Dr. Joyce Knudsen

Joyce Knudsen Ph.D., AICI, CIM, Imageologist® Self-Image Counselor

Dr. Joyce Knudsen's training, certifications and qualifications:

Biography

Dr. Joyce Knudsen, Assessment Counselor and Mentor for Consultants

Joyce M. Knudsen, Ph.D., AICI, CIM, President of The ImageMaker, Inc. is an International Trainer, Author, and Mentor.  She is internationally known for originating the First Home Study Mentoring Certification Program for Image Consultants, Worldwide, with clients in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, The Middle East, Australia, and Canada. Joyce has also developed a Non-certification Image Enhancement Program individualized specifically for entrepreneurs, coaches and corporations to take advantage of this crucial knowledge on business and professional development for their employees and management using assessments from reputable companies with validated information  and a scientific index from The Hartman Institute when working with the hiring and selection process for corporations and for her office work with individuals one-on-one to insure that she knows all that is possible about a client before advising them.  She is the author of From Head to Soul for Women, Daily Guide to Personal Style and Inner Self Confidence, From Head to Soul for Men, Daily Guide to Personal Style and Inner Self Confidence, Successful Failures and her latest book, FROM HEAD TO SOUL INTERNATIONAL co-authored with Mr. Desmond Chan from Hong Kong.

Joyce has the unique ability to work with people so they can immediately identify and implement for themselves and for their companies, the information gleaned from her teachings.  Joyce M. Knudsen was the first consultant to be awarded Certified Image Master (AICI, CIM) of The Association of Image Consultants, International, The Premier Association for Image Consultants, Worldwide.  She is an accredited member of DETC (Distance Education Training Commission), and is qualified to serve as a member of Accrediting Commissions Examining Committees appointed to examine and evaluate Distance Study Institutions. She is a College Professor at Williamson Christian College and is Founder and President of The Academy of Holism and Inner Wellness, International. She belongs to CABLE, a Nashville Organization for Career and Civic Connections, The National Association of Female Executives, The Association of University Women and The Association of Image Consultants, International. She holds the coveted distinction of earning the IMMIE (Image Makers Merit of Industry Excellence) award 2001, the most prestigious award in the Image Industry, for Excellence in the Image Profession and The Award of Excellence for Education. in 2004.

Joyce holds a Bachelors of Arts in Communications, a Masters of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Communications, and a Ph.D. in Human Services/Psychology, with an emphasis on the Self-image.  She holds certifications in New Directions, Inc., Certified Attribute Index Analyst (CAIA)  and DETC.  Some of her clients have include Century 21, J.C. Penney, Parisian Stores, Inc., Jacobson Stores, Inc., Tanner Companies, Inc., Madeline Fashion Group, Fugazzi Business College (Professsor Position), Oakland University, Central Michigan University, Crye-Leike Realty, Am South Bank, General Motors, Williamson Christian College and Baptist Hospital and The Tennessee Titans.

Joyce has been featured in USA Today, Insight Magazine, Glamour Magazine, and The New York Times Magazine. To read articles I have written, go to the Media Room.

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