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Being a curious and creative learner has set Valerie apart from becoming an accomplished leadership coach and professional speaker.
For the past 20 years, Valerie's career has taken her to many different countries and to work with people of many cultures. She's worked for Up with People, the international leadership program, the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Hyatt Corporation in roles focused on public relations, training, recruitment, and leadership development.
In 2018, she launched into entrepreneurship as the CEO of her company, Connect to Joy, LLC. Her thought‐provoking questions and unique strategies empower people from all walks of life. Her group workshops and one‐on‐one sessions are designed to go beyond concepts and data points, to shine a light on what has heart and meaning. While her delivery is fun, engaging and playful, attendees report breakthroughs in achieving meaningful goals, transforming relationships, and communicating with confidence. Whether in a one-on-one session, delivering a keynote, facilitating a breakout or participating in a panel discussion, Valerie exudes wisdom, curiosity, and joy.
In this episode, you will learn:
- What it means to have a deeper connection with a colleague or employee
- What sparks Valerie to speak about bringing joy to diversity
- What servant leadership means to Valerie
- How organizations should look to fix underlying causes of problems vs. symptoms
Quote from the show - ''The more I embraced that part of me, which was so natural already, the better results I got, the more compliant people were ironically, because they were willing to go above and beyond sometimes in places, in ways, that were uncomfortable.''
About the host:
Amy Lynn Durham is the Founder of Create Magic At Work™.
Amy has spent years in the corporate world successfully managing hundreds of employees for private and publicly traded companies. Amy designed Create Magic At Work™ to bring a variety of services and strategies to aid in supporting healthy leaders & workplaces through:
- Private Executive Coaching
- Speaking Internationally about Ways to Support & Create Healthy Workplace Cultures
- Experiential Workshops
Connect with Amy:
LinkedIn , Website, Purchase her book - Create Magic at Work
Connect with Valerie:
Website, LinkedIn, Instagram
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