As the team puts the final touches on the larger than life Gala for Friday night I couldn't help but be inspired by Harriette. She spoke at an event I attended a few years ago at Lord & Taylor, and the one thing I remember her telling the group was to be true to yourself. Her book "How to Be" is a must read for all young people. With that here is a little info about Harriette Cole.
Harriette Cole wrote the book on contemporary etiquette and life coaching—literally. As President and Creative Director of a New York-based life coaching company, Harriette Cole Productions, Cole has devoted her life to helping people discover how to cultivate their inherent ability to present themselves effectively. Harriette’s signature approach was developed over the course of many years of working in the fields of presentation, style and writing. She has performed life styling for a broad range of organizations, including Kraft Foods, Sara Lee Corporation, Cornell University, the National Urban League and the NAACP. Her training has supported the entertainment industry on behalf of such recording industry giants as Universal Records, J Records, Motown and Def Jam. She has worked directly with many notable recording artists including Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Carl Thomas and teen pop sensation JoJo. Harriette has coached many forward-thinking members of the general population—from children in extra-curricular educational programs to women who are making their transition from welfare to work.
Among Harriette’s many accomplishments are her best-selling books that support daily living. Harriette wrote the preeminent African-American wedding planner, Jumping the Broom and its companion, Jumping the Broom Wedding Workbook (Henry Holt & Co.) Later, she penned a guide to living with grace and integrity, How to Be (Simon & Schuster). In 2003, she published two more books: Choosing Truth: Living an Authentic Life (Simon & Schuster), a general-market book designed to encourage people to pursue rigorously honest lives and Coming Together (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, with photographer John Pinderhughes), an activity book for African-American children and families, created to inspire meaningful interaction. A second edition of Jumping the Broom (Henry Holt), along with a new wedding book focused on designing a sacred ceremony, entitled Vows (Simon & Schuster) were released in February 2004.
Harriette is currently the creative director of EBONY, the oldest and largest African American magazine in the world. As creative director, she works with the leadership of Johnson Publishing Company to refresh the visual presentation of the publication. She also oversees the production of all fashion, beauty and lifestyle pages. In addition to her editorial work, Harriette has significant experience in radio and television. She served as the host of PULSE, a magazine-format talk show on XM Satellite Radio’s Take Five, 155. PULSE addressed points of interest to a largely female audience including parenting, entertaining, fashion, personal finance and of course, relationship management and etiquette. In television, Harriette served as the relationship expert on the popular ABC Family Channel reality series "Perfect Match - NY."
She makes her home in Harlem, New York City, with her husband George Chinsee, a fashion and beauty photographer and their daughter, Carrie Emmanuelle.
You Go Harriette!!!!
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