Meet Marva

Most people have a vision of what they want to achieve but don’t understand that their self-concept, along with the signals they send through their words, actions and image, may be holding them back. Marva Goldsmith, a Certified Image Professional, helps clients create a road map and understand the role that image management and personal branding – the packaging of talents and signature traits into a marketable image – play in their journey.

Through consulting services, workshops and workbooks, Marva teaches clients to analyze their strengths and weaknesses, understand their challenges and opportunities, set goals and hold themselves accountable for reaching their full potential.

Marva knows the transformation process intimately because she has lived it. She began her career as an electrical engineer and later became a federal lobbyist and human resources strategist. She uses her experience and diverse skill set to assist her clients with their professional transformation.Marva studied image management with Dominique Isbecque International, the London Image Institute and the Image Resource Group, and attended the Peter Montoya Personal Brand University. She has a Master’s of Public Administration degree with a concentration in Leadership from Harvard University and received additional leadership training through the Center for Creative Leadership and Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching Program.

Honors

Marva Goldsmith is one of fewer than 150 consultants in the United States to be designated by the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) as a Certified Image Professional.

Affiliations

Marva Goldsmith is a founding member of the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) Washington, D.C. Metro Chapter. She also serves as Vice President of Fund Development for the AICI Board of Directors.

Workbooks

Marva Goldsmith has published six workbooks:

Branding YOU, Incorporated: A Guide to Creating & Maintaining Your Personal Brand

The Civility Playbook: Avoiding the Fouls in Life that Can Get You Thrown Out of the Game

Marketing Yourself for the Future

SPIN ME: Creating the Image that Gets the Job –
an Image Guide for Recent Grads and Job Hunters

I Don’t Need NO Manners ‘Cause I Live in the Hood

If Not NOW, When? Branding Yourself after Age 50