Valerie S. Beck 
Dating disaster turned dating diva!
Valerie Beck, a native of Chicago and a multiple entrepreneur, earned a BA from Harvard College and a JD from Harvard Law School.
Valerie is the creator of the 8-step Romance Around the Corner plan, yet she did not originally set out to be a writer or a romance coach. She simply needed a date!
Through trial and error (and error and error), she developed 8 steps involving personal development, intention, and attraction that transformed her from dateless wonder to girl whose phone never stops ringing. When her family and friends noticed that she began going out on dates - and lots of them - with wonderful men, they asked her what happened, how they could do it too, and whether any of these men had brothers! So, Valerie put her 8 steps into seminar and book form.
Through her Romance Around the Corner business, Valerie holds romance coaching seminars and teleseminars for women across the country, and is a popular speaker at events. If you think a good man is hard to find, she’ll show you how to let him find you. Valerie is the author of Romance Around the Corner: 8 Steps Toward Attracting the Man of Your Dreams and Having Fun in the Process! Her website is www.romancearoundthecorner.com .
Valerie is also an Independent Sales Director with Mary Kay. Her role as a Mary Kay leader is to enrich women’s lives by empowering her team in business, and by helping her clients look and feel beautiful. She holds corporate and private pampering sessions for her clients, and education sessions for her team. Mary Kay, founded in 1963, is the best-selling brand of skincare and color cosmetics in America, with $4 billion in annual worldwide retail sales across over 30 countries. Valerie’s website is www.marykay.com/vbeck .
In addition, Valerie owns Chicago Chocolate Tours, a company that leads chocolate sampling and walking tours to a variety of chocolate shops – both hidden and famous. The tours appeal to groups such as women's networking initiatives, employee and client entertainment outings, conventioneers, bachelorette parties, family reunions, and chocolate lovers in search of something new. Participants can savor the chocolate flavors of Chicago while walking off the calories. Details are at www.chicagochocolatetours.com .
Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Valerie practiced as a lawyer in Europe and Chicago at firms including Winston & Strawn. Today, she speaks at seminars on alternative careers for lawyers, and has been featured at events sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association, The Law Bulletin, the U.S. Department of Education’s Council on Legal Education Opportunity, the Smith College Alumni Club, Northwestern Law School, and her alma mater Harvard Law School.
Valerie is involved in volunteer work for organizations such as CARE and Hull House. She is active in other civic and business organizations including the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, where she is the 2009 - 2010 President Elect.
Valerie can be reached at valerie@romancearoundthecorner.com.
Onward and upward!