Today we’d like to introduce you to Devoreaux Walton.
Devoreaux, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I fell into consulting the way many professionals do. For the last ten years, I have offered style and etiquette services to friends, family and colleagues without ever charging for my time or expertise. With a strong passion to inspire and educate others, I started a blog in Fall 2015. The rest they say, is history. I began to start consulting and earning income for my style and etiquette service offerings. In Spring 2017, I officially launched a website and created a digital presence for my consulting firm, The Poise Pursuit. I currently work with clients around the world, virtually and locally in Dallas, in person. Today my clients include working professionals, corporations, colleges and universities, and professional associations. My services have evolved and pivoted to fulfill the needs of my clients, but my mission remains the same: my team and I are dedicated to teaching the importance of impressions and help others to make every impression a positive, lasting one.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Every entrepreneur faces high and low points along the way. As a consultant, I’ve many learning lessons since launching my business. As an example, I took the initiative to target recent college graduates and offer them etiquette services for career advancement and acceleration. What I did not take into account, was the fact that many recent graduates were eager to start their careers and not necessarily focused on advancement at that stage. It was a great lesson for me to refine my offerings for the other demographic of clients I serve, mid-season working professionals. Each learning lesson has been an experience I take and apply the results to my business. I don’t count these experiences as failures, because my team and I are able to learn valuable insight from what occurs.
Please tell us about The Poise Pursuit.
The Poise Pursuit is an etiquette and image consulting firm. We offer a variety of services, including corporate and group training and one-on-one consulting. Our etiquette specializations include business etiquette, dining etiquette, social etiquette, job interview etiquette and dating etiquette. Our image and style specializations include professional image and attire, personal styling, corporate styling, and special occasion styling. We work with companies, colleges and universities and professional associations large and small to deliver customized presentations to educate and empower employees. We also work with busy working professionals, many of whom are entrepreneurs, sales people, attorneys, realtors, politicians and other public figures.
What sets The Poise Pursuit apart is a fresh, modern approach to etiquette, image and style. Every service is customized for the client. We always work hand-in-hand with our clients, to ensure our services can help support their professional or personal goals they are working to achieve.
What we find is that after receiving etiquette or image services, our clients walk away more confident and empowered. They are also knowledgeable about how best to present and position themselves, and effectively do so. Within just a few months, many clients have received new job opportunities or promotions, positive attention from clients or co-workers, and established new personal or dating relationships. We are delighted our clients enjoy such successful results!
Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
As a child, each Christmas holiday, I went to the toy store with my parents and selected toys then took them to the hospital. I visited children in the hospital on the holidays and gave them free gifts. They never expected gifts from a stranger, and I enjoyed seeing their faces light up! It was an incredible experience to lift someone’s day, and to bring joy on Christmas. I also enjoyed the quality time with my parents as we ran the errands and visited the hospital. That, by far, was my favorite childhood memory!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.thepoisepursuit.com
- Phone: 214-509-7188
- Email: hello@thepoisepursuit.com
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