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sought-after life coach and speaker, Valorie Burton
is the author of Listen to Your Life, What’s Really Holding You Back? and
Rich Minds, Rich Rewards, all published by divisions of Random House, Inc.
Her latest book is Why Not You? 28 Days to Authentic Confidence. A
professional certified coach (PCC); she coaches entrepreneurs and
professionals seeking a more purposeful path. Her weekly e-newsletter
inspires thousands of subscribers.
Organizations such as American
Airlines, Toyota, O, The Oprah Magazine and Ohio University have hired her
as a speaker. She has also spoken at events for some of the nation’s largest
churches, including The Potter’s House (Dallas), Lakewood Church (Houston),
and New Birth (Atlanta).
Ms. Burton is a frequent media contributor and has engaged in hundreds of
interviews with media such as CNN, ABC Radio, The 700 Club, Focus on the
Family, Psychology Today, InStyle Magazine, Self, Essence, and the Los
Angeles Times. She is the resident life coach for the syndicated radio
program, “Sharing Life Together,” which airs on 80 stations nationwide. She
is a regular columnist for CBN.com and BlackAmericaWeb.com. She is former
co-host of the national daily television program, The Potter’s Touch with
Bishop T.D. Jakes and served as the on-air life coach for KXAS-TV
(NBC5/Dallas) and two, nationally-syndicated morning shows on the ABC Radio
Network for two years.
An entrepreneur at heart, her first and only corporate position was as
marketing director for the largest Dallas-based CPA firm. Two years into her
career, she founded The Burton Agency, a marketing and public relations
firm. She was named one of the nation’s 30 rising stars in public relations
by PR Week Magazine in 2000. She sold the business in 2001 to pursue her
passion for helping people, women in particular, live more fulfilling lives.
She was appointed by Governor Rick Perry (Texas) to the Governor’s
Commission for Women and served a two-year term (2001 – 2003). She is a
former Miss Black Texas USA, Miss Black USA ‘top 10’ finalist, and a
runner-up to Miss Texas. She is creator of the annual Texas Trailblazer
Award luncheon, which honors trailblazing women and has raised over $400,000
for The Family Place, a domestic violence shelter. |
