Change and transformation
Why good plans stall after go live, and what leaders do to make change stick with the people who have to live it.
Leading change that sticks
Transformation strategist | Thought leader | Speaker
Change is inevitable. Moving forward is a strategy.
I lead the people side of big, expensive, hard transformations. Fifteen years inside Fortune 500 programs taught me where change stalls and what gets it moving again. Now I bring that to the stage, the page, and the podcast mic.
Leadership transforms people, organizations and possibilities.
- 15+ yearsLeading enterprise change
- Fortune 500Client work across industries
- Accenture and DeloitteWhere the foundation was built
- Systems engineerProcess thinking at the core
- Selling AirTop 100 Apple Podcasts, Careers
What I speak on
Three subjects I know from the inside.
Every talk comes from work I have actually done, for clients who actually needed it. Plain language, real examples, and something your audience can use on Monday.
Process improvement and operational efficiency
Finding the hidden waste, the workarounds, and the process debt your teams stopped noticing, then fixing the structure behind it.
Finding the hidden waste
Entrepreneurship
What it takes to leave the corporate track, start a firm, and run it with the same discipline you once sold to clients.
Building a firm on purpose
Speaking
Ideas that challenge assumptions. Insights that move people forward.
I speak to leaders, teams, and founders about change, operational excellence, and building a business. I tailor every session to your room, your industry, and the decision your audience is facing.
- Keynotes
- Workshops
- Panels
- Fireside chats
- Virtual sessions
- Podcast appearances
The podcast
Selling Air: the consulting world, unfiltered.
Selling Air unpacks management consulting through the eyes of a Black woman navigating corporate America. Candid conversations with leaders about resilience, innovation, and transformation, with some humor along the way.
- 20+ episodes
- Top 100 on Apple Podcasts, Careers
- Now on video
A little about me
An engineer who found the people side of transformation.
I studied Industrial and Systems Engineering, trained at Accenture and Deloitte, and started Precise Process Consulting in Houston in 2017. I still lead engagements myself, which means I bring an engineer's rigor to the part of every program that technology cannot fix: the people.
Away from client work I host Selling Air, write The Business Catalyst, and talk with anyone who wants to get better at running change and running a business.
Read my storyIn their words
What clients say about the work.
Valerie and her team led an extensive Change Management effort for us on a Workday Payroll and Time Tracking implementation. The level of detail, processes and care that they provided was unmatched. Our deployment was a success from a technical perspective but much more so from a people component. Employees loved the training and were prepared Day 1 to work in the new system.
Jenifer S.SVP Payroll
PPC was able to come in and quickly ramp up and build trust in a difficult environment. We were beyond impressed by the value, structure and ease they provided to our engagement and have used them ever since.
James W.VP HR Operations
Thought leadership
Real conversations. Lasting impact.
The Business Catalyst is my newsletter on change management, consulting, entrepreneurship, and women in business. Short, useful, and written by me.
The most meaningful change happens when people feel seen, heard, and empowered to be part of what's next.Valerie Hoskins
