Michelle Sterling holds up a jacket in a store
Michelle Sterling is a corporate image consultant.
  • Michelle Sterling is a corporate image consultant. 
  • She styles doctors, tech workers, executives, and investment bankers.
  • She explained her career path and how to get the quiet luxury look. 

In her 20 years as a corporate image consultant, Michelle Sterling has styled surgeons, tech workers, executives, investment bankers, and young, aspiring executives. She is the owner of Global Image Group and teaches online courses through the Sterling Style Academy.

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I became a stylist after working in retail

I've always loved shopping. I go shopping every day.

My first official retail job was at Express, then I worked for Armani Exchange. I was making so much money before I even went to college.