Show Up Confident: The Blog by Michele Charles Gustafson

The Surprising Essentials For A Better Professional Wardrobe firstimpressions personalbranding professional image strategic image Oct 27, 2019

Picture it, Ladies. It's the first day of your new job after getting the promotion. You whisk into y...

Unlock Massive Motivation For Your Next Success [PODCAST] entrepreneurship inspiration mindset personalbranding podcast success Oct 01, 2019

Finding the motivation to chase your dreams or build your confidence in any part of life is not a...

A Journey To Surprising Confidence with Courtney [PODCAST] client interview confidence confidence shift conversations entrepreneurship inspiration personalbranding podcast professional image success Sep 24, 2019

To celebrate the beginning of Season 2 of the Confidence Shift Podcast, I invited to one of my c...

The Myth of the Fashion Uniform [PODCAST] fashion hue and style philosophy personalbranding podcast style Sep 17, 2019

The idea of a “fashion uniform” sounds attractive - easy, a no-brainer - especially when iconic f...

The Scary Truth About Your Personal Branding Strategy [PODCAST] confidence firstimpressions hue and style philosophy mindset personalbranding podcast strategic image Apr 02, 2019

Today, I’m breaking down the truth about Personal Branding - what it is and what it’s not - direc...

The Overlooked But Insanely Valuable Image Elements [PODCAST] firstimpressions hue and style philosophy personalbranding podcast strategic image Feb 26, 2019

Part 3 of the Image Impact Primer Series. In this final installment of the Series, Michele jam pa...

"Dress for Success" Is No Longer Enough [PODCAST] fashion hue and style philosophy personalbranding podcast strategic image style Feb 19, 2019

“Dress for Success” Is No Longer Enough

Part 2 of the Image Impact Primer Series. The concept of...

The Image Essentials That Accelerate Trust-Building [PODCAST] firstimpressions hue and style philosophy personalbranding podcast strategic image Feb 12, 2019

Part 1 of the Image Impact Primer Series. Learn the reason you build a strategic image is for one...

2019 Pantone Color of the Year: Living Coral color personalbranding style Dec 31, 2018

Every year, color authority Pantone releases it’s Color of the Year! It’s always so exciting for me ...

The Top 2 Elements of A First Impression firstimpressions personalbranding Aug 30, 2018

Ninety-three percent of your first impression is built on your appearance. That means people are jud...

Who's The Lady? : A Re-introduction aboutmichele personalbranding Mar 11, 2018

Sometimes we get down deep in what we do and who we do it for, that we forget many people may be "me...