Valerie Hausladen is an Austin-based author, speaker and consultant. Over the years, she’s used her unique people skills for the benefit of Fortune 100 and entrepreneurial companies alike. As leader of Enfatico’s Austin operations, she built the global ad agency’s biggest office from zero to 200 people. As president of Tocquigny Advertising, she oversaw a 4x growth in revenue. As director of marketing, she helped Dell achieve the #1 position in education. Through her interactions with thousands of professionals of every level, Valerie realized that those who are truly fulfilled by their work have some unique characteristics: they are passionately involved, deeply rewarded and making full use of their natural talents. To describe this, she coined the term Professional Destiny®. She began to research the many ways in which people came to discover their gifts, and how they ultimately found “the career they were born for.” Valerie’s passion led her to write the book Professional Destiny and consult with both individuals and corporations in the many rewards of her approach.

Valerie is also president and founder of Edge Leadership Group, an untraditional management consulting team based in Austin and servicing clients nationwide. She is a graduate of Stanford University and has recently served on the Board of Directors for the Miracle Foundation, American Red Cross and the marketing committee for the People’s Community Clinic. She has two daughters, Stephanie and Allie, each of whom is currently pursuing her own Professional Destiny.