Clients
Whether it’s a boost in confidence, up-leveling professional image, greater ease in social interactions, or feeling ready to speak in public, Putting it Together clients feel empowered and well cared for. Here’s what some of them have to say.
Confidence
“Working with Michelle has caused me to re-evaluate my place in the world and what I bring to the table. It has increased my confidence and helps me carry myself with greater confidence and authority. This is perhaps extra important to me because I represent a company in a small community.”
Cindy
Branch Manager, Bank
“Michelle Horne helped me to develop a sense of my personal style, my colours, and my clothing personality. Now, I feel much more confident about my appearance so I can focus on other confidence-building skills in my profession. I no longer worry about whether I look professional or whether my clothing suits me. I feel that my outer appearance now reflects the inner happiness and confidence that my new professional position has brought me.”
Cindy
Public Servant
“Working with Michelle Horne has increased my confidence in all professional situations, especially when I am networking. Partly that is due to my clothing, but it is even more due to my attitude, which has also changed thanks to Michelle. Michelle’s focus on my personality and my goals was invaluable. I attribute greater knowledge and increased confidence to Michelle – for me, this is just the beginning!”
Lee
Coach and Business Owner
Professional Image
“Thanks to Michelle Horne, my new, polished appearance is more in sync with my professional status. I also have a real sense of freedom because I am less self-conscious and more confident because I get so much amazing, positive feedback from co-workers and others every day. I can attribute one outstanding development at work to Michelle’s image advice: my managers unexpectedly decided to relieve me of the mundane, time-consuming administrative tasks I had been doing so that I could concentrate on the more creative aspects of my marketing projects, which I love.”
Eva
Marketing Manager
“Michelle Horne’s process surpassed everything I expected or guessed it might be. Michelle and her process have helped me grow into the person I needed to be, even though I didn’t really know who that person was when started the process. Thanks to Putting It Together, now I feel like I am in control every single day, and I have taken ownership of who and what I am. Now, when people walk into the office, they know that I am the one they need to speak with.”
Tracey
Construction Company Owner
“After being promoted to a relationship management role where I spend most of my time with clients on video calls, I wanted to be more polished. I achieved that and much more thanks to Michelle Horne’s support. Now, I have a great sense of confidence and feel that I am coming into my own at age 56! That confidence transitions into my work and I know it comes through with clients. I can perform well in my work because I’m pulling together my inner and outer image with Michelle’s help.”
Carol
Private Banker
Communication
“My initial goal was to build a high-quality capsule wardrobe, but Michelle Horne gave me so much more than that. She fostered deep trust with me through the image development process and I then engaged her to administer and coach me on my Nova psychometric profile. The process has led me to discoveries about how I see and present myself, and has given me productive strategies to communicate effectively with others. I feel more at ease with my image and more authentic – I now have the confidence to be an effective leader.”
Natalie
Senior Leader, Public Service
“I work as an executive coach, yet I found new insights about myself through working with Michelle Horne. Her administration of the Nova profile has helped me realize how to become a more effective communicator and to feel confident in dealing with all types of people. Michelle’s debrief and follow-up coaching deepened my understanding of my communication style and what motivates me. Her coaching plan set me on a fast-track to achieve my personal and organizational goals.”
Sarah Hathorn
CEO, Hathorn Consulting Group
Personal Development
“Michelle Horne has an uncanny ability to see who the real person is, from the inside out, and to translate this externally. I feel like the real me has finally been brought out. Michelle has not changed who I am, but she has helped me show the world who I have always been.”
Jane
Television Advertising Supervisor
“First impressions count – people see our clothing and appearance even before they have a conversation with us. Since I’m communicating an image whether I like it or not, I decided that I might as well be deliberate about it. Michelle Horne got me thinking about what I’m communicating to others through my outward appearance. Michelle has made me more conscious of what I’m ‘saying’ with my clothes.”
Sheldon
Investment Advisor
"Over nearly 15 years, I have come to rely on Michelle Horne to support me through life’s many transitions, both personal and professional. With Michelle’s guidance, I also feel I receive great value for the money I spend on my wardrobe and style, purchasing clothes that work for me. She has also helped me to ‘shop my closet’ and make the most of the wardrobe I have. While Michelle is an image consultant, working with her is never only about physical image—it is about feeling good in my skin and able to show up confidently for every occasion or challenge."
Dianne
Retired Consultant
Public Speaking
“I was being invited to do more speaking engagements at conferences and felt that while I had a lot to offer in terms of knowledge, I needed guidance on evolving my professional image. Michelle’s process is holistic and inclusive. Way beyond clothes or physical image, it has increased my self-awareness. Now, I feel more confident that I am where I need to be. Michelle is an ally and an advocate who has helped me know myself better and feel comfortable in my skin – and in my clothes, hair, and eyewear, too!.”
Debbie
Learning and Development Leader