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Unlocking Executive Presence Through Personal Style: A Conversation with Celeste Moore

What if your personal style was more than aesthetics — what if it was a strategic leadership tool?

In this powerful episode of The Live Your Extraordinary Life Podcast, we sit down with Celeste Moore, global image consultant and celebrity stylist, to explore how personal style shapes not just perception, but performance. Drawing from her background in psychology, color theory, and branding, Celeste helps high-performing entrepreneurs, executives, and public figures craft signature styles that elevate their presence, clarify their message, and build trust — all before they even say a word.

You’ll learn:

  • Why personal style is a form of nonverbal leadership communication — and how to use it intentionally.
  • How color psychology impacts perception, credibility, and emotional connection (and why navy beats black in most boardrooms).
  • The power of "mirroring" — dressing strategically to connect with your audience while maintaining authority.
  • How properly fitted and aligned wardrobe choices can transform self-confidence and executive energy.

From nearly becoming a lawyer to discovering her true calling, Celeste’s journey is a lesson in listening to your intuition and leveraging your natural gifts. Her work goes beyond clothing — it's about unlocking your authentic influence and leading from a place of clarity and confidence.

If you're a founder, team leader, speaker, or visionary ready to upgrade how you show up in the world, this episode offers practical, science-backed insights to align your outer image with your inner leadership potential.

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Speaker 1:

Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of the Live your Extraordinary Life podcast. Today I am thrilled to introduce you to a dear friend of mine, celeste Moore. She is a global master image consultant, a celebrity stylist, a luxury personal brand expert and a keynote speaker. She also hosts her own podcast called More Style. So I'm just excited to delve in here. But let me just talk a little bit about Celeste before I bring her on. She is doing work that goes well beyond the term style, despite her titles. It really is about unlocking confidence and power and presence from the inside out, and that's why I was so excited to bring her on. We talk a lot about authenticity and presence. We talk to the same audiences of leaders, executives, power brokers, entrepreneurs, and so it just made a lot of sense to bring her on and talk about the work she does and how it goes beyond what we see and how it really does delve deep into the world of authenticity. So, without further ado, celeste, thank you for coming on the show today.

Speaker 2:

It's such a pleasure to be here. Michelle, Thank you so much for having me.

Speaker 1:

I'm so excited. You have been doing amazing things. You're in all places doing all the things, growing your brand, really getting a lot of recognition for the work you do, and I love for you to just help us understand sort of your journey, because before the world of celebrity stylists and image consulting and all things color which I want to delve into, you were on a very different path. In fact, I think you were really focusing on the dating world. So tell us a little bit about how you came to this whole new world of fashion and style and presence and you're doing it so masterfully.

Speaker 2:

Well, thank you for that A beautiful introduction as well. So, honestly, this journey began when I was really young. My mother and my dad moved to a place called Boca Raton, florida, and we did not know what Boca was about. We moved from a city in Washington state and it was a whole new experience. But my mom used to take me to the mall.

Speaker 2:

Growing up, like most 12 year olds wanted to go to the mall at least 12 year old girls and we would just go shopping. But I remember very distinctly this one moment we were at the mall and I went to look at a pair of jeans that I thought were so cool and I picked them up and I said you know, I want these. She's like oh no. She looked at the price tag and said if you want to purchase these, you're going to have to babysit really for a long time probably, and buy them yourself. And that's exactly what I did. But I'll tell you, I never looked at a price tag in my life.

Speaker 2:

I was always drawn to the curation of a piece. The quality of a piece I could tell from the beginning the second I walk into a store. Still to this day it's very. I wish it was the opposite, that I could find a good piece on sale. But you know, I wish it was the opposite, that I could find a good piece on sale. But I wasn't blessed with that gene and I took that into teenage years and adulthood and I still, like people couldn't go shopping without me or have them get them ready for an event, and I just thought this was really fun and a hobby, more less than a job.

Speaker 2:

And so when I graduated college, the trajectory was to go to law school and I remember thinking that if I go to law school, that's living everyone else's dream. My boyfriend at the time, my friends who were continuing to law school, you know, even my parents, I'm sure, were hoping that I would become a great, successful lawyer. And I had to stop myself in that moment and say you really, truly do not want to do this. So you need to start looking at the things that give you purpose and passion. And I knew I wanted to do something in business and I just started to look at those things and I, you know, thought back to all the things that I was doing and you know I was having this conversation with my mom, of all people, and she said why don't you become an image consultant? And I really didn't know what that meant. And so I looked it up and realized that like, oh, these people actually get paid to, you know, help others look and feel their best. But it was so much more than that.

Speaker 2:

And so, you know, so I flew to New York this 19 years ago. I just this month had my 19 year, which is insane to me and, you know, got certified and trained. But you know, it was all over the place. You know, it was like I'd worked for a little bit doing this and that and this with the image consulting, not quite knowing what to do, because I had no one taught me how to run a business, I didn't get my MBA, I didn't continue my education. So it was like, you know, learn as you go. It's like the ups and downs and valleys of things, and so I would add things here and there. And the date coach thing was really kind of the last three years or like a year and a half ago is when I, she, she died very dramatically, she was killed, she was murdered.

Speaker 2:

I had to do that so people understood, because what was happening is people didn't know that I was image consultant first.

Speaker 2:

So whether it was in my messaging, whether it was just how it was showing up, I was focusing just on the dating side and it wasn't ringing true to my purpose. Again, I had to say this does. I was great at it, had a great podcast, had some beautiful, amazing people on my show, but at the same time I wasn't feeling that fulfillment and so I had to kind of look back in and see if this is something that I really wanted to continue to do. And that's when I made the official pivot to working with entrepreneurs, speakers, influencers, some celebrities. That's when I made the official pivot to working with entrepreneurs, speakers, influencers, some celebrities. That's just happenstance, that wasn't my my goal. And so those people in that space, just because that's where I was and it felt really natural and it felt really good to help others really transform and build their confidence through, you know, finding their style, knowing what that meant for them, because I think that's so empowering, especially when you can use it in business.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, absolutely let's. Let's delve into that a little bit more, because you often say that style is really an extension of personal power. Can you share how you've used your image, consulting work and style to help transform somebody's showing up as an influencer or a speaker and how it's really helped to boost their confidence or change the way perhaps they demonstrate their what I would call their quiet power through their presence?

Speaker 2:

their what I would call their quiet power through their presence. Yeah, so the really beautiful thing is everybody has their own style, their own colors, their own energies, and the one beautiful thing is that I really focus on is understanding and having you understand to discover and really master your personality DNA. So what I do is science and art right, I'm educated in the science and that part, but what I do is also an art form, so we're creating this beautiful project together. I'm asking you a bunch of questions, trying to get to know who you are at the core, because what that tells me is so much about what type of line and designs you like, what type of fabrics, what type of the way a fabric lays on your body, the softness or coarseness of a fabric, the color so it's very intuitive, if you will is learning all the things about you, and then that's really like the first step.

Speaker 2:

So I'm helping you create your own signature style so that you truly will not only exude confidence, because you'll just feel authentically you. You'll just feel like that elevated, authentic self, so that you really can master the stage behind the Zoom call, the you know if you're on the red carpet, whatever that is, but really, not only are you feeling comfortable because that's who you are, but you're also knowing exactly what works for your audience, so there's a strategic part there. So let's just say, for example, there's a Navy wall behind me. Navy is the most trusting color. So if you think about, a lot of the big banks have Navy in them, right, except for Wells Fargo. I don't know what happened there.

Speaker 1:

They didn't have any consultant.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, exactly. Someone said let's use red because it's powerful, and so you think of these things when we're creating this strategy with everybody, because everyone has a different mission, everyone has a different message and then everyone delivers that message in a different way as well. So I'm really a style strategist, a strategist to help you be seen as truly who you want to be seen in the public eye, and that can be anything. It can be on socials, it can be on networking events. So it's just really building the strategy that helps you be seen, helps you be known as the expert in your field because you guys are, and just really understanding that the outside matches the inside.

Speaker 1:

Okay, it was a little stressful getting ready for this interview today. Going, she is a color expert and I am the antithesis of all things color. You can find Michelle's like three brand colors are black, white and gold. So I said okay, so which of them will I be donning? I went with both. So those of you who are listening versus seeing it on YouTube will know I have my white jeans on underneath here but a black sweater and going. I know, but I know, but I know that Celeste is going to have some beautiful color on her and for those of you that are listening versus viewing this on YouTube, you won't see she actually has some color swatches in the back and we're gonna talk about those in a minute.

Speaker 1:

But I was a little stressed out. I was like check it, check it. Well, okay, this is mostly audio for the podcast, but there'll be video to talk about this. So let's talk color, because I do think for a lot of us, I shy away from colors and I know that there are colors that are probably work really well, like you know, a good red, a nice blue or what have you. But you're known for your meticulous color analysis. That's one thing, having listened to so many testimonies of some of the folks that you've worked with that didn't know they had a color that would actually enhance their features and make them more confident and, frankly, bring out their skin tones better. What's the biggest mistake people like me make with color, and how does finding the right palette impact someone's presence?

Speaker 2:

So let's start with the first one. Some of the biggest mistakes people make is buying what's trending, because we all feel like, well, some of us feel like we want to stay up to date with what's going on in the fashion world, and so, you know, every year, spring, summer, fall, winter, there's the Pantone colors. There are these colors that are on the runway and they stick with a color palette and nobody knows. Right, you just want to look current, and so I think that, right, there could be, it could work for you, but it could be very bad for you and you're just like no, but I'm wearing the what's, what's in season. And so the other one I want to just touch a little bit on the black and white, because there's a couple of things that black does. Black is elegant, it's gorgeous. We can't get away from black. You know we black mascara, little black dresses Timeless.

Speaker 1:

It's not trendy, it's timeless. Celeste mascara little black dresses it's timeless.

Speaker 2:

It's not trendy, it's timeless, celeste it is timeless. Yes, but it also allows us to stay hidden. It allows us to stay in the background. So think of, for example, photographers, videographers, hairdressers. They wear a lot of black so that they're not the center of attention.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, true, and the backdrops are usually black in order to draw attention to the subject.

Speaker 2:

It's receding. So white brings forward, but it's also not memorable. So think about that next time you're in a situation. Maybe it is the time to wear black, maybe it is the time to wear white. There's nothing wrong with that, just think that.

Speaker 2:

Moving forward, just for example, like I have this color wheel this is just one of 16 that has all these different colors and on the back it has the meaning of the color three adjectives. So I'm just going to I know you guys can't see here, but I'm pulling out a color that's called teal. It is tranquil, calming and friendly, and it also tells you how to use it in your wardrobe. So if this, perhaps, was your color palette, your color wheel, you would be able to say, okay, I am meeting with X people, or I'm speaking to this type of audience, right, and they need to feel a certain way for me, either gain trust or be approachable, or maybe I need more confidence today, so I'm going to put a little bit of red on right. So kind of being able to strategically use color, but knowing that those colors too are the best for you is like when the magic happens.

Speaker 2:

So not only does it match your personality, but it matches your eyes, skin and hair and so naturally, just without makeup, you'll look younger, you'll look more youthful, you'll look like my mom was one and they're like did you have a facelift? She's like no, I just changed my hair color and now I'm wearing the right makeup because she was wearing the wrong undertone for so long of things. So you know, it's just very like. Not only does it make us look younger and healthier when we're wearing the right colors, but the color, whether it's high chromatic or low chromatic, which just means is it muted, is it like more of a muted color versus a bright color?

Speaker 2:

If you're a bright personality, the bright color is great for you because it matches your energy. And if you're a softer, more introverted person, like softer colors are better for you because it matches your energy. So you know, just if, for all those people that don't you know or can't get a four by four color analysis that's just one tool I would take away from today is really dive into who you are as a person. Are you more introverted, more extroverted? Do you feel like you're softer in nature? Just go with some softer colors, play around with it. Color is supposed to be fun and have fun.

Speaker 1:

Just do trial and error and you know, have fun, just to you know trial and error Well, and I think just understanding the meaning by behind some of the colors could actually shift. Maybe what you would intend to wear, depending on the nature of the event that you're going to be at If you need that burst of confidence, or whether it is really about bringing down the walls and garnering trust with the audience. You'd be much more intentional about what you select for color. I love that. All right, let's talk about high achievers. Since we are dealing in this world of high achievers and leaders and executives and entrepreneurs, what is the misconception that most of us have about personal style and what's the mindset shift? Maybe that you wish everyone could make around style?

Speaker 2:

So I think you know you've got like kind of this, this balance here. You've got the people that just think if they put on a suit, jacket on, um, no matter what, that they're elegant, that they're going to be taken seriously. And then you've got the people that are really intentional with what they're wearing, and then you've got well, you've got another one the small percentage of just not knowing right. So I'm here to not only educate but teach you about like, for a high achiever is wearing. Just because you wear a blazer, like, doesn't mean you're going to have the same effect if it was the right color and if it fit you well. So there's a lot of ill fitting clothes out there but people think, oh, it's, it's business enough. And then there's also there's a misconception out there that, um, how to dress for your audience, not just in color. But let's talk about real quick, Like.

Speaker 2:

We all know who Grant Cardone is, I'm sure, right, he wears like a full suit all the time. I'm not sure if he's always wearing ties, but this one time he's interviewing Kevin Hart. Kevin Hart's a hoodie guy, and so there's this thing called mirroring and some of you have heard it, but it's like the way that someone relates to you and as an image consultant, I always tell people to dress one level up from your audience, Not so diverse, but enough. Where you're the expert. You are commanding presence that way.

Speaker 2:

So what Grant did on this particular day? Because he's a suit guy, Kevin's a hoodie guy. So what is he going to do? He actually doesn't wear a suit at all, he wears a mock turtleneck. And that mock turtleneck is still authentic to Grant, but it's more casual, it's more relatable to Kevin Hart because he was interviewing him and because this mirroring happened, there was more connection, People heard each other, or at least Kevin heard Grant and he was relatable. And so the reason why there's such like, you know, I guess, misconception of just like either I don't really care about what I wear because I look good enough right, or I'm wearing a blazer because I think that's going to work in my, you know, because I look professional. But there's so many more layers to understanding how you can strategically use your image and your wardrobing to land your message harder before you open your mouth, Because we see this in like three seconds.

Speaker 1:

So important Cause I was always taught and this is you know, there should be no cookie cutter approaches to anything. But I was always taught dress for the job you want or dress for the occasion and never worry about being overdressed. But I do think there are times when I've shown up to events and I realize I am really overdressed for this and that's making me uncomfortable because everybody else is a bit more casual. And I think if I'm the speaker, that's one thing, maybe, but maybe not. Maybe this idea of actually bringing the wall down and being able to be more relatable with the audience and connect more would be, would have been more important and I found myself like taking off the jacket to kind of assimilate more, cause I'm like I am way overdressed in a suit and everyone else is much more casual at this event than I am.

Speaker 1:

And you know, as I got older I was like I don't care, this is my style, I like dressing up, I like really luxurious fabrics. It is what it is, it's timeless. But I do realize that you got into certain situations and it can be intimidating for the audience if you are in the situation where you're just dressed to the nines and it's a much less formal crowd Like maybe they won't open up, maybe they won't find the relatability in it. So I appreciate that a hundredfold. You asked everyone from the boardroom to New York Fashion Week and red carpets how do you approach crafting a look that really feels authentic but pushes somebody, maybe to the next level of their comfort zone? Because I think a lot of us tend to be creatures of habit, like you know. I'll be like well, I like cashmere and I like soft stuff and I like a structured jacket. But what might be something that you would want to do to get people to think beyond what they typically do in order to push that style envelope and explore new territory?

Speaker 2:

So, yeah, I think what it is is really dialing in first, your signature style, because I don't want to take away from who you are, but we're going to elevate that. So we're going to take the colors, the styles, the lines and designs that work for your body type, the things that you're attracted to, designs that work for your body type, the things that you're attracted to. Let's say, your style house right, say you're elegant, chic. I imagine maybe that's a predominant style house for you. Michelle, right, you like certain the looks of fabrics, like you said. You'd like, uh, elegant, uh, elevated fabrics. You probably like a nice fit is really important to you. Yeah, like baggy jackets.

Speaker 1:

They need to be more fitted. When I'm wearing one, I'm uncomfortable?

Speaker 2:

Yeah right, and that's the other thing you just said. It's about owning and being comfortable, but just bringing out the elevated piece. It could be an accessories, it could be changing your hair, adding different shoes. It doesn't necessarily have to be like the whole ensemble, but if you come to me, there's generally a couple reasons why you are looking to discover who you are and what your signature style is.

Speaker 2:

And then, how do I dress for a certain occasion? So if it's the stage, if it's in front of media, you know outlets, if it's, I'm moving up in the world, in the C-suite world, right. So now I need to be taken more seriously. So let's get you elevated fabrics, let's get you the proper like, let's invest in you so that you're coming across the way that you want to come across. So it's really still the message, is still you and authentic, but it's really dialing in bringing in more expensive fabrics. If that's where you want to go, refining things, just elevating, wearing the right makeup I mean, it's even makeup and hair and accessories. So it just imagine if you knew all those things, then you have the tools to to use, you know, in different occasions.

Speaker 1:

Well, so many of us and I think this is men and women, but I think women seem to suffer from this more. You know you've been vocal about that connection between self-image and self-worth and really finding ways to help your clients battle maybe insecurities they may have or body image issues that they are dealing with Particularly. I think women, we tend to hide behind clothing that either shrinks us, makes us look smaller or is not well fitted, because we think if it's baggier, it somehow makes us look smaller, which never really seems to work. How do you work with people to really overcome and battle some of those? Because I think that's probably one of the biggest issues I see, particularly for women of a certain age.

Speaker 1:

You know, middle-aged women our bodies are changing. You know we're battling all of these things and to look and feel your best, despite, maybe, what your body decides it wants to be and do in. Any day can be stressful, and when you want to be able to remove that anxiety of how do I look on the stage, how do I look in front of people, you want that to be almost secondary right, to feel so good and relaxed in your skin that you don't think about it anymore. How do you help people along those lines?

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it's such a great question because, especially women, we have so many seasons within our body. We age, we have children, we go through menopause, you know. So there's all of these shifts that happen and we have to understand, first and foremost, we're beautiful no matter what. Let's dress for our body that we live in right now. And I think a lot of people hold onto those jeans. They fit me 10 years ago. I know I'm gonna wear them again and so they're in your closet. Well, that is doing damage to you because every time you walk in that closet you're looking at those jeans thinking I'm not good enough, or just one day, so I don't care so much what I wear right now until I can actually get into those jeans. And, no offense, people do accomplish this goal. But let's just say, eight out of 10 probably won't get back in those jeans. Even if you did, they're probably not going to be in style. But I have this client that we talked to that's on this subject and beautiful woman, right, she just had such a curvy, gorgeous body and we did her colors and her body analysis and we decided to do a closet audit the same day. And I'm going through her closet, we're pulling the things, the colors, the things that just don't work for her. And then I have my clients try on the items that they do love. And why do they love them? Because I want to get a kind of wire.

Speaker 2:

Someone emotionally attached to something right, usually has a meaning behind it. Maybe it's a vintage Chanel jacket, which she did have, and she put it on and, not you know, nothing was really fitting her. And she did not know, michelle, that that was the way clothes were supposed to be. She thought this is how they were supposed to fit. Too tight, right, like. It didn't even sometimes go over her arm. And I had to educate her and say does that feel good to you? Does that make you feel beautiful? Does that make you feel good? And she was like, well, not really. And so we went through her whole closet. She got to keep some things, but we also under like, and she was very like label oriented because she just thought that if she wore a Gucci or Chanel or whatever, she would feel also even more confident.

Speaker 1:

The case, though right, we think that brand is somehow going to elevate our feel, and not always Right.

Speaker 2:

So then I took her shopping. We didn't finish there, we did a half a day of shopping this was in two days, by the way the next day and I actually pulled like it was the best because she was able to try things on that actually went over her you know her hips and we had to have things tailored because, let me tell you, a tailor is key. Nobody can like hardly anyone can wear off the rack, but when you tailor something to fit your body, it looks beautiful. So the fit is everything. But we got pieces that she could wear and she felt good in and we had some of them tailored because she was a little shorter, so we had you know all the things. But she got those pieces back and wow, did I just see her shine, did I see her smile, did I see her not only know what felt good, but like she'd stop, like, oh, things don't have to feel uncomfortable on me. So it was just a really beautiful, like transformation.

Speaker 1:

What is your go-to Is there for you? I mean, you obviously have a color I don't know if it's just the periwinkle purple tones. I see it a lot in your brand work. I love how it looks on you and there are a variety of shades. But what's your go-to for your signature style? I think I have a feel for it now that I've seen you in so many different environments. But what do you feel best in when you're going out to speak? Do podcasts?

Speaker 2:

I love color, so you won't see me in black, because black is not for me. Black makes me look sick, it drains me of energy, and I got invited to an all black party, and that was a struggle, that's another story.

Speaker 2:

This was first. You have to first, as a guest, you need to, you know, respect the people that invite you. So I found a way around that, but that's for another story. But I love color. Only like a year and a half ago did I? Because when I was certified 19 years ago, there was four seasons and now they're 16.

Speaker 2:

And so for a very long time I was put in the wrong category, which I was wearing colors that were too dark for me, that were too muted, and I had no idea that that was muting my personality. It was making me less seen for who I truly am. It was making me less seen for who I truly am. And so this new palette of 60 plus colors. I looked at that and I was like, oh my God, that for the first time, felt like me. It felt like the beautiful energy I have, the more playful.

Speaker 2:

So I love, you know, I wish yeah, the purple is my branding. This is a periwinkle, but I love all shades of color. Like you know, I'm a warm season, so I can wear corals and like warm pinks and like, like just beautiful colors. And if it's too muted I don't like. It doesn't work as well for me. So I need that a little bit of depth of color because I'm medium contrast. So that's another thing knowing the contrast level that you do well with like high contrast, medium or low, and then working with that color palette to kind of you know what I'm creative. I wish I could say I like purple only, but I just open up my 60 colors and I've gone shopping and I've created suits and I've worked on my wardrobe, so I can literally pull anything in there depending on what my goal is and just feel truly who I am. So I love greens and all the colors I really do.

Speaker 1:

So, for those folks who didn't know that there are actually 16 seasons, not just four, help us understand the differentiation. Is it with the gradations within each of those predominant seasons? What's the change from 15 years ago, when you first identified.

Speaker 2:

So the change is this there was a lot of missing pieces where apparently, like myself was. There was a lot of missing pieces where apparently, like myself, was put in the wrong category. There was a lot of media. So I'm in this middle, so I have a warm undertone, but I have pink elements as well, and so there's this category that has warm and cool I'm predominantly warm with a little bit of cool. So there was, like these missing categories that my master and like mentor discovered back in 2000, early 2000s, and so within the purest form of the color, right, so say, it's spring, which that's just my category they're really really bright, almost like clownish colors in the purest form.

Speaker 2:

And then you add the next is tinted, which adds 50% colors in the purest form. And then you add the next is tinted, which adds 50% white to the purest form. And then that middle, which is toned, adds 50% like gray or brown, depending on what, um, what season it is. And then the there's a darkest of the season which is adding a darker gray or a darker brown. And so you're mixing these colors, the purest form of colors, with the right depth, the right mutedness, the right shades for you. So I know it's, it sounds. I wish I could give you just like these easy answers. But it's so complex, it's so comprehensive. But when I promise you, when you see those colors, you're just like, they're a hundred percent you.

Speaker 1:

So I don't know if I'm going to get Celeste to come to Washington DC, cause she doesn't have family here. I'm going to have to make the trip to Austin, but now I'm dying to now. So we're going to have to figure out what my colors are sooner rather than later, and I have a feeling it's going to be something I had no idea about or didn't lean into and I'll be like how did I? How is it that I'm this many years old and just discovering this? But I cannot wait.

Speaker 2:

I'm excited. You know it. Just it's empowering. I think you know, whether or not you even wear all those colors or like them, at least you know that these are the ones for you. And, like I said, some people don't like yellow. You don't have to wear yellow, so it's like, but you'll have the options, which is a beautiful thing.

Speaker 1:

All right, let's talk podcast. I want to talk about more style. I love what you're doing. You're filming kind of all over. If I'm not mistaken, you're going in studio. I think you've been in LA at least some of the time. Maybe Vegas. If I'm not mistaken, new York's coming up.

Speaker 2:

Yep, so I filmed in Miami, new York, austin, vegas and LA, and that's the only places that I do in-studio filming. This is my second show, so it's a little different. I only did virtual previously and, yes, it's so easy, um, but I'm addicted to in-studio podcasting. There is something so beautiful and authentic to be in that room and have that conversation and and it's just, yeah, it's been so much fun, um, so, yeah, next is, well, I'm on two shows, which is different for me a little bit. I'm on shows here and there, but not as much. I feel. I guess lately Been on a lot, but, yeah, so I'll be filming in New York. Yeah, the list.

Speaker 2:

The one thing I think which is beautiful about this show is it's called More Style, but it's so much more than style. It's talking about personal branding, confidence. You know how to maneuver, what it means to wear the right fit, the right colors. You know how, what to wear on stages, so it's really about bringing all the things to help you really achieve your goals. I know it's not directly customized to the client, but it's giving you a lot of information and I've had some really amazing guests. I've been so lucky. Yeah, those have just been through friends and friends and friends, and I feel like that's where this is different as well, maybe because I was podcasting for two and a half years already, prior to this. This is about seven months in, so it's yeah, and I think each and every one of my guests brings which is interesting, they all bring this the theme of authenticity, of confidence, of something that really, truly resonates still with my, with my audience. So I'm sure you've seen that as you've grown.

Speaker 1:

I have and I love it. I I really enjoyed your podcast with Jesse Metcalf Actually, I was having a ball listening to that one. But I'll ask you this I won't ask who your favorite guests are, because you've had some really wonderful ones, but maybe of this new run of this show, what's been your favorite topic to explore so far or what's been your favorite episode? I know they all have different elements of wonderfulness, but is there one that really sticks out in your mind, is like oh wow, that was just an unexpected beauty.

Speaker 2:

I think you know, I don't think there's one in particular. I think what I'm finding out is that everyone that I'm attracting or that's coming on the show that people are introducing me to, is the right fit, and that's just something that's very new to me. But I think the thing that I love to talk about the most is again, I know this is so played out, but, like, how do you show up and be authentic in this world that's craving authenticity, right, especially social media like how are we showing up as who we want to be seen as, but like truly being us at the same time? And so it's really like in all different ways, right, it's mindsets, it's being around people that are like-minded and more successful people, and and I think those are just some of the things that I've really learned, and I mean I've learned a lot of fun stuff too.

Speaker 2:

So you know I've had people with skincare or talk. You know my friend Limor with she does lip injections and you know so we've had anywhere with skincare or talk. You know my friend Limor with she does lip injections, and you know so we've had anywhere at skincare to to designers, and, and it's just really fun to hear from the artists other artists in my life too, and the other business people and see what they're going through and there's so many similarities and I think that's really cool. Oh, I love that All right.

Speaker 1:

In your opinion, what's one non-negotiable that every person should invest in when it comes to their image?

Speaker 2:

Oh, one, I think at least finding out your signature style. I think that's such a. It's so empowering that I there's no other way to to get around that, Because if you know that you can do all the things, you can go shop for yourself, you can close out, you can show up as your best self or your worst self. You know, I mean you can do whatever you want to do, but like to know that that's just. It's just power yeah.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, I, you know it's really interesting because I do think, like when you've finally kind of crack the knot on, like what is it that not only are you attracted to because you find it beautiful, but it looks good on you. You know, like there are some really gorgeous dresses out there that, try as I may to have them look good on me, they just don't look good. And I finally was like I am not an empire with this kind of gal, let's just deal with that. I'm an ancient girl. Like just get rid of all those dresses that looked great on the mannequin. They don't look good on me. And why am I trying? It doesn't work. And it was really liberating. I stopped even trying. I was like nope, it doesn't have an A-line, it doesn't hug my hourglass, goodbye, oh, you go.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, and you're not alone, because we all look at mannequins, we all look at what's trending on Instagram, like, oh, that influencer is wearing that. Oh, the Met Gala last night, oh, she looked great. There is a reason why something looks good on someone and doesn't look good on us, because we all have different shapes of horizontal and vertical lines in our body. We all have different like. Everything is different. We have different scale, like, like how big an item you can wear as a print or an accessory. Why that looks good on you. So you know it's. It's frustrating too, cause it's like well, that I like on her and that looks so great. Well, that was for a five, 10, like waif of a model, you know.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, I grew up in the heroin era and that was. I'm so happy we're over that. Yes, gone. Yes, nothing looks good on me. I'm not a waif.

Speaker 2:

What do I do? It's not 90s heroin style. Yeah, Wait a few decades you'll be back in style.

Speaker 1:

You should have been born in the Renaissance. I would have been a queen with all of these curves. Yes, thankfully, curves are back and I'm super happy about that. All right, let's talk about what's next for you, because you are doing all the things. The show is getting a lot of really great attention. Obviously, you go to New York Fashion Week and it's been exciting to watch you reporting from some of your trips to New York. When you go to LA, what is it that you're excited about? What are you working on? Any projects or shifts in the horizon that you'd like to share?

Speaker 2:

Oh, yeah, a very big project, that one I can't share yet, okay, but you really want to stay like you know, follow me, just figure it out. Like in the next, I would say, three to six months, something really, really cool is happening. So, other than that, I am getting I think I talked to you I'm getting my master's at the end, so I'm going to start educating people that deal with color that can be like estheticians. People that deal with color that can be like estheticians, that can be, you know, permanent makeup, hairdressers, interior designers, bridal shop owners, anything that has to do with color, because color is so key to doing business in certain fields. So, yeah, so that's exciting. That's going to be in September, but yeah'm really really cool stuff. I'm really excited. My, my life will get ever, ever busier, but stuff that I'm doing and I love, so I cannot complain.

Speaker 1:

Oh, I'm so excited for you. Tell everyone where they can find you.

Speaker 2:

Yes, predominantly I'm on Instagram Celeste Moore image LinkedIn. Celeste Moore image LinkedIn Celeste Moore. I think I have a Celeste Moore image on there too. Pretty much Celeste Moore image on YouTube, yeah. So yeah, it's celestemorecom for my website. You can learn more about me, more style, all platforms and on YouTube. So, yeah, I hope just to provide anyone here with some. You know, I hope I give some really good value in my posts because I'm all about sharing. I don't gatekeep. I really want people to be successful and empowered and that's my goal.

Speaker 1:

So if you aren't already, please go and follow Celeste on Instagram. She has some great content. I enjoy it thoroughly. I'm a big supporter of all things Celeste is doing because I always find a lot of value in it and I love sharing it as well. So go give her a like and follow, and we'll make sure that we also put the links in the show notes. So check those out as well. Celeste, as always, it is a pleasure to spend time with you. I always learn something new and I always enjoy your company, so thank you so much for coming on the show today.

Speaker 2:

Thank you so much for having me. It was a pleasure All mine.

Speaker 1:

All right, everyone. Until next time, go and live your extraordinary life.

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