Kendra P.

TEDx Speaker, Image Consultant & Wardrobe Stylist at HonorYourStyle

Women Empowerment

Education: University of Massachusetts Amherst '00 - University of Massachusetts Amherst '05
New York, NY, USA

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Biography

Kendra Porter is an award-winning image consultant, wardrobe stylist, and TEDx speaker who combines over 20 years of marketing experience through her multifaceted agency Honor You. She takes a 360° approach to personal and corporate branding -- fusing her vast experience across nonprofit, sports, entertainment, and fashion industries into a thriving business.

Kendra's creative vision shapes influential brands. She produces premium events for luxury retailers; facilitates corporate trainings on style and presence; teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), as well as dresses on-air talent for NBC Sports and the Olympics.

She earned her Master's in Hospitality and Tourism Management and a Bachelor’s in Promotional Marketing Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is also an FIT graduate in Image Consulting; New York University in Public Relations, and SUNY Purchase in Non-Profit Board Development & Fundraising.

She has been featured by Yahoo!, Essence, CNN, Marie Claire, SHAPE, and Black Enterprise to name a few highlights.

Her motto: “HonorYourStyle. HONOR YOU!”

Passion

As a style architect, Kendra teaches professionals and entrepreneurs how to align their personal and professional brands using fashion as a tool. Helping individuals to show up as their most confident empowered self while learning how to communicate who they are and where they're going. Her motto is “HonorYourStyle. HONOR YOU!”

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Topics

personal brand personal branding personal branding for executives image consulting body image conference speaker workshops workshop facilitation seminar emcee empowering women women entrepreneurship women in the workplace umass umass amherst university of massachusetts amherst nyu new york university fashion institute of technology public speaking public relations pr media relations marketing women women empowerment tedx speaker tedx

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Origin Story

As a child, my body developed earlier than the girls I went to school with but my self-esteem, unfortunately, did not. By age 12, I had a growth spurt to 5″6′ and my mother bought me my first girdle. By 18, I stood 5″10 with thick thighs and a small waist. Pants were too short, skirts were too big and I stopped fitting into junior sizes long before I was a Junior in high school. I’ve learned how to make clothes work for my body instead of fighting with my body to fit into clothes. I've also learned the impact that clothing can play psychologically for the wearer and influence those around them.