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Blue Devil Alumnae Spotlight: Laura Weinberg
7/23/2023 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM – Over this past year, 2014 Duke women's soccer graduate Laura Weinberg has been busy. She recently got married and has started her own business. GoDuke.com caught up with Weinberg to talk about her life updates and her time at Duke.
GoDuke.com: You recently started your own business. Tell us a little about it.
Laura Weinberg: I recently started a fashion consulting/styling business with a psychologically informed lens. It is called The Retail Therapist (@theretailtherapistmiami). I have combined the learnings from my Master's in Mental Health Counseling degree with my love for fashion and wardrobe aesthetics to create a company where I can help women transform themselves from the inside out. I have always styled friends for events and have coached them through what looks best on their bodies, how to feel good in their choices, how to shop intentionally, etc., so I figured what better time than now to make it official.
My offerings include both bridal and non-bridal styling, and every session begins with a 'retail therapy' session, where we discuss how the client can become more confident using fashion as a vehicle to do so. In addition to offering personal shopping and closet consultations for non-bridal clients, I have begun working with some south Florida based brides to help them and their families bring their wedding vision to life!
In addition to wardrobe styling for the bride, I offer bridesmaids styling, MOB/MOG styling, honeymoon outfitting, and other add ons depending on the individual needs of the client.
GD: What made you choose to change your career path?
LW: In 2022, I decided to make a career pivot away from my sales job at LinkedIn. I started my Master's in Mental Health Counseling at NYU to pursue a career as a psychotherapist. I'm currently working at a private practice in Miami and seeing a wide range of clients who live with anxiety, depression, PTSD, etc.
Part of the reason that I decided to make this transition is because of our work with Dr. Greg Dale - he has profoundly impacted me and I look back on his work with our team so fondly. While I am still new to the field and figuring out what my 'niche' will be, I am hoping to get to work with student-athletes in some capacity ... I think there is no better time to do so given all that is in the news about athletes struggling with mental health issues and being open about their experiences.
GD: When you were in school at Duke, did you try to help/give advice to your friends/teammates with fashion?
LW: I was definitely into fashion in college (I think Alex Straton and I tied for best dressed on the team superlatives!), but didn't explicitly begin styling others until after I graduated and moved to NYC.
GD: When you look back on your experience/time at Duke. What comes to mind?
LW: I look back on my time at Duke as some of the most formative years of my life. In addition to meeting my now husband at Duke, my time with DWS was truly spectacular, more than I could have ever asked for as a college athlete. Between the coaching staff and the teammates/friends that I made at Duke, I can confidently say I would not be the person I am today without these experiences. Robbie demanded excellence and instilled in me a level of discipline and enthusiasm that I still carry with me today.
GD: Are you able to still keep in touch with many of your Duke teammates?
LW: I do still keep in touch with several DWS teammates - I was lucky enough to have many of them fly down to Miami for my wedding! I also recently had a retail therapy session with former DSW standout Kaitlyn Kerr helping her to redefine and elevate her personal style.
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GoDuke.com: You recently started your own business. Tell us a little about it.
Laura Weinberg: I recently started a fashion consulting/styling business with a psychologically informed lens. It is called The Retail Therapist (@theretailtherapistmiami). I have combined the learnings from my Master's in Mental Health Counseling degree with my love for fashion and wardrobe aesthetics to create a company where I can help women transform themselves from the inside out. I have always styled friends for events and have coached them through what looks best on their bodies, how to feel good in their choices, how to shop intentionally, etc., so I figured what better time than now to make it official.
My offerings include both bridal and non-bridal styling, and every session begins with a 'retail therapy' session, where we discuss how the client can become more confident using fashion as a vehicle to do so. In addition to offering personal shopping and closet consultations for non-bridal clients, I have begun working with some south Florida based brides to help them and their families bring their wedding vision to life!
In addition to wardrobe styling for the bride, I offer bridesmaids styling, MOB/MOG styling, honeymoon outfitting, and other add ons depending on the individual needs of the client.
GD: What made you choose to change your career path?
LW: In 2022, I decided to make a career pivot away from my sales job at LinkedIn. I started my Master's in Mental Health Counseling at NYU to pursue a career as a psychotherapist. I'm currently working at a private practice in Miami and seeing a wide range of clients who live with anxiety, depression, PTSD, etc.
Part of the reason that I decided to make this transition is because of our work with Dr. Greg Dale - he has profoundly impacted me and I look back on his work with our team so fondly. While I am still new to the field and figuring out what my 'niche' will be, I am hoping to get to work with student-athletes in some capacity ... I think there is no better time to do so given all that is in the news about athletes struggling with mental health issues and being open about their experiences.
GD: When you were in school at Duke, did you try to help/give advice to your friends/teammates with fashion?
LW: I was definitely into fashion in college (I think Alex Straton and I tied for best dressed on the team superlatives!), but didn't explicitly begin styling others until after I graduated and moved to NYC.
GD: When you look back on your experience/time at Duke. What comes to mind?
LW: I look back on my time at Duke as some of the most formative years of my life. In addition to meeting my now husband at Duke, my time with DWS was truly spectacular, more than I could have ever asked for as a college athlete. Between the coaching staff and the teammates/friends that I made at Duke, I can confidently say I would not be the person I am today without these experiences. Robbie demanded excellence and instilled in me a level of discipline and enthusiasm that I still carry with me today.
GD: Are you able to still keep in touch with many of your Duke teammates?
LW: I do still keep in touch with several DWS teammates - I was lucky enough to have many of them fly down to Miami for my wedding! I also recently had a retail therapy session with former DSW standout Kaitlyn Kerr helping her to redefine and elevate her personal style.
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