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B.A. Radio Television M.A.L.S. with Women's Leadership Concentration
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In late 2007, Black Cat Plus (www.Blackcatplus.com) launched its new plus size contemporary web clothing boutique for women who wear sizes 14W-24W.
As an international trainer and speaker on women’s leadership and workplace issues, I created my e-boutique which caters to women who want to wear contemporary, stylish clothing. The site is geared toward real women with real lives who have a desire to wear clothes that reflect their individual style. We take our mission seriously to help women tell the story of their busy lifestyles through the clothes they choose to wear.
As a working professional, and a Size 18, I spent considerable time and effort trying to find clothes which have an up-to-date, professional look. In my search, I found that what the department stores offered did not meet her expectations. Out of that frustration came the inspiration to open a web clothing boutique so that other plus size women did not have to work so hard to find clothes which reflected current styles and were life style and age appropriate. My primary objective is to find clothing that one would not see in a large department store, and provide a more distinct offering which reflects the lifestyles of my customers.
She says, “I was always disappointed at the lack of choices for the plus size professional woman. In every city where I had speaking engagements I was always on a mission to find plus size clothing stores where I could shop. There were many times while I was doing presentations that I thought the women were talking about me. They were! They wanted to know where I got my clothes or wanted to ask me style questions after the presentation or training session. I decided to start my own business after I sold a suit off my back to a woman who attended one of my sessions. She needed it for a big presentation of her own the next day and she did not have time to go out and shop.
Plus size women have the money to spend and do not want to be banished to wearing baggy clothes in monochromatic tones forever. From work to play, the desire to wear trendy clothes in updated, contemporary styles does not need to stop at a size 10. The average woman wears between a size 12 and 14. We want to wear the same styles as our smaller size counterparts and we want clothing that fits, makes us look and feel terrific, and is appropriate to our lifestyle.”
Most recently, we added the local (Rochester, NY) show room so that we can have the ability to test styles and get opinions of customers and translate it to a larger market. Because of our dual focus, we can do a lot of the leg work for today's busy woman and find styles with a fit that works well on the various body types of plus size women.
Black Cat Plus offers contemporary and stylish selections from brands including, Svoboda, Kiyonna, Sienna Rose, Comfy USA, Fenini, Simply Silk, and Not Your Daughter’s Jeans, as well as Canadian Designer Linda Lundstrom, Diane Kennedy, Neon Buddha and Pure & Co. Black Cat Plus showroom/boutique is located in Rochester, NY at 2171 Monroe Ave.
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Experience & Qualifications
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*Over 25 years as a business consultant and corporate trainer to corporations in areas of management, marketing, customer service and manufacturing.
*A College Professor who also teaches a variety of business courses from retailing to marketing and business management.
*Speaker and Presenter for numerous professional woman's organizations and associations.
*As former Radio-TV professional Jodell hosts Black Cat Plus Radio on Blogtalkradio.com which addresses issues of interest to plus size women.
*Has written several guest blog posts and articles related to plus size womens' fashion.
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 by armywife on Sep 6 2009
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She gave me some great advice to where to look.
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