Sissi ‍.

Sissi ‍

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Luxury, Fashion & Beauty: Career Coaching w/ Industry Executive & Scholar

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Studied at Yale School of Management

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Works at Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

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Available April 2 at 11:00 AM UTC

Let's make your 2026 goals a reality! I specialize in comprehensive, long-term coaching partnerships. If that's not your speed right now, no worries. We can revisit when you are ready. For intro/trial calls, you may confirm, reschedule, or cancel at least 24H ahead of the session to keep our slot. Otherwise, it will be automatically logged as coaching time/canceled. This helps me manage my calendar effectively and maintain my commitment to all clients. Thank you for your interest.

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Sissi's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $289/hr

Get help with Luxury Brand Strategy, Cover Letters, and .

Sissi also coaches for Career Coaching, Non-Profit Leadership, Visual Arts, and Master’s Programs. View all.

Sissi’s Luxury & Fashion Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Executive

200+ people coached for Luxury & Fashion

Sissi has helped clients get into these companies:

I offer expert coaching for: • Aspiring luxury and fashion graduates/professionals seeking to break into the industry • Mid-career individuals aiming to accelerate their growth or pivot within the sector • Executives looking to enhance their leadership in luxury, fashion, and beauty in the media or a corporate context • Established brands looking to innovate, expand, or navigate industry shifts • Entrepreneurs developing luxury or sustainable fashion concepts or products • Professionals seeking to transfer their skills and exit the luxury and fashion industries My former students, mentees and clients have started their own venture or/and landed roles at: • Cartier • L'Occitane • L'Oréal • Chanel • Prada • DVF • and more My coaching focuses on: • Strategic brand development and management • Sustainable and ethical fashion practices • Luxury marketing and consumer engagement • Industry networking and career advancement • Innovation in product development, retail experiences, strategic partnerships and brand strategy • Thought leadership development • Skill translation and career transition strategies As your coach, I offer a proven track record of success and leadership in luxury, fashion, beauty and sustainability, providing guidance informed by concrete, high-level experience and a forward-thinking approach recognized on the global stage. Awards and Honors: • 7 Webby Awards • EarthShot Prize, Finalist • Global Change Award, H&M Foundation, Winner • Anthem Awards, Winner - sustainable design collaboration with the V&A Museum • What Design Can Do (WDCD), Winner • Vogue Photo Festival, Winner • Recognized as a "Global Game Changer" by Condé Nast Jury and Leadership Roles: • Berlin Fashion Film Festival, Inaugural President (feat. motion pictures from luxury powerhouses like Bvlgari, Prada, and Hermès) • Global Footwear Awards, Executive Jury Member, feat.independent brands + Nike, Puma, Reebok, Adidas, Bottega Veneta, etc. • 'Governance for Tomorrow' - Centre for Sustainable Fashion x Kering, Board Member • United Nations Conscious Fashion & Lifestyle Network, Member • COP 26, British High Commission Ghana, Partner My multifaceted career includes: • Editorial roles: HuffPost, SOMA, L'Officiel Ukraine • Coverage of international Fashion Weeks • Featured by Vogue, CNN, The Financial Times, BBC, MTV, Wired, Forbes, NYT, Buzzfeed, ESSENCE, etc. • Academic leadership: Teaching my proprietary luxury brand management, perfume & cosmetics curricula at world's top fashion and business schools • Corporate advisory: LVMH, Kering, indie brands • Extensive retail and B2B experience : Hermès, Loewe, Fendi, Céline, etc.

Sissi can help with:

Luxury Brand Strategy

Cover Letters

Product Development

Visual Merchandising

Skill Building

E-Commerce Strategy

Resume Review

Fashion Design

Salary Negotiation

Luxury Retail Operations

Networking Strategy

Trend Forecasting

Interview Prep

LinkedIn Review

Luxury & Fashion Marketing

Retail Strategy

Freelancing

Sissi also coaches for Career Coaching, Non-Profit Leadership, Visual Arts, and Master’s Programs. View all.

About Sissi

Sissi is the former President of the Berlin Fashion Film Festival, showcasing motion pictures from luxury powerhouses like Bvlgari, Prada, and Hermès since 2012, under the esteemed patronage of the European Union and the city of Berlin. From the runway to the classroom and boardroom, Sissi stands at the vanguard of creative industries, commerce, and global cultural affairs. Her award-winning career weaves a tapestry of innovation across academia and industry. Sissi's acclaimed Luxury Brand Management MBA curriculum, taught at top institutions including HEC Paris and Yale School of Management, has even earned her a seat as Trustee at The Hip Hop Museum, a world-class $100M New York State Department of Education Board of Regents chartered institution, backed by JP Morgan Chase and Microsoft, opening in 2026. Airbnb, Disney, and LVMH seek her counsel to navigate the ever-shifting tides of global consumer behavior and cultural shifts, helping brands design experiences, products, and spaces that enhance how we live, learn, work, and play. Sissi's passion for culture has inspired her to live and study across five continents. Lauded as a global game-changer by Condé Nast and American Express, her work has been featured in Forbes, Vogue, echoed through CNN and The New York Times, and found a home in the hallowed halls of London's V&A Museum. • American Express Business, Entrepreneurship Honoree — 2020 • 2x Webby Awards Winner: Sports, Fashion & Beauty — 2021, 2024 • 5x Anthem Awards Winner: Education, Art & Culture, CSR — 2022,2024

Why do I coach?

I am passionate about helping you adapt with agility, pivot with purpose, and reinvent with confidence. Whether you have had a linear path and want to shift, or you are a multi-hyphenate wanting to recalibrate....You have come to the right place.

Work Experience

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Telly® Awards Judging Council

The Telly Awards

February 2026 - Present

Admissions Committee

Established in 1979, the Tellys honor excellence in video and television across all screens. Originally focused on TV commercials, the awards now encompass a wide range of categories including branded content, documentaries, and social media. With over 13,000 entries annually from 6 continents and all 50 U.S. states, the Tellys recognize outstanding work from advertising agencies, TV stations, production companies, and publishers worldwide. The awards have evolved with the digital landscape, celebrating the best in video media for both traditional and online platforms. Previous Telly Award Winners include: AirBnB, Adobe, BET Networks, Bloomberg, CBS Interactive, Comcast, Conde Nast, DigiDojo, Discovery Communications, ESPN, FleishmanHillard, Fox, Golden State Warriers, HBO, Hearst, HOBO, HuffPost, Indigo Films, IW Group, Media.Monks, Microsoft, MLB, NASA, Nathional Geographic, NBC, Ogilvy and Mather, Refinery29, SapientNitro, Story House, Team Coco Digital, The Guardian, The History Channel, Time Warner, Tiny Hero, Trailer Park, Paramount, Viacom, VML, WSJ

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Member, Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence

Nasdaq

April 2025 - Present

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Business Coach

Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

March 2024 - Present

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Executive Jury

Global Footwear Awards (GFA)

2023 - Present

Admissions Committee

Celebrating footwear design from independent talents to legacy brands like Nike, Puma, Reebok, Adidas, Bottega Veneta - shaping global style, innovation and social impact.

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Board of Trustees

The Hip Hop Museum

2021 - Present

Admissions Committee

Building Hip Hop's forever home opening 2026 in its birthplace of the Bronx, under the esteemed patronage of New York City ($100M+ venture) ➤ JP Morgan Chase backed, chartered by New York State Department of Education Board of Regents ➤ Board includes Microsoft, Warner Records, Mass Appeal, Reservoir Media, city officials, and the legendary Kurtis Blow

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GNAM Executive MBA Visiting Faculty (in collaboration with HEC)

Yale School of Management

September 2023 - February 2024

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Academic Partner - Harvard Alumni for Fashion, Luxury & Retail

Harvard University

February 2021 - February 2024

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Member

The Global Network for Advanced Management

2022 - 2024

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Lead Educator

FutureLearn

2020 - 2024

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Academic Partner

Fulbright Association

2020 - 2024

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Executive MBA Visiting Faculty

HEC Paris

September 2022 - April 2023

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MBA Visiting Faculty / Academic-in-Residence

ESSEC Business School

April 2021 - June 2021

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Executive Education Entrepreneurship Fellow/Honoree

American Express

January 2021 - April 2021

Education

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Yale School of Management

Executive Education Accelerated Management Program

2019 - 2020

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Yale School of Public Health

Certified Adaptation Practitioner in Climate Change & Health, Research on the socio-ecological impact of global textile waste in Ghana

2019 - 2020

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POLIMODA

MBA/MA, study abroad in China & Italy, Fashion Business

2010 - 2011

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