Valerie started her career as an IPO lawyer, investment banker and Internet executive in the Silicon Valley. She then transitioned to Hollywood, where she enjoyed success as a screenwriter and director, and recently returned to her roots by founding Goalkeeper, a tech company that makes it easier for you to make the people you love happy. She has written three books and published several more under her trademarked “…as a Second Language” series. In addition to running Goalkeeper and traveling the world as a keynote speaker, Valerie writes Christmas movies for the Hallmark Channel, which she knows you secretly love, even though you’ll only admit to watching them with your mom.
All of Valerie’s talks are based on brain science and evolutionary biology, and she has an honors certificate in the Science of Happiness from the Greater Good Science Center at U.C. Berkeley.
Her most popular keynotes are:
- How Women Can Succeed in the Workplace (Despite Having “Female Brains”)
- Leading for Happiness: How to Lower Costs, Increase Productivity and Maximize Profit by Making Happiness a Priority in Your Workplace
- Happiness for Leaders, Entrepreneurs and Self-Starters
- How to Outsmart Your Own Unconscious Bias
