Written by Barbara Horowitz

Bobbie has been involved in several different areas in the 76 years she’s lived thus far. She now realizes, related. She's became aware that her mission has always been to bring joy into people’s lives and thereby help people love themselves. "Be the Star You Truly Are" is her motto! ___________________ She graduated "First In Class" from the Labor Relations School at Cornell University in 1961. In 1964 she received her license in Secondary Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. As a graduate student and then until her son David was born,  while also working as a substitute teacher in NYC Jr. High Schools that were considered "difficult",  she worked as an economic researcher at Drechsler & Leff, her dad’s labor relations law firm. The firm was founded by her grandfather David Drechsler. The firm represented management - in industries that realized their employees were important if the companies were to succeed.  Among the clients represented were the NY Hotel Association, The Men’s clothing Association and ladies’ clothing manufacturer Anne Fogarty. Her grandfather, David Drechsler, who founded the firm, helped Sidney Hillman found the Men’s Clothing Workers of America in 1914. ________________________________ When her son, David, was in kindergarten she followed her childhood passion and plowed into NY Theater. She began by studying with Stella Adler (whom she adored like a family member) , Lee Strasberg and Gene Frankel (who also became like family to her).  She continues to perform and to write songs. Her . She has also  produced theater and events, including the Drama Desk Awards and musicals and plays in New York, London and other US cities.  She produced "The Betrayal of Nora Blake" by John Meyer in London and in West Palm Beach. The show is coming back and is presently having readings for possible investors.  She  won the 1988 MAC Award for the act she performed with former songwriting partner Sharon "Spector" Schapow. She was nominated for the 2015 MAC Award for Best Show and - Bobbie won both the 2016 and the 2017 MAC Award for Best Emcee for her series: "It's Just a Number!" The series  continues on at The Metropolitan Room in Manhattan.    She has become a well-known member of the NYC entertainment community.  You can see her full entertainment resume on www.bobbiehorowitzproductions.inc. She attributes much of the positive response she got as a cabaret performer to the “look” she’d learned to achieve as a result having been analyzed by an image consultant.  This led her to become a Certified Image Consultant  herself, in order to be able to help others.   Bobbie was on the faculty of New York University's Film, TV & Broadcasting Dept. where she taught "How To Present Yourself At an Audition". She also taught the course at the T. Schreiber Studio and taught Teen Image classes in Westhampton Beach and at Cascades High School in NYC.  Her corporate image seminar bookings include Cornell University, Queens and Fordham Business School. She also was a speaker for the "Women in Business" series, BCD Productions, Profile Health Spa for Women, the Jacob Javits Center, Prudential Bache, The West Side Spirit, Our Town and Cablevision-in association with Image and Fashion International.  She's done color promotions, with IFI, for Lancôme/Mirabella at Bloomingdale's and Abraham and Strauss.  Her private clients are business people and performers who wish to rise to the top of their fields. She holds Color/Style "Dress To Get YES" workshops in New York City.  You can read tesitmonies from private clients and workshop attendees on this site. Excerpts from her handout book "Max-Impact: Presentation for Optimum Results" and her article "Pruning the Ivy" (job interview dress and etiquette for college seniors) were published in "Image Update". She has been quoted as an expert in Seventeen Magazine and she co-authored the printed material for a seven-week tour for Escada.  As VP for Education of the Tri State Chapter of The Association of Image Consultants International, Bobbie was a founding participant of AICI's project with The Partnership For The Homeless.