Valerie Ramsey Speaker & Booking Information

There are no endings….. Just beginnings. Look around the corner to see What's Next! Valerie Ramsey is a firm believer that life is an adventure we create for ourselves and that we are never too old to have a new dream or to celebrate a new success. She has lived her life in direct contrast to most peoples' by transitioning from baby bottles in her 20's and 30's (she is the mother of six) to a public relations career with the famed Pebble Beach Resorts in her 50's to a modeling career, author and speaker in her 60's. For many years she was a stay-at-home mother raising her large family. Then, at age 53, with the children grown, she knew that she wanted to have a career of her own, and she went to work for Pebble Beach Resorts, working her way up from an entry level position to becoming the public relations & media manager. It wasn't always easy, for Valerie. No sooner had she achieved her dream job than she was simultaneously diagnosed with both cancer and heart disease. This proved to be a major turning point in her life. Faced with the choice to give up and go home, or to persevere and overcome this setback, she chose the latter, dealt with her adversities, and resumed her position at Pebble Beach Resorts. She loved her job and all of the new opportunities it presented to her. It was during this time that she was discovered by a Hollywood producer while overseeing a photo shoot on the golf course and was subsequently recruited by a San Francisco modeling agency and then Fold Models. At age 63 a second career was born. Since her 50's, her life has continued to evolve and flourish in ways she never would have dreamed possible. She is the author of Gracefully – Looking & Being Your Best at Any Age co-written with Heather Hummel. In her wonderfully inspiring speeches, Valerie shares a lifetime of wisdom on transitioning through life's stages, finding the “What's Next” in her own life and the lives of others, and sharing insider secrets and practical advice on how to look and be your best – inside and out – at any age. Now 72, Valerie has recently relocated to the east coast of Florida where she has taken on many new ventures. She has signed a contract with Wilhelmina Models in Miami Beach and Masters Models Silver in Paris, and when she is not away on modeling assignments, she continues to give inspirational speeches for Community Health Systems, the American Heart Assoc. and many other organizations. Valerie has said a resounding “Yes!” to new ideas, new adventures and new experiences, and the rewards have been extraordinary.