $250 per week.
As Las Vegas is the place where business meets pleasure, it serves as the perfect backdrop to train for a career in image, fashion and style. The Sterling Style Academy’s Corporate Image Certification Program will train you to develop a profitable career as a corporate image consultant in this multi-million dollar industry. Las Vegas is not only the home for midnight shopping, over-the-top shows and 24 hour glamour; it is also the global meeting place for corporate conferences and multi-media conventions. High-level executives, corporate sales trainers, and venture capitalists representing all industries flock to Las Vegas throughout the year to network with international peers, facilitate team-building, and establish profitable business relationships.
Train in the center of Las Vegas fashion and business at the Palazzo Las Vegas – Resort Hotel Casino, featuring world-class shopping and entertainment. Students enroll in the Sterling Style Academy Corporate Image Certification Program from all levels of professional Image Consulting to enhance their Executive Presence, Business and Social Etiquette, and Corporate Communication services. Las Vegas offers the perfect backdrop for corporate classroom training followed by practical application, and graduates of the Sterling Style Academy – Las Vegas Corporate Image Certification Program are positioned for success when working with the world’s major companies.
The Sterling Style Academy Corporate Image Certification Program prepares graduates to work with top level executives, human resource directors, corporate trainers and various levels of corporate management to provide expertise and services in Executive Presence development, Business Etiquette and Corporate Communication skills. Our graduates are educated to position themselves as industry experts. Graduates not only learn the theories behind image management for the corporate environment, but they also acquire invaluable business and marketing skills to strategically position themselves within their chosen markets. Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultants are licensed to utilize our industry-proven, copyrighted style evaluation tools, training manuals, and the Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultant Logo. Students of our online course who also complete the Corporate Image Certification Program may be eligible to enroll in the invitation-only Apprentice Program to become a member of the elite team of Global Image Group Consultants.
The Benefits of the Sterling Style Academy are the following:
- Commitment to Excellence. We consistently update our course curriculum so that our students receive the most current and timely style industry information. Wardrobe case studies are shaped by the hippest celebrities and designer style, and our coaching of corporate communication and appropriate wardrobe is geared toward persevering through economic downturns.
- Faculty Reputation. Your instructors have 50 years of combined industry experience and the Sterling Style Academy’s Founder is a Wellesley Alumnae, member of the National Organization of Professional Women, AICI, ASTD and other professional organizations committed to excellence. You will train from experts who are recognized as being in the top 2 percentile in the image consulting industry.
- Global Diversified Student Body and Internationally Recognized Student Alumni. Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultants span the globe from over 20 different countries from every continent. The leading image consultant in Japan, Yuuri Takano, residing in Tokyo, graduated from the Sterling Style Academy New York in 2005 and re-enrolled with her assistant in 2008. She has since pioneered the image consultant industry in her country, becoming a media darling, style author and premier image consultant in her market.
- Every dollar of your Sterling Style Academy training investment is tax deductible. As a business owner, your industry education becomes a valuable tax deduction and may be written off as a business expense.
About the Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy trains and certifies prospective and aspiring image consultants, personal stylists, and personal shoppers to pursue the career of their dreams. With 10 annual training courses held throughout the year in New York, London, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Miami, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, as well as Online Training, Teleclasses, and Short eCourses, the Sterling Style Academy prepares you to become a top notch pioneer in the image consulting, personal shopping, and personal styling industry. Master the art of image, fashion and style to become a fashion styling expert. Contact the Sterling Style Academy today to learn how we can help you start a career you are passionate about – shopping and styling! Like us or become our BFF on Facebook.
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