✦ Certified Image Consultant
✦ Certified Coach
About You
You’re talented, smart, and ambitious. You’ve got skills, education, and professional experience. You know your value and you’ve mastered your domain.
But, is that the person that other people see?
Let’s keep it real. Whether you like it or not, people judge you based on how you look. That’s were I come in.
Maybe you want to look more sophisticated and refined.
Maybe you want to make a better first impression or be that person that everyone notices when they walk into a room.
Or, maybe you want to create a personal brand through your clothing and presence that commands respect and attracts opportunities.
Whatever the case is, I’m here to help you improve your image.
About Me
Hello! My name is David McKnight.
I began my career as a management consultant after completing my MS in Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to graduate school I studied sociology and philosophy at Rutgers University.
I began image consulting in 2006 while working full-time as a consultant. I left my job as a financial services executive in 2018 to pursue my passion for image, style, and personal development.
As a certified image consultant and professional coach, I help executives and entrepreneurs to unlock the power of their personal image and style to achieve their desires and goals. To put it simply, I teach them how to leverage their appearance and presence to get promotions, grow their business, or to be more confident in social settings.
Uncanny intuition, a critical eye, and my expertise in style and business allows me to strategically help my clients to achieve tangible results. Nothing makes me happier than to see my clients feeling confident and looking amazing in their professional or social life.
In my free time I enjoy traveling, reading books on style and business, and drinking bold red wines.
Press
An expert in the field
David McKnight's informed opinions have been featured in publications covering topics that include career advancement, fashion, style, life, and personal brand. Browse through the articles below to discover David's influence within the field.
- New York Times, May 17, 2018: A Home to Reshape is Image
- The Globe and Mail, Jan 10, 2014: Let’s face it, the ‘beauty premium’ exists at work
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HUFF POST, Oct 28, 2013: Fearless Self Image: How You Dress Matters
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Investors.com, Dec 6, 2013: Polished First Impressions Set Positive Tone; Wow 'Em
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Business News Daily, Dec 26, 2013: What Leadership Looks Like (and Why It Matters)
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Main St, Sep 25, 2013: Is Your Appearance Ruining Your Career?
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Main St, Oct 21, 2013: Worn and Returned: The Truth About 'Wardrobing'
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Career Enlightenment, Oct 1, 2013: Book Review: The Zen of Executive Presence
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New York Post, Jan 11, 2010: Flying coach
- Market Watch, Jul 24, 2009: Posture perfect
- NBC News, Apr 20, 2009: Some Jobseekers May Need Extreme Makeover
- SF GATE, Apr 8, 2007: Dressing for Success / Follow the dress code to the top
- PIVOT MAGAZINE, October 30, 2018: The Great Escape
- UPTOWN, Jan 20, 2016: Are You Silently Sabotaging Your Career?
- Inc., Jul 22, 2015: Why You Need to Be Your Real Self at Work
- OK!, Aug 29, 2013: Look for Less: Ariana Grande's Floral Frock
- JET, Sep 15, 2013: Office Fashion ‘Faux Pas’
- Time Out – New York, Nov 12, 2012: Holiday gift guide 2012: Personal shoppers’ favorite...
- Social Confidence Mastery Podcast, Jan 7, 2019: How to create a personal brand with David McKnight
- What's Haute, Apr 21, 2009: A guide on how to accessories from the sand and beach...
- We Wear Things, May 5, 2009: DAMstyle
- What's Haute, Jul 13, 2009: Hide that gut and show that butt off this summer
- Dolce Dolce, Jul 16, 2009: Essential fashion advice from top image consultant...
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Dolce Dolce, Aug 13, 2009: Must-have fashion tips for fall
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BlogHer, Sep 27, 2009: Image Consultant Vs Fashion Stylist
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BlogHer, Oct 11, 2009: Fall Colors
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The Style Blogger, Oct 23, 2009: Street Style: A Lesson in Color
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Reinventing Beauty, Dec 2009: Fitness and Fashion Can Coexist
