Valerie Alexander is a nationally-recognized speaker on the topics of happiness in the workplace, the advancement of women, and unconscious bias, and her TED Talk, “How to Outsmart Your Own Unconscious Bias” has been viewed more than 50,000 times.

Valerie’s books include:

• Happiness as a Second Language -- an Amazon #1 Seller
• Success as a Second Language
• How Women Can Succeed in the Workplace (Despite Having “Female Brains”)
• Plus several more she’s published in her trademarked “...as a Second Language” series

Valerie started her career as an IPO lawyer, investment banker and Internet executive in the Silicon Valley, then transitioned to Hollywood, where she enjoyed success as a screenwriter and director. She is a graduate of Trinity University, U.C. Berkeley and Berkeley Law, and was Trinity’s 2016 Commencement Speaker. In addition to running two corporations and traveling the world as a keynote speaker, Valerie also 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. Valerie and her husband live in Los Angeles with their ill-mannered German Shepherd, Vegas, Baby!