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Hosting a company-wide meeting or off-site event? Hire Val as your keynote speaker to engage, motivate, and inspire your employees. With her confident, easygoing, and intelligent style, Val engages audiences in interactive presentations that are insightful, humorous, and relevant.

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Val has special expertise in translating company vision into strategic learning initiatives that resonate with both senior management and employees. Serving a variety of industries and organizations of all sizes, Val customizes her methods and messages to meet each client’s needs.

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Val’s coaching programs help leaders develop the skills and personality traits they need to perceive, interpret, and respond to the complexities inherent to the executive management level. Val draws on her own extensive executive experience and her training as a certified Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder-Centered Coach to customize her coaching for each client.

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