Sandy Dumont
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Sandy Dumont Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- • Founding member of the Professional Speakers Association of England; Member of National Speakers Association, and a speaker at their yearly convention; Credentialed by Toastmasters International; Weekly radio show host in Belgium; Credentialed in Assertiveness Training; Image consultant for the Belgian State Television (BRT - Belgian Radio & Television); Image consultant for TV Brussels; Author of four e-books on subject of Image
- Best Sellers
- The Image System for Professional Women http://www.theimagearchitect.com/Inte alPages/IMAGE_SYSTEM_Women.htm
- Career Focus
- Image Consultant, Speaker, Author
- Affiliation
- National Speakers Association- VA Chapter; NAWBO VA; Hampton Roads Chamber
• 30 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies (I.T.T., Honeywell, Rolex, Sheraton Hotels, Lancôme, Yves St. Laurent Cosmetics, Farmers Insurance, American Express Financial Services, Mitre Corporation, TWA, CBN TV)
• International leader in the field of color and image
• Pioneer in the field of image psychology and impression strategies
• Former high-fashion runway and photo model
• Lectured and coached throughout Europe, recognized there as a leader in image development
• Unique background in fashion education, art and psychology
o Graduate of John Robert Powers Fashion & Finishing School, Washington, DC
o Former faculty member of The Barbizon (fashion) School, Washington, DC
o Former faculty member of Management Center Europe, Brussels, Belgium
o Certificate from The Institute for Deep Therapy, Denmark & Belgium
o Lifelong art student
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Business Casualty 2: In-Your-Face Dressing
Business Casualty 2: In-Your-Face Dressing By Dress for Success Expert, Sandy Dumont Business Casualty: The dot-com revolution brought with it a new dress code as young millionaires with more money than style decreed suits were dead and ties were an abomination. It was the birth of ...
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Party Girl or Serious Businesswoman? Establish Immediate Credibility
I heard Christine Comaford speak at a huge event in New York City. This dynamic multi-millionaire entrepreneur and author of “Rules for Renegades” spoke of her early career days when she had her own technology consulting firm. Things weren’t going well. After being rejected 35 times in a row, ...
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Add 'New Image' to Your New Year's Resolutions
Our New Year is only two days away, so there's still time to add one more resolution to your list. This one will get you treated like a VIP, open doors, and warrant deferential treatment wherever you go. The resolution is to improve your image. People form strong opinions quickly, so looking ...
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Your Image: The Power Of Color
For 23 years I lived in Belgium. It was the best and worst thing that ever happened to my business. It was the worst thing because it is very sad to hear a client say, “I would rather look ugly than wear the colors you are suggesting.” It was the best thing that ever happened to me because I ...
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Your Image: How to Dress for Respect
Your Image: How to Dress for Respect By Expert Image Consultant, Sandy Dumont Image Consultant Sandy Dumont asks: Have you ever been treated with less respect than you feel you deserve? Have you ever been kept waiting unnecessarily? If you answered “Yes” to either of these questions, you may ...
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Be A Walking Billboard
Article by: Expert Image Consultant, Sandy Dumont Be a Walking Billboard Expert Image Consultant Sandy Dumont asks: “Who were you born to be? What does it mean to ‘be yourself’? Were you born to be an anonymous person who is barely noticed when you enter a room? Or someone who ...
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Expert Image Consultant Announces The Premiere Of Her New Book: “Business Casual is Dead, Long Live Classy Casual”
Learn the Secret of Making People Like You And Trust You n This is not a book that will give you guidelines for “business casual,” “corporate casual” or “casual Friday.” All three are dead, because they do not give you the advantage in business. Business is business and casual is casual. ...
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Your Image: Don’t Dress Like A Garden Salad!
Your Image: Don’t Dress Like a Garden Salad! Article by Expert Image Consultant, Sandy Dumont Every spring, designers satisfy our yearning for sunshine and warmth by presenting us with fashions and home furnishings in a seasonal array of effervescent spring and summer colors. Ove ight, it is ...
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Fair Treatment For The Fair Haired
Recent research at Califo ia State University reveals that the fair-haired are rejected more often for jobs and paid less for top managerial positions. It has long been acknowledged that a dark suit conveys more authority than a lighter one. The same rule applies to hair. When two people are ...
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Don't Be Square
Artists learn to lead the eye exactly where they want it. And not only that, they lead it in a manner that is pleasing, not demanding. For example, picture a country cottage in a wooded setting. It has a straight, diagonal path leading to the door. Now that’s one way to lead the eye to go to the ...
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Washington Needs To Give Up The Blue Tie Affair
After the election, I wrote about the ineffective pastel blue ties that currently permeate Washington. Both President-elect Obama and VP-elect Biden wore pastel blue ties for their first press conference after winning the election. The blog was entitled “Barack Obama States that CHANGE IS ...
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Change Your Image, Change Your Life
The way you look and dress announces how you feel about yourself, and you’ll be treated accordingly. I learned this concept at a young age. I was a painfully-shy and introverted teenager. My low point was during a high school piano recital when I was sixteen. I walked across the stage with a ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Sandy Dumont
"The way you look and dress announces the outcome other people can expect from you. It also announces how you feel about yourself, and you'll be treated accordingly."
Contacting Sandy Dumont
Sandy Dumont, Executive Director
The Image Architect
921 Botetourt Gardens
Norfolk, VA 23507
757-627-6669
How to get started
Sandy Dumont’s skill sets apply to the areas of corporate and political image, branding, risk communications, executive management media interactions, and situations of litigation. Ms. Dumont provides the necessary actions and training required in an environment where perceptions drive motivations, performance and marketplace position.
Other highlights
• Produced series of “Impression Strategies” DVDs
• Monthly columnist for numerous publications in Virginia, and Palm Beach, Florida
• Publishes a monthly e-Newsletter
• Featured regularly on radio, TV and in print
• Quoted regularly in the press as an image expert (US News & World Report, CBS, NBC, etc.)
• Other clients have included ITT, American Express Financial Services, Honey, Rolex, Sheraton Hotels, First Horizon Mortgage, Mitre Corporation, Yves St. Laurent Cosmetics, US Embassy of Belgium, Farmers Financial Services, Bankers Online, WTKR-TV, US Navy & Air Force, Old Dominion University, Realtors Associations, Bons Secours Hospital, Chesapeake General Hospital, Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority.