We help part time and newly full time fashion + beauty entrepreneurs create educational initiatives while building a powerful social impact personal brand.
In the Institute you will experience business coaching and education that will guide you to better structure your day to day business operations, boost your income, refine your brand message, enhance your visibility in your industry, position yourself for speaking opportunities and strengthen your skills and confidence as a business leader.
The Coaches
Coach Carmen, MSW
Coach Carmen, Chief Coach and Founder of Mission Accomplished Transition Services, is a powerhouse award-winning social impact entrepeneur with over 15 years of experience developing well-organized day-to-day business operations, designing results driven educational initiatives and developing high performing teams. Her guidance has led to significant increases in productivity, funding and sales while reducing stress. Under Coach Carmen’s leadership, Mission Accomplished has concentrated its efforts on supporting those involved in or exploring careers in the creative trades, including fashion, construction, interior decorating, and mural painting. These professions play a crucial role in shaping the infrastructure and people of our communities and allow individuals to express their creative talents, promoting positive engagement among community members.
Kierra Jones
Kierra Jones, is the owner and Brand Consultant + Mindset Coach of Kierra Jones International, Speaker, and Amazon Best-Selling Author. Over the last 10 years, she has worked with hundreds of coaches, consultants, speakers, and entrepreneurs, helping them elevate how they package and position their expertise and services so they shine more powerfully and profitably in their genius and create the life and business they love. She is known as “The Client Whisperer” and “The Human ChatGPT” for her expertise in crafting messaging that connects and converts. Kierra’s clients have seen remarkable growth, doubling their audiences, engagement, and visibility, while 2-10x’ing their conversions and sales in just 3-12 weeks.
“As a veteran in the retail industry with 10+ years experience as a visual merchandiser, stylist, window dresser, concept creator, and fashion curator. I entered the Fashion + Beauty Institute knowing I need structure, knowledge in accounting and business to expand myself. Also to network and build stronger connections for better understanding of my steps to grow in the fashion business. The Institute has helped me have a better vision of what my company means to me and how to successfully grow myself. I have a new understanding of the full aspect of running and owning your own company. The ups and downs will always happen but it’s how you evaluate the situation, regroup, and deliver.”
Marcus
Visual Merchandiser, Stylist, Window Dresser, Concept Creator, and Fashion Curator
Photo Credit: Janine Mainville
Become part of a community filled with driven individuals and industry professionals to delve into your potential and lead the way in the fashion or beauty arena.
The entrepreneurs and middle managers we work with have already achieved impressive milestones in their professional journeys.
You have accolades. You have the title. You have a proven track record.
But you are struggling to get to the next level in your career so you are looking for industry specific education, coaching and mentorship.
We are here to support you with continuing to bring your talent, intelligence, creativity and undeniable value into the industry through your business or the company you work for.
The truth is the fashion + beauty industries can be incredibly competitive so elevating and refining your brand identity and tightening up how to manage business operations will help you gain more recognition, become more organized and focused and gain a higher level of respect for the value you bring to your customers or clients.
We are here to support you with valuing your worth, controlling your destiny and unapologetically owning your greatness.
Institute Details
This Institute is for established badass fashion and beauty entrepreneurs on a mission to make an impact in your industry. Everyday you get the opportunity to exercise your artistry and creativity through the various clients and projects you are working on. During your time with us a variety of industry professionals will help you enhance your knowledge and confidence with managing day to day operations of your services, personal brand and educational initiative(s). We make a commitment to customizing the learning experience to your business and personal development needs. Doing so ensures we are not applying a cookie cutter approach but an approach the meets the needs of the stduent entrepreneurs enrolled in the program.
We accept up to 4 fashion + beauty entrepreneurs serious about advancing your career and growing your business. We invite individuals who are coachable, embrace honest feedback and desire to improve while bringing your career AND business to the next level.
You will focus your attention on:
- Enhancing your personal brand and influence as an industry specialist
- Developing educational initiatives (workshops, course, podcast, blog, etc.) that allow you to share your skills and expertise
- Better organizing your business operations (financial documents, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and more)
- Creating content that speaks to your ideal audience
- Pitching your business to your ideal individual client (B2C) and corporate audience (B2B)
You will work alongside mentors and coaches to help with development and implementation of a custom action plan that includes your goals, actions steps and resources you need to be successful.
At the end of the transformational 18 month learning experience, we will celebrate and showcase your success at the Fashion + Beauty Showcase, an event open to the public and attended by industry professionals, family and friends.
This Institute is for You If ….
The industry experts who help deliver the Advanced Fashion + Beauty Institute (F+BI) provide hands-on mentorship, coaching and business consultation to equip entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial middle managers with the skills, strategies and beliefs to elevate your presence in your industry.
During the Institute you will:
- CLARIFY and enhance your brand message, identity and influence.
- LEARN how to maximize your expertise and earning potential
- INCREASE your income.
- GAIN the confidence and skills to manage business operations and create streamlined systems and processes.
- POSITION yourself as an influential industry thought leader.
- IMPROVE how you show up as a leader by changing behavior.
We will accept up to 8 ambitious, badass fashion + beauty professionals ready to:
- DISRUPT the status quo
- BREAK down and break through the barriers of economic disparity
- LIBERATE yourself from limiting belief that encourage you to play it small and remain behind the scenes
- ADVOCATE for themselves within the fashion + beauty worlds.
WE ARE READY to be your team of mentors and coaches. BUT WE ARE only looking to work with ambitious, badass entrepreneurs and middle managers who are serious about advancing their career while growing a business or department.
All of the industry professionals have been where you are. We have ALL been in a place where we have reached the next level of transformation and elevation and needed help from mentors and coaches to move past feeling stuck, unclear on how to refine and elevate our message and was unsure how to advocate for ourselves to get that promotion or paid more by our clients/customers.
We will challenge you to champion your elevation! So if you want to join us YOU MUST BE coachable, ready to embrace honest feedback, committed to applying what you learn and have a strong desire to improve and rise to the next level in your career!
The Institute is split into 2 parts:
- Part I focuses you on career and business education that helps you gain a deeper understanding of yourself as a leader, business operations, systems and administration.
- Part II focuses on individual 1:1 mentorship that holds you accountable to securing a promotion, going full time in your business or elevating your business to the next level.
At the end of Part II, we will celebrate and showcase your success. This public event is attended by fashion and beauty professionals, your family and friends and influential community members.
Institute Phases
Part I, PHASE 1: Mindset + Personal Development
You will address negative thoughts and unproductive patterns that prevent you from pursuing ACHIEVING your goals THEN set the foundation for a successful, transformational 18 month learning experience. This phase kicks off with an immersive retreat.
Part I, PHASE 2: Customer/Client Clarification
You will clarify who their ideal customer/client is so you can create marketing content that converts into sales.
Middle Managers: The company leadership team is your ideal client!
Part I, PHASE 3: Marketing, Brand Development + Content Creation
You will further develop your personal and company brand message and identity while creating marketing content that sells. The coaches and marketing pros will help you develop content that talks to your ideal client and converts sales!
“Before the F+BI program, I was unsure of what coco THE BRAND would look like. I came in feeling like I was hiding behind the nickname but I am moving forward feeling proud of coco, what the brand represents + the power behind it. Being in the program really helped me to get clearer on my brand and how I want to communicate with my audience. It’s been extremely powerful to sit in a room + receive feedback from experts with different skill sets. It was like what happens when you call on all the gods to put their powers together. I know that I am unable to complete everything I need on my own + I am blessed to have a support system in place. It’s been great having coaches + industry experts who are really interested in seeing us be successful. Plus, the team development section has helped me to clearly define + own my role as talent + founder.”
coco, Connect with Coco
Fashion Event Host + Performace Coach
Photo Credit: Janine Mainville
Part I, PHASE 4: Team Development
Having a solid team of people who help you meet and exceed your goals is CRITICAL to your success. You will gain clarity and develop a plan to build an irreplaceable team that help you achieve your goals, remain accountable for your vision and be able to complete the tasks you cannot.
Part I, PHASE 5: Visual + Verbal Communications
Visual and verbal communication stand out as two distinct, interconnected means of expression. As a growing industry thought leader it is critical you confidently express your thoughts and ideas to connect with others on a deeper level. You will enhance your ability to articulate your message in a way that drives people to take action.
Part I, PHASE 6: Financial Management + Sales
Understanding your business finances will empower you to grow your revenue. You will enhance your confidence and ability to create financial documents that will help you understand the value of your services and/or true cost of production so you’re not short changing yourself and business.
“With this program it definitely has my wheels turning. It makes me eager to learn more and change my mindset. The bragging rights masterclass changed my mindset. I feel bad for anybody getting left back. If they were sleeping before, they are definitely going to be sleeping now. They are not going to be able to catch the new Darrell. Y’all are actually in tune with what I am doing. This is my first time being in this kind of environment.”
Darrell, Darrell Michale
Master Hair Stylist
Photo Credit: Janine Mainville
Part I, PHASE 7: Public Speaking + Networking
Getting comfortable motivating groups of people to take action will bring you far. You will be put in poisition to showcase your confidence to market your expertise, products and/or services. You will bring the skills you learn during the Visual and Verbal Communication phase into real life.
Part II, PHASE 8: Accountability Mentorship
You will be paired with an accountability mentor to assure you continue to implement action steps related to the next level goals you established for yourself.
PHASE 9: Celebrate at the Fashion + Beauty Showcase
After 18 months of hard work and dedication it is time to showcase your work. YOU are worth the celebration!
We will host a public showcase that creates a platform for you to pitch your brand to industry pros and community members seeking to support your journey.
Structure + Process
Institute Structure
Dates: February 2025 – August 2026; this is an 18 month program
Part I: 5 In Person Immersive Retreats
- 4 Immersive Retreats 3 nights/4 days focused on career + business education
- 1 Industry Tour Retreat in NYC Fashion District
- Monthly coaching calls and coworking sessions in between retreats
4 1:1 Coaching calls with Coaches to prepare for Q1-Q4
Part II: Accountable Mentorship + Showcase
Application Process
Applications accepted October – December
Interviews conducted November and December
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I feel more motivation to move forward with my business because I have a better understanding of production costs, my customer profiles and how to operate my business.
– Unique, Institute Participant
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– Donnay, Institute participant
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– Malaika, Institute participant
Program Impact
35
students have completed the institute
19
have continued growing their careers in the local fashion industry
16
grew their businesses in terms of clients and revenue
3
hired additional employees
10
students grew into successful freelancers
Unique Mason
Fashion Designer
Company: Uniquely D’Vine
“I feel more motivation to move forward with my business because I have a better understanding of production costs, my customer profiles and how to operate my business.”
Donnay Stone
Emerging Fashion Designer
“I got to see the real ins and outs of how the back end side of the industry works. I experienced and develop`{`ed`}` a deeper understanding of the business of fashion from industry leaders.”
Malaika Iyok
Wardrobe Stylist
“Meeting professionals in the industry helped me get valuable feedback about what I want to do and knowing someone in the professional field of what I want to do gave me the confidence to do it.”
Eugene O’Neill
Apparel Designer
“The program is what I asked for. Our experience with Kierra, one of the teachers/mentors, helped me define who my brand is for.”
To learn more, use our contact form or reach out at
inquire[at]matransitionservices.org
(518) 207-0209