At the Sterling Style Academy, the first 6 modules of our Online Image Consultant Training Program or the first week of image consultant training, whether you enroll in the 2.5 Week Certification Program or 4 Week Certification Program, discusses the theory and the science behind style by teaching you about the elements and principles of design as it relates yin and yang aspects.  Our image consultant training program also teaches you how to conduct a Personal Style Evaluation, providing you with a DVD tutorial and workbook to present to your future clients upon successful completion of our certification program. All of our certification courses also educate you on wardrobe management – learning how to evaluate a closet, cluster a group of clothing to develop cohesive wardrobes for your clients (DVDs are provided for further training and development), as well as teach you the art of personal shopping. This fully comprehensive training program not only will prepare you for the AICI FLC Exam, it will also give you the skills you need to become a top-notch certified image consultant with the rights to use the Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultant logo on your future promotional and marketing materials for added credibility.

The Sterling Style Academy has an excellent success rate in training future image consultants to become AICI FLC Certified. All of our graduates who have chosen to take the AICI FLC exam upon completion of our certification program have passed and only needed to take the exam once due to the quality of our curriculum.

The Sterling Style Academy’s next image consultant training certification program to prepare you for the AICI FLC Exam in May will take place in New York in April. Registration closes six weeks prior to the commencement of class. Please contact us if you’d like to receive a detailed course prospectus or feel free to give us a call at +1.888.866.8996 for more information.

About The Sterling Style Academy

Jump start your image consulting business with our Sales, Marketing and Business Brand Identity Launch Kit.  Many students frequently come to the first day of image consultant training asking how will I get clients and how do I market myself.  This resource will help you position yourself as an expert which will result in attracting clients.  If you are serious about starting an image consulting business and would like would like to build the foundation for growing a sustainable business, we recommend taking advantage of the Sales, Marketing and Business Brand Identity Launch Kit Special Offer to incoming students at the introductory investment of US$597 plus shipping and handling.

My name is Tammy King and I am a Middle School teacher in Anahuac, Texas. I teach a group of sixth and seventh grade Gifted and Talented students. We have been working on a career project for the last seven weeks. They did some personal assessments and narrowed down careers best suited for them. They have completed research papers, power point presentations, and a university visit. The culminating project is to find a professional in the career they chose. I am hoping you have someone my student can interview via webcast or phone. The young lady conducting the interview is a really bright sixth grade girl named Ximena (Hu may Na). I have been extremely impressed with her work in my class and based on the time I have known her, a career in image consulting would be perfect for her. Even though college is sometime off, I have high expectations for her! The interview will consist of 8 questions which I will attach and then I asked students to come up with two questions of their own to add. It will take approximately fifteen to twenty minutes for the interview. If possible I would like to do a webcast to add an element of technology and then the entire class could also watch as the interview takes place. If that is not possible, then a phone interview would also work. My class meets each morning from 8:00am-8:45am. I am somewhat flexible with time if this time frame doesn’t work. It would really be wonderful if someone from Sterling Style Academy would work with us! I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Tammy King
Teacher 6-8 Gifted and Talented
Anahuac Middle School
Anahuac, Texas

Interview Questions:

1. What are your main tasks or responsibilities at work?
2. What kind of education, training, or other preparation do you need to get into an image consultant career?
3. How did you get into this career as an image consultant?
4. What personal characteristics are required for someone to be successful in the image consultant career?
5. Have any recent changes affected your job? What changes to your career can you foresee in the future?
6. What do you like most about your job and career as an image consultant?
7. What do you dislike most about your job and the career you have chosen?
8. What advice do you have for someone who wants to become an image consultant?

Please see the following video below regarding the Sterling Style Academy’s answers to your questions. Thank you for your interest and feel free to post more questions regarding image consultant careers on our blog.

Best regards,
The Sterling Style Academy Team

I would like to give special thanks to all the Sterling Style Academy Alumni who have taken our image consultant training courses over the years. Thank you for enriching my life with your presence and I hope I’ve equally influenced your lives in positive ways to help you become the best you can be.

At the Sterling Style Academy not only will you make great friendships that will last for years to come, you will also meet people who are like minded and who share your true passion for fashion.

I know current economic conditions have many people taking a more conservative approach to changing their career path.  However at the Sterling Style Academy we teach you to think in terms of opportunity. What better time to change your life than now! Anything is possible as long as you take control of your life and make it happen. Determination is your key to success. You are the creator of your own destiny.

Best wishes for a prosperous 2010!

2010 INCENTIVE PROGRAMS

Enroll in any of our 2010 2.5 Week Image Consultant Training Certification Courses in Miami, New York, San Francisco, or Dubai before December 31, 2009 and we will include the value-added benefit of our Corporate Image Consultant Training Certification Program in Las Vegas, September 10 – 14, 2010 (a value of $5947), for the all-inclusive value of $9947.

5-Day Corporate Image Consultant Training Certification Program in Las Vegas from September 10-14, 2010 for a limited-time special value of $4247 representing a savings of $1000 when you enroll by January 1, 2010 for returning students. (Enrollment into the Corporate Image Consultant Training Certification Program in 2010 for returning students will return to $5247 after January 1.) Upon completion of corporate training, join your fellow alumni for an Open Business Forum Conference from September 16-18, 2010 at the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas for just $99.

The Sterling Style Academy is launching our newest 2.5 Week Certification Program called the World Traveler Program TM in 2010. As this will be the first year that the Sterling Style Academy will be conducting image consultant training in Australia, we are leaving it up to our prospective students to give us their feedback. Would you prefer image consultant training in Sydney or image consultant training in Melbourne? Let us know.

The World Traveler Program TM is a 2.5-week image consultant training certification course that takes place in 2 cities to enable our student body to become true worldwide image consultants. Session I of the program will take place in either Sydney or London, where you will learn the elements and principles of design in relation to personal styling and wardrobe evaluation. Session II of the program will take place in either Hong Kong or New York, where you hone your personal shopping skills and learn how to develop a global image consultancy.

The World Traveler Program will be offered in the eastern hemisphere, commencing with Session I in Sydney and concluding with Session II in Hong Kong, and in the western hemisphere, commencing with Session I in London and concluding with Session II in New York. You may take this course according to their respective hemispheres or ‘mix and match’ them to suit your globe-trotting lifestyle, career, or budget needs by starting with Session I in Sydney and completing Session II in New York, or starting with Session I in London and completing Session II in Hong Kong. A certificate will be granted upon successful completion of Session I and II within a one or two year timeframe, as your schedule permits.

The Sterling Style Academy is the first image consultant and personal shopper training program to offer students such a fantastic opportunity to globally diversify their businesses. We are proud to offer you this program to help you become a top-notch international image consultant. Experience the life of a global image consultant in one of the world’s major metropolitan cities. Master the art of personal shopping in an international fashion capital. Not only will this exciting, unique opportunity be a dream come true, your international image consultant training will also provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the industry, benefit your future clientele, and enhance your cultural diversity.

The World Traveler Program TM Session I
Sydney Class Dates: May 10 – 19, 2010
Registration Deadline: March 29, 2010
Tuition Fee: USD $6247.

The World Traveler Program TM Session II
Hong Kong Class Dates: May 24 – 28, 2010
Registration Deadline: March 29, 2010
Tuition Fee: USD $4447.

New York Class Dates: July 19 — 23, 2010
Registration Deadline: May 24, 2010
Tuition Fee: USD $4447.

For more information, please email us to receive a detailed course prospectus.

ABOUT THE STERLING STYLE ACADEMY

The Sterling Style Academy, the image consultant training division of Global Image Group, is an internationally recognized leader in preparing men and women for success in the image, fashion and style industries. Upon completing the Sterling Style Academy image consultant training program, our graduates are certified and prepared to become successful image consultants, fashion consultants, style consultants, fashion stylists, personal stylists and personal shoppers.

Our academy is committed to providing the most comprehensive image consultant training programs worldwide. We have invested years in developing the highest caliber of universally accepted, contemporary quality curriculum – aligning the technical and practical aspects of style with your unique creative abilities. With 10 annual training programs held on-location in Miami, New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, London, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Dubai, as well as Online, you will be sure to find the image consultant training course that suits your needs.

Join the elite group of Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultants from more than 15 different countries. If you are passionate about pursuing your dreams of becoming an image consultant, personal stylist or personal shopper, we encourage you to review our website, blog and photo gallery and take your next step toward achieving your goals.

The Sterling Style Academy would like to introduce to you, Yekatherina Bruner.  As a current student enrolled in the online image consultant training program, Yekatherina shares her experience with you as a Sterling Style Academy online student.

Yekatherina’s true passion is helping women express when they dress. A dedicated and highly-sought after image consultant and owner of YK Studio L.L.C., she has recently been named as a Glamour Magazine “Glambassador” for 2009 and has been awarded with the “Rising Star Award” from the Sterling Style Academy in San Francisco. A world citizen, Yekatherina’s global travels and living experiences have shaped her culturally-diverse approach to style.

Yekatherina helps women realize their full potential by teaching them how to shop strategically and acquire a wardrobe most appropriate for their lifestyle, personality, and body type. Her intuitive love for quality design shines in her master selection of fabric, color, and style that allows for genuine expression and enhances the unique qualities of each woman she works with. Her rarified talent extends to pulling together outfits that help women exude confidence and joy.

Through meeting with clients individually, Yekatherina can professionally remove closet “trauma” and replace it with closet “bliss.” The journey begins with “editing” – selectively removing non-flattering styles and colors, then she “shops” the closet discovering looks you never knew you owned. She enthusiastically arranges “personal shopping therapy” experiences that transform her clients from head-to-toe, including make-up, hairstyle, accessories, and complete outfits.

In addition to her love for style, Yekatherina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia, in South America. She is a native of Colombia and lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband and two young daughters.

For more information about Yekatherina and her services, visit her website www.ykstudioonline.com.

For more information about the Sterling Style Academy, please feel free to contact us for a course prospectus.

Internationally recognized Image Consultant Michelle T. Sterling shares her insider tips on what is image consultant training, why image consultant certification is important, and what you can expect of an image consultant salary.

The Sterling Style Academy is committed to providing the most comprehensive image consultant training programs worldwide. We have invested years in developing the highest caliber of universally accepted, contemporary quality curriculum – aligning the technical and practical aspects of style with your unique creative abilities.

With 10 annual training programs held on-location in Miami, New York, Las Vegas Corporate Image Consultant Training, San Francisco, London | New York, Sydney | Hong Kong, and Dubai, as well as Online Image Consultant Training, you will be sure to find the image consultant training course that suits your needs.

Join the elite group of Sterling Style Academy Certified Image Consultants from more than 15 different countries. If you are passionate about pursuing your dreams of becoming an image consultant, personal stylist or personal shopper, we encourage you to review our website, blog and photo gallery and take your next step toward achieving your goals.

Enroll into the Sterling Style Academy today with an affordable investment of just $197 and be on your way to becoming a top-notch, certified image consultant. For more information, feel free to contact us to receive our course prospectus at +1.888.866.8996.

We also invite you to  review our 2010 worldwide image consultant training incentive programs.  Offers end on December 31, 2009 and space is limited.

Welcome to Sterling Style Academy TV. We’ve created an informal video blog series for you to get a better understanding of the Sterling Style Academy, to discuss our image consultant training programs, and to outline some of the benefits of our image consultant certification programs. Internationally recognized Image Consultant Michelle T. Sterling, Founder and Training Director of the Sterling Style Academy, will candidly guide you through our course prospectus as if you were meeting with her at our office. You’ll find these videos to be informative, authentic, yet entertaining much like her training sessions at the Sterling Style Academy.

The Sterling Style Academy 2.5 Week Image Consultant Certification Program is an intensive and accelerated program designed to meet the learning needs of working professionals and individuals with scheduling constraints. This program is offered year round in six of the worlds most exciting fashion and business capitals within the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.

Welcome to Sterling Style Academy TV. We’ve created an informal video blog series for you to get a better understanding of the Sterling Style Academy, to discuss our image consultant training programs, and to outline some of the benefits of our image consultant certification programs. Internationally recognized Image Consultant Michelle T. Sterling, Founder and Training Director of the Sterling Style Academy, will candidly guide you through our course prospectus as if you were meeting with her at our office. You’ll find these videos to be informative, authentic, yet entertaining much like her training sessions at the Sterling Style Academy.

In this video Ms. Sterling discusses the Sterling Style Academy Corporate Image Certification Program and how it 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.

A Certified Image Consultant is a trained professional in the image, etiquette and communication industries. Certified Image Consultants are specialists in visual appearance, business and social etiquette, and verbal and nonverbal communications. Many certified image consultants may choose to specialize in only one or all of the following segments mentioned above. A Certified Image Consultant’s goal is to assist their clients in increasing self-confidence and credibility. Their goal is to guide you toward presenting your true self through your unique personal and professional brand image as well as help you improve your business and interpersonal communication skills.

Interested in becoming a Certified Image Consultant?

Sterling Style Academy’s renowned faculty and comprehensive curriculum focuses on providing the highest level of training and tools students need to become skilled professionals and experts within the Image Consultant industry. Sterling Style Academy courses are offered every quarter in seven different cities throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Asia and Middle East — Miami, New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong and Dubai as well as online year round.

For more information please contact us to receive our course prospectus and we invite you to watch Sterling Style Academy TV.

Watch Image Consultant and Personal Shopper Michelle T. Sterling, Training Director of Sterling Style Academy, as she reveals her true confessions of a shopaholic in a candid and delightful manner.  She decided to turn her shopping addiction into something more credible, a profession, by becoming a personal shopper.

If you’ve always wanted to become an image consultant, personal shopper or personal stylist and can relate to Rebecca Bloomwood in “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” the Sterling Style Academy Image Consultant Training Program in New York is the right place for you.

Do you love going on shopping sprees, sipping cocktails at fashionable hot spots, and attending stylish events? Do you think shopping malls are your playground and feel the need to find that latest and greatest “it” item to make that statement for the season? At the Sterling Style Academy, we can turn your shopping liabilities into a career asset. Rather than spend your money, you can spend other people’s money. The Sterling Style Academy provides you with an educational experience to become a top-notch image consultant, personal stylist, or personal shopper. We attract stylish young women from around the world who want to turn their dreams into a profitable career. If you’re passionate about shopping and love working with people to make them look and feel their absolute best, you’re the ideal candidate to become a personal shopper.

Registration for our August 2011 New York Image Consultant Training Program closes on June 20, 2011. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity today by registering here as the class is already 50% full.

The 4 Week Certification Program is a fully comprehensive program designed to meet the training needs of international fashion connoisseurs and individuals who prefer to cultivate their image and styling skills through extensive case study development. This program is offered each year during the summer in New York. Students may enroll in this course on a weekly basis, however most opt to participate in the entire four week program. In this program, you will learn the following:

• Introduction to style – How do we define and refine it?
• How to analyze 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 clients
• How to incorporate these elements into analyzing an individual’s personal style and coloring
• How to develop a look specific to your client’s personal style and coloring
• The elements and importance of wardrobe evaluation
• The principles behind closet organization and clothing care
• A day in the life of an image consultant
• Effective shopping strategies and protocol
• How to determine 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 Benefits of the Sterling Style Academy are the following:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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, author and premier image consultant in Japan and to the Japanese in America.

4. 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.

New York: August 1–26, 2011
Registration Deadline: June 21, 2011
Tuition Fee: USD $8747
Enrollment per week: USD $2447
Certification only granted upon completion of entire program
Program Schedule: Monday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Clinic: Friday, TBA with assignments to be completed in the evenings.

For more information, please contact us to receive a course prospectus.

Click here to make your investment today.

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, school supplies or meals. Students should budget an additional $950 per month.

HOW DO I START AN IMAGE CONSULTING BUSINESS?

We at the Sterling Style Academy firmly believe that before you embark on any career change, you do it properly with image consultant training.  Along with training, one must also be able to market themselves and learn how to start an image consulting business.  Therefore we have developed our Sales, Marketing and Business Brand Identity Launch Kit for our students as a resource to help you build a successful image consulting business.  Inquire today about the special offer to incoming students.