About Me
Kristen Bradley's background in finance and sense of style gives her a unique set of skills in the high-end event planning sector. She has a unique style for event planning and runs the burgeoning YouTube channel The Chic Maven, which focuses on luxury fashion shopping and styling. She also plans weddings, corporate events, and parties.
Bradley has dedicated herself to leading a meaningful life in which her time is her most valuable asset throughout her career. She also counsels others to view time as their most precious resource.
Present-day responsibilities
Kristen Bradley holds numerous positions after starting her YouTube channel and related social media accounted for The Chic Maven in 2021.
She concentrates on floral and event design for various high-end events as the proprietor of Panache Style. Although Panache Style is based in Miami, Florida, the business offers elevated experiences to personal and business clients locally, nationally, and internationally. The company provides complete floral design, event decor services, and installation of holiday decor.
Career Background
Bradley's extensive knowledge dates back to the beginning of her professional career. She brings this knowledge to The Chic Maven. She worked for several retailers throughout her teenage years and early adulthood before switching to a career in finance and eventually starting her own company.
Her first job as a teen was at Forever 21, and she worked her way up through the ranks before landing at the upscale department store Neiman Marcus. She first became familiar with upscale and couture labels like Chanel, Giorgio Armani.
Before transitioning out of retail and pursuing her current career as an event designer, she briefly worked independently for Saint Laurent, which she still regards as her all-time favorite brand.
Professional Experience and Skills
Fashion
The Chic Maven's YouTube channel offers a better experience thanks to better presentation and articulation. Kristen Bradley attributes the development of her self-confidence and ability to present herself in the best light to pageants.
Her expertise in high-end fashion is evident in her detailed advice on how to pair outfits, buy expensive items wisely and affordably, and use personal grooming to complete a look. True professional fashion hallmarks like fit and tailoring are discussed to teach viewers how to confidently wear classic outfits.
Events
Bradley's attention to detail extended to the field of event planning. When she was assisting a friend with her wedding decorations, she discovered her passion for flowers and her talent for floral designs and arrangements. She continues to experiment with unusual pairings and staging in an effort to improve each event she produces.
The initial focus of Panache Style was on weddings and events, but it is now intended to limit future weddings to carefully chosen high-end occasions and concentrate on corporate clients. Bradley has previously coordinated floral and decor for corporate events for Samsung and Capital One as well as the NFL Honors Awards and Legends Event, two Super Bowl events to be held in Miami in 2020.
In the event industry, a manager of a staff of full-time, part-time, and contract employees must be prepared for the unexpected and manage vendor needs and demands with clients' expectations.
She counsels anyone who is hesitant to pursue their dreams that the journey can be challenging but that it is crucial to overcome any obstacles and persevere.
Academic Background
Kristen Bradley earned her degree in finance from the University of Houston. Through her college years, she participated in the extremely difficult Texas pageant circuit.
Achievements and Completions
In 2020, The Chic Maven debuted as a website for fashion, and in the first three months of 2021, Bradley started a companion YouTube channel. The channel quickly grew its subscriber base and improved Bradley's online visibility.
Bradley's floral company, Panache Style, saw a web boost at the same time that her YouTube channel was expanding rapidly, with floral arrangements from one upscale Miami wedding being featured in a viral video created for the occasion.
Panache Style won a Wedding Wire Couple's Choice Award in 2016 and 2017, as well as The Knot's Best of Weddings award in 2017. The company's work frequently appears in leading wedding and design blogs as well as print magazines like Miami Modern Luxury Magazine.
Hobbies
It's unusual to refer to a YouTube channel with more than 60,000 subscribers as a hobby, but Kristen Bradley uses it as a platform for her love of high-end fashion. She offers distinctive perspectives from her prior employment and personal experiences through The Chic Maven to assist others in discovering fresh ways to pair already-owned items and in making purchases of timeless items they can store in their closet and use for decades.
She put off starting the channel for years due to the time demands of Panache Style. However, she ultimately came to the conclusion that since life was short, it was time to create a community and audience for discussions about fashion.