For as long as I can remember, I’ve stood for empowerment. In my younger years, I was often bullied for my distinct features, specifically my unique name and my naturally curly hair which I now embrace fully but it took me years to have a confident self image. Because of this, I’ve always felt called to help others feel stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and owning their authenticity through fashion and personal style. 

Even back when I started my first business, a Brazilian inspired swimwear brand designed and manufactured in NYC, my goal was for women to feel confident in who they are, sexy in their own skin and free to embrace their feminine curves. This is why my business partner and I came up with the name, Avé Swimwear for our brand which represented women who wanted to feel beautiful, sexy and free. 

Later when I started my style and image consulting company, I wanted to empower both men and women to feel confident, attractive and magnetize everything they want in life by helping them create their next level image. Because I believe everyone deserves to feel sexy, confident and empowered no matter who you are.

Most recently, I went through my own evolution. It’s been a two year journey of reconnecting to my empowered self and reigniting my inner spark. I had dimmed it and dialed it down for far too long. Having now done the inner work on myself, I’ve peeled back the layers I was hiding behind (including the way I dressed) and I’m now showing up as the more empowered version of me, Tavia 2.0. 

This has also sparked something inside of me to step into my next level of leadership and start leading other women to awaken the fire inside, reconnect to the truth of who they are and embody her through style. So this year, I’ve partnered with other female entrepreneurs to create once-in-a-lifetime experiences in New York City including a VIP shopping experience with me as your image expert styling you in your “next level” wardrobe and professional photoshoots with Karjaka Studios along with your very own glam squad to capture every transformative moment of you showing up in your power and staking your claim in the world. Book an Image Accelerator Call with me to learn more about these transformative Styled Sharp Experiences.