Core Competencies
With two decades in senior leadership positions and ten years in coaching, Val has the necessary experience and wisdom to deliver key messages on leadership, management, and other organizational effectiveness topics.
A sought-after keynote speaker, executive coach, trainer, and author, she is an innovative and visionary operations leader with an exceptional ability to zero in on the systems, processes, and human capital issues that can hamper a company’s growth.
Value Proposition
Valerie has worked with numerous household-name companies, such as Sesame Street, Anheuser Busch and parent company AB InBev, Habitat for Humanity, Microsoft, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Buy, Children's Place, Pfizer, and Siemens just to name a few.
Here are three recent recommendations taken from her LinkedIn profile that illustrate the value proposition Valerie brings to her clients:
“Val is a phenomenal speaker-- funny, motivational and a little bit kick-ass. I go out of my way to hear her, and even though I have come to expect a lot from her presentations, I still find myself WOWed. I leave with pages of notes that I actually follow up on.” Shannon Edmondson, Matrix Educational Consulting, Inc.
“I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Valerie on a number of key projects within our organization. All of the projects Val conducted with us were outstanding. She is very versatile and able to conduct individual programs and large group programs. She is such a vibrant speaker that she continual engaged her audience. Her post project reviews are always outstanding. Her engineering and business background just add to her credibility and performance. I will continue to use Val in all of my organizations.” Greg Salesses, VP of HR, Whitcraft Group
“I’ve worked with Valerie at two different companies: Oxygen Media and TONE Networks. Both organizations benefited immensely from Val's management and leadership expertise. Her broad experience has been put to great use at TONE as one of our executive/career coaches and Val has been conducting virtual coaching sessions with our clients' employees/professional women since inception. Tone members love her!” Paula Doyle, SVP, TONE Networks
Differentiators
Valerie is a sought-after keynote speaker, executive coach and trainer. Her 18 years in senior leadership positions and 10 years of coaching experience give Valerie the necessary wisdom to deliver key messages on leadership, management and other organizational effectiveness topics. With her confident, easy-going and intelligent style, Val is often described as “engaging, humorous, insightful and inspiring.”
She has taught senior leaders and high-potential employees throughout the US, Asia, Europe, South America, and Central and Eastern Europe. Valerie is certified as a Marshall Goldsmith Executive Coaching Stakeholder-Centered Coach and she has experience working in a variety of industries, including both for profit as well as non-profit.