No matter what industry or position you are in, you can showcase your enthusiasm and expertise in the way you tell your story!
How are you promoting yourself?
Stop and think for a moment of how other people see you. Do they see you the way you want to be seen? Does the way you
currently show up in business reflect your unique expertise and experience?
Are your skills and personality reflected in your conduct, behavior, communication and attitudes? Do people trust you before they've met you, based on your reputation and street-cred?
How do you stand out from others
who do what you do?
Your personal branding tells the story of who you are, and done right, it can develop your business and grow your career more than you can ever imagine.
That’s why our leadership model focuses on Presence and Branding— so you can have meaningful communication for powerful impact and broader influence. It takes both!
Your Presence: How you show up - how you look, act, walk, talk and ARE - from the inside out.
Your Brand: Being clear on who you are and how others perceive you.
When combined together, it allows people to have complete trust in
who you are and what you say.
And trust is the cement of relationships.
When your Brand and Presence converge —you’re there! That’s the place of leadership distinction.
Research tells us that only 15% of success in any business is due to technical knowledge, while 85% is due to people skills and a professional image.
Our transforming global market requires finely tuned professionals with the tools to thrive in an ever-changing work environment. Those who practice projecting the right professional presence for the situation at hand will quickly and effectively position themselves for success.
Take a purposeful approach to your personal style and put yourself in the place of greatest potential.
Harness the power of how you “show up” with a professional image, appropriate business behavior and strong communication skills.
There is a strong saying in business: all the important decisions will be made when you are NOT in the room - and it's true.
Which means that it is critical that your executive presence continues to inspire confidence about your strengths, skills and effectiveness, long after you have left the meeting!
Great things happen when you develop a strong personal brand – and use it!
You’ll see new opportunities, create stronger relationships, and have a larger wheel of influence.
You will be coached on ways to build and maintain a professional presence that strengthens your personal brand and creates greater success for yourself and your organization.
How do you create a competitive edge? How do you differentiate your skill and expertise in a densely populated corporate crowd?
Coaching at this level will develop stronger self-awareness in how to position yourself in the way YOU choose, which in turn opens the doors to opportunities and possibilities down the line. The more significant the opportunity you are chasing, the more critical your executive presence becomes.
Good leadership is ultimately about communication, and people with great executive presence are excellent communicators.
One of the most important skills you can develop is the ability to listen: We will teach you how to use deep listening in a way that inspires confidence, engages others and cements powerful relationships.
You've heard it said so many times - you have less than seven seconds to create your first impression - and you want to make sure that your first impression makes people want to lean in to you and your messaging, rather than opt out.
Pay attention to clothing and grooming - how consistent is it with the image and impression you want to create?
Valerie and Company delivers customized coaching and training around
Executive Presence and Personal Branding.
Whether you are an individual wanting to level up your game, an entrepreneur needing to establish your presence, or a corporate organization,
Valerie will position you and your team for maximum potential.
Valerie and Company delivers customized coaching and training around
Executive Presence and Personal Branding.
Whether you are an individual wanting to level up your game,
an entrepreneur needing to establish your presence, or a corporate organization,
Valerie will position you and your team for maximum potential.
"Valerie Sokolosky is an outstanding executive coach and servant leader!
She took me to the next level personally leading to a promotion professionally. Her tools and techniques allowed me to get to know myself and my strengths as well as my opportunities for improvement while simultaneously building up my confidence and self-esteem. She has a wonderful way of getting to know you so that she can direct you to maximize yourself! "
Heather Herndon-Wright
Director, Vistra Energy
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