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Speaker Style Rules That Make You Forgettable (and What to Do Instead)
Have you ever opened an email before a speaking engagement and immediately spiraled into panic—not about your talk, but about your outfit? Perhaps the event planner listed a dozen dress code rules in it, like avoiding bright colors and patterns or coordinating with a brand palette. So then you find yourself standing in front of your closet, wondering if your signature look is “too much.” But true visibility doesn’t come from blending in. It’s built on standing out with intent
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Oct 27, 202514 min read


Are You Dressing Like the Face of Your Brand or Who You Used to Be?
You took the risk of starting and running a business. You’ve led teams and worked with dream clients. You’ve spoken on stages and showed up on social media. So you already feel confident in your role as a business owner. But when it comes to your clothes, that confidence suddenly wavers. Why? Whether you’ve been playing it safe in black blazers or are dabbling in bold fashion but not feeling fully yourself, it’s time to shift your mindset, reclaim your style, and start showi
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Oct 20, 202518 min read


Why Playing It Safe With Style Keeps You Invisible as a Personal Brand
You’ve searched for trending outfits for the season and Googled “what to wear as a speaker.” You’ve scoped out how others in your...
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Oct 13, 202521 min read


Why You Still Haven’t Figured Out Your Style (and Why That’s Okay)
You’ve built a successful business. You’ve landed the clients and scored the speaking gigs. You’re a confident, capable, and resourceful...
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Oct 6, 202513 min read


Why Outfit Polls on Instagram Are Sneakily Eroding Your Self-Trust
“What outfit should I wear?” Putting up polls on Instagram with questions like the above seems like a bit of harmless fun. You probably...
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Aug 27, 202512 min read


How Danelle Schlegelmilch Reclaimed Her Style by Investing in Herself
Are you allowing yourself to fully shine as a business owner, or are you letting yourself get lost in the daily minutiae? After feeling...
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Aug 25, 202527 min read


How to Stop Wasting Time Deciding What to Wear Every Day
I’m sure you’ve been there: staring into a closet full of clothes, yet feeling like you’ve got nothing to wear…especially if you’re...
emsteinbrink
Aug 20, 202518 min read


Stop Panic Shopping and Start Building Your Style Strategy
Does this sound familiar? A big event lands on your calendar, and you’re panicked because nothing in your wardrobe feels right. So you...
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Aug 18, 202520 min read


Your Body Isn’t the Problem, Your Strategy Is
“I can’t dress the way I want to until my body changes.” That is one of the most painful lies women carry around with them, and one...
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Aug 13, 202520 min read


How Brooke Janousek Went From Compliments to True Confidence
It’s one thing to talk about style shifts. It’s another to hear someone describe how that shift changed how they walk into every room. ...
emsteinbrink
Aug 11, 202527 min read


Why Nothing in Your Closet Feels Right Anymore
Does it feel like your business and personal growth have outpaced your closet? That feeling when you look at all the nice things hanging...
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Aug 6, 202518 min read


How Authentic Style Builds Better Business Than Playing It Safe
You open your closet, look at the perfectly appropriate clothes in it, and feel like nothing fits. (And I’m not talking in terms of...
emsteinbrink
Aug 4, 202515 min read


How Natalee Shimerdla Broke Free From the Style Rules
From the outside, Natalee Shimerdla always looked polished and professional. People took her seriously in her corporate job and her...
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Jul 30, 202525 min read


The Hidden Style Rules Holding You Back (and How to Break Them)
You may not realize it, but you’ve walked around being bound by hidden rules for a long time. Rules about what to wear in this or that...
emsteinbrink
Jul 28, 202516 min read


The Compliment Trap and How to Reclaim Your Personal Style
Style is about more than just your appearance. It’s a leadership tool that reflects personal authenticity and vision which requires...
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Jul 23, 202516 min read


When Your Clothes Don't Feel Like the Woman You're Becoming
You open your closet and nothing feels right. Everything fits, you have plenty of options, but somehow nothing feels like you . That...
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Jul 20, 202511 min read


When Your Style Stops Working It's Time for a Strategic Shift
Staring at a closet full of clothes but feeling like you have nothing to wear? If your style suddenly feels "off" or disconnected from...
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Jul 20, 20257 min read


From Athleisure to Elegance: Elevating Personal Brands with Style
Discover how Brooke transformed her wardrobe and built a standout personal brand as as CMO through strategic style choices.
emsteinbrink
Nov 25, 20244 min read


Invest or Save?
"Should I invest or save?" I’m asked this often. Find out the 4 criteria I use to determine if I should spend or save on my style.
emsteinbrink
Nov 14, 20238 min read


From Marketing Maven to Style Entrepreneur
On Aug 20, 2020, I set up a card table and my styling business became official. I left a 20 year career to pursue my greatest love: Style.
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Aug 17, 20233 min read
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