Sterling Style Academy | Image Consultant & Stylist Training

Q: From Fresno, California – ”I want to go into business for my self as an image consultant or to work for Global Image Group. I have 2 years experience in the corporate world and network often. I am an FIDM graduate and a former model who competed in beauty pageants. I don’t have former [...]

Q.  From Raleigh, North Carolina – I Have a natural talent I would like to refine and make my dream of becoming a Fashion Consultant a reality. I would like to know how successful are Fashion Consultants that begin their own business? Do they normally succeed? A. The answer truly depends upon the individual’s drive [...]

Ms. Reynolds, Thank you for your interest in Sterling Style Academy. We are an internationally recognized institute offering professional training in the fields of Image Consulting, Personal Shopping, Personal Styling and Corporate Consulting. I have attached our Course Prospectus outlining all of our Academy’s benefits, learning tools and accreditations. Based on your location in Texas, [...]

Only the graduates of the Sterling Style Academy’s on-location courses are invited to enroll in The Apprentice Program. These students interact directly with instructors and fellow students, and it is through the development of these interpersonal relationships that determines which students will be the best fit to join the Global Image Group team of international [...]

We have honed our curriculum to offer the best hands-on training on-location and have developed this program into the best individual, at-home training online.  As online graduates and on-location graduates both become Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultants, attending multiple training platforms is not necessary.   The answer of which course should I enroll in comes [...]

We at Sterling Style Academy are always looking to better inform our prospective students, so we are excited to launch a series of answers to our most frequently asked questions.  Q: “Does the Sterling Style Academy offer job placement?” A: Graduates of each of our training programs are equipped with the personal styling and business protocol [...]

The Fashion Group International, FGI, hosted a panel discussion which featured the top Image Consultants and Stylists in San Francisco Bay Area including Sterling Style Academy founder, Michelle T. Sterling.  Audience members asked questions regarding career opportunities in this relatively new industry which, as Ms. Sterling stated, is no more than 20 years old. “What are the actual job titles a [...]

We all know unemployment is on the rise.  The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the December 2008 rate to be 7.2 percent.  Many college graduates can’t find a job and many long-term employers of large corporations are being let go as quickly as those with less tenure.  So how do you position yourself to [...]

Just because our world is in a current state of economic instability, doesn’t mean we should allow ourselves to succumb to the same emotional crises.  Now is the time to prepare yourself for a career that you LOVE, that you will SUCCEED in and that allows you to explore your professional CREATIVITY. As huge corporations suffer, [...]

Style Academy students come from all countries and backgrounds, including the Middle East, South America, Central Europe, Asia, as well as Western Europe and America.  Upon enrolling, Janeth Gomez, now a Certified Image Consultnat from Mexico City, had these questions concerning the industry in her country. Q:  -How do I manage to introduce into the Mexican population that Image consultants [...]