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Valerie Sokolosky is an engaging speaker who shares her wisdom and experiences in leadership development through executive presence and personal branding. She is a best-selling author of eight books, as well as an expert in her field. Valerie’s informative and entertaining presentations include topics on:

Monday Morning Leadership for Women - 8 Lessons from Top Executives

Leadership is leadership; however, women have learned lessons on how to grasp future opportunities that use  their innate strengths and capabilities. In this inspiring presentation based on the best selling book, Monday Morning Leadership for Women, Valerie explores the role we have in today's workplace, how women can make great strides in every area of their lives, ways to show leadership with their teams, peers and family, and how to make good choices.

 
Personal Branding: The Power of You
If your client walked into a room with you and your competitors, what would make you stand out from the crowd? What would cause the client to choose YOU?  People with extraordinary careers understand the value of using their uniqueness to create a personal brand worthy of note. Valerie explains 5 key strategies that give you a clear picture of how to accelerate your business using skills to develop a strong personal brand profile.
 
Professionalism: An Image of Excellence
According to surveys from Stanford, Harvard and Carnegie Institute of Technology, 15% of success in business is due to technical knowledge, while 85% of success is due to people skills and a professional image. These will ensure more competitive, well-prepared leaders. Learn how a changing marketplace requires finely tuned executives with the instinct to lead others. Valerie’s principles are related from her book, Seasons of Success.
 
Social Savvy: How to A.C.T. the Part
Today’s executives are called upon to function beyond the desk of social situations here and abroad. Knowing how to maintain an impeccable professional image will guarantee dollars well spent. Social savvy includes making proper introductions, remembering names, turning small talk into BIG talk and networking. This highly interactive keynote can easily extended into a workshop during lunch and practice principles learned at the meal. Great for conventions!
 
Change, Challenge and Choice
Change can be the best thing that ever happened or the worst, depending on how it’s managed. Valerie uses anecdotes, humor and her life’s experiences in sharing ways to deal with the changes and challenges in life and then makes the best choices, both personally and professionally. Remember that the most dangerous course of all is not to change with the times.