Teresa Dian Chew
Professional Image Consultant
With over 15 years of experience in international business, Teresa’s expertise in image consulting has earned her global recognition for Brand and Corporate Image repositioning for Companies and Executives. Her strong background in business development, business strategy and strategic planning across Asia, Europe and Middle East has exposed her to experience diversity, aesthetics and varying aspects of international culture. As a seasoned traveler, she has covered beyond 20 countries with a full spectrum of her image and impression management services.
About Me
She holds a diploma in Business Management, is a UK trained Chartered Marketer and a PSMB Trainer by Ministry of Human Resources. Her advice and wisdom chunks are well captured in local News Journal and Business and Lifestyle Magazines. She has caught attention of local and international media on a massive scale where she imparts her knowledge on Image Etiquette, Personal Branding and Life Enhancement.
Teresa as Certified Image Consultant goes to great lengths with her mission to define your future in a radically new dimension. She endeavors to awaken your inner strength so that you achieve your true potential. Since 1996, Teresa has been working globally with multinational conglomerates in Middle East, France, Taiwan and United Kingdom to impart personal transformation and confidence to every facet of your personal and professional journey.
Experience
Refinement Institute – Founding Principal
Jan 2019 to Present
The Refinement Institute (formerly known as Institute Casere’) is a famed high-end elite Adult Finishing school that aims to teach the rules of high-class Etiquette, Cultural Refinement and Civility, where participants and students tour art galleries, learn how to Dress with Elegance, Personal Care and Grooming, Deportment, Global Protocol & Etiquette, Table manners and Dining etiquette, Table decoration (as a host), how to behave as a Guest, and general Presentation at social events, and much more. While participants and students learn mostly ‘teachable skills’, with optional modules on Advance table manners, appropriate Posture, how to correctly pronounce designers’ brand names- they also leave with newly-imbued non-teachable, namely a sense of Confidence, Poise, Style, and more. The first of its kind in the region provides an opportunity for the ‘nouveau riche’ to be groomed towards cultural refinement and civility with the rules of high-end etiquette.
Teresa Chew International (M) Sdn BHD – CEO
Feb 1996 to Present
The Refinement Institute (previously known as Institute Casere’) is a distinguished and exclusive finishing school for adults, dedicated to imparting the principles of refined etiquette, cultural sophistication, and civility. Through a comprehensive curriculum, participants engage in activities such as visiting art galleries, mastering elegant dressing, personal care and grooming, deportment, global protocol and etiquette, table manners, dining etiquette, table decoration (for hosts), guest etiquette, and presentation skills at social events, among others. While the emphasis is on acquiring ‘teachable skills,’ such as advanced table manners, proper posture, and correct pronunciation of designer brands, students also leave with invaluable intangible qualities such as confidence, poise, and style. This pioneering institution is the first of its kind in the region, providing an opportunity for the newly wealthy to develop their cultural refinement and civility through the standards of high-end etiquette.
Connect with me today
Teresa is a dynamic international presenter who will guide you or your company in bringing your authentic self to the global business arena. Through her approach, you will receive a powerful and magnetic makeover of your personal and corporate image, you will be empowered to improve cultural agility and interpret trends that influence your appearance, behavior and communication to ensure long term success.
