Giving Women The Ability to Put Their Best Foot Forward -- Step Up, Step Out and Step Ahead

Image and Style Consultant Bridgette Raes, owner of Bridgette Raes Style Group and Melissa Leonard, Certified Etiquette and Protocol Consultant, have recently partnered their skills, knowledge and expertise to create a dynamic seminar titled, Etiquette.Style.Protocol.

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 6, 2004 --Etiquette.Style.Protocol, an intensive program for women, was designed to assist todays busy woman develop confidence and achieve personal success through a powerful image and personal style, along with contemporary etiquette and protocol instruction. Targeting both the working and non-working woman, Ms. Raes and Ms. Leonard have developed two versions of the Etiquette.Style.Protocol seminar.

With recent media attention addressing the lack of image and etiquette in the corporate environment, many leading financial institutions in the metropolitan area have shown interest in bringing the Etiquette.Style.Protocol program to their company. The objective of the seminar is to give professional women the extra edge in todays fiercely competitive business arena. The seminar includes contemporary Business Etiquette and International Protocol information. It is also designed to show the importance of how image and personal style are necessary to achieve goals and success.

After introducing Etiquette.Style.Protocol for the non-corporate woman, the program was extremely well-received by some of the most prestigious Country Clubs in the Northeast who plan on hosting the event this year for their female members. Understanding that even the non--working woman struggles to maintain all the priorities in her life, while still presenting herself well, Ms. Raes and Ms. Leonard felt that it was equally important to address this group of women. Though the program shares many common similarities to the corporate version, the focus shifts to many issues that pertain particularly to the non-working woman, including dinner-party etiquette and dressing specific body types and physical characteristics.

Ms. Raes and Ms. Leonard, who are both thirty years old, bring a youthful spirit to their respective businesses. They share the feeling that both the image and etiquette businesses are two professions in need of a revived and updated makeover. Ms. Raes and Ms. Leonard intend to do just that. Both agree that part of the reason why women struggle with their image, personal style, interpersonal and social skills is because they cannot relate to the somewhat stale and antiquated mentality, which is where the world of image and etiquette has been. As Ms. Leonard has said, This isnt stuffy white glove etiquette".

Bridgette Raes, New York-based Image and Style Consultant has been helping women develop their unique style for the past 10 years. Bridgette, who previously worked as a fashion designer, received her degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She received her Image Consultant training at FITs School of Professional Studies, known nationally as the premiere school for Image Consulting training. Bridgette Raes Style Group was founded to provide results-driven image and personal style instruction. Since its inception, Bridgette Raes Style Group has helped many women with a message that has spread
internationally. Bridgette contributes her expert opinion to many publications including Womens World Magazine and gives lectures on image to major corporations including JP Morgan Chase. The lighthearted, yet skilled approach that Bridgette applies to all of her speaking events make them both educational and fun. She has been referred to as, someone who knows how to powerfully connect with her audience."

Melissa Leonard, Certified Business Etiquette and International Protocol Consultant, has worked with Fortune 500 Companies as well as private clients. In addition to holding a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business, Melissa received her business etiquette training and certification from The Protocol School of Washington. Melissas broad experience in varied industries has exposed her to the ever increasing high demands of todays business executives. She has used this as a foundation to develop programs designed
to build effective interpersonal skills that are critical to the successful individual. Melissa contributes her
keen insight to Bridgette Raes internationally published newsletter. In addition, Melissas dynamic teaching style has placed her in high demand, with upcoming events including some of the most prestigious yacht and country clubs on the East Coast.
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