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Val Ries

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Author, Culture Expert, Leadership trainer, Coach, Founder of Executive Muse.

Val Ries is the author of the #1 New Amazon Release CHIEF INSPIRATION OFFICER. A passionate catalyst of leadership change, Ries is an expert at getting to the root of challenges to quickly create thriving cultures. She has coached and trained many Fortune 500, start-ups and small businesses to increase employee retention and create environments everyone wants to work in.

Val is also a CHIEF guide and facilitator, a private membership network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders. She lives in California with her husband, two children and poodle.

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Chief Inspiration Officer: How to Lead the Team Everyone Wants to be On

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