47 min

Raising the Bar on Your Digital Presence with Kurtina Pollen- Episode 11 Her Clarity, Her Success with Victoria Baylor

    • Self-Improvement

Are you looking ways to improve your digital presence? Do you struggle with the fear of speaking live on camera or social media? The digital age we live in combined with the pressures of the pandemic has required professional & entrepreneurial women to become more visible in digital spaces. But so many women struggle with showing up and feeling intimidated. Kurtina is here to help you squash those fears and to confidently create "your stage" in the digital universe. Kurtina Pollen is an Image Transformation Strategist with 20+ years in corporate leadership--specifically communications and information technology. In this interview, not only do we get to learn how she developed her expertise (which wasn't always easy) but she also shares her insights on how you can strategically use your image and presence to elevate your personal brand. Image is SO much more than what you wear! In this interview, Kurtina shares her presentation secrets, her own experiences and teaches how you can show up successfully as your "whole self". This is one interview you don't want to miss!

About Kurtina:

Kurtina Pollen has over 20 years of corporate leadership experience in communications and information technology.  She is responsible for managing engagement strategies and ensuring effective communication with customers. Kurtina led the team that designed, constructed, and launched a corporate multi-media studio and anchored a weekly newscast. As the past Chair of a Diversity and Inclusion council, Pollen was influential in the forward movement of an inclusive and successful workplace by guiding the council through strategic planning and goal alignment.

Using her experience in business and training at the Fashion Institute of Technology - New York and the Image Resource Center of New York, Pollen launched Elevated Me, LLC, where she is the President.  Elevated Me’s mission is to empower women to be confident, elevate, and succeed. Kurtina uses her experience as an Image Transformation Strategist to help ambitious women enhance and elevate their image, digital presence, and technical knowledge to increase their professional influence and impact. She is the trusted advisor to small businesses, non-profits, and C-suite executives.

After earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Computer Information Systems from Savannah State University, Kurtina completed a Master of Science degree in Technical Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She is also a Certified Project Manager. Pollen is a past recipient of the Rising Star in Technology Award by Women of Color magazine and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Savannah Alumnae Chapter.

Are you looking ways to improve your digital presence? Do you struggle with the fear of speaking live on camera or social media? The digital age we live in combined with the pressures of the pandemic has required professional & entrepreneurial women to become more visible in digital spaces. But so many women struggle with showing up and feeling intimidated. Kurtina is here to help you squash those fears and to confidently create "your stage" in the digital universe. Kurtina Pollen is an Image Transformation Strategist with 20+ years in corporate leadership--specifically communications and information technology. In this interview, not only do we get to learn how she developed her expertise (which wasn't always easy) but she also shares her insights on how you can strategically use your image and presence to elevate your personal brand. Image is SO much more than what you wear! In this interview, Kurtina shares her presentation secrets, her own experiences and teaches how you can show up successfully as your "whole self". This is one interview you don't want to miss!

About Kurtina:

Kurtina Pollen has over 20 years of corporate leadership experience in communications and information technology.  She is responsible for managing engagement strategies and ensuring effective communication with customers. Kurtina led the team that designed, constructed, and launched a corporate multi-media studio and anchored a weekly newscast. As the past Chair of a Diversity and Inclusion council, Pollen was influential in the forward movement of an inclusive and successful workplace by guiding the council through strategic planning and goal alignment.

Using her experience in business and training at the Fashion Institute of Technology - New York and the Image Resource Center of New York, Pollen launched Elevated Me, LLC, where she is the President.  Elevated Me’s mission is to empower women to be confident, elevate, and succeed. Kurtina uses her experience as an Image Transformation Strategist to help ambitious women enhance and elevate their image, digital presence, and technical knowledge to increase their professional influence and impact. She is the trusted advisor to small businesses, non-profits, and C-suite executives.

After earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Computer Information Systems from Savannah State University, Kurtina completed a Master of Science degree in Technical Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She is also a Certified Project Manager. Pollen is a past recipient of the Rising Star in Technology Award by Women of Color magazine and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Savannah Alumnae Chapter.

47 min