About
Val is a business speaker for hire in Mountain Creek, QLD.
Val's argument is that the future of business runs on systems, and that leaders should be able to lean on theirs without checking over their shoulder. She speaks about digital transformation, the move from a commodity economy to an experience economy, and the role trust plays in process, teams and technology. Past titles include Scaling Without Chaos and The Wild Ride of Change. There's also a signature two-hour workshop, Systemise Like a Rockstar, where the audience simulates running a business and works through a tangle of people, process and technology problems. That one suits 15 to 60 people with tables to spread props across. Keynotes just need a screen and a microphone. Practical rather than theoretical, which is the point.
The show
The signature session is a two hour workshop called Systemise Like a Rockstar, and it's a simulation rather than a talk. Your audience runs a fictional business and has to untangle a genuine mess of people, process and technology problems as it goes. It works best with 15 to 60 people in the room, small enough that everybody actually does something. Keynotes are the other option, on business systems and the shift from a commodity economy to an experience economy.
On the day
For a keynote, a large screen or projector plus a microphone covers it, and audio or video recording gear if you want the session captured. The workshop asks for a bit more: seated audience with access to large tables, because there are props to lay out and move around and people need somewhere to put them.
Performance options
Past talk titles give you the flavour: Scaling Without Chaos, on growth through systems that do more of the work; The Wild Ride of Change, about mindful leadership; and Efficient Systems for Memorable Experiences. The workshop pairs teaching with a game, walking the room through a framework and then challenging them to improve their imaginary business, with the conversation opening up both at the tables and across the whole room.
