Category: Speaking Engagements

Spring Forward Your Wardrobe With These Trend Setting Looks

It’s time to clean out your wardrobe and hit refresh for spring. Your fashion needs were met on (watch here) >Pix11 Morning News Fashion Segment featuring styles from companies that offer current fashion trends which are affordable and won’t break the bank. We all love that. Scroll down for outfit details including my look by NY and Company which I paired with Eva Mendes’s shoes also available at NY and Company and earrings found in my favorite store in the Hamptons.…

Confidence, Style and Image In The Workplace

On November 9th, I was asked to speak at the Effective Communication Seminar Hosted by CRE Finance Council in New York City. Effective communication is translated to verbal and non verbal forms of speak. In my opinion, before entering any room, make sure you’re filled with a dose of confidence and self awareness and you’ll be able to dive into any topic that’s of importance to you.…

Flex Your Confidence Muscle

I’m now getting caught up from the last quarter of the year and still getting messages from people who weren’t able to attend my latest talk on body image and confidence but saw my Instagram post about the talk I gave at a school in Long Island, New York on the topic of body image and confidence. They go hand in hand.…

Truth Serum: Women’s Bodies Are Not Fruit Shapes And Lots More on Huffington Post

My soul really needed this live chat with LifeStyle Editor, Jamie Feldman from Huffington Post (video here–> Huffington Post). We sat down to talk face to face (see pictures below) on all things body image, confidence and fashion. I got real with why women shouldn’t compare their bodies to a piece of fruit and why it’s important to practice your self love muscle daily.   Takeaway from segment: flex your self love muscle daily get properly measured for a bra…

It’s All Real Simple, Here’s Why

I recently sat down with Rebecca Daly, Senior Fashion Editor at Real Simple Magazine to talk about a few of my favorite things: being your best self, my modeling career, image consulting and my current favorite jeans. Check out the full interview here on this live Facebook chat or click here if you don’t have Facebook. Below, some photos from the day and outfit details below (not the best lighting).     Dress: Asos Bracelet: Vintage Choker: Ragen Jewels Long Gold Chain: Shauna Neely Jewelry (20% discount code if you mention Bernadett Style)…

Models Rule The Runway At The United Nations

I was honored to have been asked by author and celebrity stylist, Susan Moses to moderate a panel of distinguished panelists at the United Nations to discuss how the fashion and beauty industries and media can work together to continue the evolution of inclusivity and diversity. As a model for over ten years, I’ve seen the pendulum swing in the fashion industry to include a vast array people to best reflect the diversity in our country.…

Bernadett Speaks At Financial Firm About Confidence

I was pleased to be asked to speak at Moody’s Financial (downtown Manhattan) to an impressive group of women on how confidence translates all areas of your life. I find that everyone wants a quick fix on how to “get there” faster and the reality is there is no quick fix on how to become confident and your best self. We are all a work in progress.…

Girls Night Out @ The International Auto Show

It was a great honor to speak at the Girls Night Out event at the New York International Auto Show last week. I spoke to a crowd of women about how to be your best version and stand out from the crowd by embracing unique qualities that only they posses. Thank you to the team @Shebuyscars  especially Scotty Reiss and Kim Orlando, for having me be part of this successful evening filled with bloggers and entrepreneurs.…

Speaking To Young Open Minds at the Fashion Institute of Technology

I was invited to speak to a class studying Business of Fashion Styling at the Fashion Institute of Technology to share my business and career advice to students who were stepping into careers in fashion. I was fortunate to attend FIT for my image consulting certificate and have since recommended it to so many aspiring fashionable business minded people. Here are a few tips I shared with the class: Set yourself apart from everyone else.…

The F-Word Documentary, A Film About The Word Fat

So honored to have been asked to be the moderator at the New York City screening of The F-Word: a documentary film about the word FAT not my other favorite F%^* word (food).  If you’re a sister, daughter, brother, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew once removed blah blah. IF YOU’re a human being and you’re alive, you should watch this movie.…