CAROLYN STRAUSS
www.carolynstrauss.com

Defying society’s narrow, idealized perception of beauty, Carolyn Strauss not only enjoyed a highly successful 20-year career as a fashion model at one of the world’s top modeling agencies, she parlayed that success into The Carolyn Strauss Collection, a multimillion dollar apparel company that is regularly featured on the Home Shopping Network. Her face and voice are familiar to millions of Americans, having appeared on HSN many times, as well as CNN, Entertainment Tonight, Maury, and Sally Jesse Raphael. She also hosted her own radio show, The Perfect Image with Carolyn Strauss. In addition to being the CEO and spokesperson for her company, Carolyn is also an internationally recognized fashion consultant and commentator, author, and personal coach.

Carolyn is a powerfully compelling, effervescent, and entertaining speaker whose entrepreneurial story of self-determination inspires people to change their perceptions of themselves and their relationships to the world. Her uplifting and motivational messages of empowerment, self-acceptance, and personal clarity transform people’s lives by enabling them to envision and passionately pursue rewarding new opportunities in life. These messages resonate with audiences of all kinds from corporations to trade associations to youth groups.

The release of her book, Specialty Modeling, in 1988 launched Carolyn’s career as a professional speaker and fashion expert and commentator. Her entrepreneurial spirit moved her in 1996 to become certified as an A.C.E. and A.F.A.A. Certified Personal Trainer and create, produce, and market The Perfect Image Body Sculpting Workout Video. The video generated widespread publicity and accelerated demand for Carolyn as a professional speaker. Her clothing lines debuted on HSN in 1998.

Carolyn’s background includes a BFA in Theatre from Emerson University; study at the renowned American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City; and performances with Chicago City Limits, New York City’s longest-running comedy revue. She has also conducted sales training for retail industry giants, including Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Foley’s. Carolyn’s clients include, among others, Toyota, Primedia Inc., Entercom, Inc., Future Business Leaders of American - Phi Beta Lambda, Nordstrom, and Foleys.

Program Ideas:

It’s Your Movie: The College Scene!
The college scene of anyone’s life is one of the most intense, exciting, unnerving, and life-determining times. Whether the college scene lasts a year, 2 years, 4 years or more… the choices and decisions made in that “scene” can shape the character, interactions and actions for years to come. So how does one see what choices will best serve them when they are in it? In this entertaining, informative and interactive presentation, you will learn tools to step back from any situation, see it on your own personal movie screen and determine if the choice your character is about to make will serve you best for where you want to end up. We will explore choices from what to major in, to drugs, to “friends with benefits”, to drinking, to how to separate who you were, with who you intend to become.

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