Val Williams, MCC

Val Williams, MCC, is an Executive Development Consultant and Leadership Expert who runs her own company, “Professional Coaching and Training, Inc.” Val has coached and consulted with hundreds of senior corporate executives and their teams in companies around the globe since 1994.

Val specializes in helping senior corporate leaders develop and strengthen critical senior leadership skills: influence skills, vision development, strategic planning, team alignment, execution and people development. She provides consulting services, training seminars, team coaching, keynotes and management retreats to the organization-at-large, as well as individual executive coaching services.

Val’s past executive experience has included leading organizations of over 700 people in multiple locations in the healthcare industry, managing an operating budget of $25 million. A frequent and dynamic speaker at corporate management retreats and industry functions, Val is credentialed as a Master Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation, and has authored several books including Get the Best Out of Your People and Yourself, Virtual Leadership, Executive Think Time, Executive Foundation and Butterfly Coaching.

Training, Credentials, Certifications

  • Master Certified Coach (ICF)
  • Coach U

Coaching Experience

13 years

Coaching Competencies

Leadership Development—Influence Skills—Vision Development—Strategic Planning—Team Alignment—People Development

Coaching Clients

Bristol Meyers Squibb, TIAA-Cref, SBLI, Washington Mutual, Schering Plough, AT&T, Harvard University, Prudential, American Express

Overview of Professional/Career/Industry Experience

Val is a former corporate executive from the Managed Health Care Industry at Prudential Insurance. Val has managed staffs as large as 700 people. Val was Executive Director of Prucare, the HMO of Northern New Jersey; Director of Prucare Customer Service Operations for the Northeast Region; and Director of Group Underwriting, Prucare of New York.

Education and Other Related Training

  • Bachelor of Science from Tufts University
  • Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from Boston University

Professional Affiliations

International Coach Federation

Professional Contributions, Achievements and Accomplishments

Val was the first President for the New Jersey Chapter of the International Coach Federation. Val has been credentialed and awarded the designation "Master Certified Coach" by the International Coaching Federation. Val has been featured in many publications including: New York Newsday newspaper, Business Week, Economist, Executive Female Magazine, Black Enterprise, Essence magazine and other healthcare magazines. Val has written three recently published books: “Get the Best Out of Your People and Yourself”, “Virtual Leadership”, and “Executive Think Time”.