Christine Hale, Defining Self & Building Confidence

“I love what I do I make people smile. I came to being an Image & Style Consultant late in life but it has always been part of me, in my genes/jeans! I had always been the one that friends would ask to go shopping when they had a ‘do’ to go to. I now have clients who will not go clothes shopping without me!I worked for 30 years in the Food Flavouring industry so was used to finding the things people liked. It meant driving lots of miles and nights away from home and eventually quite tiring. I decided to change into full time styling two & a half years ago after training with London’s ASTON + HAYES. Since then I have been building my business when my health allowed it. I love helping people find the styles which suit and make them feel amazing. It is a skilled process with the defining of colours, body shape and proportion. Plus discovering their style preference and that’s before we get to searching and trying on clothes. What I do helps people to find their sense of self and build confidence, in their personal and business life.”

RB: Tell us the why behind your business.

CH: Initially the idea of working for myself and putting my natural instincts to use, but now I have my brand values –Learn– Putting in place your sense of self. Understanding interactions, approachability and adaptation. –Focus – Bringing attention and clarity to detail and its effects. –Team or 1:1-the emphasis is always on you. –Journey – Challenging yourself to find your ‘yellow brick road’. Supporting your career &personal life through the right choices.

RB: What major challenges did you face when setting up your business and how did you overcome them?

CH:Biggest challenge overall was establishing my visibility. I spent a year without a website only working with a business Facebook page. But I did have business cards and went to lots of networking events. When I finally had a website built I had real clarity as to how I wanted to connect with people through it.

RB: Who has been the greatest influence on you since starting your venture and why?

CH:Firstly Jennifer Aston who trained me and realised that I had key insight into the detail of image and style. Next was the CEO of Richmond Chamber of Commerce she invited me in and connected me with a broad selection of people. I am also a fan of Angelina Jolie her style, compassion and her strong sense of self.

RB: What is the vision for your business, where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
CH:The vision for my business is to develop the corporate side working with training businesses.’ I love to work with individuals so I will continue with my personal styling.

Christine Hale, Defining Self & Building Confidence

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