Clients, peers, former administration, and staff have called Dr. Valerie D. W. James the architect of accelerated learning, leadership, and operational efficiency strategist for companies, and professionals whose aim is to take their careers, teams and organizations higher. She is the Founder of VisionSpot Consulting Group, LLC, home of the SMB School of Leadership BOOST CAMP®. A business management firm with a national reach. She is a Harvard trained leader and author of four works: three books on leadership and one on professional development.

Dr. Valerie has been studying, assessing, and researching organizational management and leadership practices since 1994. She spent over two decades, leading sales, service, and human resources teams, and her tenure includes nine years at middle management and seven years of executive-level leadership in human resources and administration management. 

Her aptitude for leadership effectiveness, talent development, and process improvement strategies help expand the knowledge, growth, and engagement of employees at all levels. Dr. Valerie’s advice is highly sought-after by current and future leaders, as well as C-level executives. She has studied leadership abroad and holds a doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University. 

Dr. Valerie has received numerous leadership and service awards for streamlining processes, building continuity between leaders and their teams, and increasing customer and employee retention levels well into the 80th percentile, along with accolades for designing and launching leadership and organizational learning and training centers across the globe.