The Workshops
Ruth partners with companies to help their people show up with confidence — from how they dress to how they carry themselves in a room. Drawing on over ten years at Harrods London and Brown Thomas Dublin, her sessions are warm, practical and designed to leave every person in the room feeling genuinely better equipped.
Every workshop is tailored to your team and your goals. No generic advice — just real, immediately applicable tools your people will actually use.
Choose a workshop
The Signature Workshop-
How to Dress for Success
An interactive workshop helping professionals build a wardrobe that works — covering everything from dressing with confidence at work to creating a capsule wardrobe that earns its keep five days a week. Drawing on over 10 years at Harrods London and Brown Thomas Dublin, Ruth translates luxury retail expertise into practical, immediately applicable advice.
This session covers:
Dressing with confidence at work.
Building a capsule work wardrobe that's versatile and intentional.
Creating polished looks on any budget.
Understanding fit, fabric, and quality.
Versatile outfits from office to evening.
Format: 60–90 minute presentation with interactive Q&A and optional live styling demonstrations.
Ideal for: professional development days, leadership programmes, and company-wide events.
Pricing available on request
The First Impression Effect-
How others read you before you speak and how to take control of it
Research shows people form a lasting impression within the first seven seconds of meeting someone. This session unpacks the science of how you're perceived — through what you wear, how you stand, and how you enter a room — and gives professionals practical tools to align how they feel on the inside with how they land on the outside.
This session covers:
The psychology of first impressions and why they stick.
Reading and projecting confidence through body language and posture.
How clothing choices signal credibility, authority, and approachability.
Aligning your visual presence with the role you want, not just the one you have.
Practical exercises to own the room from the moment you walk in.
Format: 60–90 minute presentation with interactive Q&A
Ideal for: Leadership programmes, graduate cohorts, sales and client-facing teams
Pricing available on request
Lead the Room-
Building executive presence from the outside in
Executive presence isn't reserved for the C-suite — it's a skill set anyone can develop. This workshop bridges the gap between how professionals dress and how they're perceived as leaders, exploring the visual, behavioural, and communication signals that make someone command attention and earn trust at every level of an organisation.
This session covers:
What executive presence actually means — and what it's not.
The three pillars: appearance, gravitas, and communication.
Dressing with intention to signal authority and approachability simultaneously.
Non-verbal habits that undermine credibility — and how to break them.
Building a personal leadership style that feels authentic, not performed.
Format: 60–90 minute presentation with interactive Q&A
Ideal for: Mid-senior professionals, leadership development programmes, high-potential talent cohorts
Pricing available on request
All three workshops can be combined into a bespoke half-day programme — ideal for company away days, leadership offsites, or professional development events. Get in touch to discuss a tailored format for your team.
Eimear — Multinational Pharmaceutical Manufacturing“Ruth delivered a highly engaging and practical styling session. She shared thoughtful insights on how the way we present ourselves can positively influence how we feel day to day, as well as how we're perceived by colleagues. Ruth also made the content immediately actionable, walking us through staple wardrobe pieces and demonstrating simple mix-and-match approaches to create versatile, professional looks. The session sparked fantastic participation, with plenty of questions, discussion and useful tips exchanged throughout.
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Let’s work together
Whether you’re planning a team workshop, a wellbeing day, or a speaking engagement - get in touch and Ruth will come back to you within 48 hours with a custom proposal.
✉️ hello@refinedwithruth.com
⚲ Dublin, Ireland - Available nationwide and internationally