Sterling Style Academy Image Consultant Training Testimonial
Get an insider look at the Sterling Style Academy from 2009 graduate, Debra Ovall, as she shares her image consultant training experience with you. Debra had the unique opportunity to take both our online and on-location courses. Not only does her testimonial discuss her road blocks in becoming an image consultant, it also explains how she overcame her concerns through the mentoring of our training director, Image Consultant Michelle T. Sterling.
As a certified image consultant based out of the Washington DC Metropolitan area, Debra touches and empowers the lives of others – helping them to develop and maintain their undeniable personal style. Uncovering each client’s potential, Debra guides them through a process to help them put their best look forward. Debra understands the importance of looking good and how that directly relates to a positive self image. Having a positive self image can give you the boost you need to go after life’s opportunities and dreams. Her clients have one thing in common; they have decided to make a personal investment in themselves. They realize the way they look represents who they are from the inside out.
You too can be on your way toward developing or enhancing your career as a top-notch image consultant. Take that first step and call the Sterling Style Academy today at +1.888.866.8996.
Recent Graduate Success Stories – Jeunesse Ali and Amy Inglefield of TimeSquared Featured in The Trinidad Guardian
By Michelle Loubon of The Trinidad Guardian
Published: 2 Jul 2009
Budding businesswomen Jeunesse Ali, left, and
Amy Inglefield share their expertise on image
consultancy and concierge services.
PHOTO: KARLA RAMOO
Tick! Tock! The clock on the wall is reminding you have to go shopping for groceries or rush to the nearest mall for an outfit for a special function. As the hours close in, you realise you haven’t finished preparing dinner. You’re so overwhelmed and you utter a silent prayer wishing there was a helping hand. Hope looms on the horizon. It comes in the form of 23-year-old young women Amy Inglefield and Jeunesse Ali. They have come to the rescue with a novel concept of offering that much-in-need, prayed-for helping hand.
In February, the duo started a business which twinned image consultancy and concierge services (TimeSquared Ltd). At the Guardian’s office on Monday, Inglefield and Ali spoke about the genesis of their business. They met when they were students at Maple Leaf International School in Petit Valley. Their friendship blossomed and today they are business partners. Inglefield said, “The concept is about helping busy people to have more time to themselves. I would always have to do errands for my parents. So I decided I would start my own business. I am more focused on the image consultancy.”
Ali, who has a diploma in event planning from Brown College, Toronto, Canada, chimed in, “You can get a number of services at a hotel. I don’t think we have anything quite like that available normally. I decided I would team up with Amy.” “The bottom line is we want people to have extra time to themselves. That’s why we called it TimeSquared,” added Inglefield. Although they are testing the waters, Ali said, “Although there is a downturn on, we are doing pretty good. Things are looking up, even though we are relatively new kids on the block.” Sounding like an ad, Inglefield said, “As long as there are things we can do, we’ll do it.” Along the way, they are developing marketing skills, building their client base and developing business acumen.
Inglefield on image consultancy
Inglefield’s face lit up when she outlined the most exciting thing which falls under her portfolio—shopping. Tugging at the butterflies on her necklace, she said, “I love to shop for myself. I love to go shopping for others. I loved helping my friends with what they should wear and shouldn’t wear. It is like my dream job. I am really enjoying it.” She also assists people with personal style evaluation which can range from traditional to romantic. “We look at body type, dress, colours, personal style. We might go through your wardrobe and put things together, so it’s easy to find clothes when you need it. Things you might need from day-to-day. We might tell you what not to wear, but we are not insulting in how we do it,” Inglefield said.
“We can go shopping for people and economise for them. You don’t need to have a tonne of money to look good. It’s about how you shop.” Inglefield goes shopping online for her customers and visits the malls and boutiques. She even flips through her trusty booklet, which is classified according to subjects to assist her and make her job easier. “I might pre-select something. So I just take the customer there. We try it on and go. They don’t have to go through the hassle of going through racks of clothing. Sometimes we might go shopping with a group of women. About four of them might gather at a friend’s house. They might have a tea party. Everybody is so excited and happy to go shopping.
Ali on concierge
When Ali makes the trek to the grocery to purchase staples, dairy products or meats for her clients, she is confident in the knowledge her client has more time to themselves. “The bottom line is we want them to have more time to do the things that they need to focus on. The things that are more important to their lives.” Ali is even willing to go the extra mile. “We might do a bit of banking services. We do a bit of corporate service. A little photocopying. We deliver packages.” Other services include baby sitting, reminder services, house management, acting as a liaison to vendors, event planning, computer research and travel arrangements.
At the same time, the young women are cognisant of the precarious state of affairs in the country. “We make sure what we are doing is legal and above board. We try to tie up things around 6 pm,” Ali said. But the overwhelming feeling is the customer satisfaction when they retire to their respective homes in the Diego Martin area. “We want our customers to feel satisfied and happy. We want them to focus on their lives and getting their things done,” Ali said. Quizzed on whether they consider themselves Good Samaritans, Inglefield said, “You could say we’re a bit like of that. We just love to help.” “Girls just wanna help,” Ali joked.
Read Amy Inglefield’s Rave Review on the Sterling Style Academy Fan Page on Facebook
Hey Sterling Style Academy!
I just wanted to give you all an update on our business (TimeSquared Ltd)!
We’ve been doing so well! We’re getting great reviews and have been very well received!
Thank you again for making this all possible (and making my personal dream a reality!) I’m doing what I love thanks to Sterling Style Academy!
I strongly suggest taking their courses as it’s the best and so much fun! Hi to Michelle for me!
With love
Amy – May 18, 2009
A Message from the Sterling Style Academy
Jeunesse Ali and Amy Inglefield graduated from the Sterling Style Academy Miami in January 2009. They are great, young female entrepreneur role models who demonstrate that with skill, determination and perseverance even those who are young can succeed in a tough economy. We hope these youthful ladies can inspire others to pursue their goals and dreams as well. The duo had their first group session in May and are now featured in The Trinidad Guardian. Congratulations, Ladies! Michelle T. Sterling, Training Director of Sterling Style Academy, is proud to have trained these ladies and help them to successfully launch their career in the image consultancy industry.
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.
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.
How To Become An Image Consultant with The Sterling Style Academy
View this informational video on how to become an image consultant or personal shopper featuring the industry expertise of Michelle T. Sterling, AICI, Founder and Training Director of the Sterling Style Academy. Ms. Sterling is interviewed by Karri Ann Frerichs, Admissions Director for new and prospective students of the Sterling Style Academy.
Learn how to become an Image Consultant and Personal Shopper:
- How do I start an Image Consultant Career?
- What salary do Certified Image Consultants earn?
- What does the Image Consulting industry look like?
- What are the benefits of 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.
The Ivy League of Image Consultant Training – The Sterling Style Academy
The Sterling Style Academy is the Ivy League of Image Consultant Training. Our founder, internationally recognized image consultant Michelle T. Sterling, AICI, is a firm believer in combining a first-rate image, fashion and style education with hands-on training and practical application of case studies. As a graduate of Wellesley College, Ms. Sterling’s esteemed fellow alumni include Hillary Rodham Clinton, Madeleine Korbel Albright, Diane Sawyer, and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. She is a former investment banker in the Mergers & Acquisition Group for Banc of America Securities and is affiliated with several fashion houses including Giorgio Armani, Cartier and Salvatore Ferragamo. This education combined with her career experience has equipped Ms. Sterling with the market savvy to address the needs of clients from A-Level corporate executives to those with the most discerning eye for fashion trends and luxury brands.
Who Attends
Our students enroll in any of our ten training programs because they have the innate desire to help people, wish to hone their natural talent for fashion and style, and possess the drive to achieve success and recognition in their industry. Therefore we strive to provide our students with the most innovative and dynamic image consultant training that is responsive to pop-culture and fashion trends but focuses on the enduring practices and theories which define style. As a result, we are one of the leading producers of top-notch image consultants worldwide.
Academic Excellence
The Sterling Style Academy is committed to academic excellence. We encourage the development of our undergraduates and mentor our alumni to hone their oral and written communication and creative skills so that they are prepared to promote themselves in the global marketplace. Furthermore we instill confidence in our students to approach new situations and to make critical decisions during their image consultations. These skills are essential in becoming an expert image consultant in this growing marketplace.
Faculty to Student Ratio
We are committed to student development and ensure one faculty member for every ten students. The class sizes range from 3 to 30 and large classes routinely break into small interactive groups under the direction of a faculty member. The low student-faculty ratio provides students with an optimal interactive and educational environment in which they can learn from their peers as well as cultivate their creative styling abilities.
Graduate Success
As our student body is comprised of highly-motivated, entrepreneurial individuals from around the globe, 85% of our graduates launch their own businesses or leverage their education for promotion and career advancement. Approximately 15% of Sterling Style Academy on-location graduates are selected to enroll into The Apprentice Program to join the elite team of the Global Image Group consultants.
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.
What is the Typical Image Consultant Salary?
Graduates of the Sterling Style Academy Image Consultant Training Programs can expect to bill a minimum and the equivalent of a US$100 per hour upon completion of our certification program in their respective currencies. Some of our more seasoned Alumni in urban cities like Tokyo within their first 3 years of business charge US$200 per hour for their consulting services. Therefore if you bill a total of 800 hours annually to your clients at a rate of US$100 per hour, you will make US$80,000. If you increase your rates to $150 per hour, you will make $120,000. Our Tokyo certified image consultant graduates bill approximately 2500 hours annually. We’ll let you do the math.
Therefore there are opportunities in the image consulting industry to live confortably. If you are confident in your abilities and are able to articulate your services and what it can do for the person you are talking to you, you will be able to charge what you think you are worth – $100, $150, $200 per hour. The Sterling Style Academy will provide you with the tools you need to become a top-notch image consultant and obtain the image consultant salary you desire.
For more information about the Sterling Style Academy image consultant training programs and locations, please call us at +1.888.866.8996 or email us.
We welcome you to watch the following video as our Training Director, Image Consultant Michelle T. Sterling, talks about the benefits of image consultant training as well as discusses an image consultant’s salary. To learn more about our image consultant training programs, we invite you to visit Sterling Style Academy TV.
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 Image Consultant Training in London | New York | The World Traveler Program
The London 2.5 Week Image Consultant & Personal Stylist Certification Programme is an intensive and accelerated program designed to meet the learning needs of working professionals and individuals worldwide. In this program, you will learn the following:
- Introduction to style – How do we define and refine it?
- How to analyse fashion, incorporate trends, and develop style
- The elements and principles of design as it pertains to style
- How to assess facial features and body types to create suitable wardrobes for your client
- How to incorporate these elements into analysing an individual’s personal style and colouring
- How to develop a look specific to your client’s personal style and colouring
- The elements and importance of wardrobe evaluation
- The principles behind closet organisation and clothing care
- A day in the life of an image consultant
- Effective shopping strategies and protocol
- Determining your target market and develop your marketing plan
- How to conduct personal style and closet evaluations
- The essential elements of effective communication skills and its non-verbal impact
- How to utilize these elements to improve your corporate presentation and interpersonal communication skills
- How to develop your client’s image to improve their overall presence
The Sterling Style Academy Image Consultant Training Program in London prepares top-notch, international personal stylists and personal shoppers to achieve success in the growing style industry by working with individual client needs in business and lifestyle image management. Graduates not only learn the theories behind achieving an ideal image and style, 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 utilise our industry-proven, copyrighted style evaluation tools, training manuals, and the Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultant Logo. Approximately 15% of our on-location graduates are invited to join the elite team of Global Image Group Consultants.
Click here for future training and registration close dates as well as investment structures.
Along with New York, Paris and Milan, London is considered to be one of the major international centers for fashion. With an industry worth more than £40 billion annually, London is home to over 30,000 shops from major department stores to fabulous fashion boutiques. London has a long history in establishing new trends and turning out some of the world’s hottest new designers.
Students of Sterling Style Academy – London will study in the heart of the fashionable West End at the Five Star Sanderson Hotel just off Oxford Street. They will graduate as Certified Image Consultants with extensive hands-on training along famous shopping districts including Oxford Street, Bond Street, and Knightsbridge.
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 organisations committed to excellence. You will train from experts who are recognised as being in the top 2 percentile in the image consulting industry.
- Global Diversified Student Body and Internationally Recognised 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 into your business expenses.
Both Session I and II of the World Traveller Programme must be completed to receive image consultant certification. Save US$750 when you make a one-time investment and register for both Session I and II of The World Traveler Program for the all-inclusive value of USD$9947.
Click here for more information about The World Traveler Program.
For more information, please contact us to receive a detailed course prospectus.
To make your investment today, please visit the following link: http://sterlingstyleacademy.com/registration/the-world-traveler-program/
Upon receipt of your registration form, you will receive a Welcome Package outlining the logistics of the training program, suggestions on where to stay, a detailed agenda, course syllabus, glossary of industry terms and much more. Your investment does not include air fare, lodging, transportation, personal expenses, school supplies or meals. Students should budget an additional £750 per month.
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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