074: The Story Your Style Tells About Your Work | Solita C. Roberts
What’s style got to do with any of it? Isn’t a focus on your style just a vanity project? Isn’t your expertise more important than the clothes you’re wearing? These are the questions I had for my guest and Image coach, Solita Roberts. And she set me straight with the most powerful reframe on style I’ve heard! You’re going to be blown away and discover that you’ve had a tool in hand for showcasing and attracting more work that you haven’t leveraged. It’s time to get your arms around the story your style tells about your work so you can get paid to be you as you make your unique contribution to the world! In this episode, we discuss: How and why your style can tell a powerful story about your work How your style can do the heavy lifting for you when you network, especially if you’re an introvert How you can develop a style that represents you and your work in the most authentic light Let's get it! About my guest: Solita Roberts is a banking and finance professional turned Image Coach, Speaker, & Personal Stylist. She is the creator of Style To Impact® - a transformative and individualistic experience that goes beyond fashion and creates new rules for style and self-expression. Inside her programs, she teaches and equips women entrepreneurs, professionals, and speakers who are forging a distinct path in business, life, and career show up confident and create an irresistible brand presence. Solita has boldly redefined how to dress as a professional, crafting tailored looks that flawlessly align with each individual’s values and brand so they can leave a lasting impression and effortlessly command any room. When not sharing her message on her LinkedIn live show, she has been welcomed as a speaker, workshop facilitator, and podcast guest across the United States. Solita was named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in the Fashion and Beauty Industry and featured on The CW Network. Follow Solita: WEBSITE: https://styletoimpact.com/ INSTAGRAM: @styletoimpact https://www.instagram.com/styletoimpact/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/solitacroberts/ #CreateOwnStorytell About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations. Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy. This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future. It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy’s coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves. Follow Joy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/