Valerie Pierce is the founder and director of ‘Clear and Critical Thinking’ a business coaching and training company based in Dublin but with an international range of corportate clients. She is the author of ‘Quick Thinking on Your Feet’ (2003) which has also been published in USA, Japan and China. Named as one of the top 50 most influential women in Irish business (Sunday Tribune), she has been described by ‘The Irish Times’ as ‘a modern philosopher in the marketplace’.