|   Dr. Valerie Young is an internationally known workshop leader and public speaker. She specializes in helping individuals achieve their full potential. Valerie has presented her How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are for managers and professionals at such diverse organizations as Intel, Chrysler, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and CIGNA and to students, faculty and staff at a long list of colleges and universities including Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, California Institute for Technology, NYU School of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, University of Wisconsin, University of Texas, University of Iowa, Northern Arizona State University, University of Missouri, University of Kansas, University of Washington, University of Connecticut, University of Colorado, University of Missouri, University of Kansas, University of Massachusetts, University of Washington, University of California (Davis, Irvine, San Francisco, Santa Cruz), and Texas A&M. Valerie’s insight and humor have made her a popular guest and keynote speaker at association meetings and conferences. Some of the audiences she has addressed include American Women in Radio and Television, the Society of Women Engineers, the Association of Women in Science, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Association of Crime Lab Directors, the National Association of Bank Women, the National Association of Insurance Women, Women in Federal Law Enforcement, the Connecticut Bar Association, Montana Association of Executive Females, and the American Society for Training and Development. Valerie’s career-related tips have been cited in such publications as Kiplinger’s, Inc., The Chronicle of Higher Education, Woman’s Day, Reader’s Digest, Redbook, Fitness, Self, Glamour (UK), Entrepreneur, The Wall Street Journal, USA Weekend, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Sydney Morning Herald, Globe & Mail, The Edmonton Sun, as well as online at MSN.com, CareerBuilder.com and iVillage.com. She joins Rosabeth Moss Kanter and others as a contributing author to Not As Far As You Think: The Realities of Working Women. Formerly, Valerie was manager of strategic marketing for a Fortune 500 company and director of training for an international productivity-enhancement company where she developed the concept of Focus Management™. Her doctoral research at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst focused on understanding and addressing internal barriers to women’s academic and occupational success and satisfaction.  Click here to download information about bringing this program to your organization including a program description, speaker bio, and a complete Press Kit. To learn how you can book Valerie for a speaking engagement for your organization, college, or next association meeting call (413) 367-0222 (EST). To learn more about How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are click here. |
