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Doris Klietmann, MBA AICI, Executive Principal of Optimum International Center of Image Management formally introduced opening keynote speaker Mireille Guiliano at Simmons School of Management’s annual Leadership Conference which was held at Boston's Seaport World Trade Center May 3.
The conference, established in 1979, is the preeminent women's leadership event in the country and attracts a global audience of 3,000 business and professional women. This year's conference continues the Simmons School of Management tradition of providing a forum where some of the world's most accomplished women can share insights and connect with their peers.
“Optimum Image has a long-held commitment to nurturing leadership and business excellence, and I am honored to be part of an event that holds the same principles," said Doris Klietmann, Senior Partner and owner of Optimum International Center for Image Management.
"Optimum Image has been at the forefront of empowering and fostering women in leadership positions, said Evangelia Souris MA, AICI CIP, Founder and President of Optimum International Center of Image Management. "Our sponsorship of the Simmons Leadership Conference is consistent with our mission to make Optimum Image the premier center for empowering women’s professional image in leadership positions"
OPTIMUM International Center for Image Management is the city of Boston’s only full scale Image Consulting Firms owned by Certified Image Consultants Doris Klietmann AICI, MBA and Evangelia Souris, AICI, CIP. They have been helping individuals and organizations develop and enhance a permanent optimal image through expert guidance in the areas of appearance, nonverbal and verbal communication, business, social, international and cultural etiquette and protocol. They are influencers in the field of professional, corporate, and personal and celebrity image, fashion and style.
OPTIMUM’s practiced grasp of image strategies in organizational and professional settings, fashion trends for men and women, fashion style and makeovers has been fêted by Public Television, Political Campaigns, CBS news, ABC news, USA Today, Lawyers Weekly USA, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, CNN, Access Hollywood and Detail and Upscale magazine.
Their renowned substantive and professional approach to outer and behavioral image is best illustrated by an exclusive portfolio of clients in the US and Europe. They hold extra specialties in, personal image, wardrobe/ personal shopping and makeovers for men and women, business and social etiquette, political image, international protocol, communication and branding, executive and professional image, career and image, illness and image.
Conference Highlights The conference features keynote addresses by four accomplished women: -- Gloria Estefan, one of the top-selling singer/songwriters of all time -- Mireille Guiliano, former president and CEO of Clicquot, Inc. and best- selling author -- Louise Leakey, Ph.D., world-renowned paleoanthropologist -- Dr. Nancy Snyderman, surgeon and chief medical editor for NBC News Additional speakers include: -- Cherie Booth Blair, human rights attorney and activist -- Raghida Dergham, senior diplomatic correspondent and columnist, Al Hayat -- Margaret Heffernan, visiting professor of entrepreneurship at the Simmons School of Management and author of How She Does It: How Female Entrepreneurs Are Changing the Rules of Business Success -- Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Ph.D., founder and chair, Center for Work-Life Policy, and author of Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success -- Peggy Klaus, a top communication and leadership coach, and author of Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It -- Deborah Kolb, Ph.D., Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership and co-founder of the Center for Gender in Organizations, Simmons School of Management -- Irshad Manji, senior fellow, European Foundation for Democracy and author of The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith -- Lisa Price, founder of Carol's Daughter, a multimillion-dollar skin and hair care products firm -- Deborah Rodriguez, author of Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil -- Taryn Rose, M.D., CEO of Taryn Rose International, orthopedic surgeon and shoe designer -- Leslie Sanchez, founder and CEO, Impacto Group LLC, a strategic communications and market research firm -- Bonnie St. John, paralympic medalist skier, career coach and author of Succeeding Sane: Making Room for Joy in a Crazy World -- Barbara Stanny, financial coach and author of Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life -- Jeannette Walls, journalist, television personality and author of the New York Times best seller The Glass Castle.
About the Conference
The Simmons School of Management Leadership Conference is one of the oldest and best-known women's leadership events in the country. The conference has included notable speakers such as Oprah Winfrey, Jehan Sadat, Madeleine Albright and Barbara Walters. All conference proceeds will support scholarships to the Simmons School of Management, which offers the only MBA program in the nation designed specifically for women.
Conference corporate sponsors for 2008 include EMC Corporation, HP, KPMG, Pfizer, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Novartis, State Street Corporation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, American Tower Corporation, Ameriprise Financial Services, Ford Motor Company, Paralelles, and PINK magazine.
OPTIMUM International Center for Image Management is the city of Boston’s only full scale Image Consulting Firms owned by Certified Image Consultants Doris Klietmann AICI, MBA and Evangelia Souris, AICI, CIP. They have been helping individuals and organizations develop and enhance a permanent optimal image through expert guidance in the areas of appearance, nonverbal and verbal communication, business, social, international and cultural etiquette and protocol. They are influencers in the field of professional, corporate, and personal and celebrity image, fashion and style.
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