Honing your personal style to reflect who you are, with Katherine Johnson.
Hey Maverick,
In Episode 112, I have a great conversation with Katherine Johnson. She is the founder of True Self, an image consultancy that focuses on helping women look and feel like the leaders they are. Simply stated, they help you hone your personal style - from your wardrobe to your self-concept - so that you are presenting yourself to the world the way that you want to be seen.
They focus on leadership because often, in leadership positions, women feel like they "have to be a certain way" (I'm paraphrasing, but you get the point) instead of fully being in alignment with who they are.
This can be challenging, from corporate culture all the way to being a creative entrepreneur, and the expectations that people have about creatives. We talk about this in the episode, and Katherine shares a great example of an interior designer client who felt really boxed in before doing this work!
Katherine explains 3 ways that women often "hide in plain sight" and why your personal style has nothing to do with vanity and is totally worth cultivating. We also talk about how she grew up as a competitive athlete, and how that actually conditioned her to believe she needed to struggle in order to succeed. She has since decided that is not the case and tries to work with the motto "let it be easy."
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Guest Spotlight: Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson works with women at the intersection of leadership, power, presence, and style. As seen in the NY Times, Katherine has developed a unique methodology that teaches leaders and entrepreneurs how to use their visual and non-verbal communication to amplify their impact, elevate their personal power, and authentically align their presence and personal brand.
Earning her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and graduate degree from Lewis & Clark College, she combines tenures in the private sector and education with expertise in elite performance and mindset as a four-time All-American athlete, NCAA Intercollegiate national champion, 10x national squash champion and US Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year. Her clients include creative entrepreneurs, founders, speakers, thought leaders, and women running for and serving in public office.
She is the Founder of The Leadership Presence Lab, True Self Style 101, and True Self Presence Consulting. In addition to expertise in Positive Intelligence™ coaching, image consulting, personal branding, and leadership development, she brings her lived experience as a mother, daughter, educator, creative, entrepreneur, and lifelong learner to everything she does. Katherine and her children reside in Portland, Oregon, with their 20-lb cat, George, and Hopper, their new corgi puppy.
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