Valerie Alexander is an author, speaker, entrepreneur and filmmaker. Her books include: Happiness as a Second Language, Success as a Second Language, and How Women Can Succeed in the Workplace (Despite Having “Female Brains”), and she in the trademark holder of the phrase, “…as a Second Language” for all self-help and personal growth titles, of which there are several more in the pipeline.

She has spoken at numerous companies, conferences and colleges on the topics of Happiness, Happiness in the Workplace and the Advancement of Women, and has appeared on more than 100 talk shows, radio programs, podcasts and web summits as an expert in these areas.

As a screenwriter, Valerie has worked with Joel Schumacher, Catherine Zeta Jones, Barry Sonnenfeld, Ice Cube, and others. She made her directing debut with the award-winning film Making the Cut, and has written, produced and directed more than 50 short films, commercials and public service announcements, most notably the anti-bullying short film, Ballpark Bullies, and the groundbreaking commercial, Say I Do, in support of marriage equality.

Prior to becoming a screenwriter, Valerie was a corporate securities lawyer with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP in San Francisco, California where she was one of the lead attorneys on some of the largest IPOs of the Internet era, including E*TRADE. She was also an investment banker with SG Cowen and the Vice President of Business Development for PixelWorld Networks and The CLIC.

Valerie has taught at U.C., Berkeley and the Berkeley Law School, andhas her BA in Economics and Environmental Studies from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, her MS in Environmental Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and her JD from the Boalt Hall School of Law at U.C., Berkeley. She also holds an Honors Certificate in the Science of Happiness from U.C., Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center.

Valerie makes her home in Los Angeles, California, where she and her husband, writer/producer Rick Alexander, live with their ill-mannered German Shepherd, Pepper.

You can reach Valerie at www.SpeakHappiness.com, and to join her mailing list and get two free Happiness Workbooks, please go to www.SpeakHappiness.com/hello.