The Visibility Shift with Ellie Steinbrink
Welcome to The Visibility Shift, the podcast where style becomes your most powerful strategy for being seen, standing out, and leading boldly. I'm Ellie Steinbrink, stylist and personal brand coach, and if you've ever thought, "My style just isn't working anymore," take this as your sign. You're ready for your next level.
Instead of launching into a panicked shopping spree, what you really need is a strategy. A style strategy that reflects where you're headed, not who you used to be or who you think you need to be to fit in.
I'm here for the ambitious woman who's evolving. Maybe you're a founder, a speaker, a leader, or someone who's becoming more visible in your role. The opportunities are getting more exciting, the stages are getting bigger, but when you walk into your closet, you suddenly feel off, like you've outgrown it, like it represents a past version of you.
We go beyond outfits and dive into the real strategies that elevate your presence, so your outer image reflects your inner power. Style from the inside out. Self-leadership through style. What it takes to create a strategy that's unique to you without losing yourself along the way.
When your style aligns with your brand and your vision, everything shifts. You lead with more presence, you attract the right opportunities and clients, and you fully step into the woman you're becoming. Showing up as yourself is the most strategic thing you can do.
New episodes drop twice weekly. Ready to stop second-guessing and start showing up as the leader you are? Let's get visible.
Episodes
34 episodes
Why a New Wardrobe Won't Fix This
You see a photo of yourself, and your stomach drops. It's not about your body, even though that's where your brain goes first. It's something harder to name than that. It's the sneaking feeling that the person in that photo has absolutely nothi...
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24:26
Why It's Time to Wear the Outfit That Scares You
Something in your closet is waiting for you. It isn't the sensible blazer you wear on autopilot, or the safe dress that earns polite nods. It's the piece that spoke to you deeply. The one that felt electric in the fitting room. The one that whi...
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Episode 33
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17:57
How Jessie Spressart Went From Blending In to Being Herself
You're showing up, doing the work, leveling up in your business. But when you open your closet, nothing feels right. You know how you want to look but you can't seem to pull it off. And that gap between where you are and how you're showing up i...
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Episode 32
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48:04
Why Small Steps Are Not Insignificant When You're Ready to Change
You know something needs to change, but you don’t yet know what. It’s not dramatic. It doesn’t arrive with clarity, confidence, or a five-step plan. It arrives as restlessness, as friction, as the creeping sense that what used to work no longer...
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Episode 31
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25:23
When Your Style Is Changing But You Still Have to Be Visible
As a speaker, leader, or entrepreneur, your evolution doesn't happen behind the curtain. You don't get days off from showing up while you figure things out. But there's a phase of growth we don't talk about enough—when you know something is cha...
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Episode 30
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13:12
Why Your Changing Body Requires New Skills, Not New Shame
Getting dressed shouldn't be this hard. But when your body changes, whether through perimenopause, postpartum, or just time, clothes that used to work suddenly don't. And that frustration doesn't stay in your closet. It follows you into meeting...
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Episode 29
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28:40
When Executive Presence Stops You From Showing Up Authentically
For many women, getting dressed used to be simple. Not because it was easy, but because the rules were clear. There was a template, a uniform, a version of “professional” that promised safety, credibility, and belonging if you followed it close...
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Episode 28
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22:41
When Your Signature Style Doesn't Feel Like You Anymore
You've worked hard to craft a personal brand that makes you recognizable. Often, a piece of your style (whether it's bold glasses, a signature color, or a stack of bracelets) becomes your thing. It's your personal shorthand, the visual cue peop...
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Episode 27
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22:41
Why You Keep Waiting Until the Last Minute to Shop
You know the feeling of that panic cycle spiral that hits the moment a high-stakes event looms on your calendar? Your stomach drops, and suddenly nothing in your closet feels right. Before you know it, you’re speed-scrolling, overnight-shipping...
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Episode 26
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23:45
The Gap Between the Style You Want and the Choices You Make
A light bulb moment occurs when you finally acknowledge the gap between the woman you say you want to be and the choices you’re still making from an outdated identity. It often shows up when you admire the boldness, presence, and elect...
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Episode 25
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19:16
Your Wardrobe Feels Wrong Because You’ve Outgrown Who You Used to Be
I underwent a deeply personal evolution this year. It required me to release clothes, mindsets, expectations, and versions of myself that simply couldn’t come with me as I move into my next chapter. The transformation was, at times, painful.
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Episode 24
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18:19
Stop Dressing to Fit In and Start Showing Up Authentically
Fitting in feels safe. You follow the industry dress code. You copy what you see other successful women wearing. You tone yourself down because you think that's what will help you belong. But here's the truth. Fitting in is actually the greates...
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Episode 23
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20:33
The Style Audit That Reveals Who You've Been This Year
Most of us end the year by setting new goals, mapping out revenue targets, and planning what's next for our business in the new year. But before you rush into writing your new goals for the year, I invite you to pause and reflect on this year. ...
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Episode 22
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29:51
Why Sticking to One Signature Color Can Hold Your Personal Brand Back
You picked your brand color for a reason. Maybe it made you feel powerful, bold, or seen. Yet over time, what once felt like freedom can start to feel like a rule you can’t break, like if you show up in anything but your brand color, people won...
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Episode 21
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22:33
Inspired or Influenced? How to Tell the Difference and Protect Your Personal Brand
We’ve all fallen down the rabbit hole at some point. You discover and start obsessing over a woman whose style seems effortlessly magnetic. You save her posts, stalk her reels, even search for the exact pieces she’s wearing. Before you know it,...
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Episode 20
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19:02
Your Personal Style Is a Brand Building Tool Not a Last Minute Detail
Style isn’t just what you wear. It is visual presence that also serves as a strategic tool because it tells a story long before any words ever do. So is your style conveying the story about you that you intend to tell? In this epis...
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Episode 19
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14:13
How to Create a Style Strategy That Aligns with Your Personal Brand
You might have this misconception that stylists always have it figured out when deciding what to wear. But as a stylist, I’ve had plenty of panic moments, too. Recently, I attended a high-profile event: a dinner with seven- and eight-figure-ear...
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Episode 18
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25:29
Speaker Style Rules That Make You Forgettable (and What to Do Instead)
Have you ever opened an email before a speaking engagement and immediately spiraled into panic—not about your talk, but about your outfit? Perhaps the event planner listed a dozen dress code rules in it, like avoiding bright colors and patterns...
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Episode 17
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21:07
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Are You Dressing Like the Face of Your Brand or Who You Used to Be?
You took the risk of starting and running a business. You’ve led teams and worked with dream clients. You’ve spoken on stages and showed up on social media. So you already feel confident in your role as a business owner. But when it...
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Episode 16
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25:39
Why Playing It Safe With Style Keeps You Invisible as a Personal Brand
You’ve searched for trending outfits for the season and Googled “what to wear as a speaker.” You’ve scoped out how others in your industry are styling themselves before an event. You’ve even thought about downloading and trying out style templa...
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Episode 15
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31:57
Why You Still Haven’t Figured Out Your Style (and Why That’s Okay)
You’ve built a successful business. You’ve landed the clients and scored the speaking gigs. You’re a confident, capable, and resourceful woman. But staring into the closet in a panic before a big event or questioning if an outfit aligns with yo...
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Episode 14
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19:23
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Why Outfit Polls on Instagram Are Sneakily Eroding Your Self-Trust
“What outfit should I wear?”Putting up polls on Instagram with questions like the above seems like a bit of harmless fun. You probably see a lot of entrepreneurs and influencers on social media using it as an engagement or feedback tool....
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Episode 13
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16:52
How Danelle Schlegelmilch Reclaimed Her Style by Investing in Herself
Are you allowing yourself to fully shine as a business owner, or are you letting yourself get lost in the daily minutiae?After feeling like she’d lost her sense of style during the pandemic, Danelle Schlegelmilch set out on a mi...
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Episode 12
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36:26
How to Stop Wasting Time Deciding What to Wear Every Day
I’m sure you’ve been there: staring into a closet full of clothes, yet feeling like you’ve got nothing to wear…especially if you’re styling for an important event. But even on a “normal” day, this isn't just a minor inconvenience. It’s the pric...
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Episode 11
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25:06
Stop Panic Shopping and Start Building Your Style Strategy
Does this sound familiar? A big event lands on your calendar, and you’re panicked because nothing in your wardrobe feels right. So you embark on a desperate shopping spree, hoping to find the perfect solution.We all get the impulse to sh...
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Episode 10
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27:47
