Valencia Giles is an entrepreneur, business owner, author, composer, speaker, and philanthropist. She’s also a wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and mentor to women of all ages.
Why is Valencia passionate about fulfilling her God-given gifts and talents?
As a woman of faith, her personal desire is to model the Proverbs 31 woman. The Proverbs 31 woman is the perfect picture of someone who lived a full life—both as a married woman with children and as a businesswoman. Similarly, Valencia is the owner of a successful business: the Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music. She was able to open her business with $5,000 borrowed from her uncle. Within a year, her company was debt-free and remains debt-free to this day. She persevered through a recession and a heart attack when starting her business.
She told her entrepreneurial story in the documentary short film Beyond the Music: The Untold Story, which premiered at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The film gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at her musical family—a school with over 50 teachers and 1,200 students. You get a firsthand look at how her school goes beyond music lessons to serve the community. Valencia is a true philanthropist, as her school meets the needs of foster care families, orphans, senior citizens, and more.
After being married for over 40 years and raising three children into successful adults, Valencia is purposeful about mentoring young moms, wives, college-aged students, and entrepreneurs. Her motto is, “I’m just another woman in the village,” as she believes that it “takes a village” for all of us to become the people God created us to be. When she began her faith journey, she was hired by her church to encourage college students, lead Bible studies, host group workshops, and counsel young women. She has continued to minister to women of all ages throughout her life.
Valencia is a John Maxwell Certified Team Leader and a passionate speaker in her community. Today, she has received pastoral counseling training at GateCity Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. She enjoys using her pastoral training and life experience to counsel others. Valencia says, “Throughout my life, I always formed relationships with women who taught me life principles. The Bible says, ‘If you walk with the wise, you’ll be wise.’ I love using my knowledge and wisdom to help young women mature as believers, wives, mothers, and businesswomen.”
Valencia Giles has made a transformational impact on the lives of women from all walks of life, but she also has a special passion for helping young children. Due to her personal story of resilience as a child and her discovery of music as a therapeutic tool to process complicated emotions, she loves teaching children character-building truths related to self-confidence and achieving excellence in their craft. The artsy world often tells children that their worth is equivalent to what they do. Valencia is passionate about teaching children a new way of thinking that affirms this truth: “You’re special before you ever do a thing.” She believes children can work hard and maintain a healthy view of themselves at the same time.
Through her university studies and entrepreneurial work, she has become an expert at training music teachers and providing professional consultations to help develop their music careers. She loves giving teachers advice on how to attract and retain students. She prepares them musically for the stage and has created her own music system—an educational tool for kids of all ages.
Valencia is using her life experience and wisdom as a business owner, wife, and mother to share messages of encouragement with people from all backgrounds. She would love to speak at your next event or gathering. Whether it’s a corporate function, ministry event, conference, or non-profit organization, Valencia is a gifted speaker who will motivate and captivate your audience. She is available for media interviews, both virtually and in person. After hearing Valencia speak, you will be inspired to pursue your talent, fulfill your dreams, rise above challenges, and balance your life as a mom, wife, leader, or business owner.